Mumbai, Feb 14 (IANS) The NCP-SP legislator Rohit Pawar, on Saturday, appealed to the Union Home Minister Amit Shah to order a comprehensive, transparent and independent investigation into the Learjet-45 aircraft accident near Baramati involving former Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar which took place on January 28. In a detailed letter, Rohit Pawar flagged multiple “alarming discrepancies” and safety lapses, suggesting that the crash near Baramati may not have been a mere accident.T…
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New Delhi, Feb 13 (IANS) Air India has been fined Rs 1 crore by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for operating an Airbus A320 plane eight times without a valid airworthiness permit, with the aviation regulator terming the violation “serious” and holding the top-level management responsible for the security lapse.The DGCA order, imposing the fine, stated that the Airbus A320 aircraft was flown on multiple sectors, including flights connecting New Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyde…
Mumbai, Jan 29 (IANS) In a formal response to Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu on Thursday confirmed that the Black Box has been successfully recovered from the site of the tragic aircraft accident near Baramati.The Union Minister’s letter on Thursday serves as an official acknowledgment of the gravity of the incident that claimed multiple lives, including that of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar.Minister Naidu began his…
Baramati, Jan 29 (IANS) In a sombre atmosphere filled with grief and chants of “Ekach Wada, Ajit Dada,” Maharashtra bid a final farewell to its Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister, Ajit Pawar on Thursday.The senior Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was cremated with full state honours at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati on Thursday afternoon. The funeral followed a tragic aviation accident on Wednesday that claimed the life of the 66-year-old leader and four others.The last …
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation on Thursday said it initiated immediate investigative mechanisms following an unfortunate aircraft accident near Baramati, and remains fully committed to completing the investigation within a defined timeframe.The investigation is progressing expeditiously, and the black box of the ill-fated aircraft has been recovered, the ministry informed.In a statement, the ministry said that after the unfortunate aircraft accident, all requisite …
Pune, Jan 29 (IANS) The Pune Rural Police have registered an Accidental Death Report (ADR) at the Baramati Taluka Police Station in connection with the plane crash that claimed the life of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, officials said on Thursday.Police authorities stated that an investigation into the circumstances leading to the crash is currently underway.Teams from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) are presen…
Gandhinagar/Mumbai, Jan 28 (IANS) Political leaders across Gujarat, on Wednesday, expressed deep sorrow over the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, who was among the five people killed in a chartered aircraft crash near Baramati. The incident occurred when a Bombardier Learjet 45, operating a chartered flight from Mumbai to Baramati, crashed while attempting to land at the Baramati airport.Aviation authorities said the aircraft caught fire on impact, leaving no survivors amon…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Learjet 45 aircraft that crashed in Maharashtra’s Baramati on Wednesday, killing Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others onboard, was previously involved in a landing accident at the Mumbai airport in September 2023, the Ministry of Civil Aviation confirmed. The aircraft, operated by VSR Ventures Private Limited, shares a troubled history with another company plane.On September 14, 2023, a separate Learjet 45 registered as VT-DBL suffered a landing accident …
Baramati, Jan 28 (IANS) Five people, including Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar, died in the Baramati plane crash on Wednesday morning, according to the flight details. Apart from Deputy CM Pawar, the people onboard the plane, Learjet 45 aircraft (registration VT-SSK) operated by VSR, included a personal security officer (PSO), an attendant, and two crew members — a Pilot-in-Command (PIC) and a Second-in-Command (SIC).The deceased have been identified as Vidip Jadhav (male), Pinky M…
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday expressed deep sorrow over the demise of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Ajit Pawar. The President took to the social media platform X to convey her condolences. In her message, she said, “The news of the death of several people, including Maharashtra’s Deputy Chief Minister, Shri Ajit Pawar, in a plane crash in Baramati, Maharashtra, is deeply saddening. Ajit Pawar’s untimely demise…