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…
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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…
New Delhi, Jan 22 (IANS) The Central government on Thursday informed the Delhi High Court that action has been taken against IndiGo Airlines following the inquiry into the airline’s mass flight cancellations that had triggered chaos at airports and stranded lakhs of passengers. A division bench of Chief Justice (CJ) Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Tejas Karia, while hearing a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking an independent judicial investigation into the IndiGo crisis, asked the C…
New Delhi, Jan 3 (IANS) Passengers at Delhi airport created a ruckus on Saturday after their IndiGo flight to Purnea was delayed, triggering anger among travellers who said the service had already faced disruptions a day earlier.According to passengers, IndiGo flight 6E 9076, scheduled to operate from Delhi to Purnea, was delayed on Saturday after having already been cancelled on Friday, forcing them to reschedule their tickets.The repeated disruption led to furious scenes at the boarding counte…
New Delhi, Dec 29 (IANS) Flight operations across several parts of the country were severely affected after dense fog reduced visibility, leaving passengers stranded and distressed at multiple airports.The aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has announced the period from December 10 to February 10, 2026, as the official fog window for this season.At Delhi airport, visibility dropped sharply to around 125 metres, significantly impacting flight movements.Sharing a…
New Delhi, Dec 28 (IANS) Low-cost airline IndiGo, which faced severe crisis earlier this month, witnessed its domestic market share drop to 63.6 per cent in the month of November, according to latest data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).The country’s largest airline recorded 65.6 per cent market share in October.Air India Group’s (Air India and Air India Express) market share in November went up to 26.7 per cent, from 25.7 per cent in October.Akasa Air also saw its dome…
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IANS) Following an engine shutdown on Air India’s Delhi-Mumbai flight, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Monday said it will probe the incident.Earlier in the day, the Mumbai-bound Air India B777-300ER aircraft returned to Delhi shortly after take-off due to a technical issue. The aircraft landed safely at Delhi.“The AIC 887 (Delhi-Mumbai) was involved in Airturnback as during flap retraction after take-off, the flight crew observed low engine oil pressur…