‘We Need the Truth’: Air India Flight 171 Families Mark One Year Since Tragedy
One year after Air India (AI) Flight AI171 crashed 32 seconds after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (AMD), […]
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Nearly 100 Aircraft Lost: How Common & Dangerous Are Bird Strikes in Nepalese Aviation?
Nepal is home to 871 of the world’s roughly 10,000 bird species, and that extraordinary biodiversity collides with the nation’s
3 Levels, 12 Human-Factor Risks and 1 Critical Skill: Understanding Situational Awareness in Aviation
ICAO attributes approximately 75 percent of all aircraft accidents to lapses in human performance, and within that category, the loss
Why is India Publishing Only an Interim Report on Deadly Air India 787 Plane Crash?
As the first anniversary of the deadliest aviation disaster in a decade approaches, India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is
Sioux City Plane Crash: How 4 Pilots Landed a DC-10 With Zero Hydraulic Control
On 19 July 1989, United Airlines (UA) Flight 232, a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-10 operating the Denver–Chicago–Philadelphia corridor, suffered a catastrophic
How does an elevator work in an aircraft?
The aircraft elevator is one of the three primary flight control surfaces that govern fixed-wing flight, alongside the ailerons and
AI171 and Beyond: DGCA Officials to Monitor Boeing Dreamliner Fuel Switch Tests in Seattle
India’s aviation safety watchdog is preparing to send officials to Seattle to observe Boeing’s controlled laboratory examination of a fuel-control
NJ-502 and NJ-540 Collide: Two U.S. Navy Boeing EA-18G Avoid Fatality Despite Crashing Into One Another
Two U.S. Navy Boeing EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft assigned to Electronic Attack Squadron 129 (VAQ-129) “Vikings” of the Growler
In-flight Medical Emergencies: The Role of Cabin Crew
A landmark 2025 Duke Health study, published in JAMA Network Open and described by its lead researcher as “the largest