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Newark Airport faces major travel chaos amid staffing crisis; 'It is not safe'
An air traffic controller issued a warning on Friday that there is a staffing shortfall at Newark Liberty International Airport, making it risky for travelers.
Published on May 04, 2025 11:01 PM IST
American Airlines flight aborts landing to avoid collision at airport
An American Airlines plane arriving at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport discontinued its landing to avoid getting too close to another aircraft.
Updated on Feb 27, 2025 09:35 AM IST
AP |
Donald Trump starts firing FAA air traffic controllers weeks after DC crash
Trump begun firing several hundred FAA employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after amid-air collision at Ronald Reagan.
Published on Feb 17, 2025 09:13 PM IST
PTI |
ATC staff de-rostered after two aircraft come alarmingly close at Mumbai airport
A video of an averted mishap at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) went viral on social media on Sunday
Published on Jun 09, 2024 02:23 PM IST
France air travel: Flight operations hit in Paris despite strike cancellation
Paris air travel chaos continues as passengers to and from the French capital face flight disruptions despite strike cancellation
Published on Apr 26, 2024 04:31 PM IST
AP | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Paris
IAF's Sumita Yadav who marched in Bastille Day parade part of R-Day march-past
It is for the first time that an all-women tri-service contingent will take part in the Republic Day celebrations.
Published on Jan 24, 2024 10:58 AM IST
Stray dog at Goa airport forces Vistara flight to return to Bengaluru
After the stray dog was spotted, the pilot was asked to hold the flight for some time but “he preferred to return to Bengaluru.”
Published on Nov 14, 2023 03:37 PM IST
Sreelakshmi B | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari
New rules caused 2 breaches: Air Traffic Controllers body to civil aviation secy
The body representing air traffic controllers (ATC) claimed that the two incidents were the result of the changed ATC rules
Updated on Nov 03, 2023 12:28 PM IST
DGCA issues draft rules on ATC staff work shifts
Section 9 of the draft CAR, which relates to airspace and air navigation services standards, puts a stress on duty hour limitations and mandatory rest for air traffic controllers.
Updated on Sep 07, 2022 01:13 AM IST
Neha LM Tripathi, New Delhi
‘Exempt Delhi ATC staff from breath tests', says controllers’ guild
The letter from the controllers’ guild read that the machine used for the breath analyser test did not have the potential to transmit the virus but the environment in which the test is conducted needs to be given due consideration.
Published on May 06, 2021 05:56 AM IST
Anvit Srivastava, New Delhi
Delhi HC allows breath analyser tests to be administered to air traffic controllers
The ATC’s Guild (India) had moved the court claiming that the test violates their fundamental right to life and health
Updated on Sep 03, 2020 02:32 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Richa Banka
DGCA to dope-test pilots, ATC staff
The proposed rules say that the regulator and airlines can subject pilots and ATCs to urine tests to detect the use of marijuana and drugs such as amphetamines. Those that refuse to undergo the tests will be taken off duty.
Updated on Feb 22, 2020 05:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Air Asia flight makes emergency landing in Kolkata after woman says ‘bombs strapped to body’
The 25-year-old woman, identified as Mohini Mondol, was later arrested. A resident of Salt Lake, Mondol told the police that she works in a press owned by her father.
Updated on Jan 12, 2020 05:25 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
He was taking his first flying lesson, the instructor blacked out mid-air. Then this happened
Max Sylvester’s wife and three kids watched from the ground as air traffic control talked him through safely landing.
Updated on Sep 07, 2019 08:13 PM IST
Sydney | Agence France-Presse
DGCA proposes alcohol test for air traffic controllers, aircraft engineers
Under a proposal of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) engineers working at the airside, air traffic controllers and drivers of passenger bridges and buses will also be subjected to breath analyser test soon.
Updated on Aug 07, 2019 08:36 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Faizan Haidar
Airlines must stock fuel for an alternate landing: DGCA
In a fresh air safety circular on July 5, the aviation regulator also asked air traffic controllers (ATCs) to provide early landing to any aircraft that declares ‘minimum fuel’.
Published on Jul 08, 2019 02:42 AM IST
Mumbai | HT Correspondent
Airlines told to prep for bad weather, carry fuel to fly to 2 other airports
Civil aviation regulator has asked the airlines in India to carry fuel for two alternate destinations considering adverse weather conditions in some part of the country.
Updated on Jul 05, 2019 10:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Faizan Haidar
Air traffic control responsible for 2016 near mid-air collision over Delhi
An IndiGo flight from Delhi to Bengaluru and KLM Royal Dutch Amsterdam-Kuala Lumpur flight came close to each other over Delhi airspace on November 2, 2016.
Updated on Jun 27, 2019 02:21 PM IST
New Delhi | Faizan Haidar
Passengers, airlines face steep costs due to closure of Pak airspace
The fare for the Delhi-Kabul flight on Afghanistan’s Kam Air, for instance, has gone from $160 to almost $300 as the capacity has reduced substantially.
Updated on May 15, 2019 08:12 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Faizan Haidar and Rezaul H Laskar
Recruits unqualified to man surveillance, air navigation system: AAI association
According to CNS, while some officials protested near the AAI office in Delhi, the general secretary of AAOA has gone on to take a hunger strike.
Published on Mar 31, 2019 04:01 AM IST
Mumbai | Neha LM Tripathi
Pilot had ‘emotional breakdown’ before crash that killed 51, says Nepal probe panel
US-Bangla Airlines plane skidded off the runway on to surrounding grass, quickly catching fire. Both pilots were among those killed in the March12 plane crash last year.
Updated on Jan 29, 2019 01:38 PM IST
Kathmandu/Dhaka | Reuters
Amid US govt shutdown, Canada air traffic controllers buy pizza for cash-strapped US colleagues
In what has become an industry-wide show of support during the US government’s partial shut down, Canadian air traffic controllers have bought hundreds of pizzas for their American counterparts who have been working without pay since late December.
Updated on Jan 14, 2019 10:29 AM IST
Montreal | Associated Press
IndiGo flight lands at Ahmedabad after crew notice ‘unusual smell’
The aircraft was IndiGo’s NEO, which has been in news for faulty engines and repeated technical glitches.
Updated on Jan 03, 2019 08:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Ne w Delhi | HT Correspondent
Aircraft near-miss rate at six-year high due to congestion, says DGCA official
The official said that till October, seven incidents of near misses or “airprox” were reported against five in 2017. In 2015 and 2016, the number was seven and eight respectively, he added.
Published on Dec 05, 2018 11:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Mumbai-Jodhpur flight passenger alleges terrorists on board, arrested for misleading police
The man had told a Mysore couple he knew where their missing son was and was scared of his lies being exposed
Updated on Oct 02, 2018 08:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Jodhpur/Mumbai | HT Correspondent
‘Low on fuel, multiple instrument failures’: Air India pilot says before emergency landing at US airport
According to an audio clipping of the conversation between the pilots and an air traffic controller in the US, various options were looked at before the plane made the landing at New Jersey airport.
Updated on Sep 19, 2018 10:50 AM IST
New Delhi | Press Trust of India
DGCA, not AAI, to issue permits to air traffic controllers?
The DGCA will form a committee of ‘seconded inspectors’ — employees of Airports Authority of India (AAI) — who will issue permits to ATCOs and conduct safety checks related to surveillance, navigation, etc, stated the draft.
Updated on Jun 17, 2018 01:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neha LM Tripathi
Honeywell developing software to decode 100 Indian accents to make flying safer
Honeywell, the New Jersey-based conglomerate, at the behest of the government, is developing software that will decipher pilots’ accents and automatically transcribe what’s said for air traffic controllers to make flights safer.
Updated on Jun 06, 2018 11:19 AM IST
Bloomberg | Anurag Kotoky and Debjit Chakraborty
Chapecoense plane tragedy: Lack of fuel caused 2016 football team air crash
The probe was launched after the tragic crash in the Colombian mountains in November 2016, which claimed the lives of 71 people, including all but a handful of players from the Chapecoense team, from southern Brazil
Updated on Apr 28, 2018 08:57 AM IST
Agence France-Presse, Bogota | Agence France-Presse
New software to improve ground operations at Mumbai airport in real time
After two major incidents resulted in flight disruptions during last monsoon, this year, Mumbai airport is better prepared to tackle similar situations. The airport is now installed with Surface Awareness Guidance at Airport (SAGA) software, which will monitor real time ground movement and arriving air traffic, thus assisting authorities to tackle an impending emergency.
Updated on Apr 23, 2018 12:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Neha LM Tripathi, Mumbai