The inspection was initiated on January 6 after Alaska Airlines' Boeing 737-9 Max aircraft's mid-cabin door plug detached mid-flight on January 5, causing rapid decompression.
The United Airlines flight landed back at the airport at 12:27 a.m. instead of its planned destination of Rome–Fiumicino International Airport.
The regulatory action against the Tata Group-owned Air India came days after a two-member DGCA inspection team allegedly found lapses in the airline’s internal safety audit reporting, prompting it to launch a probe into the matter.
The Indian Air Force received a fleet of 22 AH-64 Apache helicopters in 2020 via a $3.1 billion contract with the US government and Boeing.
The trouble began when pilots received a “nose gear unsafe” indication as the plane approached the Charlotte airport and so they flew by the air traffic control tower so controllers could visually inspect the plane.
The Tata Group-owned airline announced that it will buy 470 aircraft, including wide-body planes, in February this year.
The airline informed that it has already signed a lease agreement for these 10 planes which will start joining the fleet in September to cater to the rising demand.
We are offering multiple opportunities and accelerated growth across our A320, B777, B787 and B737 fleet for captains and first officers, as well as trainers, Air India said.
Air India on Tuesday announced to acquire 250 and 220 aircrafts from Airbus and Boeing respectively.
PM Modi expressed satisfaction at the deepening of the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and noted this has resulted in robust growth in all domains.
Air India, which announced its decision to acquire 250 aircrafts from Airbus earlier in the day, will also purchase 220 aircrafts from Boeing, AFP reported.
Air India has inked contracts with Airbus SE and Boeing Co. to buy 500 new aircraft, valued at more than $100 billion.
Layoffs continue: Aerospace company Boeing is the latest entrant in the group of big organizations that announced job cuts citing slowdown and other reasons.
The Apache will provide the Indian Army with a significant boost in capability just as the AH-64 has for the Indian Air Force.
The projection is based on an over 20-year horizon and the growth could be much higher in the near-term.
Boeing workers strike: A Boeing spokesman said the company's contract offer included competitive raises and a generous retirement plan that included Boeing matching employee contributions to their retirement plan up to 10% of their pay.
The flight from the city of Kunming in southwestern China was flying at 29,000 feet (8,800 metres) on Monday when it suddenly nosedived into a mountainous area, shortly before it would have started its descent to the airport in Guangzhou.
Russia has been facing immense criticism in the international arena after Russian President Vladimir Putin on February 24 declared the breakaway Ukrainian regions of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent republics.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation had last month given a no-objection certificate (NOC) for the operation of Akasa Air in India.
The Orbital Flight Test-2 (OFT-2) -- the second uncrewed flight for Boeing's CST-100 Starliner spacecraft as part of the US space agency's Commercial Crew Programme -- has been held up since late last year.
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