On 12 November 2025, a flight operated by Air India Express (IX-1023) from Mumbai to Varanasi received a bomb threat while airborne. The crew found a handwritten note in the aircraft lavatory stating “Bomb. Goodbye.” In line with protocol, the flight landed safely at Lal Bahadur Shastri
A military transport aircraft belonging to Turkey crashed on November 11, 2025, near Georgia’s Sighnaghi municipality, close to the Azerbaijani border. The Lockheed C-130 cargo plane, carrying 20 Turkish personnel, was flying from Azerbaijan to Turkey when it lost contact with air traffic control. The Turkish Defence Ministry confirmed the incident and said a large-scale
A SpiceJet aircraft operating as flight SG 670 from Mumbai to Kolkata made an emergency landing late on Sunday night after one of its engines reportedly developed a technical problem during the approach. The aircraft landed safely at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, and emergency services were deployed until the situation was […]
The CEOs of United Airlines and American Airlines are attending a White House roundtable on Thursday with the U.S. government to press for an end to the ongoing federal shutdown. They join senior officials including Vice President J.D. Vance and Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to highlight the severe impact of the shutdown on air travel […]
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) to manufacture the SJ-100 civil commuter aircraft in India. The agreement was formalised in Moscow on October 27, marking a key step in boosting India’s indigenous aircraft production capacity. What the MoU Covers Under the pact, HAL will […]
A United Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8, operating as Flight 1093 from Denver to Los Angeles, was forced to make an emergency landing in Salt Lake City after its cockpit windshield was struck by a mystery object at about 36,000 feet. The incident occurred on Thursday with 134 passengers and six crew aboard. Pilot Injured, […]
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has identified 51 safety-related lapses in Air India’s operations during a recent audit. While the audit was not linked to the recent Ahmedabad crash of Flight AI-171, it has raised new concerns about the airline’s internal systems. Of the 51 lapses, seven have been classified as serious “Level […]
A Russian passenger aircraft carrying nearly 50 people crashed on Thursday in the Amur region, close to the town of Tynda. The Antonov An-24 aircraft lost contact with air traffic control during its approach to the airport, prompting an immediate search operation. No Survivors Found Emergency teams located the wreckage on a hillside approximately 16 […]
The United Kingdom has officially lifted a five-year ban on Pakistani airlines, paving the way for resumption of direct flights between the two countries. The ban was originally imposed in 2020 after a plane crash in Karachi that killed 97 people, followed by revelations that nearly 30% of Pakistani commercial pilots were flying with dubious […]
Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu has urged caution following the release of the preliminary findings by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the Air India Flight AI‑171 crash in Ahmedabad on June 12. Addressing the media in Visakhapatnam, he emphasised that no definite conclusions can be drawn until the final AAIB […]















