aircraft accident

March 25, New Delhi – Colombian President Gustavo Petro observed a minute of silence on Tuesday to honor the 69 people who died in a military plane crash.He had also previously declared three days of national mourning. The Hercules C-130 aircraft, carrying 126 people, crashed after taking off...

March 25, New Delhi – The death toll from a Colombian military plane crash shortly after takeoff in the country’s southern region has risen to at least 69.According to the nation’s armed forces, the aircraft was carrying 126 people, along with ammunition, revising earlier passenger figures...

Bengaluru, March 24 The Bengaluru police have registered a case related to the death of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar in a plane crash in Baramati, based on a complaint filed by his nephew, Rohit Pawar, who alleges that the tragedy was the result of a "larger criminal conspiracy"...

Bogota, March 24 – At least eight people were killed and 83 others injured after a Colombian military aircraft crashed in the southern Colombian region of Putumayo, with 14 of the injured in critical condition, said Putumayo Governor Jhon Gabriel Molina.There were 114 passengers and 11 crew...

Pune, March 13 Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) MLA Rohit Pawar claimed that V K Singh, the owner of VSR Ventures, which operated the aircraft involved in the crash that killed former Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, was reportedly trying to alter the aircraft's "black box" data.He cautioned...

Ranchi, March 12 – The Jharkhand cabinet on Thursday approved several proposals, including a tax to be levied on tourists staying in hotels in urban areas and a fund of ₹276.49 crore to construct libraries in 23 districts.The cabinet approved the Jharkhand City Tourist Tax Rules, 2025, which...

New Delhi, March 12 Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday demanded a fair, transparent, and impartial investigation into the Baramati air crash, which claimed the life of Maharashtra's former deputy chief minister, Ajit Pawar.Gandhi met with Rohit Pawar, a Member...

Pune, March 5 The Maharashtra Crime Investigation Department questioned top officials from VSR Ventures, which operated the aircraft involved in the Baramati crash that claimed deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar’s life, here on Thursday, a CID officer said.He did not disclose more details about...

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, March 2 Maharashtra minister and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat on Monday mocked Sanjay Raut, saying the Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP should speak to US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the Iran war.Raut had previously...

New Delhi, February 28 India on Saturday expressed its "deepest condolences" to Bolivia over the death of at least 15 people in a crash involving a military cargo plane.The cargo plane, belonging to the Bolivian air force, crashed in the western city of El Alto on Friday."The Government of...

New Delhi, February 28 The ill-fated LearJet 45 XR aircraft banked towards the right, hit trees and then the ground before catching fire at the Baramati airport on January 28.The preliminary report from the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) into the crash, which has also raised...

New Delhi, February 25 The Beechcraft C90A aircraft, which crashed in Jharkhand on Monday, killing seven people, did not have a cockpit voice recorder or flight data recorders, according to the aviation regulator, the DGCA.The requirement for an aircraft to have a cockpit voice recorder and...

Chandigarh, February 24 Swarajdeep Singh, a pilot from Amritsar in Punjab, was among the seven people killed in a helicopter crash in Jharkhand, officials said.The Beechcraft C90 aircraft, registered VT-AJV, belonging to Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ranchi while...

New Delhi, February 24 RedBird Airways stated on Tuesday that there were no defects with the aircraft that crashed in Jharkhand, and the pilots who operated the flight were experienced.A day after the crash of the Beechcraft C90 aircraft, VT-AJV, which was operating as an air ambulance and...

Ranchi, February 24 – A day after an air ambulance crashed in Jharkhand's Chatra district, killing all seven people on board, two teams from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) arrived in the state on Tuesday and began investigating the accident, an official said.After post-mortem...

Mumbai/New Delhi, February 24 With two fatal accidents involving aircraft operated by non-scheduled flight operators, the Business Jet Operators' Association (BAOA) urged such operators on Tuesday to conduct internal safety audits and reinforce strict crew briefings to ensure strict compliance...

Ranchi, February 24 An investigation is underway to determine the main factors behind the crash of an air ambulance, which claimed seven lives, at Simaria in the Chatra district of Jharkhand, an official said on Tuesday.Ranchi Airport Director Vinod Kumar said inclement weather could be a...

Sri Vijaya Puram, February 24 A Pawan Hans helicopter carrying seven people, including two crew members, crashed into the sea just 300 metres away from its scheduled landing at the Mayabunder helipad in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Tuesday, and all of them were rescued, officials said...

Sri Vijaya Puram, February 24 A Pawan Hans helicopter carrying seven people, including two crew members, crashed into the sea after taking off from Rangat in the North and Middle Andaman district on Tuesday, and all of them were rescued, officials said.The accident occurred around 9:30 am...

New Delhi, February 24 Authorities are investigating the main factors, including weather conditions, that could have led to the fatal crash of an air ambulance that killed seven people in Jharkhand on Monday evening, according to officials.The Beechcraft C90 aircraft, VT-AJV, belonging to...