While the Kozhikode plane crash is one of the deadliest in a decade in India, there have been a number of mishaps and runway accidents across the country in the past year
An Air India Express aircraft flying in from Dubai skidded off the runway while landing in Kozhikode on Friday evening
Samuel now 62 and settled in Kochi, was the course mate of Sathe at the Air Force Academy Hyderabad
Officials said Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri would go to Kozhikode on Saturday
Most passengers were workers returning home after losing their jobs due to the coronavirus pandemic
Air India Express IX-1344, B737 Dubai to Calicut was operating under Vande Bharat Mission flight
Emergency Response team members, as well as Special Assistance Team members, have been pressed into service from Cochin, Mumbai and Delhi
There were 184 passengers including 10 infants, 2 pilots and 4 cabin crew on board the aircraft
He said the Kerala police has reported 11 deaths so far in the accident.
The aircraft VT-AXH, a Boeing 737 aircraft had 191 people, including flight crew onboard.
Salary cuts will be effective from April 1 and will continue till further review by the board of directors.
Over 275 Indians stranded in Mexico, Peru, Portugal and Netherlands returned via Amsterdam in first such flight on Wednesday
Air India along with its subsidiary Air India Express are operating a total of 64 flights to 12 countries to repatriate 14,800 Indians back in the first phase
The national carrier said one free change of travel date would be permitted for new bookings made till March 31
The airline, the budget arm of national carrier Air India, flies to 13 international destinations, mostly in the Gulf region
It has proposed selling 100% stake in Air India along with budget airline Air India Express and the national carrier's 50% stake in AISATS, an equal joint venture with Singapore Airlines.
The Tata group, the Hinduja group, Indigo and a New York-based fund, Interups, are also expected to submit their EoIs. The deadline of submitting the EoI is March 17
Govt will retain Air India's international bilateral flying rights for only six months which may dis-incentivise potential buyers if the rights are re-allocated to other airlines after that
Air India Express is also scheduled to launch its flight services to Abu Dhabi and Doha from Tiruchirappalli, starting March 28 this year.
The government has proposed selling 100 per cent stake in Air India along with budget airline Air India Express