Passenger Aircraft

Air India passenger urinates on fellow traveller on Delhi-Bangkok flight

An Air India passenger allegedly urinated on a fellow traveller during a flight from the national capital to Bangkok on Wednesday, according to sources. Air India, in a statement, said that an incident of "unruly passenger behavior" was reported on its Delhi-Bangkok flight on April 9 and the matter has been reported to the authorities (DGCA). When asked about the incident, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu on Wednesday said the ministry will take note of the incident and speak to the airline. "If there is any wrongdoing, we will take necessary action," Naidu said on the sidelines of an event in the national capital. "Air India confirms that an incident of unruly passenger behaviour was reported to the cabin crew operating flight AI2336, from Delhi to Bangkok, on April 9, 2025," an Air India spokesperson said. The crew followed all laid down procedures, and the matter has been reported to the authorities, it said. In addition to warning the unruly passenger, the airline s

What to know about collision between passenger jet, US Army helicopter

A jet with 60 passengers and four crew members collided with an Army helicopter Wednesday while approaching the Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington. The aircraft plummeted into the Potomac River and multiple people were killed. The crash occurred in some of the most tightly controlled and monitored airspace in the world, just over 3 miles (5 kilometers) south of the White House and the US Capitol. Here are some things to know about the collision: The crash The midair crash happened around 9 pm when a regional jet at the end of a flight from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a military helicopter on a training exercise, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. A few minutes before the jet was to land, air traffic controllers asked American Airlines Flight 5342 if it could land on a shorter runway and the pilots agreed. Controllers cleared the jet to land and flight tracking sites showed the plane adjust its approach to the new runway. Less than 30 seconds before t

Lufthansa plane lands safely in Delhi after wheel fire upon arrival

A Lufthansa wide-body A380 aircraft from Munich experienced fire in one of the wheels during landing at the Delhi airport on Monday night, according to sources. The aircraft, which operated flight LH 762, landed safely at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA). Since the plane had to undergo checks and spare parts were not immediately available, the return flight to Munich was cancelled, they added. Sources said there were around 490 passengers on board the aircraft, which made a controlled landing at the airport. "While LH762 landed safely in Delhi, a short term technical deregistration of the aircraft was required due to the lack of availability of spare parts after a controlled landing. Safety is our top priority at Lufthansa," an airline spokesperson said in a statement on Tuesday. The sources said the fire was noticed in one of the wheels during landing. Further, the sources said that due to the incident, the return flight LH 763 was cancelled after boarding passes we

Europe's Airbus opens new assembly line for small jets in A380's shadow

The A321neo is the largest version of the A320 series of jets, which was relaunched with new engines in 2010 just in time for a boom in demand stoked partly by low interest rates

India has world's fourth largest jet-engine powered passenger plane fleet

As of Feb 20, a total of 717 passenger aircraft have been registered with DGCA. Apart from jet-engine planes from Airbus and Boeing, the list also includes turboprop aircraft and some smaller planes

TMS Ep299: Banking sector, Passenger aircraft, India Inc in Q2FY23, COP27

What's behind the optimism in India's banking sector? Can India build passenger planes like Boeing and Airbus? How did India Inc fare in Q2FY23? What is COP27? All answers here

Can India build passenger planes like Boeing and Airbus?

PM Modi recently said India will soon manufacture large passenger aircrafts. The country's aerospace industry is set for a paradigm shift. Will the dream of a made-in-India passenger plane take off?

Embraer says talks for manufacturing aircraft in India progressing well

Says it's looking at various partnering options for next-gen turboprop aircraft

Top headlines: Morbi death toll at 132; India Inc eyes Dubai for investment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he could foresee that India would soon be manufacturing big passenger aircraft that would proudly bear the words 'Made in India'.

Time for Made-in-India passenger aircraft, says PM Narendra Modi

The PM stressed that India would need more than 2,000 aircraft in the next 15 years

TMS Ep283: Wheat stocks, asset allocation, Andrew Holland, aircraft lease

Will India become an importer of wheat? Where should you park money, as deposit rates rise? What's Andrew Holland's take on markets in Samvat 2079? What is wet and dry lease of aircrafts? Answers here

What is wet and dry lease of aircrafts?

Through the Gift City special zone in Ahmedabad, India is trying to become a global hub for aircraft leasing. But why do most airlines prefer leasing aircraft rather than buying them? Let's find out

Explained: What is PNR data, why will Indian airlines have to share it?

This information will be used by the Customs department for surveillance and risk assessment of international passengers

Dornier 228: India's first indigenous commercial flight

The indigenously built Dornier 228 aircraft was, for the first time, used to carry passengers in Assam's Dibrugarh last month. Take a peek into the aircraft built by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd

Over 40 injured after passenger plane catches fire on runway in China

The passenger plane operated by Tibet Airlines was carrying 113 passengers and nine crew members were on board

GE nears deal with AerCap to create behemoth aircraft lessor

Merger of two leasing giants may be unveiled as soon as Monday

Alliance Air to induct Made-in-India Dornier planes for North East routes

First Indian airlines to operate these planes, signs MoU Hindustan Aeronautics to dry lease the 19-seater aircraft

DGCA issues guidelines for carrying vaccine in passenger aircraft

Dry ice, which is used to pack the vaccine, transforms into carbon dioxide gas at temperatures higher than -78 degrees Celsius and is therefore classified as "dangerous goods" by ICAO

Vistara runs its first Dreamliner commercial flight from Delhi to Kolkata

The airline said its flight UK705, operated using Dreamliner plane, departed from Delhi at 7.05 am on Thursday and arrived at Kolkata at 8.55 am

India will require 1,880 passenger, cargo aircraft by 2038: Airbus

Airbus has assumed the Indian middle-class population will grow to 1 billion or 68% of the total population by 2038, as compared to the present 540 million