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Aircraft Bird Hits

12 Dec 2023

Over 500 Bird Hits, 400 Technical Snag Reported By Flights In India In 2023

In 2023, 500 bird-aircraft collisions occurred, and domestic airlines reported 406 malfunctions. IndiGo led with 233 cases, followed by Air India and SpiceJet.

20 Feb 2023

Aviation Explained: What is the Safest Seat on a Plane in Case of Emergency?

Statistically, seats at the front of the plane are the safest and Frequent Flyers reserve their seat as close as possible to the front of the plane to be able to disembark more quickly.

28 Nov 2022

US: Small plane crashes into live power lines; 2 passengers rescued uninjured

A small plane crashed into and got stuck in live power lines in Maryland The incident took place in Maryland in the US A video showed a small white plane positioned nose up near a power tower

Indian Air Force

28 Oct 2022

Tata-Airbus to manufacture C-295 transport aircraft for IAF in Gujarat

The Tata-Airbus JV will manufacture the C-295 transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force in Vadodara, Gujarat said Defence Officials on Thursday.

23 Jun 2022

Woman hops over passengers to get to her window seat on plane: Watch video

The video has received more than 6k views The passenger hopped over others in the aisle seats The video mentioned she kept doing the same during the 7-hour flight

FIFA World Cup 2022

26 May 2022

Diego Maradona tribute plane set to fly over Qatar during FIFA World Cup 2022

Plane features a picture of Maradona kissing the World Cup trophy on the fuselage The wings feature both of his goals from Argentina's 2-1 victory over England in the 1986 World Cup quarter-final

03 Mar 2022

Antonov An-225 Mriya: All you need to know about world's largest airplane

Antonov An-225 had a length of 84 meters from nose to tail It had a height of 18m, almost equal to a 6-storey building The Antonov An-225 was built to carry spacecraft

06 Feb 2022

Explained: What if a baby is born mid-air on a flight? FAQ

50 out of 400,000 thousand babies are born on flight The flight may even be diverted to help a pregnant woman Babies have been born on IndiGO and Air India flights

31 Jan 2022

Economic Survey 2022: Aviation sector recovery headed in the right direction

Government took many steps to boost domestic aviation COVID-19 vaccination has started to boost Indian aviation Indian government's UDAN program develops regional airports

20 Oct 2021

Airplane dumps human waste on UK man sitting in his garden

An airplane dumped human waste on a man in UK The man sitting in his garden was covered in sewage

17 Feb 2021

Transition: World’s first flying car gets ready for takeoff after US FAA nod

The Terrafugia Transition can soar upto 10000 feet at a speed of 100 mph. 'Transition' received a Special Light-Sport Aircraft airworthiness certificate from the US FAA. Those interested in taking it for a spin will need both a driver's license and a sport pilot's certificate.

19 Nov 2020

Old lady sees woman pilot in plane for first time, netizens love her reaction

The internet is in wonder of an old lady's reaction to a female pilot. Netizens react to the heartwarming story shared by the pilot on Twitter. The story has left everyone amused and delighted.

25 May 2020

DNA: Ground report of air services started after two months

In this segment of DNA we will analyse the ground report of air services started after two months and how much the journey has changed?

11 Jan 2020

Ukraine demands apology, compensation from Iran for shooting down airplane

Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said Iran must take further steps, including an official apology, following its admission that one of its missiles shot down a Ukrainian passenger plane.

24 Nov 2019

Plane crashes into residential homes in Congo, killing at least 24 people

At least 24 people were killed, including some on the ground, when a small plane crashed into a densely populated neighbourhood in the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday, a local lawmaker and a rescue worker said.

21 Oct 2019

Plane gets stuck under footbridge in China - watch viral video

In a bizarre incident, an airplane got stuck under a footbridge in China's Harbin area and the way it was taken out is going viral online. The incident happened when the airplane was being transported on a bus. The video of the whole incident has now gone viral. In the video, the fuselage of the airplane can be seen stuck under the bridge.

17 Aug 2019

Putin awards Russia's top medal to pilots for 'miracle' landing in cornfield

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday bestowed top state honours on two pilots for courage and heroism after they safely landed a packed passenger plane in a cornfield near Moscow as its engines were failing.

01 Feb 2019

Morning Breaking: Govt planning to sell 100% shares of Air India

Govt planning to sell 100% shares of Air India. Watch this video to know more.

26 Nov 2018

MIT engineers fly first-ever silent plane with no moving parts

The new light aircraft, inspired from the movie and television series "Star Trek", carries neither propellers or turbines, nor it depends on fossil fuels to fly.

02 Sep 2017

Airplane on Kabul road sends residents into panic mode

The plane was being shifted to a park so that it can be used as a restaurant.

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