Kochi : Sub Lieutenant Shivangi on Monday joined the Indian Navy as its first woman pilot on completion of operational training here, a Defence spokesman said. Hailing from Muzzafarpur in Bihar, Shivangi will be flying the Naval Dornier surveillance aircraft. Shivangi, who joined the force two days ahead of the Navy Day, has graduated to […]
Islamabad : The Bhoja Air plane that crashed near the Pakistani capital went into a sudden dive shortly before it disappeared from the radar screen and slammed into the ground, a senior aviation official said on Saturday. Bhoja Air’s flight B4-213 from Karachi to Islamabad suddenly dropped from 2,900 feet to 2,000 feet after it […]
Bhind: A Mirage 2000 fighter aircraft belonging to the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed today in the Bhind area of Madhya Pradesh. The pilot and the co-pilot reportedly ejected to safety. Air Marshal Anil Chopra and Wing Commander Ram Kumar were flying the jet when it crashed in Gorelalkapura village, about 100 kms from Gwalior. […]
Ghazidabad : The Indian Air Force (IAF) today said most of the recent MiG-21 crashes have been caused due to inexperience of young pilots in handling the aircraft. “Unfortunately except for one case, the other cases point towards inexperience of young pilots who were not been able to handle the landing and approach (of the […]
Mangalore: The May 22 Boeing aircraft loss of 150 lives has been finally laid at the door of senior pilot, a foreigner from UK, Zlatko Glusica, who died with a co-pilot, 2 air hostesses, 2 stewards and 144 passengers out of 158 of whom 8 were miraculously saved at the Bajpe (Mangalore) airport. The final […]
