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The aircraft was completely destroyed, with debris scattered over a one-kilometre area. New Delhi: Seven people on board an air ambulance in Jharkhand were killed after worsening weather triggered a rapid sequence of events, causing the aircraft to go down just minutes after its last contact with air traffic control. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), in its initial findings into the February 23 crash, has reconstructed the final moments of the Redbird Airways flight. The repo ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The preliminary report on the February 23 air ambulance accident in Jharkhand stated that a safety equipment sending distress signals was not activated, which is suspected to have delayed rescue operations and resulted in the death of all seven persons onboard. While the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) report shares minute details of the accident, it does not pinpoint the cause. The twin-turboprop Beechcraft King Air aircraft was operated by Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd. Tw ...Read More >
A day after a plane, operated by a non-scheduled operator (NSOP), crashed in Jharkhand, killing seven people onboard, DGCA held a meeting with all such operators on Tuesday. The meeting was held to "address a recent surge in aviation incidents and emphasised the critical need for an increased focus on safety across the sector", the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said in a statement. "Safety must remain the absolute priority, superseding all commercial considerations, charter comm ...Read More >
Seven people were killed after an air ambulance transporting a patient from Ranchi to New Delhi, crashed in Jharkhand's Chatra district on Monday night. The flight, which was expected to reach the national capital by 10pm, crashed before it could reach Delhi. As reported by HT earlier, the chartered plane took off from Ranchi at 7:11pm from the Birsa Munda Airport. In the statement issued by the Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA), it was stated that the plane lost contact with Kolkata at 7:3 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Aviation watchdog DGCA on Tuesday said safety lapses cannot be simply blamed on pilots as it announced a slew of strict safety measures for non-scheduled flight operators, including public disclosures of aircraft maintenance history and a safety ranking mechanism, in the wake of recent plane crashes. A day after a plane, operated by a non-scheduled operator (NSOP), crashed in Jharkhand, killing seven people onboard, DGCA held a meeting with all such operators on Tuesday. Also read: ...Read More >
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], February 24 (ANI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Tuesday expressed grief over the air ambulance crash in Chatra district that claimed the lives of seven people. The ill-fated Redbird Airways Pvt Ltd Beechcraft C90 aircraft, registered VT-AJV, was operating a medical evacuation flight from Ranchi to Delhi when it went down in Kasariya Panchayat under Simaria block on Monday evening at around 7:30 pm. All seven onboard, including two crew members, lost their ...Read More >
New Delhi: Amid mounting concerns over aviation safety caused by a series of aircraft accidents in the country, from the Air India crash to the latest Redbird air ambulance crash, India's aviation regulator has announced stricter surveillance and accountability measures. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday said it will impose stringent safety rules for non-scheduled operators. Operators that fail to meet requirements for compliance could face penalties and even suspensio ...Read More >
Ranchi: 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 examination at Sadar Hospital in Chatra, the bodies of the victims were handed over to their families, barring one from Amritsar. Also read: Ranchi-Delhi air ambulance crashes in Jharkhand's Chatra, all seven on board ...Read More >
He was brought to Jaipur in an air ambulance and taken to the SMS Hospital under the supervision of medical and district administration teams A 22-year-old MBBS student from Rajasthan, who was battling for life in Kazakhstan after suffering a brain stroke, was airlifted to Jaipur on Monday evening. Rahul Ghosalya, a resident of Jaipur's Shahpura and a medical student in Astana since 2021, suffered a brain stroke on October 8 and had been on ventilator support in a hospital there. He was broug ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): India's first helicopter Final Assembly Line from the private sector, to be established by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to build the Airbus H125 helicopters, will be located in Vemagal in Karnataka. A joint press release added that the move promises to unlock the full potential of the rotorcraft market in South Asia. The 'Made in India' H125 helicopter will help develop new civil and para-public market segments and also meet the Indian armed force's ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): India first helicopter Final Assembly Line from the private sector, to be established by Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) to build the Airbus H125 helicopters, will be located in Vemagal in Karnataka. A joint press release added that the move promises to unlock the full potential of the rotorcraft market in South Asia. The Made in India H125 helicopter will help develop new civil and para-public market segments and also meet the Indian armed force requir ...Read More >
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