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NEW DELHI: The preliminary investigation into the helicopter crash in Uttarakhand's Uttarkashi district on May 8 has revealed that the chopper struck an overhead fibre cable with its main rotor blade while attempting an emergency landing. "The aircraft failed to land and subsequently tumbled down the hillside, eventually coming to rest against a tree roughly 250 feet into a gorge," according to the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB)'s preliminary probe report. The Bell 407 helicopte ...Read More >
Mandya (Karnataka) [India], July 19 (ANI): A vehicle in the convoy of Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar overturned on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway near Mandya district on Saturday, leaving two police personnel injured. Shivakumar, who was following the escort vehicle in his own car, was unharmed in the incident, said officials. Also Read | Chandan Mishra Murder: 5 Held in West Bengal, Prime Suspects Manage to Flee, Say Police. The incident occurred near Goudahalli-T.M. Hosur wh ...Read More >
An IndiGo flight, 6E 5118, en route from Delhi to Imphal, made a safe return to Indira Gandhi International Airport shortly after takeoff on Thursday. This precautionary measure was taken due to the detection of a minor technical issue. Following necessary inspections, the aircraft resumed its journey, with IndiGo expressing regret for any inconvenience caused to passengers. Delhi-Imphal IndiGo flight on Thursday returned to Delhi soon after take-off due to a minor technical snag Imphal-bound ...Read More >
The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB), in its preliminary report, said the BELL 407 helicopter that crashed in Uttarkashi on May 8 struck an overhead fibre cable with its main rotor while attempting an emergency landing. According to the AAIB, the helicopter began to descend from its assigned altitude around 20 minutes after takeoff. The 59-year-old pilot, who had over 6,160 flying hours, tried to make an emergency landing on the Uttarkashi-Gangotri National Highway. However, the a ...Read More >
No clear timeline for repair, jet may return to UK carrier if needed The British Royal Navy F-35 stealth fighter jet has completed a month in India since it made an emergency landing at Kerala's Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on June 14 as the mystery around its imminent return persists. A team of British technicians landed in India on July 6 to fix a technical fault in the F-35 B fighter jet. Sources revealed to India Today TV that the repair work is taking place under high securit ...Read More >
Patna, July 9 (UNI) An IndiGo Airlines flight (6E 5009) from Patna to Delhi, made an emergency landing today at Patna Airport when a bird hit the aircraft shortly after takeoff. Director of Patna Airport K.M. Mehra confirmed the incident, saying that soon after Flight 6E 5009 took off from Patna Airport around 8:45 AM, the pilot noticed vibrations in the aircraft and requested landing, following which an emergency landing was made. Mehra confirmed that all 175 passengers on board were safe. T ...Read More >
Indore, July 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) An IndiGo flight from Indore to Raipur became an unsettling experience for 51 passengers on Tuesday when it developed a technical fault and made an emergency landing shortly after takeoff. The aircraft, typically scheduled to depart at 6:35 a.m., left seven minutes early at 6:28 a.m. from Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport. Around 30 minutes into the journey, approximately 100 kilometres away from the Indore airport, the aircraft reportedly experienced a sudden jolt, ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 6 (ANI): British F-35B fighter jet, stuck at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport for nearly three weeks was towed to the Air India hanger on Sunday after a technical team arrived from the UK to assess any damage to the aircraft and attempt to take the aircraft back, according to Defence sources. British Royal Air Force's Airbus A400M Atlas also took off from Kerala's airport after dropping off a technical team of experts to assess the aircraft. Ea ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 6 (ANI): British F-35B fighter jet, stuck at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport for nearly three weeks was towed to the Air India hanger on Sunday after a technical team arrived from the UK to assess any damage to the aircraft and attempt to take the aircraft back, according to Defence sources. British Royal Air Force's Airbus A400M Atlas also took off from Kerala's airport after dropping off a technical team of experts to assess the aircraft. Ea ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 6 (ANI): British F-35B fighter jet, stuck at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport for nearly three weeks was towed to the Air India hanger on Sunday after a technical team arrived from the UK to assess any damage to the aircraft and attempt to take the aircraft back, according to Defence sources. British Royal Air Force's Airbus A400M Atlas also took off from Kerala's airport after dropping off a technical team of experts to assess the aircraft. Al ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: Days after the British fighter jet F-35B made an emergency landing in Thiruvananthapuram International airport, a team of aviation engineers from UK reached Kerala on Sunday morning. A Royal Air Force Airbus A400M Atlas took off from the airport here by evening after leaving behind the technical experts. The team has already started assessing the fighter jet, which is currently at the airport's Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility, reported Manorama News. The jet ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): UK authorites have accepted the offer of space in a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility for the British Royal Navy F-35B fighter jet stranded in Thiruvananthapuram and are in discussions to finalise arrangements with relevant authorities, a British High Commission Spokesperson said on Sunday The statement further said that following the standard procedure, the aircraft will be moved after the arrival of UK engineers. 'A UK engineering team has deploy ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 6 (ANI): A team of around 25 technical experts from the British Royal Air Force is expected to land in Kerala on Sunday aboard an A400M Atlas military transport aircraft to inspect the F-35B fighter jet that made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on the night of June 14, sources said. The visiting team will assess the condition of the stranded jet to determine whether it can be repaired locally or needs to be dismantled an ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 6 (PTI) After remaining stranded here for about a month following a technical issue, a British Royal Navy fighter jet was on Sunday moved to a designated facility for British engineers to assess it, airport sources here said. An engineering team from the UK arrived at the international airport here on Sunday to assess and repair the British Royal Navy F-35B Lightning fighter jet which made an emergency landing at the airport nearly a month ago. A British High Commission ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, July 6: After remaining stranded here for about a month following a technical issue, a British Royal Navy fighter jet was on Sunday moved to a designated facility for British engineers to assess it, airport sources here said. An engineering team from the UK arrived at the international airport here on Sunday to assess and repair the British Royal Navy F-35B Lightning fighter jet which made an emergency landing at the airport nearly a month ago. A British High Commission spoke ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): UK authorites have accepted the offer of space in a Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility for the British Royal Navy F-35B fighter jet stranded in Thiruvananthapuram and are in discussions to finalise arrangements with relevant authorities, a British High Commission Spokesperson said on Sunday The statement further said that following the standard procedure, the aircraft will be moved after the arrival of UK engineers. 'A UK engineering team has deploy ...Read More >
Mission Abort- British Royal Navy's F35 Jet May Be Disassembled, Flown Out of Kerala Like a Parcel A $110 million F‑35B Lightning stealth fighter jet of the UK's Royal Navy remains grounded in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, after it made an emergency landing on June 14 during a sortie over the Indian Ocean. Diverted due to bad weather and later struck by a technical fault, the jet couldn't return to the HMS Prince of Wales, its carrier. Now, a 40-member British aviation engineering team is expect ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: An expert technical team from the United Kingdom is expected to arrive within three days to clear the technical snag that has kept the British Royal Navy's F-35B fighter jet grounded at Thiruvananthapuram Airport since June 14. Once the team arrives, the $110m stealth fighter, the most advanced combat aircraft in the world, would be moved to the hangar where the maintenance work will be done, sources said. Aviation expert Wing Commander A Mahesh (retd) said the expert team ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 3 (PTI) A team of aviation engineers from the UK is expected to arrive in Thiruvananthapuram on July 5 to repair an F-35B Lightning jet of Britain's Royal Navy, as the aircraft remains stranded following an emergency landing last month. Sources said a 40-member aviation team is expected to arrive in the Kerala capital on a special flight and attempt to fix the technical issue affecting the aircraft, which is part of the HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group of the UK' ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, Jul 3 (PTI) A team of aviation engineers from the UK is expected to arrive in Thiruvananthapuram on July 5 to repair an F-35B Lightning jet of Britain's Royal Navy, as the aircraft remains stranded following an emergency landing last month. Sources said a 40-member aviation team is expected to arrive in the Kerala capital on a special flight and attempt to fix the technical issue affecting the aircraft, which is part of the HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group of the UK' ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], July 3 (ANI): A British Royal Navy F-35B Lightning II fighter jet, valued at over $110 million, has been grounded at Thiruvananthapuram International Airport in Kerala, India, since June 14, 2025. The aircraft made an emergency landing due to low fuel and adverse weather conditions while operating from the UK's HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group in the Indo-Pacific region. Also Read | India Weather Forecast: Monsoon in Active Phase, Heavy Rainfall to ...Read More >
Guwahati: Assam will soon get three national highway stretches equipped for emergency aircraft landings, including the first such facility in the Northeast, which shares a long border with Bangladesh, Bhutan, Myanmar and China. "The first emergency landing facility on a national highway in North East is expected to be ready in eastern Assam by October, in a boost to national security and disaster preparedness," Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday. Once completed, these stretches ...Read More >
The aircraft, operating as Flight AI357, landed safely and is currently undergoing technical inspection. An Air India flight en route from Haneda (Tokyo) to Delhi was diverted to Kolkata on Sunday as a precautionary measure after passengers experienced persistently high cabin temperatures. The aircraft, operating as Flight AI357, landed safely and is currently undergoing technical inspection. "Air India flight AI357 operating from Haneda to Delhi on 29 June 2025 made a precautionary diversion ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The UK's HMS Prince of Wales-led Carrier Strike Group has reached Singapore for joint exercises -- but without one of its F-35 fighter jets, which remains grounded at Thiruvananthapuram airport due to a hydraulic snag. The expert team to carry out the repairs is yet to arrive. Sources said that if on-site repairs are not successful, the fighter jet may need to be moved out in a military transport aircraft.The fighter jet on a routine flight made an emergency landing at Thiruv ...Read More >
Bengaluru Power Cuts: Citizens of Bengaluru brace yourself for long hours of power outages from June 29 and June 30. More than 100 areas will be impacted as BESCOM undertakes its quarterly maintenance work in various of its division. Bengaluru Power Outages June 29: According to the update by BESCOM on its X handler, there will be power outages in Kittaganahalli, Palasandra, Saptagiri, Maruthinagar, Sankapur, Raghavendra Nagar, Goolarivee, Baddihalli, Kesaramadu, C.M Badawan, Kalalli and SKS v ...Read More >
From Lucknow To Stars: 5 Lesser-Known Facts About Shubhanshu Shukla - 1st Indian On International Space Station A Mumbai-bound Ethiopian Airlines flight made an emergency landing in the city at around 1:40 am on Friday, reportedly after seven passengers onboard fell sick. According to a report by The Times of India, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft experienced a 'depressurisation' issue. Meanwhile, upon landing, the sick were attended by a medical team at the airport. Furthermore, one of the ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram, June 28 (SocialNews.XYZ) Two weeks after it made an emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport, the UK's F-35B Lightning II stealth fighter jet continues to remain grounded, awaiting a specialised team of engineers. In the meantime, the high-tech jet has become the subject of viral jokes and memes across social media. Renowned for its short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) capabilities, the fifth-generation fighter -- part of the UK's HMS Prince of Wales Carrier S ...Read More >
Amidst a booming fighter jet market driven by geopolitical tensions and modernization efforts, the F-35 faces scrutiny due to rising costs and reliance on US technology. A recent incident involving a stranded British F-35B in India has sparked concerns about its reliability and stealth capabilities.The fighter jet business is brisk today due to geopolitical urgency, defence budget surges, aging fleets, breakthrough technologies and expanding global competition. Countries are aggressively moderni ...Read More >
Gurgaon: MCG additional commissioner Yash Jaluka directed bulk waste generators (BWG) across the city to ensure proper disposal of waste by private agencies who are assisting them. Giving these instructions in a meeting held on Friday, he said it is often observed that BWGs hand over their waste to private agencies, which only sort valuable items and dump the remaining waste on roads, drains, vacant land or public places. This, he said, not only affects cleanliness of the city but also poses a t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Aviation engineers from the UK are arriving in Thiruvananthapuram to repair an F-35B Lightning jet of Britain's Royal Navy as the aircraft continued to be stranded after making an emergency landing 12 days ago.The aircraft is part of the HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group of the UK's Royal Navy.The jet, worth over USD 110 million and known to be one of the most advanced fighters globally, made the emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport on June 14.The aircraft is awaitin ...Read More >
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