Air Crash

IAF chopper crash: India lost 46 personnel in air accidents in six years

There have been more than 10 incidents every alternate year in five years from 2014-15 to 2018-19, data shows

China done with most airline crash search, working on preliminary report

China has completed the main search and rescue work at site of a China Eastern Airlines crash that killed 132 people last week and plans to complete a preliminary report

Search teams find second black box of crashed Chinese passenger plane

The second black box, believed to be the flight data recorder of the crashed Chinese passenger plane was found by the search team, official media here reported on Friday. The second black box has been located, state-run China Daily reported. The first black box stated to be the cockpit voice recorder, (CVR) which was recovered earlier is being decoded at a laboratory in Beijing and the data downloading and analysis work is underway, officials said. The second black box located in the back of the plane was stated to be the flight data recorder (FDR). The flight data recorder stores information about speed, altitude and direction, as well as pilot actions and performance of important systems. The data of the Cockpit Voice Recorder was awaited keenly as China Eastern Airlines flight MU5735 sharply dropped from an altitude of 29,100 feet to 9,075 feet in just two minutes and 15 seconds, crashing into a mountainous area. Zhu Tao, head of the aviation safety office of the Civil Aviatio

Searchers find wing, engine parts from China eastern plane crash

Hundreds of searchers wearing rubber boots and full rain gear headed into muddy, forested hills in southern China on Thursday to try to find the second black box from a China Eastern passenger jet

China Eastern crash could set back Boeing's China recovery, return of MAX

China was the first country to ground 737 MAX after fatal crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia more than three years ago, and it is the only major market where the MAX has not resumed commercial flights

No news of survivors in China's plane crash; rescue efforts continue

There is no news of the location of black box, which may provide information about what caused the crash

China Eastern crash is rare disaster for state-run airlines

China hasn't reported a crash of a commercial flight with more than five fatalities since 2010

1 pilot killed in army chopper crash in north Kashmir

The helicopter was about to land but 'drifted away' because of the weather conditions

IAF chopper crash: Rajnath likely to be apprised of probe team's findings

The IAF is likely to apprise Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in the next couple of days about the findings of the tri-services probe into the December 8 chopper crash

21 died in 4 accidents of Mi-17V5 helicopters in last 5 years: Centre

As many as four accidents of Mi-17V5 helicopters of IAF have taken place in the last 5 years, Minister of State in the Ministry of Defence Ajay Bhatt said on Friday.In a written reply to a Lok Sabha query today, Bhatt said, "Four accidents of Mi-17V5 helicopters of Indian Air Force (IAF) have taken place in the last five years including the one which took place on December 8, in which all 14 people along with Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat lost their lives. In these four accidents, a total of 21 people lost their lives."The tri-services inquiry set up by the Defence Ministry to probe the reasons behind the chopper crash wherein Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and 13 others were killed is expected to complete its proceedings within the next two weeks.Gen Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat and 12 other military officials were travelling in the Mi-17V5 helicopter which crashed minutes before landing at the Defence Services Staff College in Wellington

Chopper crash: Group Captain Varun Singh's body to be airlifted to Bhopal

The mortal remains of Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Varun Singh will be airlifted to Bhopal on Thursday

IAF chopper crash: Lance Naik Sai Teja laid to rest in Andhra Pradesh

The last rites of Lance Naik Sai Teja were performed with military honours amid emotional scenes at his native village Yeguvaregadi in Andhra Pradesh

Chopper crash: Mortal remains of 4 IAF, 2 Army personnel identified

The mortal remains of four Indian Air Force personnel and two Indian Army soldiers who died in the military helicopter crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu earlier this week has been completed.Thirteen of the 14 people on board the Mi-17V5 helicopter, including India's first chief of defence staff (CDS), his wife Madhulika Rawat were among those killed after it crashed on December 8.Earlier, the bodies of General Rawat his wife and his defence assistant Brigadier LS Lidder, whose bodies were positively identified, were cremated with full military honours in the Brar Square crematorium in the national capital on Friday.The Indian Army said that Lance Naik Vivek Kumar and Lance Naik B Sai Teja, who lost their lives in a military chopper crash on December 8, have been positively identified.The mortal remains have been released to close family members on Saturday morning, according to the Indian Army."Mortal remains will move by air for last rites with appropriate military honour. The wreath .

All angles being probed in chopper crash that killed Gen Rawat: Report

The tri-services team investigating the tragic chopper crash near Coonoor that killed CDS Gen Bipin Rawat and 12 others is focusing on all possible reasons

Video showing final moments of helicopter carrying CDS Rawat surfaces

A video of the IAF's Mi-17V5 helicopter flying over Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu has surfaced that seemingly shows the final moments of the chopper before it crashed claiming the lives of 13

Mortal remains of Gen Bipin Rawat, others taken to Sulur air force station

The bodies of 13 people including CDS General Bipin Rawat, his wife,11 armed personnel who were killed in a helicopter crash at Kateri park have been shifted from MRC to Sulur Airforce station.

IAF officer who survived chopper crash being shifted to Bengaluru: Father

IAF Group Captain Varun Singh, the lone survivor of the helicopter crash that killed Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and 12 others, is being shifted to Bengaluru

Boeing has more work to do as it continues to face scrutiny: US FAA chief

FAA chief Steve Dickson told a US congressional panel that Boeing Co has "more work to do" as the planemaker continues to face scrutiny following two fatal 737 MAX crashes

Kozhikode crash report: Grounded in anomalies, say serving pilots

Serving pilots have raised serious doubts about the veracity of the investigation report

Indian Air Force pilot killed as MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashes in Punjab

An Indian Air Force pilot was killed after a MiG-21 Bison aircraft crashed in Punjab's Moga district, officials said on Friday