Mangalore air crash: SC issues notice to AI, Govt

Mangalore air crash: SC issues notice to AI, Govt New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Air India and the Union of India on compensation payable to those who died in Mangalore air crash in 2010. One petitioner, whose son Mohammad Rafi died in the air crash, had approached the apex court saying that he should be given a minimum compensation of Rs 75 lakh. A division bench of Kerala High Court on August 25, 2011...
11:52 AM, Jan 03, 2012

Mangalore crash compensation order set aside

Mangalore crash compensation order set aside New Delhi: A division bench of Kerala High Court on Thursday set aside the verdict of single-judge bench of the same court asking Air India to pay over Rs 75 lakh compensation to families of each of 158 victims of May 2010 Mangalore air crash. Air India on August 12 filed an appeal before the division bench challenging the the July 20 order holding Air India's 'no fault liability' at...
03:28 PM, Aug 25, 2011

Mangalore crash compensation: Air India moves HC

Mangalore crash compensation: Air India moves HC New Delhi: The cash-strapped Air India (AI) does not want to pay compensation of Rs 75 lakh to victims of the 2010 Mangalore Air India crash. Air India on Friday appealed against the High Court order despite earlier assurances that there will be no delay in paying compensation. Air India filed an appeal in the division bench of the Kerala High Court after a single bench of the same court...
06:32 PM, Aug 12, 2011

Mangalore crash compensation hiked to 75 lakh

Mangalore crash compensation hiked to 75 lakh Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala High Court has ruled that the victims of May 2010 Mangalore air crash that claimed the lives of 158 people will now be entitled to an interim compensation of Rs 75 lakh each. This came on a petition filed by the Mangalore Air Crash Victims Families Association after Air India offered a victim's father Rs 35 lakh as compensation. The association's plea says international norms mandate a...
12:38 PM, Jul 20, 2011

Report blames pilot error for Mangalore air crash

Report blames pilot error for Mangalore air crash New Delhi: The final report on the crash of the Air India Express plane at Mangalore airport, in which 158 people were killed, has been submitted to the Civil Aviation Ministry. Civil aviation sources have told CNN-IBN that the crash was caused by pilot error. Sources say the report claims pilot Captain Zlatko Glusica slept for over 90 minutes during the flight. The Air India Express IC 812 Boeing 737-800...
08:16 PM, Nov 16, 2010

Mangalore air crash: Pilot's error revealed

Mangalore air crash: Pilot's error revealed New Delhi: According to a report of DGCA and Boeing officials probing the crash, it was pilot error that led to the Mangalore crash – India’s worst air tragedy that killed 158 people. The report says that data retrieved from the cockpit voice recorder shows that the captain was on the wrong flight path. Not only that, Captain Zlatko Glusica a British national of Serbian origin also delayed in taking...
07:19 AM, Sep 09, 2010
M'lore crash: flight landed without radar support

M'lore crash: flight landed without radar support

More than 2 months after the Air India Express aircraft crashed killing more than 150 people, CNN-IBN has got access to the cockpit voice recorder of the aircraft. ...
09:50 AM, Aug 20, 2010

Aviation regulator will get more power: Patel

Aviation regulator will get more power: Patel Civil Aviation Safety Advisory Council has been set up under Director General of Civil Aviation SNA Zaidi. ...
02:57 PM, Jun 03, 2010

Don't bar hard landings: DGCA tells airlines

Don't bar hard landings: DGCA tells airlines In the aftermath of the Mangalore air crash, the DGCA has issued a fresh directive to all airlines. ...
11:03 PM, Jun 02, 2010

DGCA issues fresh directive to airlines

DGCA issues fresh directive to airlines The directive came in the backdrop of the AI crash in Mangalore which claimed 158 lives. ...
06:28 PM, Jun 02, 2010

Bias? 72 lakh for air crash; 4 lakh for rail mishap

Bias? 72 lakh for air crash; 4 lakh for rail mishap There is shocking elitism by the Government when it comes to providing compensation for disaster victims. ...
10:20 AM, Jun 02, 2010

Cockpit voice recorder, not black box, found

Cockpit voice recorder, not black box, found Mangalore: Even 48 hours after the Mangalore crash, investigators have zeroed in on the area where the black box is. The box is critical in patching together what went wrong on the morning of May 22. Investigators from the DGCA and the local administration have however, found the cockpit voice recorder on Sunday evening. The CVR records conversation between pilots and the Air Traffic Control. The digital data flight recorder...
08:40 AM, May 24, 2010
Struggle and hope at Mangalore crash site

Struggle and hope at Mangalore crash site

A Network18 exclusive from ground zero in Mangalore where a plane crashed on Saturday morning. ...
07:58 PM, May 22, 2010

Patel orders probe into crash, won't blame pilots

Patel orders probe into crash, won't blame pilots Pilot, co-pilot of Air India flight had flown in, out of Mangalore several times. ...
06:00 PM, May 22, 2010
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