Pilots' error led to YSR chopper crash: Probe

The helicopter crash, which claimed the life of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S R Reddy, was caused by pilots' error who lost the chopper's control and were engrossed for vital six minutes trying......

YSR's chopper probably not airworthy: probe report

The helicopter, which crashed last September claiming the life of former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and four others, was "probably not airworthy", but this was not a......

'Helicopter may have made safe landing'

The Andhra Pradesh Civil Aviation Corporation, which manages the two government-owned helicopters, has ruled out the possibility of the Bell 430 helicopter carrying state Chief Minister Y S......

YSR death: ATC Chennai did not respond to pilots

The pilots of Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy's ill-fated Bell 430 helicopter had tried to contact the Air Traffic Control, Chennai, at least twice and had desperately called......

Andhra plans 8 small airports

The Andhra Pradesh government will invite expressions of interest for eight minor airports to come up in the hinterlands under a public-private sector initiative. The airports will be set up in......

Government takes up pay cut, layoffs with India Inc

A senior official in the central labour commissioner’s office said the efforts of the government were to resolve the cases amicably and not to press for legal action against employers. ......

BoA to take up 46 SEZ cases tomorrow

Having cleared over 200 special economic zone proposals, the Board of Approvalwilltake up 46 fresh cases on Friday. The casesinclude those of Reliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani,......

Sops for private airlines likely

Governmentconsiders a proposal to give sops to airlines for linking metropolitan cities and small towns,Union minister for civil aviationPraful Patel informed the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.At present,......