Mangalore aircrash final report made public

Nearly two years after the Mangalore air crash claimed 158 lives, the final report of the Court of Inquiry was on Friday made public, with the investigators blaming Capt Z Glusica for failing to......

'Railways is known for covering up accidents'

'Imagine what will happen when a train running at 128 kmph moves onto a track that is meant to have only a speed less than 30 kmph!''Naturally, it will derail, and the coaches will go for a......

How the AI aircraft plunged into the valley

The death toll has now officially risen to 159, even as search operations continue in the jungles nearby. Rediff.com as the confirmed sequence of events that eventually led to the air crash.......

Black boxes of downed MH17 arrives in UK for examination

The black boxes from the downed Malaysia Airlines in eastern Ukraine arrived in the UK on Wednesday for expert analysis by air accident investigators. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said......

Strict psychometric test norms for pilots in the offing

DGCA panel has proposed tests be conducted even before a candidate is inducted into a flying training institute Those aspiring to be commercial pilots may now have to undergo a psychometric test......

Air India to revamp top brass, divest partially

Taking aggressive steps to turn around cash-strapped Air India in two years, government on Tuesday said a major revamp of its top management would be carried out in 30 days and there would be a......

Will Modi govt scrap the controversial aviation rule?

Because of this rule, majority of India's international routes have been captured by foreign airlines, says Anjuli Bhargava. Will the government show the courage and do away with the 5/20......

Chopper trouble for ONGC

The three-member independent committee set up to investigate the ONGC helicopter crash off the Sagar Kiran rig near Mumbai on August 11, 2003, in which 27 people died, has strongly criticised ONGC......

World Cup Diary: Gnats swarm players during Tunisia v England game

IMAGE: England’s Jesse Lingard of England reacts after an insect lands on him ahead of Group G match against Tunisia. Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images/span> England and Tunisia......