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August 12, 2026 12:03 AM

AAIB takes up probe into Air India Phuket-Delhi flight after sudden 300-foot altitude variation

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has launched an investigation into an Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi after the aircraft experienced a sudden altitude variation of around 300 feet during cruise on August 4. The incident involved an Air India Airbus A320, registration VT-EXO, operating scheduled flight AI 2379 from Phuket to Delhi. The aircraft subsequently stabilised and landed safely in Delhi. According to the authorities, 20 passengers and four cabin crew members sust...

August 4, 2026 10:15 PM

Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi lands safely after mid-air altitude variation; DGCA launches probe

An Air India flight operating from Phuket to Delhi experienced a momentary altitude variation during its journey on Tuesday before stabilising and landing safely at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), Delhi. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has initiated a detailed investigation into the incident. According to the Civil Aviation Ministry, Air India Flight AI2379, operated by an Airbus A320 aircraft (registration VT-EXO), was carrying 137 passengers, including three infan...

March 3, 2026 2:43 PM

Air India flight arrives in New Delhi with 149 passengers from Dubai

Air India on Tuesday operated its first flight from Dubai to New Delhi amid the ongoing West Asia tensions, with 149 passengers and eight crew members arriving at the Indira Gandhi International Airport. In a post on X, Air India said: “We are happy to welcome our guests and crew from Dubai aboard flight AI916D. This is the first flight by an Indian carrier to arrive in New Delhi today with 149 passengers and 8 operating crew members onboard, amid the ongoing situation in the Middle East." A...

July 16, 2025 4:50 PM

Air India crash rekindles debate over cockpit video recorders

The deadly Air India crash last month has renewed a decades-old debate in the aviation industry over installing video cameras monitoring airline pilot actions to complement the cockpit voice and flight data recorders already used by accident investigators. One of the industry's most influential voices, International Air Transport Association head Willie Walsh, a former airline pilot, said on Wednesday in Singapore there was a strong argument for video cameras to be installed in airliner cockpit...

July 16, 2025 12:23 PM

Air India to restore some international flights following reduction over crash

Air India said on Tuesday it would partially restore its international flight schedule that was scaled back following the crash involving its flight last month that killed 260 people. As part of the restoration, Air India will start a thrice-weekly service between Ahmedabad and London Heathrow from August 1 to September 30, replacing the currently operating five-times-a-week flights between Ahmedabad and London Gatwick. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner bound for London from the Indian city of Ahmedabad...