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DGCA issues safety directions to airlines following four landing-related mishaps this week, says crew roster should factor in fatigue element
•Indian aviation regulator DGCA Tuesday issued safety directions to airlines in the wake of multiple incidents of planes overshooting runways while operating amidst bad weather conditions
AN-32 crash in Arunachal Pradesh should wake authorities up to dangers of retaining obsolete aircraft
Bikram Vohra •It needs to be asked as to why the flight data recorder in the AN-32, which is relatively indestructible, was so wrecked.
Firstpost Editor's picks: Vijay Mallya's extradition, corruption in MP farm loan waiver, Chelsea's struggles; today's top stories
Fp Staff •Vijay Mallya pinning his hopes on UK Appeals court'; Congress' loan waiver scheme is giving farmers sleepless nights; Chelsea's systemic faults resurfacing against Manchester City; other top stories
Rs 30,000cr for pilot's kin? Rahul Gandhi not alone; 'paying off the dead' part of Indian mindset that cares least for safety
Bikram Vohra •Let’s not just castigate Rahul Gandhi for offering Rs 30,000 cr from the Rafale deal to the kin of pilots killed in a mishap, because the Indian government does nothing else but fling money to camouflage its official sins of commission and omission
One of three runways at Delhi airport to be closed for 13 days starting 15 November; flight disruptions likely
•A DIAL spokesperson said the preventive repairs at Delhi airport will lower its capacity by 50 arrivals and 50 departures per day in this duration.
Exclusive: India stares at an air safety crisis as disgruntled CNS officers intend to cede ratings over recruitment, allowance row
Yatishyadav •When contacted by Firstpost, AAI chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra refused to comment on the simmering issue.
Delhi High Court seeks latest position on air safety, probe into accidents from DGCA
•The Delhi High Court has sought from the civil aviation regulator, DGCA, the latest position regarding air safety, probe into aircraft accidents and recruitment of flight operations inspectors.
Russia faces one of its worst aviation disasters as Saratov Airlines flight carrying 71 crashes; Vladimir Putin offers condolences
Fp Staff •A Russian passenger plane carrying 71 people crashed near Moscow on Sunday minutes after taking off, killing everyone on board in one of the country's worst ever aviation disasters.
Russian military aircraft carrying 39 passengers crashes; 16 seriously injured, say reports
Fp Staff •A IL-18 military aircraft carrying 39 people on board, including seven crew members, reportedly crashed in Russia"s Far East on Monday.
EgyptAir crash: French deep-sea robot to join search for remains
•A research vessel with an underwater robot is set to begin searching the Mediterranean "as from Friday" for the wreck of the EgyptAir plane that crashed last month