Hours After AI171 Crash, Another Air India Flight Dropped 900 Feet Mid-Air; DGCA Orders Probe, Pilots Taken Off Duty
- On 14 June, Air India flight AI187 dropped nearly 900 feet shortly after takeoff, triggering multiple emergency warnings, including a stall alert and a don't sink alert, according to The Times of India.
- Both pilots of flight AI187 have been suspended from duties pending an investigation by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation , which has launched a full probe into the incident.
- Air India plans to reduce its international wide-body operations by 15% to facilitate enhanced inspections of its Boeing fleets following the alarm raised by AI187's incident.
- A preliminary report on the AI171 crash is expected to be released by 11 July, according to NDTV, highlighting the seriousness of these aviation safety issues.
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Second Air India Flight Nearly Crashes on Takeoff, Pilots Suspended
Just over a day after a deadly Air India crash in Ahmedabad killed more than 260 people, another flight from the same airline nearly met the same fate. On 14 June, Flight AI187 from Delhi to Vienna dropped nearly 900 feet right after takeoff and triggered multiple emergency warnings in the cockpit. The Boeing 777 had taken off at 2:56 a.m. in stormy weather when it suddenly lost altitude, setting off both a “stall warning” and a “don’t sink” ale…
Air India Delhi-Vienna Flight Plunged 900 Feet Mid-Air, Days After Ahmedabad Crash
An Air India flight took off from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport for Vienna on June 14. However, soon after takeoff, it lost altitude - the plane dropped 900 feet mid-air.
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