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Otago Daily Times
19 hours ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Air NZ trialling Starlink internet on domestic flights
Air NZ's Airbus 320 domestic aircraft. Air New Zealand has started trialling wireless internet on a domestic plane using Starlink satellites. The airline said from today, passengers flying on ZK OXE, one of its A320 domestic aircraft, would be able to access high-speed, low-latency internet, with an ATR-72 turboprop joining the trial later this month - a world first. It said Wi-Fi would be provided free of charge during the trial, with passengers able to browse, access social media, stream or play games. Starlink - owned by billionaire Elon Musk's company SpaceX - uses low Earth orbit satellites to provide internet coverage across the world. "Being the first airline in the world to trial Wi-Fi on a turboprop aircraft is a proud moment for us, Air New Zealand chief digital officer Nikhil Ravishankar said. "Our goal is to explore the potential of this technology and understand how it can enhance customer journeys." Air New Zealand said it was in the testing phase of Starlink's onboard connectivity and sought to understand how it performed in real-world conditions, while gathering customer feedback. "[Customer] feedback will help guide our decision-making as we consider connectivity options for our domestic fleet," Ravishankar said.
Otago Daily Times
20 hours ago
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Air NZ trialling Wi-Fi on domestic planes
Air NZ's Airbus 320 domestic aircraft. Air New Zealand has started trialling wireless internet on a domestic plane using Starlink satellites. The airline said from today, passengers flying on ZK OXE, one of its A320 domestic aircraft, would be able to access high-speed, low-latency internet, with an ATR-72 turboprop joining the trial later this month - a world first. It said Wi-Fi would be provided free of charge during the trial, with passengers able to browse, access social media, stream or play games. Starlink - owned by billionaire Elon Musk's company SpaceX - uses low Earth orbit satellites to provide internet coverage across the world. "Being the first airline in the world to trial Wi-Fi on a turboprop aircraft is a proud moment for us, Air New Zealand chief digital officer Nikhil Ravishankar said. "Our goal is to explore the potential of this technology and understand how it can enhance customer journeys." Air New Zealand said it was in the testing phase of Starlink's onboard connectivity and sought to understand how it performed in real-world conditions, while gathering customer feedback. "[Customer] feedback will help guide our decision-making as we consider connectivity options for our domestic fleet," Ravishankar said.
NDTV
02-06-2025
- General
- NDTV
IndiGo Flight Suffers Bird Hit At 4,000 Feet, Makes Emergency Landing In Ranchi
Quick Read Summary is AI generated, newsroom reviewed. An IndiGo flight with 175 passengers made an emergency landing at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport after a bird hit caused damage to the Airbus 320. All on board are safe, and engineers are assessing the aircraft's damage. Ranchi: Around 175 passengers had a close shave after an IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit and made an emergency landing at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport on Monday, an official said. All the passengers and crew members are safe while the aircraft Airbus 320 suffered damage, he said. "An IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit near Ranchi. It was approximately 10 to 12 nautical miles away from here at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 feet when the incident occurred. The IndiGo flight was coming from Patna to Ranchi, and the pilot had to make an emergency landing here," Birsa Munda Airport, Ranchi, Director R R Maurya told PTI. He said all the passengers are safe, but the "aircraft suffered a dent after being hit by a vulture. Engineers are assessing the damage," he said. The incident occurred at 1.14 pm. Another official said that the aircraft, which was coming to Ranchi, was scheduled to go to Kolkata. IndiGo officials, however, did not make any comment.
Hindustan Times
02-06-2025
- General
- Hindustan Times
IndiGo flight makes emergency landing at Ranchi after bird hit; passengers safe
RANCHI: Around 175 passengers had a close shave after an IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit and made an emergency landing at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport on Monday, officials said. All the passengers and crew members are safe while the aircraft, Airbus 320, travelling from Patna to Kolkata via Ranchi, suffered damage in the incident, people aware of the development said. 'An IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit near Ranchi. It was approximately 10 to 12 nautical miles away from here, at about 3,000 to 4,000 feet altitude, when the incident occurred. The IndiGo flight was coming from Patna to Ranchi, and the pilot had to make an emergency landing here,' a senior airport official said. Officials said all the passengers are safe, but the aircraft suffered a 'dent' after the bird hit, probably by a vulture. Engineers are assessing the damage, an official said. Officials said the bird hit occurred as the flight was preparing for its landing at Ranchi, scheduled at around 11.55 am. The pilot decided to abort landing and kept hovering in the sky to assess the impact and then connected the authorities for the emergency landing, which was carried out successfully, an official said. People familiar with the matter said the bird hit dented the external body near the nose of the flight. While a few passengers were shifted into another flight for their onward journey to Kolkata, a few others would fly out on Tuesday, the people said.
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Business Standard
02-06-2025
- Climate
- Business Standard
IndiGo flight makes emergency landing after bird hit; all passengers safe
A Ranchi-bound IndiGo flight made an emergency landing at Ranchi's Birsa Munda Airport on Monday after being hit by a vulture at around 4,000 feet altitude, an official said, as quoted by PTI. He added that all the passengers and crew members in the aircraft are safe. However, the incident that occurred at 1.14 pm, caused some damages to the aircraft — Airbus 320. "An IndiGo flight suffered a bird hit near Ranchi. It was approximately 10 to 12 nautical miles away from here at an altitude of 3,000 to 4,000 feet when the incident occurred. The IndiGo flight was coming from Patna to Ranchi, and the pilot had to make an emergency landing here," R R Mourya, director of Birsa Munda Airport, told PTI. The aircraft was later scheduled to go to Kolkata, another official said. The incident comes a day after an IndiGo flight from Raipur to Delhi encountered severe turbulence due to a sudden dust storm as it approached the national capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport, eventually forcing the pilot to abort landing at the last minute. The pilot said that the wind speed was upto 80 km per hour, therefore he discontinued the approach and climbed back until the weather cleared. Similarly, on May 21, another IndiGo flight from Delhi to Srinagar faced extreme turbulence due to a hailstorm, resulting in visible damage to the aircraft's nose. The flight was denied permission to divert into Pakistani airspace to evade thunderstorms, and it made an emergency landing at the Srinagar airport.
