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India Gazette
a day ago
- General
- India Gazette
Probably both engines lost power, FDR will interpret what went wrong in AI plane: Ex-Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 14 (ANI): As an investigation is underway to find the cause of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Former Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said on Saturday that probably both engines lost power and the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) would be examined to interpret what went wrong. Speaking to ANI, Raha said, 'Looking at the aircraft conditions, the way the aircraft has stalled and sank into the ground, it appears at a very critical stage of flight, transition from ground to air, there has been a loss of engine power. That loss of power could be due to electronic glitches in the control systems of the engine. Normally, it does not happen. Probably both engines have lost power. And it happened at a very critical stage. As a result, it crashed. The second thing (probability) is fuel contamination, which has occurred in the past as well.' He further said that the people investigating the case will check the FDR, as it records every parameter of the flight. 'They have the FDR (Flight Data Recorder), black box. FDR records every parameter of the flight, engine parameters, airframe parameters, and control inputs. They will access the information, interpret it and then the specialist will analyse what went wrong,' Arup Raha said. The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner from Ahmedabad to London with 242 passengers crashed in Meghaninagar area shortly after it took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday. Only one person out of the 242 people on board survived the crash. As per Air India, the passengers comprised 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, one Canadian and seven Portuguese nationals. The DGCA on Friday directed Air India to immediately carry out the additional maintenance actions on its B787-8/9 aircraft equipped with Genx engines in coordination with the concerned regional DGCA offices. 'Air India is in the process of completing the one-time safety checks directed by the Indian aviation regulator, DGCA. These checks are being carried out on the Boeing 787 fleet as they return to India, before being cleared for their next operations. Air India has completed such checks on nine of the Boeing 787 aircraft and are on track to complete this process for the remaining 24 aircraft within the timeline provided by the regulator,' Air India stated. (ANI)


India Gazette
a day ago
- Politics
- India Gazette
"Investigation has already commenced since black box has been recovered": Karnataka BJP Chief on Ahmedabad plane crash
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], June 14 (ANI): Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra, on Saturday, expressed his grief over the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad and said that the central government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has taken a very serious note of the incident. Speaking to ANI, Vijayendra emphasised that the investigation has already started as the Black Box has been recovered from the plane. 'This is a huge tragedy that took place in Ahmedabad. More than 250 people have died. Our central government, led by PM Narendra Modi, has taken a very serious note of this. The investigation has already commenced since the black box has been recovered,' he said. Earlier today, former Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said that probably both engines lost power, and the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) would be examined to interpret what went wrong. Speaking to ANI, Raha said, 'Looking at the aircraft conditions, the way the aircraft has stalled and sank into the ground, it appears at a very critical stage of flight, transition from ground to air, there has been a loss of engine power. That loss of power could be due to electronic glitches in the control systems of the engine. Normally, it does not happen. Probably both engines have lost power. And it happened at a very critical stage. As a result, it crashed. The second thing (probability) is fuel contamination, which has occurred in the past as well.' He further said that the people investigating the case will check the FDR, as it records every parameter of the flight. 'They have the FDR (Flight Data Recorder), black box. FDR records every parameter of the flight, engine parameters, airframe parameters, and control inputs. They will access the information, interpret it and then the specialist will analyse what went wrong,' Arup Raha said. The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner from Ahmedabad to London with 242 passengers crashed in Meghaninagar area shortly after it took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday. Only one person out of the 242 people on board survived the crash. As per Air India, the passengers comprised 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, one Canadian and seven Portuguese nationals. The DGCA on Friday directed Air India to immediately carry out the additional maintenance actions on its B787-8/9 aircraft equipped with Genx engines in coordination with the concerned regional DGCA offices. 'Air India is in the process of completing the one-time safety checks directed by the Indian aviation regulator, DGCA. These checks are being carried out on the Boeing 787 fleet as they return to India, before being cleared for their next operations. Air India has completed such checks on nine of the Boeing 787 aircraft and are on track to complete this process for the remaining 24 aircraft within the timeline provided by the regulator,' Air India stated. (ANI)


Canada Standard
a day ago
- General
- Canada Standard
Probably both engines lost power, FDR will interpret what went wrong in AI plane: Ex-Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 14 (ANI): As an investigation is underway to find the cause of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad, Former Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said on Saturday that probably both engines lost power and the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) would be examined to interpret what went wrong. Speaking to ANI, Raha said, 'Looking at the aircraft conditions, the way the aircraft has stalled and sank into the ground, it appears at a very critical stage of flight, transition from ground to air, there has been a loss of engine power. That loss of power could be due to electronic glitches in the control systems of the engine. Normally, it does not happen. Probably both engines have lost power. And it happened at a very critical stage. As a result, it crashed. The second thing (probability) is fuel contamination, which has occurred in the past as well.' He further said that the people investigating the case will check the FDR, as it records every parameter of the flight. 'They have the FDR (Flight Data Recorder), black box. FDR records every parameter of the flight, engine parameters, airframe parameters, and control inputs. They will access the information, interpret it and then the specialist will analyse what went wrong,' Arup Raha said. The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner from Ahmedabad to London with 242 passengers crashed in Meghaninagar area shortly after it took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday. Only one person out of the 242 people on board survived the crash. As per Air India, the passengers comprised 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, one Canadian and seven Portuguese nationals. The DGCA on Friday directed Air India to immediately carry out the additional maintenance actions on its B787-8/9 aircraft equipped with Genx engines in coordination with the concerned regional DGCA offices. 'Air India is in the process of completing the one-time safety checks directed by the Indian aviation regulator, DGCA. These checks are being carried out on the Boeing 787 fleet as they return to India, before being cleared for their next operations. Air India has completed such checks on nine of the Boeing 787 aircraft and are on track to complete this process for the remaining 24 aircraft within the timeline provided by the regulator,' Air India stated. (ANI)


Canada Standard
a day ago
- Politics
- Canada Standard
"Investigation has already commenced since black box has been recovered": Karnataka BJP Chief on Ahmedabad plane crash
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], June 14 (ANI): Karnataka BJP President BY Vijayendra, on Saturday, expressed his grief over the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad and said that the central government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has taken a very serious note of the incident. Speaking to ANI, Vijayendra emphasised that the investigation has already started as the Black Box has been recovered from the plane. 'This is a huge tragedy that took place in Ahmedabad. More than 250 people have died. Our central government, led by PM Narendra Modi, has taken a very serious note of this. The investigation has already commenced since the black box has been recovered,' he said. Earlier today, former Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha said that probably both engines lost power, and the Flight Data Recorder (FDR) would be examined to interpret what went wrong. Speaking to ANI, Raha said, 'Looking at the aircraft conditions, the way the aircraft has stalled and sank into the ground, it appears at a very critical stage of flight, transition from ground to air, there has been a loss of engine power. That loss of power could be due to electronic glitches in the control systems of the engine. Normally, it does not happen. Probably both engines have lost power. And it happened at a very critical stage. As a result, it crashed. The second thing (probability) is fuel contamination, which has occurred in the past as well.' He further said that the people investigating the case will check the FDR, as it records every parameter of the flight. 'They have the FDR (Flight Data Recorder), black box. FDR records every parameter of the flight, engine parameters, airframe parameters, and control inputs. They will access the information, interpret it and then the specialist will analyse what went wrong,' Arup Raha said. The Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner from Ahmedabad to London with 242 passengers crashed in Meghaninagar area shortly after it took off from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport on Thursday. Only one person out of the 242 people on board survived the crash. As per Air India, the passengers comprised 169 Indians, 53 British nationals, one Canadian and seven Portuguese nationals. The DGCA on Friday directed Air India to immediately carry out the additional maintenance actions on its B787-8/9 aircraft equipped with Genx engines in coordination with the concerned regional DGCA offices. 'Air India is in the process of completing the one-time safety checks directed by the Indian aviation regulator, DGCA. These checks are being carried out on the Boeing 787 fleet as they return to India, before being cleared for their next operations. Air India has completed such checks on nine of the Boeing 787 aircraft and are on track to complete this process for the remaining 24 aircraft within the timeline provided by the regulator,' Air India stated. (ANI)


The Print
a day ago
- Politics
- The Print
Operation Sindoor showed operational capability of India's armed forces: Raha
Stating the success of Brahmos supersonic missiles makes him 'very proud,' Raha, now Chancellor of Assam University, recalled that the project had begun years back. Operation Sindoor demonstrated the tremendous potential the country has gained over the years, he said at a conference organised by the Indian Chamber of Commerce on the role of MSME in the defence sector. Kolkata, Jun 14 (PTI) Former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Arup Raha, on Saturday said the Operation Sindoor against terror bases in Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack showed the true operational capability of India's armed forces. 'India achieved a tremendous landmark. ISRO has become the leading organisation in the world in space research. From lunar to solar projects, ISRO is setting one goal after another. Under ISRO's guidance, we have developed a powerful rocket system. Our satellites are… used by other countries which are not strong economically. ISRO is meeting various requirements in different fields,' he said. Raha said satellites were also put in orbit by ISRO to strengthen defence operations. 'Command and control data, gleaned by satellites, are being processed using Artificial Intelligence and helping in surveillance, to keep track of borders, for dynamic targeting across borders during Operation Sindoor,' he said. In Operation Sindoor, Indian armed forces in the early hours of May 7 carried out missile strikes on nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold of Bahawalpur and Lashkar-e-Taiba's base Muridke. The operation was retaliation to the April 22 terror attack, in which 26 people, mostly tourists, were killed in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam. In his speech, Raha said the missiles developed by DRDO are packed with 5 to 10 times the speed of sound through space. He said projects like the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) and integrated command control project have taken India to the front-running nations, in the sectors of IT, ITes, space, efficient propulsion systems, ships, submarines, nanotechnologies, AI and robotics. Raha, however, added that there is one problem area, as India is not good at making jet jet propulsion engines. 'We are buying engines from Americans…..this dependency is not good. We are losing our strategic autonomy by importing state-of-the-art technologies which incur lots of expenses,' he said. The country needs to think about this in the next 10 years in terms of employment generation and export revenues, Raha said. 'Larger players both in public and private sectors need to build up a supply chain, a self-supporting ecosystem of building our capabilities and developing capability in the defence sector, in developing our capability in civil aviation,' he said. If hundreds of aircraft are bought from global aviation majors, billions of dollars would fly out of the country, the former Air Force officer said. 'Why pay money to outsiders? We need to have a combined plan and a strategic plan in the air sector,' he said. Raha advocated setting up a defence corridor and taking MSMEs of the eastern region to the defence hub elsewhere in the country. PTI SUS NN This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.