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Times of Oman
3 days ago
- Climate
- Times of Oman
IndiGo flight faces turbulence due to duststorm, lands safely in Delhi
New Delhi: An IndiGo flight from Raipur to Delhi experienced turbulence due to a duststorm, prompting the pilot to climb up again when the aircraft was about to touch down at Delhi airport. Flight 6E 6313 landed safely at Delhi airport after making many circles in the air. The video of the incident also went viral on social media. The pilot announced that the wind speed was upto 80 km/hrs, and he discontinued the approach and climbed back till the weather cleared. Meanwhile, the national capital on Sunday witnessed a spell of rain, accompanied by strong winds over the southern parts of Delhi. The rains are due to an east-southeastward-moving cloud cluster, according to the Meteorological Department. The spell of rain offered a much-needed respite from the heat, as the national capital recorded maximum temperatures of more than 39 C earlier in the morning. According to IMD, Safdarjung area recorded a maximum temperature of 39.7 degrees Celsius, Ayanagar 39.5 degrees Celsius, Lodhi Road 39.4 degrees Celsius and Palam recording 39.1 degrees Celsius. The IMD has issued warnings of thunderstorms, lightning and squall for the next two days, on June 2-3, in the national capital. The IMD has issued warnings on the nowcast for atleast 8 districts, including South, South East, New Delhi, East, Central, Sahadara, North East. The Met Department has said that the winds could reach up to 80 kmph too. Meanwhile, South West, West and North West Districts have been issued an advisory to watch out for light rains, thunderstorms and lightning.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Senators press DOJ on Boeing prosecution
Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) wrote a Friday letter urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) not to drop its prosecution against Boeing, which the Trump administration did later in the day. Initial charges alleged that the aircraft company mislead regulators before two 737 planes crashed in Indonesia and Ethiopia, killing 346 people, in 2018 and 2019, respectively. 'Any settlement agreement that does not hold Boeing and its executives accountable for their wrongdoing would be shameful,' Warren and Blumenthal wrote in a letter sent to Attorney General Pam Bondi before the prosecution was dropped. Under Friday's DOJ deal, Boeing is slated to pay or invest more than $1.1 billion, including an additional $445 million for the crash victims' families. Warren and Blumenthal, in their letter, noted that a lawyer for victims' families called the DOJ deal 'morally repugnant.' Blumenthal is the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, while Warren serves as ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. Both lawmakers have intensely questioned Boeing about whistleblower reports alleging safety protocols were being ignored to speed up production. 'The series of safety incidents and warnings from whistleblowers and regulators all point to one troubling conclusion—that manufacturing errors and defects in Boeing aircraft are not one-offs,' the senators wrote. Despite criticism for the company's culture and handling of the fatal crashes, DOJ officials have lauded their deal with Boeing. 'Ultimately, in applying the facts, the law, and Department policy, we are confident that this resolution is the most just outcome with practical benefits,' a Justice Department spokesperson said in a statement to the Associated Press. 'Nothing will diminish the victims' losses, but this resolution holds Boeing financially accountable, provides finality and compensation for the families and makes an impact for the safety of future air travelers.' The agreement between Boeing and the DOJ still needs to be finalized, according to the AP. The Hill reached out to Boeing for comment. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
South China Morning Post
23-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Boeing reaches deal to avoid prosecution over 737 Max crashes
The United States Justice Department has reached a deal with Boeing that will allow the company to avoid criminal prosecution for allegedly misleading US regulators about the 737 Max jetliner before two of the planes crashed and killed 346 people, according to court papers filed on Friday. The Justice Department said in a court filing that it had reached an 'agreement in principle' that will require the company to pay and invest more than US$1.1 billion. In return, the department will dismiss the criminal case against the aircraft manufacturer. The deal still needs to be finalised. 'The agreement guarantees further accountability and substantial benefits from Boeing immediately, while avoiding the uncertainty and litigation risk presented by proceeding to trial,' Justice Department lawyers wrote in court papers. Paul Cassell, a lawyer for many of the families in the long-running case, had previously said his clients strongly oppose dropping the criminal case. 'Dismissing the case would dishonour the memories of 346 victims who Boeing killed through its callous lies,' Cassell said in a recent statement. Many relatives of the passengers who died in the crashes, which took place off the coast of Indonesia and in Ethiopia less than five months apart in 2018 and 2019, have spent years pushing for a public trial, the prosecution of former company officials, and more severe financial punishment for Boeing.
Fox News
07-05-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Biden admin prioritized 'social engineering' over air traffic safety, House aviation chair says
The chairman of the House's Aviation Safety Caucus is accusing the former Biden administration of helping fuel the current air traffic control (ATC) crisis, by choosing to fund progressive diversity initiatives instead of modernizing the aging system. Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-N.Y., told Fox News Digital that the former administration's marquee bill, the bipartisan infrastructure bill, was among several "missed opportunities" to fund a revamp of the ATC system. "That was before I came to Congress, but, you know, you had just mistaken priorities in that, all this DEI policy, DEI staffing, that all got baked into the cake," Langworthy said. "They could have taken that money and spent it on real modernization of what is critical infrastructure in this country." "We had the longest period of incident-free aviation in this country's history, where we didn't have a commercial air crash from the time the crash happened in Buffalo, in my district, back in 2009, to just this year, and what happened at [Ronald Reagan Airport]. And it was avoidable." HIDDEN REAL ID HASSLES FACING AIRLINE TRAVELERS AND STATES TO AVOID It comes after a blackout at Newark Liberty International Airport reportedly caused a roughly 90-second outage to its air traffic control screens. And earlier this year, a military helicopter collided with a passenger plane coming from Wichita, Kansas, in a deadly incident just off the shores of the nation's capital. Langworthy clarified that he does not believe DEI policies "necessarily" directly hit ATC. "It's what they spent the money [on]. I mean, you know, there's infrastructure projects, ones in my backyard, where they want to bury and tunnel over our main artery in the town because it's going to reunite a community somehow," he said. MEET THE TRUMP-PICKED LAWMAKERS GIVING SPEAKER JOHNSON A FULL HOUSE GOP CONFERENCE "Aviation is infrastructure. It's transportation. It should have been spent then. Instead, they did all this social engineering with money and didn't focus on what has been a glaring problem for the federal government for many years, modernizing our aviation infrastructure." Part of the bipartisan infrastructure bill allocated $25 billion over five years to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), specifically for modernization. But lawmakers now believe that was not enough. Republicans' plans for President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" via the budget reconciliation process include $12 billion for air traffic control modernization, specifically. During visits with air traffic controllers in his own upstate New York district, Langworthy said the message was simple but critical: "We need more bodies." "We should be promoting this to young people that want to look at career service in the government. And it comes with a very competitive salary," Langworthy said. "But it's a tough job with a lot of hours. And you know, there's always gonna be stress involved, but we have to prioritize it and not just take it for granted." Langworthy said he would help push for as much funding as needed to meet the issue. CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP "I will absolutely lead the fight for [Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy] and the president on their plan to modernize our aircraft," he vowed. "When Secretary Duffy and the president roll this out as a spending priority, we have to frontload this process. We have to get them the resources that they need to get this done, because the flying public – everyone's lives hang in the balance on this."
