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Sky News AU
15 hours ago
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- Sky News AU
Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for Delhi returns to Hong Kong following in-flight tech issue
An Air India flight bound for New Delhi has returned to Hong Kong as a precautionary measure, after the pilot suspected a technical issue mid-air. Flight AI315 "returned to Hong Kong shortly after take-off due to a technical issue. The flight landed safely... and is undergoing checks as a matter of abundant precaution," Air India said in a statement. The incident comes just days after another Boeing Air India flight, on route to London, crashed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad moments after take-off, killing 241 of the 242 people on board. The Delhi-bound aircraft turned around mid-flight to return to Hong Kong International Airport after requesting local standby at around 1pm and "landed safely at around 1:15 pm", the spokesperson of Airport Authority Hong Kong said. Airport operations were not affected, a statement on the incident read. The flight originally took off from Hong Kong about 12:20pm on Monday and landed about an hour later. It reached an altitude of 22,000 feet, and then started descending, according to flight tracking website AirNav Radar. The Dreamliner aircraft is now undergoing checks following the incident. Prior to this flight another Boeing 7887 Dreamliner had to turn around mid-air after suffering 'flap failure' on Sunday. The British Airways flight bound from Heathrow, London, to Chennai, India, suspected a 'technical issue' less than an hour into its journey. The BA35 flight circled for an hour over the strait of Dover to dump fuel before safely landing at 1.50pm, according to data on Flightradar24. Last week's devastating crash brings a new challenge for both Air India, which has been trying to revamp its fleet for years, and Boeing, who are trying to rebuild public trust following a series of safety and production crises. With Reuters
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Israel-Iran escalates, oil surges, Air India blackbox: 3 Things
US stock futures (ES=F, NQ=F, YM=F) are shaken Friday morning after Israel attacked Iran in an airstrike targeting its nuclear facility and its top military leaders. Oil (CL=F, BZ=F) prices surge ahead by the most amount in three years as Iranian officials label Israel's attack as a "declaration of war." The blackbox from the Boeing 787 Dreamliner involved in the Air India crash was reportedly recovered. Boeing CEO Kelly Ortberg has canceled his trip to next week's Paris Air Show. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Morning Brief here. These are the three things that you need to know today. First up, geopolitical risk front and center for investors this morning after Israel launched waves of air strikes against Iran's nuclear program and ballistic missile sites overnight, in what is a major escalation that risks sparking a wider war in the Middle East. Stocks dropping and safe havens rising as investors shun risk assets as Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, says attacks will continue for as long as needed with Iran vowing more in retaliation. And President Trump speaking out on the attacks urging Iran to accept a nuclear deal to avoid further attacks. In other assets on the move, oil surging by the most in three years today amid fears of a wider war in the region, that accounts for a third of global crude oil production. Market watchers predicted potential price spikes to $80, or even $120 per barrel. Energy stocks all trading higher with oil as Iran declares Israel's attacks a quote "declaration of war". And an update in the Boeing Air India crash that killed more than 240 people. Air India plane crash investigators reportedly located the first black box from the Boeing Dreamliner wreckage on Friday. The data will be vital in determining what caused the passenger jet to crash minutes after takeoff killing all but one of the 242 people on board. Boeing executives, including CEO Kelly Ortberg, also scrapped plans to travel to the Paris air show next week, where they'd been expected to showcase Boeing's progress and unveil orders. GE Aerospace, which made the engines on the Dreamliner, canceled a June 17th investor day in Paris. Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
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First Post
5 days ago
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- First Post
Mayday call, crash into medical hostel: What happened to Air India flight after it took off
The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying two pilots, 10 cabin crew and 230 passengers crashed just after take-off and hit a hostel. All onboard are feared dead. But what happened after the plane was cleared for takeoff at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad read more The Boeing Air India plane had taken off from Ahmedabad at 1.39 pm from Runway 23 from Gujarat's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. There are reports that all 242 passengers on board the Air India flight which crashed in Ahmedabad have been killed. The Air India Boeing 787 Dreamliner carrying two pilots, 10 cabin crew and 230 passengers crashed just after take-off and hit a hostel. But what happened in the moments after the plane took off? Let's take a closer look The Mayday call The Boeing Air India plane had taken off from Ahmedabad at 1.39 pm from Runway 23 from Gujarat's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport. Captain Sumeet Sabharwal, the pilot of the Boeing Air India plane, sent a Mayday call moments before the crash. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD A Mayday is code for a distress signal all around the world. Read Ahmedabad Plane Crash LIVE updates It means that a life-threatening emergency is imminent. Sabharwal, who had 8,200 hours of flight experience, reached out to Air Traffic Control (ATC) with a distress call. More from Explainers Ahmedabad plane crash: Reactions pour in from around the world His co-pilot was First Officer Clive Kundar, who had 1,100 hours of flying experience. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that Sabharwal did not respond to any instructions from Air Traffic Control thereafter. The DGCA said that the aircraft fell outside the airport and crashed near Meghaninagar. The hostel The plane also turned left and crashed into the BJ Medical College hostel after landing. Five students were killed and several others injured in the incident. This includes four undergraduate students and a postgraduate resident. The flight took off, took a left turn and crashed into B J Medical College Hostel. The students were having lunch in the canteen when the plane crashed into the hoste. Visuals from the ground show plates with food left uneaten and glasses on the table. The wall of the hostel mess has also been damaged in the incident. 'We are deeply shocked about the news of AI plane crashing in Ahmedabad. News have become more gruesome after finding out that flight had crushed in BJMC, Hostel & many MBBS students have also been injured!!!! We are monitoring the situation closely & are ready for any help!' the FAIMA Doctors association wrote on X. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD What do experts say? Experts say that multiple bird hits may have caused the engines of the Boeing aircraft to lose power after take-off. Captain Saurabh Bhatnagar, former senior pilot, told NDTV, 'It looks, prima facie, like a case of multiple bird hits wherein both the engines have lost power. The take-off was perfect and just, I believe, short of taking the gear up, the aircraft started descending, which can happen only in case the engine loses power or the aircraft stops developing lift. Obviously, the investigation will reveal the exact reason.' 'From the footage, it seems that the take-off was uneventful. The aircraft came down in a controlled fashion. The pilot had given the Mayday call, which means that it was a distress situation,' he added. With inputs from agencies
