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Hindustan Times
6 hours ago
- General
- Hindustan Times
Gaurav Taneja praises Air India pilots for refusing unsafe flights after Ahmedabad crash
Amid a recent spate of Air India cancellations following the Ahmedabad plane crash, content creator Gaurav Taneja, aka Flying Beast, has praised the pilots for taking a firm stance by refusing to fly aircraft they considered unsafe. Also read: Varun Grover feels Air India has fixed its 'chalta hai' attitude after Ahmedabad crash: 'Someone put their foot down' As a ripple effect following the Ahmedabad plane crash, several other Air India flights were cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday. Gaurav took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to praise the precautionary step that the pilots are taking. Reacting to the several cancellations, Gaurav wrote, 'Lot of Air India flight getting cancelled recently due to technical snags, after the 12th June accident. Pilots hopefully have stopped accepting the aircraft's with so many MEL's each flight. It increases their workload immensely'. 'Everyone knows that the 'Red' airline is being dispatched on minimum equipment's. 90+ MEL's every flight. DGCA should step in and stop this,' added the content creator, referring to the Minimum Equipment List, which is 'a categorised list of on-board systems, instruments and equipment that may be inoperative for flight in a specified aircraft model'. On Tuesday, Gaurav had posted a video defending the pilots involved in the Air India Flight 171, which crashed in Ahmedabad. He said that it is easier for airlines to claim insurance if they pin the blame on the pilots, who aren't there to defend themselves, stressing the pressure that airlines put on pilots in India. In the aftermath of the devastating Ahmedabad plane crash, Air India has experienced a series of flight disruptions, with multiple flights being diverted or cancelled. On Monday alone, at least three 787 Dreamliners operated by major airlines -- British Airways, Lufthansa, and Air India -- made emergency returns to their departure airports shortly after takeoff. On June 12, a London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft crashed into a hostel complex shortly after takeoff from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on June 12, killing 241 passengers and crew. On Tuesday, flight AI 143 from Delhi to Paris was cancelled after the pre-flight checks revealed certain issues in the aircraft. An Ahmedabad-London Gatwick flight (AI 159) was cancelled due to the unavailability of Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft.
Indian Express
10 hours ago
- General
- Indian Express
Amid 13 Air India 787 cancellations, Gaurav Taneja lauds pilots for putting their foot down and ‘refusing to accept' unsafe aircraft
YouTuber Gaurav Taneja, who's known as Flying Beast online, posted a short video on Tuesday defending the pilots involved in the recent Air India Flight 171 crash in Ahmedabad, which left over 250 individuals dead. He said that it is easier for airlines to claim insurance if they pin the blame on the pilots, who aren't there to defend themselves. He'd previously debunked theories that suggested human error led to the crash, saying that in his opinion, it was a rare 'dual engine failure' that likely caused it. He'd also spoken about the pressure that airlines put on pilots in India. As the dual engine failure theory gains steam amid the ongoing investigation into the crash, several other Air India flights were cancelled on Tuesday and Wednesday. Reacting to the mass cancellations, Taneja wrote on X, 'Lot of Air India flight getting cancelled recently due to technical snags, after the 12th June accident. Pilots hopefully have stopped accepting the aircraft's with so many MEL's each flight. It increases their workload immensely. Everyone knows that the 'Red' airline is being dispatched on minimum equipment's. 90+ MEL's every flight. DGCA should step in and stop this.' He's referring to the Minimum Equipment List, which is 'a categorised list of on-board systems, instruments and equipment that may be inoperative for flight in a specified aircraft model.' Also read – After defending deceased pilots, Gaurav Taneja suggests overloading caused Air India Flight 171 crash: 'Airlines earn maximum money from cargo' In his short video posted on Tuesday, Taneja had said that overloading of the aircraft might have caused an issue. Citing video of the crash, and data made available online, he said that the Air India Flight 171 took longer to take off than it should have, and said that several airlines overload aircraft with cargo to earn extra money. 'The aircraft is overloaded because airlines earn maximum money from cargo, and they report less cargo on paper but actually they overload the aircraft. Was that the reason behind the crash?' He also mentioned a flight from Tel Aviv that met with an accident due to an error in recording cargo weight. He concluded the video by saying, 'More details are awaited, we will update you soon' Lot of Air India flight getting cancelled recently due to technical snags, after the 12th June accident. . Pilots hopefully have stopped accepting the aircraft's with so many MEL's each flight. It increases their workload immensely. . Everyone knows that the 'Red' airline is… — Gaurav Taneja (@flyingbeast320) June 17, 2025 On Monday, he had defended the deceased pilots against blame. In a video, he said, 'It's very easy to blame the pilots when they are not there to defend themselves. Boeing and Air India both are big companies so leave them and let's blame the pilot. Also, it gets easy to claim insurance if you blame it on the pilot. That is one more reason for big companies to not take it on themselves. Americans think Indian pilots aren't very competent but that's not the case.' Looks like earlier they were flying with minimal checks, 'chalta hai' attitude but are not taking risks anymore. So the same flight with same number of tech issues would have been airborne a few weeks ago but someone has put their foot down finally. Hope they improve their… — वरुण 🇮🇳 (@varungrover) June 17, 2025 Writer-director-lyricist Varun Grover also spoke about safety issues in a post on X, writing, 'Looks like earlier they were flying with minimal checks, 'chalta hai' attitude but are not taking risks anymore. So the same flight with same number of tech issues would have been airborne a few weeks ago but someone has put their foot down finally. Hope they improve their baseline safety and maintenance and if that means cancelling most flights for the next few months, totally a financial risk worth taking.' After the Flight 171 crash last week, more than 80 flights have been cancelled for various reasons. Air India cancelled 13 Boeing 787-operated AI flights on Tuesday.
