India crash raises issue of oversight

Disaster struck as an Air India Express Boeing 737-800, with 166 passengers and crew on board, came in to land in heavy rain at 6.30am. Witnesses t… Continue

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Survivors, rescue workers detail Air India crash
“Banchao! Banchao!” Save me! Save me! A rescue worker could hear the screams of a passenger on Air India Flight IX-812, but the plane was consumed with flames. Fire was leaping in every part of the Boeing jet that crashed early Saturday in southern India.

Air India jet crash investigation begins in Mangalore
Investigators seek to find the cause of the crash of a passenger jet at Mangalore airport that left 158 people dead.

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Air India plane flying from Dubai crashes Air India Express plane trying to land in the rain at a tricky hilltop airport in southern India overshot the runway, crashed over a cliff and burst into flames, killing nearly 160 people. There were eight survivors.

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Air India plane crash: Aviation Minister Patel gives clean chit to aircraft – Asian Tribune
Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Saturday gave a clean chit to the condition of the Air India plane which crashed at Mangalore airport, …

Air India Express Flight 812 Crashes Killing 160 Onboard – AvStop Aviation News
May 23, 2010 – Air India Express, Flight 812 from Dubai to Mangalore International Airport was involved in a crash at 6 AM Saturday, …

German Foreign Minister expresses sympathy over Air India crash – The Hindu
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle has expressed his sympathy to India after the crash of an Air India aircraft in Mangalore, the Foreign Ministry …

Seven survive killer wings – Khaleej Times
MANGALORE/MUMBAI — Twelve hours after the Air India Express Boeing 737, on a flight from Dubai to Mangalore, crashed outside the periphery of one of India …

Mumbai airhostess killed in crash – Mid-Day
Thirty year-old Sujata Survase, a Mumbai-based airhostess aboard the Air India Boeing 737 Express aircraft from Dubai that overshot the runway at Mangalore …

People didn’t have time to remove seat belts – The Hindu
MANGALORE: Of the 166 people on board the Air India Express flight that crashed here at 6.20 am on Saturday, only eight survived. …

Insurance a vital link to get life back on track – Economic Times
Air India will ensure that it will undertake to pay compensation to the next of the kin, said an insurance broker. Sources also said that next of kin …

Grand double for Air India – Daily News & Analysis
Mumbai: Much-fancied Air India lifted the Mumbai Hockey Championship and thus completed a grand double of the season that concluded at the Mahindra Stadium, …

Air India board wants 70%+ load factor on domestic flights – Daily News & Analysis
New Delhi: The board of directors of Air India, which met on Tuesday, has set some stiff targets for the ailing airline, to improve its financial …

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Air India flight from Dubai crashes in India
An Air India plane with about 170 aboard overshot a runway while landing in southern India Saturday. Officials say a few on board survived. India – Asia – Government – Embassies and Consulates – Business and Economy.

Eight survive plane crash in south India, 158 dead
MANGALORE, India (Reuters) – An Air India Express airliner crashed and burst into flames outside an airport in southern India on Saturday, killing 158 people, many thought to be Indian migrant workers returning home from Dubai..

Harrowing Tales From India Plane Crash
The few survivors of Air India crash that killed 159 describe how they jumped from plane before explosion | VIDEO • SLIDESHOW: India Tragedy | Deadliest Air Disasters.

Survivors, rescue workers detail Air India crash
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India jet crash leaves more than 150 dead in Mangalore
Relatives weep beside the smouldering wreckage in south India but eight passengers on budget flight surviveMore than 150 people died in an air disaster in southern India on Saturday. There were eight survivors from the Boeing 737 that overshot a “tabletop” runway in pre-monsoon rains and plunged into the jungle, breaking in two and bursting into flames.Survivors spoke of a bang before the crash, leading to speculation that a tyre had burst as the Air India Express aircraft landed at Mangalore’s Bajpe airport after a flight from Dubai. The Serbian pilot was killed, along with his Indian co-pilot and six crew.”Our worst fears have come true,” said India’s external affairs minister, SM Krishna, who said the runway had a reputation for being difficult.Local people scrambled over hilly terrain to reach the wreckage and help the rescue operation. Rains over the past two days caused low visibility in the area and the airport’s location, 19 miles from Mangalore city, on a plateau surrounded by thick vegetation, made it difficult for firefighters to reach the scene. Aviation experts said the “tabletop” runway, which ends in a valley, makes a crash inevitable when a plane does not stop in time.India’s home affairs minister, Palaniappan Chidambaram, said the plane’s pilot, Zlatko Glusica, 53, had more than 10,000 hours of flying experience, including 26 landings at Mangalore.By Saturday afternoon, rescuers had pulled 146 bodies from the wreckage, the airline said. Eight survivors were rescued and taken to hospital.

158 Killed in Air India Express Crash
Plane Arriving in Southern India From Dubai Overshoots Runway and Explodes; 8 Survive.

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Passenger plane en route from Dubai crashes in southern India, killing all but eight of 166 people on board | VIDEO • SLIDESHOW: India Tragedy | Deadliest Air Disasters.