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Air India Crash: Why Investigators Could Be Saving 787 Dreamliner & Boeing’s ‘Charred’ Reputation? OPED
Analysis By Capt. Dilip Desmond
It has been three days since the preliminary investigation report on flight AI 171 was published, rather conspicuously, at the...
Expert Reviews
IAF’s Deadly Decade! 104 Aircraft & 73 Pilots “Lost” In Crashes, Is Indian Air Force The Worst Hit In Peacetime?
On July 9, a SEPECAT Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed near Churu in Rajasthan, killing two pilots. This was the...
South Asia
China ‘Warns’ Indian Critics Over Supporting Dalai Lama & Tibet; Says Don’t Shoot Yourself In The Foot
The Dalai Lama recently marked his 90th birthday by praying for peace as Beijing insisted it would have the final say on who succeeds...
Americas
U.S. To Revamp Russian MiG-29 Fighter Jets In Service With Indian Military; Signs $2.34 Billion MRO Pact
In a strategic collaboration, a US-based defense firm will overhaul and upgrade the ageing Soviet-vintage MiG-29 fighter jets flying with the Indian Air Force....
South Asia
AI 171 Crash: Ex-Air India Pilot Speaks Out! Decodes What Might Have Gone Wrong With London-Bound Jet: OPED
OPED By Capt Dilip Desmond
It’s been almost a month since the tragic crash of AI 171 at Ahmedabad International Airport.
As we await the official...
