MUMBAI: Even as the SpiceJet flight from Mumbai to Durgapur flew into severe turbulence on Sunday, injuring 17 onboard, at least three other flights that were routed to fly over the same region had deviated and opted for longer routings to avoid the violent squall line of ‘Kalbaisakhi’ thunderstorm cells, reports Manju V. The SpiceJet … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has taken a serious view on SpiceJet operating its Boeing 737 that had encountered severe turbulence during approach at Durgapur on Sunday. The aviation regulator has derostered aircraft maintenance engineer (AME) who cleared this aircraft to take off from Durgapur, the crew who operated this flight … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has formed a multi-disciplinary panel to probe the turbulence incident on SpiceJet’s Mumbai-Durgapur flight that took place on Sunday (May 1), leaving 15 people injured. The airline says eight of the 11 hospitalised passengers have been discharged and that both the cockpit and cabin the crew … Read more