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Passengers and crew of AI2379 - looking back at the events unfolding, you all were the luckiest 145 people on earth that day- God was absolutely with you! 🙏🏼🧿🧿
Stay blessed.
#AirIndia
Lufthansa taking delivery of it first A350-1000 - this is also 700th delivery by Airbus to Lufthansa..
Flight LH9901 from Toulouse to Munich
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. @airindia group loss share declines but fuel bites @SingaporeAir grp as H1 profit falls 44% to Rs 767 cr
economictimes.indiatimes.com…
We done ‘cracker’ good #Mumbai
The AQI & the crackers - it’s all good! 🪔✨✨✨
#Diwali2026
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In 2001, a wealthy charter customer pressured pilots to land at Aspen, Colorado, despite worsening weather and a nighttime landing restriction.
The wealthy businessman became furious when told the aircraft might have to divert, even having his assistant call the charter operator to insist they continue.
A passenger was also allowed into the cockpit jump seat, adding further pressure on the crew.
The Gulfstream III descended below the minimum descent altitude without the required visual reference, struck mountainous terrain just 2,400 feet short of the runway and burst into flames.
All 18 people onboard were killed.
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Unbelievable static discharge captured from the cockpit of a commercial airliner!
Those flashes are static electricity building up as the aircraft flies through ice crystals, dust, ash or other airborne particles. The electrical charge is discharging through the aircraft.
The red flashes are reflections from the anti-collision beacon.
It may look alarming, but this is completely normal in these conditions. Nothing for the pilots to worry about.
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Pia Dandiya makes history as the first Indian-American elected to Congress from Florida. She won in Florida’s 22nd Congressional District on Democrat ticket - securing a seat in the US House of Representatives
This is getting interesting. And smart!!!
IndiGo in talks with Embraer for a 100 jets- report.
#IndiGo #Embraer
India's IndiGo in talks with Embraer for 100 jets, sources say reuters.com/world/india/indi…
The best summation of all what has happened/ happening wrt the Learjet 60 crash and corporate aviation to a large degree.
“In four decades of aviation this sentence kept me alive- if there is any doubt, there is no doubt (do not fly) …”
Matthew Buckley, TopGun fighter pilot.
He adds (paraphrased) -
🛩️should not have flown in or around that weather at all (…Not saying this happened is in this case) but there is no doubt if they were alive today, the captain would want this back…
🛩️Corporate aviation is a little bit different than airliners, captains of airliners have ultimate authority, they have unions behind them but a lot of these corporate folks have lot of pressure on them -either from the aircraft owner or client not saying this happened here but this happens.
Also, a Learjet 60, with its stubby little wings isn’t designed to fly those high altitudes.
#Learjet60
Pilot Training:
IndiGo makes a global first in pilot training!
IndiGo becomes the first airline worldwide to adopt Skywise’s A320 Virtual Procedure Trainer (VPT) for abnormal and emergency procedures.
Key highlights ⬇️
🔹 First in South Asia to deploy the Skywise A320 VPT.
🔹 VR-enabled, cloud-based training allows pilots to practise cockpit procedures, checklists and emergency scenarios in a virtual environment.
🔹 Bridges classroom learning and full-flight simulators, enabling pilots to practise procedures before simulator sessions.
🔹 Builds on IndiGo’s adoption of Airbus MATe Suite in 2021, currently used by 6,300 flight crew members.
🔹 Integrating MATe Suite with VPT completes IndiGo’s end-to-end digital pilot training ecosystem, aligned with Airbus OEM training standards.
➡️The significance:
IndiGo is expanding digital pilot training beyond classroom instruction, adding virtual procedural practice ahead of full-flight simulator sessions.
#IndiGo #Skywise #pilottraining
Hmm…
Where & when have I heard this before…🤔
#WATCH | Delhi | Air India’s new CEO & MD Tewolde Gebremariam says, "...India can establish itself as a global hub... Geographically, it is positioned to serve as a global connectivity hub, as much as the Gulf carriers have done... If we do the right things at the right time, with a long-term view of the business and market, India can establish itself as a global hub."
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✈️ Pilot Body FIP Urges PM Modi over Helicopter Safety
🔹 Seeks a comprehensive review of helicopter operations
🔹 Flags concerns over regulatory oversight, pilot training and helipad infrastructure.
#Aviation #HelicopterSafety
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The gazette notification for India's aircraft rules are out-
➡️Unruly behaviour (Rules 18–19): Assaulting, threatening or intimidating crew or anyone else on board is banned, and so is refusing lawful crew instructions.
➡️India can prosecute such acts on foreign flights if the next landing is in India and the pilot hands the offender over.
➡️Assaulting crew is an offence carrying up to 2 years’ jail and/or a fine of up to ₹1 crore.
What a nonsensical argument!
Kucch bhi!
63% of India's aviation routes are monopolized by Indigo. (Indigo put this shamelessly on the first page of their magazine).
Someone at Air India (Tata group) is definitely getting paid well for leaving them routes untouched ?
Indigo charges ridiculously high prices for these monopoly routes btw.
This monopoly has to end !!
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IndiGo CEO Willie Walsh confirms @EconomicTimes newsbreak that
IndiGo will have 16 lie flat business class & premium economy configuration #Aviation
🚨🚨EXCLUSIVE details on IndiGo's Airbus A350 product for its long haul foray on @EconomicTimes
Lie-flat business class, premium economy & a dense economy cabin
Network strategy of agreegating a wide domestic feed for long haul:
economictimes.indiatimes.com…
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Chopper operators' “collective objection to the implementation of mandatory twin-pilot operations and intimation of suspension of operations from Nov 2, 2026:”
BREAKING
Chopper operators threaten to suspend Char Dam flights from Nov 2 as @DGCAIndia mandates twin-pilot operations
Send “collective objection to mandatory twin-pilot ops & intimation of suspension of operations" to Govt
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/…
@pushkardhami @samirsinha69
Digi Yatra goes international! ✈️
IndiGo starts beta trials at 7 airports-Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kochi, Mumbai, Chennai & Amritsar-through Dec 2026.
E-passports enable digital IDs for facial authentication at airport touchpoints. Airline document checks remain mandatory.
#IndiGo #DigiYatra #seamlesstravel
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🥪🍗 AIROMATIC- IndiGo gives its in-flight menu a makeover!
Local flavours taken to 35,000 ft …
New pre-book offerings include:
Veg Coronation Sandwich, Tangra Chilli Paneer Roll, Egg Roast Roll & Fort Kochi Roast Chicken
Sandwich.
Also on the menu: Jain, vegan, diabetic & low-calorie options, new
snacks and beverages.
#IndiGo #Aviation #inflightmenu
Driving on a highway:
‘Anyone driving faster than you is a maniac.
Anyone driving slower than you is an idiot.’
Similar happens in all what you perceive- the way you see the world, your reality vs theirs…
#sundaymusings