As the story of air traffic controllers ignoring a recent distress call spread, Flying readers took to Facebook this week to voice their opinions on the incident. Here are some snippets from the ...
To make sure their distress signal is understood and not confused with other transmissions, pilots say "Mayday" three times. This practice dates back to the early days of radio, when single calls ...
NEW DELHI: In the wake of the devastating plane crash at Baramati Airport that killed Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others on Wednesday, the Indian Air Force (IAF) responded ...
Pune, Jan 28: On an urgent request from the Government of Maharashtra, the Indian Air Force (IAF) swiftly deployed a team of Air Traffic Control (ATC) personnel along with essential technical ...