“When something goes wrong, that means many, many things went wrong.” #Aviation

WATCH: CCTV shows the moment an Indian Air Force An-32 transport aircraft crashed while attempting to land at the Jorhat Air Force Station in Assam on Saturday. Five personnel lost their lives in the accident. In a statement, the Air Force said it “deeply regrets the loss of five personnel” in the accident and assured support to the bereaved families during the difficult period.

Empathy: impersonal in judgment, but never in humanity….. A thought after what was seen yesterday and cannot be unseen ….. 🙏🏼🙏🏼 “You are kind…. And that is everything.” #Aviation #AirIndia #people

This is what @harshmadhusudan has been yelling for ages now. That your entire digital industry is running on the mercy of American tech giants and, therefore, the American government. With one order, all access can be disabled overnight. Fable 5 is one example.

AI 171 : On anniversary of the crash: A statement from AAIB says the investigation still remains ongoing, with all evidence and examination results undergoing detailed analysis. The agency adds : 📍The Final Report will be released after all investigative work and ICAO Annex 13 review processes are completed. • Additional technical and specialist evaluations will be conducted where required. • The investigation will remain independent, objective and evidence-based. • The purpose of the investigation is to enhance aviation safety through lessons learned and recommendations—not to assign blame. • AAIB has urged the media and public to avoid speculation and premature conclusions while the investigation is underway. #AI171 #AAIB #aviation

Security Threat - IndiGo : ‘Security threat noticed onboard IndiGo flight 2111 Lucknow - Delhi , before take off. Necessary security checks being carried out currently . Flight to take off after clearance.’ IndiGo Spokesperson. Whoever involved, choice of the date & time is really appalling … Just trying to create panic and get two bits of sadistic pleasure. Burn. #IndiGo #aviation

Prayers for the departed souls. May they rest in peace. ☮️🙏🏼 The anniversary of AI 171 will always be a painful day for the families who lost loved ones. May they find the strength to endure the loss, and may they receive the answers that bring at least some measure of comfort and closure. While a final report , after 12 months, may still be within accepted investigation timelines, interim updates are also an established aviation norm. Their absence makes the continued silence from the authorities difficult to understand. Hope they give an update soon. May the final findings give answers and not throw up more questions and malign people or processes or intentions. 🙏🏼 #AI171 #remembrance

✈️Cadet pilot training : @AkasaAir says it has launched cadet pilot training program - SkyCadet, an integrated training and learning pathway. Three distinct phases: ➡️Ground School: A comprehensive theoretical curriculum covering air regulations, navigation, meteorology, aircraft technical knowledge, and human performance to prepare cadets for DGCA examinations and subsequent flight training. ➡️Commercial Pilot License (CPL) Flight Training: Structured dual and solo flying training focused on building operational proficiency through navigation, instrument, and cross-country flying in accordance with DGCA and ICAO standards. ➡️Type Rating on Boeing 737 MAX: Advanced simulator and aircraft systems training designed to prepare cadets for commercial jet operations on the Boeing 737 MAX fleet. #AkasaAir #cadetpilot #pilottraining #737MAX

📣Aviation’s best kept secret out?!!!! 🔴 The South has become India’s dominant aviation region - the one hub and two metro city traffic is slowly but surely cracking! @ManjuVTOI does a data supported interesting analysis. Key driver and data points from the article ⬇️ ✈️Not just because of Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Chennai, Kochi, etc., but because it has built a distributed aviation ecosystem rather than relying on one or two mega-cities. 🟥 SOUTH (Winner)🏆 Share of passengers (2025-26): 32.6% 📍Up from 29.8% a decade ago. 📍First region to cross 10 crore domestic passengers. 📍Total passengers: 2015-16: 687 lakh 2025-26: 1,368 lakh Growth: ~99% 🟨 NORTH⬇️ Passenger share: 28.1% Down from 30.1%. Despite Delhi being India’s largest airport: Total passengers: 643 lakh - 1,178 lakh Growth: 83% 🟦 WEST Passenger share: 26% Down from 28.4%. #aviation #airports

✈️ Update : Noida International Airport says: Final operational checks complete - countdown is nearly over. ✈️Ahead of its June 15 commercial launch, Noida International Airport successfully completed its final full-scale ORAT turnaround trial with IndiGo, putting the airport’s operational ecosystem through a comprehensive end-to-end test. ✈️From aircraft docking and boarding bridges to baggage systems, cargo handling, catering, refuelling, and navigation procedures, the exercise validated the readiness of infrastructure, systems, and stakeholders. ✈️The airport is now preparing to welcome its first scheduled passengers in just a few days. #JewarAirport #NoidaAirport #Aviation #IndiGo #ORA #DXN

Congratulations to highly revered scholar & distinguished Oxonian: the Rt Hon’ble @swapan55 for becoming the Finance Minister of West Bengal. After almost 80 years of incessant financial ruin, Bengal will finally get sane economic policymaking.

✈️Easy Connect - connecting smaller cities to global hubs. Air India launches ‘easy connect flights’ a sort of a teaser of things to come under government’s ‘hub-and - spoke’ initiative to connect smaller cities other than major hubs to global destinations. Fliers can drop baggage and complete immigration at origin airport and travel seamlessly to destinations across the world. #Varanasi is the first city for this launch starting June 25. #AirIndia #Aviation #hubandspoke

📣Code Share announcement: Star Alliance members- Air India and THAI sign MoU to explore greater collaboration and expand network within respective countries and abroad. Specific terms of code share to come at a later date, for now they will put designator codes (AI & TG) on each others’ flight for flights within India and Thailand and some select international routes. The code share agreement gives access to fliers to wider markets in US, Europe and Asia. #CodeShare #AirIndia #ThaiAirways #aviation

Context: SOPs anyone? Three Air India aircraft damage at delhi Airport due to mobile GSE equipment hitting aircraft due to strong winds. ‼️Question- Shouldn’t ground-handling equipment be mandatorily secured at parking bays? At least that’s a standard aviation practice across more so at parking bays… While the exact responsibility can vary by airport and contract structure, but securing unattended GSE is a standard expectation across the industry. Basic. ❌Damaging an aircraft through sheer negligence is an expensive and completely avoidable mistake. For an airline already facing financial challenges and aircraft shortages, such incidents are highly unfortunate , and wholly unnecessary and PREVENTABLE! On the ramp, attention to the smallest details often prevents the biggest losses due to mishaps … Elementary! While efforts to save the aircraft by the ground staff resulting in stalling the uncontrolled rolling of the ladder with possibility of hitting and damaging yet another aircraft is laudable - issue is why did it happen , in the first place? @DelhiAirport @IndiGo6E #AirIndia #DelhiAirport

NEW UPDATE: The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing to proceed with TIA Phase 4B certification testing for the 777X, unlocking the largest remaining portion of flight test work needed for type certification. According to Boeing Commercial Airplanes CEO Stephanie Pope, the authorization enables expanded testing in avionics, stability and control, and human factors—key final areas before certification. Pope noted this is the last major TIA phase, though not yet complete, with the FAA still requiring extensive additional test points before type certification is issued. The 777-9 campaign, now years behind schedule, has been slowed by multiple technical issues and heightened FAA scrutiny following the 737 MAX crisis, with certification now targeted for next year at the earliest.

How alert Agile (6E ground handling co) staff ran to stop an @IndiGo6E stepladder just in time - 6.5 metres away from an @airindia ✈️ parked at @DelhiAirport T2 bay 206 on Sunday evening There was no prior storm/bad weather warning, say IGIA and airlines

West Asia Crisis Outbound travel plummets over 20% - writes @aneeshp Prolonged war strains airlines across globe. #Travel #aviation #westasiacrisis thehindubusinessline.com/new…

Ohh Dear!!!! Aircraft hit at Delhi Airport Three Air India aircraft damaged due to sudden winds at the airport moving ground support equipment that hit three stationary aircraft! The incident occurred at T2 parking stands. Aircraft now AOG. Last thing an airline would really want. No ATC warning about sudden winds. Delhi Airport confirmed three aircraft hit by GH equipment and AOG. @DelhiAirport #AirIndia #DelhiAirport (Picture below a WhatsApp share from a source)

Indulged, since looks fun! Ask ChatGPT to create a caricature of me based on the conversations we had over the months. Here is the result. Share yours.. #AI #ChatGPT