Cockpit not left unmanned during pilot-crew scuffle: Air India

October 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A committee set up by Air India to probe molestation charges filed by an air hostess, was on Wednesday recording the statements of the pilot and the co-pilot. On Tuesday, Air India suspended a pilot and a flight purser who were involved in a midair scuffle on Saturday during an international flight from Sharjah to Delhi.

October 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The National Commission for Women (NCW) has decided to institute an investigative committee to probe into the charges of molestation levelled by an air hostess against two pilots in an Air India flight on its way from Sharjah to Lucknow last week. This was revealed by Girija Vyas, Chairperson of NCW here on Monday.

October 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air India has suspended a pilot and a crewmember over the mid-air scuffle episode on Tuesday evening. Air India has suspended Ranbir Arora, the captain of flight IC 884 and flight purser Amit Khanna.

October 6th, 2009 NEW DELHI - State-run Air India Tuesday suspended a pilot and a flight purser who were involved in a midair scuffle Saturday aboard an international flight from Sharjah to Delhi, and put off duty the co-pilot and air hostess concerned. "Yes, we have suspended the pilot and the flight purser and derostered the co-pilot and the air hostess concerned," a spokesperson of the airline told IANS Tuesday, adding an internal inquiry into the incident was still on.

October 5th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The National Commission for Women (NCW) Monday formed a panel to probe the charges of assault levelled by an Air India air hostess against two pilots who were allegedly involved in a mid-air scuffle with her during a flight. The air hostess had filed a formal complaint with the women's panel.

October 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air India Sunday grounded two pilots and cabin crew members involved in a mid-air scuffle while Delhi Police registered a case of molestation against the pilots on a complaint of an air hostess. "The incident of scuffle between the two pilots and cabin crew members of IC 884 (Sharjah-Lucknow-Delhi flight) was reported yesterday morning," an Air India spokesperson said Sunday.

October 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air India Sunday grounded two pilots and crew members involved in a mid-air scuffle, even as Delhi Police registered a case of molestation against the pilots on a complaint filed by an air hostess. "The incident of scuffle between the two pilots and cabin crew members of IC 884 (Sharjah-Lucknow-Delhi flight) was reported yesterday morning," an Air India spokesperson said Sunday.

October 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police, on a complaint filed by an air hostess, Sunday registered a case against two Air India pilots allegedly involved in a scuffle with some cabin crew members during a flight. "The air hostess sustained bruises and injuries on her hand," Joint Commissioner of Police (operations) Satyendera Garg said, adding her medical examination had confirmed she had been assaulted.

October 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Air India on Sunday de-rostered two pilots and crew members over allegations that they threw punches and hurled abuses at each other mid-air on AI flight IC 884 from Sharjah (United Arab Emirates) to New Delhi after a female attendant accused the pilots of molesting her. The incident took place, when the flight carrying 106 passengers and seven crew on board, was 30,000 feet above sea level over Pakistan on Saturday.

August 22nd, 2009 CHENNAI - It was a close shave for 141 passengers and crew of a Chennai-bound Air India flight as the pilot managed to safely land the aircraft here Saturday despite a tyre burst while taking off from Singapore. "The officials of Singapore airport suspected a tyre burst in the Chennai-bound Air India flight when they found pieces of rubber on their runway and warned us, as well as the pilot," an official of the Chennai airport told IANS.

July 29th, 2009 Unmanned Russian cargo ship docks at space stationMOSCOW — Russia's Mission Control says an unmanned Russian cargo ship has docked successfully at the international space station to deliver supplies for its six-member crew. Mission Control spokesman Valery Lyndin says the crew smoothly guided the Progress M-67 spacecraft to the station's docking port Wednesday using manual controls.

June 18th, 2009 Plane lands safely in NJ after pilot diesNEWARK, N.J. — The pilot of a Continental Airlines flight from Brussels to Newark died over the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday, but the jet landed safely with two co-pilots at the controls.

May 5th, 2009 MUMBAI - An Air India aircraft was hit and its door damaged after an aerobridge hit it at the airport here Tuesday morning. The pilot, co-pilot and two ground staff were taken off duty following the incident.

April 25th, 2009 Plane diverted to Boston after man rushes cockpitBOSTON — A Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Tel Aviv, Israel, has been diverted to Boston after an unruly passenger rushed the cockpit. Phil Orlandella, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Port Authority, says the 22-year-old Israeli man ran toward the cockpit and pounded on the door.

March 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - When India's first manned space mission takes off, likely in 2017, it will have Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel on board. The IAF is to train two of its personnel for the mission, in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), said a senior IAF official.