Dog spotted on Mumbai airport runway, disaster averted

August 23rd, 2009 MUMBAI - Two private planes took off almost simultaneously from the same runway at the Mumbai airport Sunday morning, narrowly averting an air disaster, an official said Sunday. A probe has been ordered into the incident by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the official said.

July 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital boasts of three well-equipped runways, but flights, including those on international routes, continue to be delayed, especially at night. Most international flights that operate during peak hours at night are generally delayed ever since the Delhi High Court restricted the use of the third runway (No.29) after 10 p.m.

July 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The new runway at the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) here remains non-operational during peak hours at night causing congestion and delays at the airport, an official said Saturday. Over 20 international flights were delayed at Friday night as only one runway (28) was operational, the official said.

July 4th, 2009 MUMBAI - Passengers aboard a Saudia airliner on a Jeddah-Mumbai flight had a scare when its tyres burst during landing at Mumbai airport Saturday evening, an official said. The Saudia flight, SV-744, was landing around 6.30 p.m.

June 27th, 2009 SILIGURI - More than 180 passengers of a Delhi-bound Kingfisher Airlines flight had a close shave when the aircraft's wing hit the wall of a bunker while taxying on the runway before take-off from the Bagdogra airport here late Saturday. Airport director Kalyan Kishore Bhowmick said the wing got damaged due to the collision that occurred at a turning on the runway and the passengers had to be evacuated.

June 25th, 2009 Report: Driver didn't know Boston runway was openBOSTON — Federal investigators say a truck driver who crossed a runway at Boston's Logan International Airport seconds before a jet took off behind him told them he didn't know the runway was open. The preliminary report filed by the National Transportation Safety Board last week says the driver wasn't in contact with air traffic controllers and wasn't cleared to cross.

June 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - India's aviation regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation Tuesday submitted the report of its probe into near-collision between President Pratibha Patil's choppers and an Air India aircraft at Mumbai airport Feb 9. DGCA Director General S.N.A.

June 12th, 2009 LA airport unveils new runway safety systemLOS ANGELES — A new warning system designed to prevent runway accidents was unveiled Thursday at Los Angeles International Airport, which has been plagued for years by close calls and other safety violations on its runways and taxiways. The $7 million runway status lights system relies on radar and red lights on the pavement of one runway and eight taxiways to tell pilots when it is safe to cross or take off.

May 31st, 2009 MUMBAI - An aviation disaster was averted at Mumbai airport Sunday when two aircraft got clearance to take off simultaneously from two runways but the pilots stopped the planes in the nick of time, an airport official said. The incident occurred at 7.27 a.m.

May 31st, 2009 MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - A major disaster was averted at the Mumbai airport Sunday when two passenger aircraft proceeded for take off simultaneously from two runways, but their pilots stopped the planes in the nick of time, airport officials said. A probe has been ordered into the near miss.

May 31st, 2009 MUMBAI - In a horrendous incident which could have turned disastrous at the Mumbai airport, two flights -Jet Airways and Air India- were given signal to take off simultaneously on intersecting runways on Sunday. The drastic incident took place as the Air Traffic Control (ATC) gave take off clearance to both the flights at the same time, which was reported to be around 10 am.

February 9th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has begun a probe into Monday's incident where an Air India aircraft escaped crashing into President Pratibha Patil's entourage of helicopters at the airport here, an official with the regulator said. The president was inside one of three choppers that were part of her entourage, and it was in a fraction of seconds that the mishap was averted at 9:17 a.m.

February 9th, 2009 MUMBAI/NEW DELHI - Two air traffic controllers have been taken off duty following the incident Monday where an Air India aircraft escaped crashing into President Pratibha Patil's entourage of helicopters at the airport here. The move comes after the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), India's aviation regulator, Tuesday began a probe into the incident at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.

February 8th, 2009 MUMBAI - A tragedy was averted Monday when the pilot of a New Delhi-bound Air India flight aborted take-off from the Mumbai airport after he spotted an army chopper landing on the same runway. The helicopter was part of President Pratibha Patil's entourage, an Air India spokesperson said.

January 18th, 2009 NEW DELHI - At least 30 flights were cancelled and six delayed as dense fog engulfed Delhi Monday, an official said. An Air India flight from Muscat was diverted to Jaipur early morning as visibility at the runway here dropped to less than 100 metres, an official at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) said.