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Air India De-Rosters Two Pilots After Drug Screening

Air India de-rostered two pilots after preliminary non-negative drug tests, widening scrutiny following an altitude drop that injured 24 people.

Updated Aug 18, 2026Shashank Shukla
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American Airlines Flight 386 Blows Two Tires at O'Hare
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American Airlines Flight 386 Blows Two Tires at O'Hare

American Airlines Flight 386 blew two tires upon landing at Chicago O'Hare, marking the airport's second major tire incident in four days.

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IndiGo Opens Commercial Flights at Bhogapuram
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IndiGo Opens Commercial Flights at Bhogapuram

IndiGo launched the first commercial flight to the new Rs 5,700 crore Bhogapuram Airport, shifting civilian traffic from the old civil enclave.

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Sydney Airport Master Plan 2045 Approved
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Sydney Airport Master Plan 2045 Approved

The Australian government approved Sydney Airport's Master Plan 2045, enabling terminal integration to handle 72.6 million passengers by 2045.

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Silk Way West Doubles A350F Order to Four Aircraft
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Silk Way West Doubles A350F Order to Four Aircraft

Silk Way West Airlines firmed up an order for two additional A350Fs, doubling its total commitment to four aircraft.

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Bahamasair ATR 42-600 Lands Safely After Gear Failure
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Bahamasair ATR 42-600 Lands Safely After Gear Failure

A Bahamasair ATR 42-600 landed safely at Nassau after a landing gear failure extended the 35-minute domestic flight to nearly two hours.

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Qantas A380 Flew Transpacific with Light in Wing
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Qantas A380 Flew Transpacific with Light in Wing

A Qantas A380 operated two transpacific flights with a maintenance light left inside its wing, exposing tool control gaps in an ATSB investigation.

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Saudia 777F Fleet to Double in DAE Leaseback Deal
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Saudia 777F Fleet to Double in DAE Leaseback Deal

Saudia will double its Boeing 777F fleet to eight aircraft through a new purchase-and-leaseback agreement with DAE.

Hardik VishwakarmaHardik Vishwakarma
Visakhapatnam Airport Ends Commercial Flights for 30 Years
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Visakhapatnam Airport Ends Commercial Flights for 30 Years

Visakhapatnam Airport ended scheduled commercial flights ahead of Bhogapuram's opening, triggering a 30-year moratorium on civil operations.

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NMIA Approves 13 Airlines for Cargo Operations
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NMIA Approves 13 Airlines for Cargo Operations

NMIA has approved 13 international airlines to launch freighter flights, accelerating Mumbai's transition to a dual-airport cargo system.

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