Locked cockpit doors. A pilot with a deadly plan. No way out. The tragedy of Germanwings Flight 9525 shook the world, revealing shocking truths about airline safety and mental health. How did this ...

This has reference to an article by Dr Upul Wijayawardhana titled “Did the ‘unthinkable’ Happen?” in The Island of 22 July ...

I am thankful indeed to Guwan Seeya (The unthinkable: The Island, 28 July) for expanding on and clarifying some of the points ...

The preliminary crash probe report has raised critical questions around how fuel supply to the engines got cut off. INDIA ...

A leading aviation safety expert has suggested that the fatal crash of Air India Flight 171 may have been the result of ...

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau must clear the fog around the Air India AI171 accident at Ahmedabad ...

IATA Director General Willie Walsh says Boeing need not act immediately post-AI171 report; backs cockpit cameras and praises ...

“Stop unfounded character judgement,” say pilots; Since 2018, airline major Boeing has been under public scrutiny following ...

"Mental health is a global issue, not unique to pilots," he said. Referring to the Germanwings tragedy in 2015, he said the ...

A death toll of 260, more than four weeks of feverish theories and a global public desperate for reassurance that it is still ...

Medical records show the Air India captain pilot in last month's fatal crash had taken leave for mental health issues, reigniting concerns about mental fitness in aviation as investigations into the f ...

The AAIB's July 11, 2025, report on the June 12 Air India Boeing 787-8 crash in Ahmedabad, killing 260, cites fuel control switches moving to 'Cutoff' post-takeoff. Pilot confusion, mechanical issues, ...