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On Air Force Day, we salute the bravery of Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena and Flight Lieutenant Srividya Rajan, who were the Indian Air Force's first women aviators to fly in the Kargil War Zone in 1999.

When ISRO chief K Sivan was applauded when he entered the IndoGo flight recently. Watch the video here.

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) which is the Indian aviation regulatory body has ordered checks of all Boeing 737-Next Generation (NG) aircraft that have completed over 26,000 flight cycles.

The naval variant of the Light Combat Aircraft Tejas, for the first time launched off the ski jump at 04.21 pm and then subsequently ‘trapped’ ten minutes later at 04.31 pm on the arresting gear site. The Prototype-2 of the indigenous fighter aircraft was tested for operation from aircraft carriers at the Shore Based Test Facility INS Hansa, Goa.

IndiGo flight bound to Delhi from Goa caught fire and had to make an emergency landing by returning to Goa airport. DGCA stated that there were technical problems and launched a probe.   

Navratra meals will be served over and above the various types of special meals which are currently being served to its passengers, said an Air India official.

Union defence minister Rajnath Singh flew in the Tejas fighter aircraft from Bengaluru’s HAL airport. Singh, who was accompanied by Air Vice Marshal N Tiwari, termed his flight “amazing” while hailing the pilots for their bravery. 
 

In what comes as a major boost for the Indian Army, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully flight-tested the Man Portable Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) system. 

After completing a two-day strike on September 9 and 10, another day of industrial action is reportedly scheduled on the 27th of the same month

President Ram Nath Kovind has left India for a 3-Nation tour including Switzerland, Iceland and Slovenia. The President’s meeting is aimed at strengthening bilateral ties. The visit comes even after Pakistan refused India’s request to use its airspace for President Kovind’s flight. 

 Bengaluru's Blossom Fernandez completed the Ironman triathlon in Copenhagen, Denmark, recently. She is only of the few Indian women who have achieved the feat. From being a full-time flight attendant with Jet Airways to now excelling in triathlon, Blossom shares her success story with MyNation. She urged more women to take up triathlon

A bomb threat in an aircraft heading to Saudi Arabia from Chennai sent airport authorities into a tizzy. Search was intensified and all aircraft heading to Saudi Arabia were searched but nothing suspicious was found.  The threat comes ahead of Independence Day celebrations

 

It is reportedly said that Air India flights from Srinagar to New Delhi would cost Rs. 6,715 while flights from New Delhi to Srinagar would cost Rs. 6,899.

The water level on the tracks rose due to high tide in the Arabian sea coupled with rains in the afternoon, which caused water to flow backwards towards the Kurla, Sion and Chunabhati section, said Central Railway chief spokesperson Sunil Udasi.

Pakistan had fully closed its airspace on February 26 after the Indian Air Force (IAF) struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist training camp in Balakot in retaliation to the Pulwama attack on February 14