Bloomberg
• Vikram Kumar
Air India flight AI2379, carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members, encountered severe clear-air turbulence during its Phuket–Delhi service, producing a sudden 300-foot altitude loss. The aircraft landed safely in Delhi, but 17 people were injured, including eight passengers and four crew members hospitalized; India’s DGCA is investigating.
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Air India flight AI2379, carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members, encountered severe clear-air turbulence during its Phuket–Delhi service, producing a sudden 300-foot altitude loss. The aircraft landed safely in Delhi, but 17 people were injured, including eight passengers and four crew members hospitalized; India’s DGCA is investigating.
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Two Bell 412ST helicopters collided while battling a wind-driven wildfire west of Athens, killing two crew members and leaving two survivors. The accident occurred as Greece deployed firefighting aircraft and helicopters against multiple fast-moving blazes amid severe wildfire conditions across southern Europe.
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An Aer Lingus A320 experienced an upset in bank angle and airspeed while its pilots flew a manual orbit to lose altitude on approach to Dublin. The incident highlights the workload and flight-path-control risks associated with manually correcting an unstable or poorly sequenced approach.
A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker has returned to service after sustaining major damage in a March midair collision over Iraq. Maintainers repaired the surviving aircraft using the vertical stabilizer from a retired jet, while another KC-135 was lost in the incident, killing six people.
The midair collision at KDCA has prompted renewed discussion about the effectiveness and availability of aircraft collision-avoidance technology. The incident is focusing attention on critical safety systems and the role they play in preventing airborne conflicts and reducing collision risk.
A USAF KC-135 that lost half its tail in a fatal mid-air collision over Iraq has returned to flight after receiving a replacement fin from a retired tanker. The repair demonstrates a fleet-recovery path for heavily damaged legacy tankers using available aircraft parts.
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Two Bell 214ST helicopters leased by Greece’s Fire Service collided mid-air while conducting water-dropping operations over a severe, wind-driven wildfire near Psatha in western Attica, roughly 60 kilometers west of Athens. The crash killed two people, while initial reports said other crew members were rescued.
Two Bell firefighting helicopters collided in midair over Psatha, west of Athens, on Sunday while attacking a major wildfire. Each aircraft carried a two-person crew; two crew members were killed, highlighting the operational risks faced by aerial firefighting teams during Greece’s severe wildfire season.
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