Air India flight grounded at Chicago airport due to technical glitch
.jpg)
NEW DELHI: Air India's New Delhi-bound flight from Chicago has been grounded at the the Chicago airport due to a technical glitch.
The aircraft, a Boeing 777-300, operating AI 126 ( Chicago-New Delhi), which was scheduled to take off at 1.30pm (local time), is currently on ground due to a crack on the edge flap on one of the wings, an Air India source said.
"AI 126 of 3rd April ORD-DEL is grounded at ORD (Chicago O'Hare International Airport) due to technical reasons. Passengers will be accommodated on AI 126 OF 4th April," the Air India said in a tweet.
"The engineers during an inspection of the aircraft found a crack on the leading edge flap on the wing, resulting in the grounding of the aircraft at Chicago airport," a source said. Other details could not immediately be known.
Other Latest News
.webp)
Air India has hired 9,000 employees, including 5,000 crew members, in the last two years to meet the workforce requirement for its expanding fleet and network, the airline's chief Campbell Wilson said on Friday.
In a message to staff, he said the airline's domestic market share rose from 24 per cent in FY23 to 27 per cent in FY24 and the international market share climbed from 21 per cent to 24 per cent during the same period, on the back of network expansion and service improvements.
.webp)
Polls opened on Saturday in Sri Lanka's crucial presidential election -- the island nation's first major electoral exercise since its worst economic meltdown in 2022.
Some 17 million people are eligible to vote at over 13,400 polling stations.
.webp)
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday raised concerns over reports of adulteration in the renowned Tirupati laddu, a sacred offering given at the Sri Venkateshwara temple in Andhra Pradesh. In a social media post, Gandhi called for a thorough investigation into the matter, emphasizing the importance of preserving the sanctity of religious places.
.webp)
West Bengal Junior Doctors front has decided to call off their strike on Friday. They will partially rejoin their duties at emergency and essential services in state-run hospitals from Saturday. But OPD services will remain suspended. "We will withdraw our sit-in outside Swasthya Bhawan on Friday," agitating doctors said.
.webp)
The Ministry of Home Affairs on Friday granted the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sanction to prosecute Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav in the land-for-job case.
The case involves alleged irregularities during Lalu Prasad’s tenure as Union Railway Minister from 2004 to 2009, during which jobs were reportedly offered in exchange for land parcels transferred or gifted to Lalu Prasad’s family or associates.
.webp)
.webp)
.webp)
.webp)
.webp)
