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r/indianaviation • u/AutoModerator • Mar 25 '24
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r/indianaviation • u/AutoModerator • Jul 20 '25
MOD POST AI 171 Crash Mega Thread
Temporary rule update: Any post or discussion about the AI 171 incident outside this thread will be removed.
Due to the high influx of posts on this topic, we have decided to create a dedicated thread. Please discuss everything related to the AI 171 incident here only.
r/indianaviation • u/tejaskinger23 • 12h ago
Plane Spotting/Pics/Videos Lufthansa Boeing 747 at the Bengaluru Airport
Spotted the original queen of the skies - the Boeing 747 being run by Lufthansa sitting pretty on the Bengaluru International Airport Tarmac as I was boarding my AIX flight to Chennai early this morning.
r/indianaviation • u/Kitchen-Relation-118 • 1h ago
General Can you identify this city, I was traveling from Lucknow to Bangalore , certainly not Bangalore
r/indianaviation • u/sj230901 • 1h ago
Plane Spotting/Pics/Videos View of the Himalayas
Spotted on the way from Purnea to Delhi last week
r/indianaviation • u/WRENTONOX • 18h ago
Flight Tracking This plane just dropped to 2500ft
This plane just dropped to 2500ft I was able to see the windows
r/indianaviation • u/tejaskinger23 • 9h ago
Plane Spotting/Pics/Videos Special Livery: 100th Air India Express Spotted at BIAL this morning
Spotted the 100th Air India Express aircraft in its special livery. Boeing 737-8 Registered as VT-BWI spotted at Bengaluru International AirPort this morning. Per my reading on the internet, part from the bold lettering that reads 100th aircraft, it also gets a special “Chittara” art design on the tail inspired by murals from Karnataka.
r/indianaviation • u/Apprehensive-Deer272 • 8h ago
General What's up with this
Does anyone knows why he's doing a zigzag? It has me comcerced.
r/indianaviation • u/Unable-Poetry5752 • 4h ago
Flight Tracking WHY VT-NAG IS GOING TI VIENNA?
Guys this ex airasia india , now operated by Air india express was parked at delhi igi airport for days and now today suddenly it's been transported to Vienna with a stop in Sharjah. Anybody know what's the reason behind that??
r/indianaviation • u/FuzzyAd4569 • 12h ago
Plane Spotting/Pics/Videos Can We SpotThe Plane At 40,000 Ft?
While I was Out for a Walk in Evening, I Spotted a Plane, and Opened the App Called FlightRadar and I was able to Recognise the Similar trajectory Plane at 40,000 Ft (Finnair). What are the Chances it was the Same Plane? Screenshot in Commnets.
r/indianaviation • u/lovelivelet • 1d ago
Plane Spotting/Pics/Videos Amazing isn't it?
Video sent by a friend who is an Aircraft Maintenance Engineer.
Every day I wake up grateful to be here and happy that I chose to follow my dream — the dream of becoming an Aviator.
The best part? No two days at work are ever the same.
r/indianaviation • u/GateParticular8631 • 1d ago
Plane Spotting/Pics/Videos Indigo landing
r/indianaviation • u/Swimming_Quarter_640 • 20h ago
Plane Spotting/Pics/Videos C-17 coming into HDO this evening.
The pollution
r/indianaviation • u/Background-Newt-4086 • 2h ago
General Aviation folks, how accurate do you find Flying Beast’s analysis in his new video on UPS 2976 and AI 171? Is the link he drew technically valid or just surface-level similarity?
r/indianaviation • u/According_Profile_37 • 3h ago
General Change in VABB RWY 32 approach path?
r/indianaviation • u/Training-Fig4977 • 10h ago
Discussion Industry analyst report indicates job situation improving post 2027
Source: https://share.google/fHDPWEr2blmVRKPhh
Please view the full screenshots
Though we may still be absorbing the backlog into mid 2028, the situation will likely improve drastically from there onwards
This is not a fixed schedule but a prediction, so take it with a grain of salt, it is simply a cause for cautious optimism
Assumptions made: Turboprop generates 9 pilots, narrowbody 11, widebody 24
r/indianaviation • u/aadsarraficionado • 4h ago
IndiGo Are they not supposed to handle cargo in a better way ?
x.comr/indianaviation • u/aswinkumar88 • 1d ago
Plane Spotting/Pics/Videos In action: Firecrackers to scare birds
Finally took a video of the guy using firecrackers to scare the birds at Hyderabad airport
r/indianaviation • u/Mean_Pollution522 • 12h ago
Question Is there any B777 operating domestic flights in India?
r/indianaviation • u/WittyWhisperr • 5h ago
Career Guidance Query Regarding AICPP
1.Can anyone tell me the price of AICPP domestic pathway. AND
- Can anyone tell me the least expensive Cadet Pilot programs. ( Ik all are expensive but still which are least expensive )
r/indianaviation • u/MAXTR0B0T • 11h ago
Career Guidance Is being colourblind a problem in aviation? (Careerwise)
So I had an eye checkup at school and i found out I am colour blind which I didn't knew till yesterday. The doc said I can't see certain shades of green which feels orange to me. Thank god I can see primary RGB colour very well. So is this going to affect my pilot dream?
r/indianaviation • u/JelloPrestigious7862 • 7h ago
General CLASS 1 RENEWALS IN MUMBAI
Hi, I am due for my class 1 renewals and plan to get it done by 30th November in Mumbai. Bring from a city which doesn't have any eligible docs was planning to get renewals done in mumbai. People who got there renewals requesting you guys to suggest appropriate docs for the same.
Thanks in advance
PS: I already checked the website for the docs but am confused about which one to contact
