The airline reported 12 tail strikes last year," said Captain Ranganathan, an aviation expert. Passengers might have felt a slight jerk, but it could cause significant damage to the aircraft body ...

Such incidents can potentially damage the fuselage. An IndiGo aircraft suffered a tail strike while landing at Chennai airport on Saturday, March 8, the airline confirmed in a statement.

AAIB investigates IndiGo tail strikes, probing training, procedural lapses, air crew profiling, and patterns behind incidents.

Aviation watchdog DGCA is probing a tail strike incident involving an IndiGo A321 aircraft at the Chennai airport on March 8, according to a senior official. IndiGo on Sunday said an Airbus A321 ...

A tail strike occurs when an aircraft’s tail hits the ground or a stationary object during take-off or landing. IndiGo has faced scrutiny over such incidents before. In July 2023, the ...

NEW DELHI: An IndiGo Airbus A321 (VT-IBI) suffered a tail strike while landing in Chennai on Saturday, and the aircraft was ...

A tail strike occurs when the tail or empennage of an aircraft hits the ground or any other stationary object during take-off or landing. In July 2023, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation ...

Following the incident, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation said that it was probing the tail strike incident. In September last year, a Bengaluru-bound plane suffered a tail strike incident.

The APU, or auxiliary power unit aboard an aircraft has a specific purpose, but also a pretty big drawback. Here's what you ...