Capt_Ck

Touching the skies with glory, a Husband, Father, Realist, Adrenaline junkie, Gadget freak, aircrash survivor, Business Aviation Pilot & Consultant

[Breaking Aviation News & Videos @aviationbrk]

NEW: Front landing gear of a Lufthansa Boeing 787-9 collapses while parked at the gate at Frankfurt Airport.

No statement has currently been made regarding the cause or whether there were any injuries.

[rwasushantlok2&3 @rwasushantlok2]

@cmohry कूड़े के ढेर में तबदील होता जा रहा है @sushlok 2&3 please help @Rao_InderjitS @RaoNarbir @MunCorpGurugram @DC_Gurugram @ulbharyana @DiprHaryana @mlkhattar @MukeshSharmaGG @TejpalTanwarbjp @timesofindia @htTweets @TNNavbharat @BJP4India @BJP4Haryana

[Capt_Ck @Capt_Ck]

@ArchNeha Congratulations and best wishes

[Dr Ranjan @DocRGM_]

Nepali Youth Forces Gujarati Family to Clean Up Their Garbage in Protected Conservation Area.

[Kumaon Jagran @KumaonJagran]

Kedarnath is witnessing such massive crowds that even people are now stuck in traffic.

The question is no longer about record numbers, but about how much the Himalayan ecosystem and infrastructure can realistically handle.

Video Credit: Social Media

[Himalayan Hindu @himalayanhindu]

The obsession with breaking records has successfully turned the fragile Himalayas into the world's longest PARKING LOT. Joshimath is currently choking under a massive 25-30 KM long traffic jam. From Vishnuprayag to 15 km beyond, tourists are stuck in their cars for hours.

[Aviator Anil Chopra @Chopsyturvey]

Highlights..NDA Passing out parade.
Those 17 girl cadets..
The First Ex NDAs...
Pride of the Nation
..

[Capt_Ck @Capt_Ck]

@vishal1mehra Great going 👍🏼

[अमित सिंह (वराह)𝒜𝓂𝒾𝓉 𝒮𝒾𝓃𝑔𝒽 @flyingamit]

🚨 AI171 | Ahmedabad | 260 lives lost.
What if the final investigation report says: "We don't know what happened."
Under ICAO Annex 13 — that is a legally valid outcome.
Here's what that means for families, regulators & Boeing. 🧵 @MoCA_GoI @DGCAIndia @icao @UK_CAA @BBCWorld

[Sudeshna Mukherjee (She/Her) @sudeshna09]

🚨 URGENT 🚨
Gurgaon folks blood donors urgently needed for Mrs Bandana Das (AB+), battling Acute Myeloid Leukemia, admitted at Artemis GGN.
📞 Dr S.K. Das: [phone]
Please donate/share widely. Every RT could save a life. 🙏🏽
@BloodDonorsIn @prasanto @moonsez @girishmallya

[Rachel Chitra (David) @rachelchitra]

1/10 🚨BREAKING ⚡️My @frontline_india story on Air India 171 crash that AAIB Report's relight story is impossible, as per GE engineering.

This means AI 171 likely had engine computer FADEC commanding relight, seconds after it cut off fuel under TCMA.

As plane had no electrical power left at 10th, 14th second for a crew commanded relight after AAIB's implied fuel cutoff at 08:08:42 UTC; as per GE documents.

The story also has exclusive internal correspondence between @airindia and @Boeing; where the airline over the years increasingly gets desperate with recurring issues of escalating seriousness on crash flight VT-ANB (AI 171), including a major fire in Aug 2022, leading to it's grounding in Frankfurt #AirIndia #AirIndiacrash #Boeing787 #AI71 #AI171crash

[Ajay Ahlawat @Ahlawat2012]

Gymkhana Dangal

Since the Delhi Gymkhana Club is in news, and some serving as well as veterans are offering their views on the subject, I thought of narrating a (true) story – establishing a link between the military and the DGC. A simple Google search could verify some of the facts, as they were widely reported at that time.
The club was founded in 1913 as the Imperial Delhi Gymkhana Club for British officials and military officers. After independence, it became a key social hub for senior Indian civil servants, defence officers, diplomats, politicians, and later some business elites. Membership has traditionally followed an informal 40-40-20 split (civil services, defence services, others), with very long waitlists and preferences for descendants of members.
Historically, the club was heavily influenced by military members, especially senior officers, who often held governing positions or the presidency. Elections for president and the General Committee (governing body) have been polite but occasionally contentious, with an unwritten convention of rotating the presidency between defence services and civil services.
The club was being run well. Military discipline reflected on the day-to-day affairs as well as the sense of entitlement that comes with holding senior ranks in the military.
The story took a turn for the worse in 2007-2008, when interservice rivalry, split the military
2007: The then Western Air Command chief Air Marshal P.S. Ahluwalia filed nomination for club president against the powerful serving Army Chief General J.J. Singh. This created a major "air-land battle" that threatened to divide the club's ~5,500 members along service lines (the Army had numerical superiority due to sheer size). A compromise was brokered at the last minute, involving figures like former RAW chief A.S. Dulat and ex-Army chief Gen. O.P. Malhotra. Ahluwalia withdrew to let Gen. J.J. Singh win unopposed. The understanding was that Ahluwalia would get support for the next year's term to effectively complete a two-year defence-services tenure.
The gentlemen’s agreement was not honoured
2008: Ahluwalia (now retired) contested again. Lt Gen Rajender Singh (DG Infantry), a serving senior Army officer, also filed nomination. Neither withdrew by the deadline, setting up another high-profile contest. Marshal of the IAF Arjan Singh publicly backed Ahluwalia with a letter to members, emphasizing tradition and urging an unopposed election. He was ignored. The vote split members sharply along Army-IAF lines. Ahluwalia won by a margin of 213 votes. He served his tenure.
In 2009, Ahluwalia sought re-election. This sparked fresh controversy—not primarily Army vs IAF this time, but defence services vs civil services. Many Veterans argued he should step down after the "two-year defence bloc" to honour the long-standing rotation convention with civilians.
A civil servant, Prakash Chandra (DG International Taxation), defeated him.
There was calm in the paradise for a moment but things never went back to normal- internal governance issues (membership irregularities, finances, nepotism allegations) overshadowed service rivalries. In 2020, for instance, a group of senior members—including Lt Gen Rajender Singh (the 2008 Army candidate) and Air Marshal Anil Chopra—jointly signed a protest letter against the club's General Committee on management issues.
Government intervened directly in 2019. There was a MCA Probe and NCLT Petition. A Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) inspection report flagged violations. In April 2020, the Centre approached the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT). NCLT initially appointed observers, then (in 2022) replaced the elected General Committee with a government-nominated committee/administrator. Elections were stayed, and new memberships restricted. The club fought back with a battery of high profile lawyers. But NCLAT upheld the government's actions in 2024, citing sufficient evidence of mismanagement and deviation from public objectives.
On May 22, 2026, the government cashed the chips.

[Capt_Ck @Capt_Ck]

*A trainee aircraft (VT-PFB) made an emergency landing in a field in Aligarh on Sunday after suffering a technical malfunction mid-flight.*

Pilot brought the aircraft down safely in an open field, preventing any damage or casualties on the ground.

https://t.co/gDXd9xBzTh

[Jagriti Chandra @jagritichandra]

Reposting: What to know before you plan your air travel this summer season amidst flight cancellations & airfare hikes. @the_hindu explainer ⬇️

[VT-VSC @Aviatorflyboy]

Just heard that a Boeing 737 of Air India Express lined up on the runway edge lights at Muscat.

It started take off roll and then broke many runway edge lights and damaged its nose gear.

After a very loud noise in cockpit they aborted take off but it was too late.

Aircraft damaged . Runway light damaged. Passengers offload on runway.

How is that news not in the mainstream media?

[Capt_Ck @Capt_Ck]

@ArchNeha @RizGandotra Many layers 😂

[Capt_Ck @Capt_Ck]

@rach_aha Ouch 🤕

[Capt_Ck @Capt_Ck]

@tehseenp Many happy returns of the day… cheers 🥂

[Capt_Ck @Capt_Ck]

@rakeshpsheth Wishing you both blissful times together 🎉

[Sameer Joshi @joe_sameer]

#PAF 2030 "No Defence in Depth" Push-Back Strategy: #PL17 envelope, anchored on #J35A holding line west of border + silent kill web, pushes back IAF #BrahMos/#ScalpEG launch line by ~220 km — exposing AEW&C, tankers & strikers to far higher risk.