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<ul><li>A total of ₹ 32,000 crore will be paid to the winning bidder over a period of 35 years for the maintenance of these trains.</li><li>The financial bids will be opened in the next 45 days.</li><li>The <keyword id="46754" type="General" weightage="100" keywordseo="vande" source="Orion">Vande</keyword> Bharat trains are expected to be a big upgrade from the premium Rajdhani Express service. </li></ul> State-run Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has formed a consortium with <keyword id="112351" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="titagarh-wagons" source="Orion">Titagarh Wagons</keyword> and is among five entities which have bid for the mega ₹ 58,000 crore contract to manufacture 200 Vande Bharat trains and maintaining them for the next 35 years. Other players in the fray include French railway major Alstom; Medha-Stadler consortium between Swiss railway rolling stock manufacturer <keyword id="6793633" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="stadler-rail" source="Orion">Stadler Rail</keyword> and Hyderabad-based Media Servo Drives; Siemens along with BEML, and Russian rolling stock manufacturer <keyword id="6632056" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="transmashholding" source="Orion">Transmashholding</keyword> (TMH) along with an Indian firm. Officials said while ₹ 26,000 crore is the upfront payment on the delivery of the trains, ₹ 32,000 crore will be paid to the winning bidder over a period of 35 years for the maintenance of these trains. The <keyword id="6355455" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="indian-railways" source="Orion">Indian Railways</keyword> is now evaluating technical bids for the contract. The financial bids will be opened in the next 45 days. According to the tender document, the successful bidder has to produce a prototype of the sleeper class for Vande Bharat trains within 24 months. The Indian Railways is targeting to roll out the first sleeper version of Vande Bharat train by the first quarter of 2024. Till now, the railways has awarded contracts for manufacture of 102 Vande Bharat trains which are all chair car. The Vande Bharat trains are expected to be a big upgrade from the premium Rajdhani Express service. The sleeper class-version of these trains will be run on the routes to cover overnight rail journey like New Delhi-Patna, New Delhi-Lucknow and others. After four years of intensive work and planning, country's first and the second Vande Bharat trains as electric multiple units at semi-high speed, were flagged off by Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="General" weightage="50" keywordseo="narendra-modi" source="Orion">Narendra Modi</keyword> in 2019 on the New Delhi-Varanasi and New Delhi-Katra in J&amp;K routes. The first VB train was flagged on the New Delhi-Varanasi route and the second one was on New Dehi-Katra route to provide fast rail transportation from the national capital to these pilgrim cities. The railway ministry is also working towards exporting these trains by 2026 to cover the international markets of South Africa and European countries. SEE ALSO: <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/science/health/news/long-covid-linked-with-increased-body-weight-study/articleshow/95906210.cms">Long Covid linked with increased body weight : Study</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/indias-mfg-pmi-hits-3-month-high-in-nov-amid-expansion-in-production-slowdown-in-inflation-sp/articleshow/95905921.cms">India's mfg PMI hits 3-month high in Nov amid expansion in production, slowdown in inflation: S&amp;P</a> <a target="_blank" class="c-link c-message_attachment__title_link" href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/news/wipro-infrastructure-engineering-acquires-pune-based-linecraft-ai-for-an-undisclosed-sum/articleshow/95905792.cms">Wipro Infrastructure Engineering acquires Pune-based Linecraft.ai for an undisclosed sum</a>

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<ul class="summary-list"><li>An <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/air-india-express">Air India Express</a> plane carrying 190 people <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/air-india-express-plane-crashcalicut-2020-8">crashed on Friday while landing at Calicut International Airport in India</a>.</li><li>The plane overshot the runway, then fell 30 feet into a valley.</li><li><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/category/calicut">Calicut Airport</a> has what's called a "tabletop runway," which sits at the top of a hill, plateau, or mountain, with steep drop-offs at either end.</li></ul>An <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/air-india-express-plane-crashcalicut-2020-8">Air India Express flight crashed in Calicut, India</a> on Friday, overshooting the runway while landing. At least 16 people have died, including both pilots. and 123 are injured. The plane, a Boeing 737-800, continued off the end of the runway and fell down 30 feet into a valley, breaking into two pieces. The flight, operating as <keyword id="9719305" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="air-india-express-flight-1344">Air India Express Flight 1344</keyword>, was coming from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The flight was part of the Vande Bharat mission to repatriate Indian residents stranded abroad by the COVID-19 pandemic. The 190 people aboard included 174 passengers — 10 of them infants — and six crew members.<keyword id="6367036" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="calicut">Calicut</keyword> International Airport, located in Kerala, <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>, is a famously tricky airport for pilots. The airport's single runway is what's known as a "tabletop runway," the sort built atop a hill, plateau, or mountain, with steep drop-offs past both ends. These leave little margin for error and severely penalize mistakes. Moreover, they can create an optical illusion for pilots, appearing to continue on and on despite giving way to the cliff.<div type="image" title="Tabletop Runway Calicut India" height="552" width="1137" msid="77424324" hostid="261"></div>The runway at Calicut, 10/28 — like all airport runways, it is named for the compass direction it faces, and can facilitate takeoffs and landings in either direction depending on winds — is 9,300 feet long, with fall-offs at both ends.While that is typically long enough to manage larger aircraft including wide-body Boeing 747 and 777 jets, the reduced margin for error, combined with poor visibility conditions, can be hazardous even for smaller planes like the 737.Friday's crash occurred at about 7:45 p.m. local time, in dark conditions during heavy rain, according to Cirium, a civil aviation database. <a href="https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-axh#2525ad3d">Tracking data indicated</a> that Friday's flight attempted to land once but aborted the approach at the last minute, went around for a second attempt, then crashed.A similar crash occurred at Mangalore International Airport in India — another tabletop runway — in May 2010. That case involved a Boeing 737-800 operated from Dubai by <keyword id="6378232" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="air-india-express">Air India Express</keyword>, which overshot the runway while landing and fell down a hill, bursting into flames. Of 166 passengers and crew aboard Flight 812, 158 were killed.

An Air India plane crashed while landing at a notoriously tricky airport — here's why 'tabletop' runways can be so treacherous

<ul class="summary-list"><li>An <keyword id="6378232" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="60" keywordseo="air-india-express">Air India Express</keyword> plane carrying 190 people crashed on Friday while landing at <keyword id="6367036" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="calicut">Calicut</keyword> International Airport in <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="60" keywordseo="India">India</keyword>.</li><li>Photos appeared to show the plane, which was arriving from Dubai, broken into at least two pieces.</li><li>India's civil-aviation minister said at least 16 people were killed. Other reports said at least 123 other people were injured. The passengers were on a repatriation flight home after being stranded abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic.</li><li>This is a developing story. Check back for updates.</li></ul>An Air India Express flight crashed in Calicut, India, on Friday, overshooting the runway while landing. Sixteen people were killed, India's civil-aviation minister <a href="https://twitter.com/HardeepSPuri/status/1291802817456254976">said on Twitter</a>. Both pilots were reported to be among the dead.The civil-aviation ministry <a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-crash/at-least-15-dead-as-indian-covid-repatriation-flight-crashes-on-landing-idUSKCN2532G1">told Reuters</a> that there were 190 people on board, including 10 infants.Another 123 people were injured, 15 of them seriously, <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/an-air-india-dubai-calicut-express-flight-broke-into-two-pieces-after-skidding-off-runway-during-landing-today-stay-with-toi-for-live-updates/liveblog/77417877.cms">the Times of India reported</a>. Rescuers were still searching for victims. Amit Shah, India's minister of home affairs, <a href="https://twitter.com/AmitShah/status/1291762421661667328?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">tweeted</a> that the country's National Disaster Rescue Force was responding.Air India Express, a budget subsidiary of the flag carrier Air India, confirmed the crash in a brief <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AirIndiaExpressOfficial/posts/3193043524076224?__xts__%5B0%5D=68.ARAlRCGFdAgk5HHyjqbNaSOItm1mwqt-kh5SWyBaQsxUu1l3ddUjdvf6PiTouG5z1yk9B4vTQ7TcxRoQSPvVHTBDmMYUfe344K8DIk_Ku9ZVI2YfhwDTZMBv0qDD8W_Gxd8FcH31TvVrpDfMZGrdWL8MyvX1qSNFze6NC-3G8teiHdT59cRbTM2f7go8xU6XMBQxxe7XNO7j_UYKak-d4_mJfyqUcMNDDfWB94mdT9DqcQSSorbFqGQLl9_VNso4eAbOfGKrCmHwd_5qBF0-FTFTgksFUSDiH_U2tcQ1RMcTRA2VITA4axRuMr7ZfA70Klll2Z6U6Qyv6kXZ-ucZaw&amp;__tn__=-R_=-R">statement</a> on social media.In photos on social media, the plane's fuselage appeared to have broken into at least two pieces. Air India Express said it did not catch fire. Authorities told Reuters that the plane fell 30 feet into a valley below the runway.The flight, operating as Air India Express Flight 1344, was coming from Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. The flight was part of the Vande Bharat mission to repatriate Indian residents stranded abroad because of COVID-19, <a href="https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/air-india-express-aircraft-from-dubai-to-calicut-with-191-passengers-crashes-reports/story-EC7jvZELVkWi32EgT2ZOmJ.html">Hindustan Times said</a>.The plane was a Boeing 737-800, registration VT-AXH — a different type of plane than the 737 Max, which remains grounded worldwide. The 737-800 and other aircraft from Boeing's "new generation" of 737s are among the bestselling narrow-body aircraft in the world.<a href="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-india-crash/at-least-15-dead-as-indian-covid-repatriation-flight-crashes-on-landing-idUSKCN2532G1">Reports said</a> it was raining at the time of the crash. <a href="https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/vt-axh#2525ad3d">Tracking data indicated</a> that the flight attempted to land once but aborted the approach at the last minute, went around for a second attempt, then crashed.<div type="image" title="Calicut India plane crash" height="1737" width="2606" msid="77423205" hostid="261"></div>Calicut International Airport has is what's known as a "tabletop runway," or a runway at the top of a hill, plateau, or mountain, with steep drop-offs past both ends. The runways can create an optical illusion for pilots during a visual approach and require precision.This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

An Air India plane carrying 190 people crashed in Calicut after overshooting the runway

(Eds: Updating with fresh inputs) Abu Dhabi/Dubai, May 7 () Two special flights from the UAE carrying a total of 363 Indian nationals, including nine infants, left for Kerala on Thursday, as India began its biggest ever repatriation exercise to bring back its citizens stranded abroad amidst the coronavirus-induced travel restrictions.The first Air India Express flight IX 452 carrying 177 passengers and four infants from Abu Dhabi to Kochi took off at 5.07 pm. Few minutes later, the Dubai-Kozhikode flight IX 344 with 177 passengers and five infants took off at 5.46 pm as part of the repatriation exercise named 'Vande Bharat Mission.'The two flights carried a total of 363 passengers, including nine infants, an airline spokesman said in Kochi."#VandeBharatMission begins! The first flight with 177 passengers takes off from Abu Dhabi to Kochi. #TeamIndia will continue with its tireless efforts to bring Indians home," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava tweeted.Passengers slected by the Indian missions started arriving at the Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports as early as 9.30 am on Thursday. Indian Ambassador to the UAE Pavan Kapoor was seen enquiring about their wellbeing from some of the passengers undergoing medical screening at the Abu Dhabi airport."Great to see the #VandeBharatMission Abu Dhabi Kochi special flight IX452 taking off from the @AUH. Thanks all for cooperation and support for making it possible," the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi tweeted.Captain Rizvin Nasser, 26, an alumnus of the Sharjah Indian School, is the co-pilot of flight IX452 to Kochi.Minutes after the departure of the first flight, the second flight from the UAE to Kozhikode also took off."Air India Express Flight left for Kozhikode with 177 passengers on boardwith last passenger Ajith was added to attend final rites of her mother after one passenger dropped out due to immigration issue. A big satisfaction to serve all," the Consulate General of India in Dubai tweeted.Ajith Pullanikotti, an IT professional, made it to the flight at the last minute to be able to attend the last rites of his mother who died two days ago. He was the only son."I have been trying to go for weeks so that I could be by my mother's side. Unfortunately, she had to breathe her last without me being next to her. I really hope I can make it today," Ajith told Khaleej Times.There are no suspected COVID-19 cases among the first batch of passengers being repatriated on Thursday."All of them have cleared the tests," Consul General of India in Dubai Vipul was quoted as saying by the Gulf News.He said the criteria of passengers' selection included medical cases, loss of jobs, pregnant women and senior citizens. Those with complications and financial issues were also picked for the first flight.The last two rows of seats in both the flights are not occupied. In case of any health issues, passengers can use them.On Monday, the Indian government announced plans to begin a phased repatriation of its citizens stranded abroad from May 7. The government also said that Air India will operate 64 flights from May 7 to May 13 to bring back around 15,000 Indian nationals stranded abroad due to the lockdown.Short-listing the first passengers from among a database of more than 200,000 applicants, who include around 6,500 pregnant women, has been a mammoth task which posed several challenges for the missions, Neeraj Agrawal, Consul, Press, Information and Culture at the Indian Consulate in Dubai told the Gulf News.The Indian missions in the UAE finalised the list of passengers, who were chosen based on the compelling reasons they submitted while registering their names.The Indian Consulate had appealed to passengers not to overcrowd the airport, maintain social distancing and follow all necessary precautions stipulated by the authorities.The passengers included 18 pregnant women and 12 senior citizens and three people including identical twin brothers Jackson and Benson Andrews who have been stranded at the Dubai Airport for 50 days.The tired and homesick, the 30-year-old brothers, Jackson and Benson Andrews, have been stranded inside the Dubai International Airport's terminal 3 since March 19 while they were returning from Lisbon, Portugal. They were among the 19 Indians who were stuck inside the airport for over a month.Suresh Kandampully Bhaskaran came to see off his eight-month pregnant wife and two-year-old daughter."My wife will be back after few months. This is just a temporary phase just like the UAE is seeing. My family will be back here with new bundle of joy. I am working here for 14 years now. I have a stable job...," Suresh said.From the UAE, at least 200,000 Indians have registered on the web portal collecting data of persons wishing to return home.The Air India crew members on board the repatriation flights were donning the full range of personal protective equipment.The Indian expatriate community of approximately 3.42 million is reportedly the largest ethnic community in the UAE constituting roughly about 30 per cent of the country's population, according to information available on the Indian Embassy website.India imposed a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country, grounding all international flights since mid-March. Under the repatriation plan, the government will be facilitating the return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on compelling grounds in a phased manner. AMS ZH AKJ ZH

COVID-19: Two Air India Express flights from UAE carrying 363 Indian nationals take off

(Eds: Updating with more details) Abu Dhabi/Dubai, May 7 () Two special flights from the UAE carrying a total of 354 Indian nationals, including nine infants, left for Kerala on Thursday, as India began its biggest ever repatriation exercise to bring back its citizens stranded abroad amidst the coronavirus-induced travel restrictions.The first Air India Express flight carrying 177 passengers from Abu Dhabi to Kochi took off at 5.07 pm (local time). Few minutes later, the Dubai-Kozhikode flight took off at 5.46 pm (local time) as part of the massive repatriation exercise named 'Vande Bharat Mission.'"#VandeBharatMission begins! The first flight with 177 passengers takes off from Abu Dhabi to Kochi. #TeamIndia will continue with its tireless efforts to bring Indians home," Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Anurag Srivastava tweeted.Passengers slected by the Indian missions started arriving at the Abu Dhabi and Dubai airports as early as 9.30 am on Thursday. Indian Ambassador to the UAE Pavan Kapoor was seen enquiring about their wellbeing from some of the passengers undergoing medical screening at the Abu Dhabi airport."Great to see the #VandeBharatMission Abu Dhabi Kochi special flight IX452 taking off from the @AUH. Thanks all for cooperation and support for making it possible," the Indian Embassy in Abu Dhabi tweeted."Kudos to all the passengers for waiting patiently for their turn for medical screening and many thanks to all the frontline health workers and airport staff for extending full support," it said earlier.Captain Rizvin Nasser, 26, an alumnus of the Sharjah Indian School, is the co-pilot of flight IX452 to Kochi.Minutes after the departure of the first flight, India's second repatriation flight from the UAE to Kozhikode also took off. "Air India Express Flight left for Kozhikode with 177 passengers on boardwith last passenger Ajith was added to attend final rites of her mother after one passenger dropped out due to immigration issue. A big satisfaction to serve all," the Consulate General of India in Dubai tweeted. Ajith Pullanikotti, an IT professional, made it to the flight at the last minute to be able to attend the last rites of his mother who died two days ago. He was the only son."I have been trying to go for weeks so that I could be by my mother's side. Unfortunately, she had to breathe her last without me being next to her. I really hope I can make it today," Ajith told Khaleej Times.There are no suspected COVID-19 cases among the first batch of passengers being repatriated on Thursday."All of them have cleared the tests," Consul General of India in Dubai Vipul was quoted as saying by the Gulf News.He said the criteria of passengers' selection included medical cases, loss of jobs, pregnant women and senior citizens. Those with complications and financial issues were also picked for the first flight.The last two rows of seats in both the flights are not occupied. In case of any health issues, passengers can use them.On Monday, the Indian government announced plans to begin a phased repatriation of its citizens stranded abroad from May 7. The government also said that Air India will operate 64 flights from May 7 to May 13 to bring back around 15,000 Indian nationals stranded abroad due to the lockdown.Short-listing the first passengers from among a database of more than 200,000 applicants, who include around 6,500 pregnant women, has been a mammoth task which posed several challenges for the missions, Neeraj Agrawal, Consul, Press, Information and Culture at the Indian Consulate in Dubai told the Gulf News.The Indian missions in the UAE finalised the list of passengers, who were chosen based on the compelling reasons they submitted while registering their names.The Indian Consulate had appealed to passengers not to overcrowd the airport, maintain social distancing and follow all necessary precautions stipulated by the authorities. The passengers included 18 pregnant women, five infants and 12 senior citizens and three people including identical twin brothers Jackson and Benson Andrews who have been stranded at the Dubai Airport for 50 days.The tired and homesick, the 30-year-old brothers, Jackson and Benson Andrews, have been stranded inside the Dubai International Airport's terminal 3 since March 19 while they were returning from Lisbon, Portugal. They were among the 19 Indians who were stuck inside the airport for over a month.Suresh Kandampully Bhaskaran came to see off his eight-month pregnant wife and two-year-old daughter."My wife will be back after few months. This is just a temporary phase just like the UAE is seeing. My family will be back here with new bundle of joy. I am working here for 14 years now. I have a stable job...," Suresh said.From the UAE, at least 200,000 Indians have registered on the web portal collecting data of persons wishing to return home.The Air India crew members on board the repatriation flights were donning the full range of personal protective equipment.The Indian expatriate community of approximately 3.42 million is reportedly the largest ethnic community in the UAE constituting roughly about 30 per cent of the country's population, according to information available on the Indian Embassy website.India imposed a nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of the coronavirus in the country, grounding all international flights since mid-March. Under the repatriation plan, the government will be facilitating the return of Indian nationals stranded abroad on compelling grounds in a phased manner. AMS ZH AKJ AKJ

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