Plane was too low, too slow to reach airport: Hudson crash pilotNEW YORK - In his first statement on the Airbus crash landing on the Hudson River, captain Chesley Sullenberger told investigators the plane was ‘too low, too slow’ to reach the next airport after its engines were hit by birds. Air Force readies air-to-air refuellers to face fuel crisisNEW DELHI - The Indian Air Force (IAF) has readied its squadron of IL-78 midair refuellers to supply aviation fuel in case the strike by employees of public sector oil firms cripples the aviation sector, an official said here Friday. Pakistan moves troops to Indian borderISLAMABAD - Pakistan has deployed troops to protect ‘vital points’ along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and the international border with India, a media report said Friday. |