Nearly
200 people on a Singapore Airlines flight had some scary moments when
both engines of the aircraft experienced a temporary loss of power
and had to descend 13,000 feet amid bad weather, prompting the
airline to launch a probe into the rare incident. The incident
occurred at 39,000 ft about 3.5 hours after Flight SQ836 bound for
Shanghai, operated by an Airbus A330- 300, left Changi Airport on
Saturday. "Both engines experienced a temporary loss of power
and the pilots followed operational procedures to restore normal
operation of the engines", the airline's spokesman said. The
flight with 182 passengers and 12-crew on board continued to
Shanghai, China and touched down safely at 10.56pm local time, he
added. The engines were thoroughly inspected and tested upon arrival
in Shanghai with no anomalies detected. SIA is reviewing the incident
with engine maker, Rolls-Royce and Airbus, according to Singapore's
Straits Times newspaper reported. Power loss in both engines is
considered rare in the aviation industry, but pilots are trained to
respond to it. SIA, Asia's third largest carrier by market value,
currently has 29 Airbus A330-300s in its passenger fleet.
Congress leader Manishankar Aiyar attracted opposition BJP's ire today in Rajya Sabha when he said he was not interested in listening to speech of a BJP member on vote on account, prompting the Chair to adjourn the House amid uproar. During the Zero Hour, Deputy Chairman P J Kurien allowed Aiyar, who wanted to ask a question, to do so, which was opposed by BJP members. Kurien asked Aiyar whether he yielded to allow others to speak, to which he said he had no objection and he can ask his question later. As the House got ready to initiate discussion on Vote on Account, Kurien said, "Let us reduce the discussion to two hours from four hours," which was opposed by BJP members including Piyush Goyal who was given a chance to speak on Vote on Account. When it was agreed that discussion will take place as per schedule, Aiyar remarked he was not interested in listening to the speech by BJP member. "You had given me the chance to ask a question
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