Earlier, the Indian Pilots' Guild and Indian Commercial Pilots Association had directed Air India pilots not to give any extension on "Flight Time", "Flight Duty Time" or "Landing" till further notice.
The launch and ascent of Starship serial number 8 (SN8) were successful, but as the engines appeared to reignite for landing, the vehicle flipped back to vertical and then slammed into the ground, Xinhua reported.
