India, Aug. 6 -- Six aircraft engine shutdown incidents and three incidents of May Day calls have been reported so far this year, according to Centre.

As per data shared by minister of state for civil aviation Murlidhar Mohol with the Rajya Sabha, there have been two incidents of engine shutdown, in IndiGo and SpiceJet, while Air India and Alliance Air had one such incident each. There have been three incidents of May Day Call, including the London Gatwick-bound flight that crashed on June 12.

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