A country-made bomb was found onboard the Bangalore-Thiruvananthapuram Kingfisher flight on its arrival at the international airport Thiruvananthapuram on Sunday morning, putting security agencies on alert.

Private carrier Kingfisher Airlines today said its net loss for the third quarter ended December 31, 2009 has widened to Rs 419.96 crore.

Six pilots of Kingfisher Airlines, GoAir and Air India have been de-rostered by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation after they violated guidelines while landing on a short runway at Mumbai airport under rainy conditions.

A Kingfisher Airlines ATR aircraft with 42 passengers and four crew onboard overshot the runway after it landed at Mumbai Airport on Tuesday.

Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines is understood to have put close to 100 pilots, mostly trainees, on the chopping block on grounds of huge losses and capacity reduction.