Boeing bags $2.4 billion P-8A Poseidon contract from U.S. Navy
NEW DELHI: The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion production contract for the next 19 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract includes 10 aircraft...
VVIP chopper case: Court extends ED custody of Gautam Khaitan by five days
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Monday extended the Enforcement Directorate (ED) custody of lawyer Gautam Khaitan, an accused in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper scam,...
IAF’s Jaguar crashes, pilot safe
GORAKHPUR:A Jaguar aircraft of the Indian Air Force crashed on Monday in Uttar Pradesh's Kushinagar district, with the pilot ejecting safely, police said. The military...
Centre’s aims to make Tamil Nadu defence, aerospace hub: Narendra Modi
MADURAI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the Centre's aim is to make Tamil Nadu a preferred hub for aerospace and defence industries in...
SpiceJet head at Davos: Ambitious fleet growth, expansion plans underway
NEW DELHI: Confident of growth with an ambitious fleet and route expansion plan underway, airline major SpiceJet's head Ajay Singh has said the focus is...
Air India inducts aircraft with Mahatma Gandhiji’s logo
NEW DELHI: Air India has started flying with the logo of Mahatma Gandhi to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary later this year. Right now only...
India awards 235 routes under UDAN scheme, seaplanes to fly on 18 routes
NEW DELHI: Seaplanes will fly on 18 air routes among the 235 routes awarded on Friday under the government's ambitious regional connectivity scheme that will...
IndiGo appoints Ronojoy Dutta as CEO, Meleveetil Damodaran as chairman
NEW DELHI: Aviation veteran Ronojoy Dutta has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of IndiGo for a period of five years as it plans...
Test and certification agency clears Biojet fuel for Aircraft
NEW DELHI: On January 22, 2019, after months of exhaustive ground and flight trials, the indigenous produced bio-fuel has been finally cleared for use by...
Air India Express to start first direct Sharjah-Surat flight service from February 16
DUBAI: Air India Express will launch its first direct flight service from Surat to Sharjah on February 16 and will also expand services from Gulf...