NEW DELHI: Jet fuel prices on Monday were hiked by a steep 5.3 per cent – the tenth straight increase this year — to an all-time high, in line with a surge in global energy prices. The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) — the fuel that helps aeroplanes fly — was hiked by Rs […]
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NEW DELHI: Capgemini has been selected by Airbus to deliver a cloud-first transformation program for its global Commercial Aircraft and Helicopters businesses. As a strategic partner to Airbus, Capgemini will now provide a fully managed service of the core cloud infrastructure for the Airbus business. Capgemini will drive transformation of existing services through unification and […]
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NEW DELHI: The Tata Group said that it has appointed Campbell Wilson as CEO & MD of Air India. Wilson is currently CEO of Singapore Airline’s low-cost subsidiary Scoot. Earlier this year, Tata Group had named Turkish Airlines Chairman Ilker Ayci as Air India’s CEO & MD, but he subsequently denied the position. Wilson, 50, […]
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NEW DELHI: The National Company Law Appellate Tribunal (NCLAT) has directed Jet Airways, which is preparing to resume flight services in the coming months, to vacate its office from the premises of Mack Star Marketing in Mumbai. While passing an order on May 6, a three-member bench of the NCLAT also said that no monthly […]
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NEW DELHI: The Civil Aviation Ministry on Thursday invited second round of applications for the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme that was announced last year to boost drone manufacturing in India. The first round of applications for this scheme were invited on March 10 and its results were announced on April 20, wherein Adani Group’s joint […]
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NEW DELHI: India’s newest airline Akasa Air on Thursday announced it has chosen reservation systems provider Navitaire so that it can run reliable operations and offer affordable travel options to its passengers. Akasa Air, backed by ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, and aviation veterans Vinay Dube and Aditya Ghosh, is expected to begin its commercial operations […]
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NEW DELHI: Indian Coast Guard commissioned its second air squadron equipped with indigenously designed and developed advanced light helicopter (ALH) MK-III at the Coast Guard Air Enclave here on Wednesday. “In a major boost to maritime security, 845 squadron (CG) has been commissioned by Director General V S Pathania, Indian Coast Guard, in Kochi in […]
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NEW DELHI: Australia’s Qantas Group has confirmed that it will order 12 A350-1000s, 20 A220s and 20 A321XLRs. The news was announced at a ceremony in Sydney attended by Qantas Group CEO Alan Joyce and Airbus Chief Commercial Officer and Head of Airbus International, Christian Scherer. The A350-1000 was selected by Qantas following an evaluation […]
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NEW DELHI: Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) Ltd that has built and delivered over 100 ships to the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard and the 1st shipyard in the country to have exported a warship, has achieved another milestone by launching the Fast Patrol Vessel (GRSE Yard 2118) being built for the Indian […]
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NEW DELHI: Airports Authority of India has undertaken the expansion work of Trichy Airport which includes Construction of a New Integrated Passenger Terminal Building, a new Apron, Air Traffic Control (ATC) Tower, and upgradation of Air side facilities to cater the growing passenger traffic and reduce congestion during peak hours at the airport. The new […]
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