Pakistan to probe plane crash that killed 127 (Lead)
April 21st, 2012 - 4:38 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Saturday announced a judicial probe into the air-crash near here that killed 127 people. Several staff of the airline ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Boeing offers to assist Pakistan in crash probe
April 21st, 2012 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 21 (IANS) US aircraft company Boeing has offered technical assistance to Pakistan in the investigation into the plane crash near here that killed 127 people Friday.In a ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Sukhoi to sell 10 Superjet to Indian firm
March 15th, 2012 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 15 (IANS) Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Company (SCAC), a subsidiary of the Russian defence aircraft major Sukhoi, will be selling 10 Sukhoi Superjet (SSJ) 100 aircraft to an Indian ... Read more...
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Boeing to cut over 2,100 jobs at US facility (Lead)
January 5th, 2012 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) US aircraft company Boeing has announced its plans to close a massive plant in Wichita in Kansas state before the end of 2013, a decision that ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Boeing to cut over 2,000 jobs at US plant
January 5th, 2012 - 7:39 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 5 (IANS) US aircraft company Boeing has announced it plans to close a massive plant in Wichita in Kansas state before the end of 2013, a decision that ... Read more...
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Russia grounds six airlines
September 26th, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's aviation watchdog said Monday it has annulled the licenses of three airlines and suspended three others after a comprehensive check initiated in the ... Read more...
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Indo-Russian transport aircraft to fly by 2017
September 12th, 2010 - 3:52 pm ICT by IANS
By Gulshan Luthra
New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) The Indo-Russian Multirole Transport Aircraft (MTA), designed to replace India's AN 32 aircraft, should be flying in about seven years, a Russian official has said. ... Read more...
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China tests first homemade amphibious plane
August 6th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) China has started test flights of its first homemade amphibious plane dubbed Seagull 300, a media report said Friday.
The plane is built by the Shijiazhuang Aircraft Industry Co ... Read more...
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IAF’s AN-32 modernisation to start in March
February 23rd, 2010 - 9:17 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jun 17 (ANI): Ukraine will start upgrading the Indian Air Force's medium lift AN-32 cargo aircraft in March.Antonov Aircraft Company, headquartered at Kiev, will give the eponymous 20-tonne-capacity aircraft ... Read more...
Posted in National |
India, Ukraine sign deal for IAF transport aircraft upgrade
June 17th, 2009 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 17 (IANS) India has singed a $397 million deal with Ukraine to modernise its aging transport aircraft fleet, defence sources said here Wednesday.
The move comes a week after ... Read more...
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Ukraine to upgrade Air Force’s 100 AN-32 cargo planes
June 17th, 2009 - 9:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jun 17 (ANI): India has signed a deal with an Ukraine firm to modernise its 100 medium lift AN-32 cargo aircraft.The contract, worth over 400 million dollars was signed between ... Read more...
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Indonesian air force plane crashes, 24 killed
April 6th, 2009 - 4:46 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 6 (DPA) An aircraft belonging to the Indonesian Air Force crashed Monday afternoon in West Java capital of Bandung, killing all 24 people on board, news reports and officials said.
The ... Read more...
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Bombardier joins Boeing in cutting 3,000 jobs
April 3rd, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, April 3 (IANS) Canadian plane maker Bombardier, which is the third largest aircraft company in the world, Thursday joined giant Boeing in axing 3,000 jobs worldwide citing sagging demand ... Read more...
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