India will need 1,450 new aircraft in next 20 years: Boeing
September 4th, 2012 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Indian carriers will require 1,450 new aircraft worth $175 billion to cope with the growth in passenger traffic over the next 20 years, global aircraft ... Read more...
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Air India’s new MRO coming up in Nagpur
September 4th, 2012 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) Air India's maintenance repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Nagpur will be completed by the year-end and will become operational by the second quarter of ... Read more...
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Aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft to lay off 170 people
August 4th, 2012 - 1:41 am ICT by BNO News
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS (BNO NEWS) -- Aircraft manufacturer Hawker Beechcraft on Thursday said it plans to cut 170 jobs at its completion center in Arkansas, coming just weeks after the company entered ... Read more...
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Plane numbers to double by 2032: Boeing
July 4th, 2012 - 8:13 am ICT by IANS
Chicago, July 4 (IANS) The global plane market will reach $4.5 trillion and will have doubled the existing fleet with 34,000 new planes over the next two decades, aircraft manufacturer ... Read more...
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Airbus to set up assembly line in US
July 3rd, 2012 - 2:44 am ICT by IANS
Paris, July 3 (IANS) Airbus, a leading European aircraft manufacturer, Monday announced to set up its first manufacturing facility in the US.The move is part of a plan to bolster ... Read more...
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Cabinet to decide on Boeing 787 compensation offer (Lead)
June 6th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) is expected to take up American aircraft manufacturer Boeing's offer of compensation for the delay in supply of ... Read more...
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Brazilian cadet dies in ejection from plane
June 6th, 2012 - 11:15 am ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, June 6 (IANS/EFE) A Brazilian air force cadet died when he was ejected from a training plane when the aircraft was still on the ground, authorities said.The ... Read more...
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‘Air India won’t take Dreamliners till compensation fixed’
May 29th, 2012 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 29 (IANS) Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh Tuesday said Air India would not take delivery of its first batch of Boeing 787 Dreamliner until both the airline ... Read more...
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Officials defend minister’s trip to US to get Dreamliner
May 18th, 2012 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) Civil aviation ministry officials Friday defended Minister Ajit Singh's visit later this month to the US to receive the first of the 27 Boeing-787 Dreamliners, ... Read more...
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Russian plane carrying 44 people goes missing near Jakarta
May 9th, 2012 - 7:00 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- A Russian-made Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft disappeared near a mountain south of the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Wednesday while carrying out a demonstration flight, officials said. ... Read more...
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Brazil to launch satellite for military purposes
April 4th, 2012 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Rio de Janeiro, April 4 (IANS/EFE) Brazil will launch a satellite for military purposes and to expand broadband Internet service throughout the country, Communications Minister Paulo Bernardo Silva said, adding ... Read more...
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TAAG Angola Airlines orders three aircraft from Boeing
April 3rd, 2012 - 8:03 pm ICT by BNO News
LUANDA, ANGOLA (BNO NEWS) -- Angola's TAAG Linhas Aereas de Angola (Angola Airlines) on Monday announced it has finalized an order for three additional aircraft from Boeing in a deal valued at ... Read more...
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British firm mulls price cut for Indian defence order
February 7th, 2012 - 7:37 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 7 (IANS) British aerospace major BAE Systems is mulling to lower its Eurofighter Typhoon price in a bid to win back a 7 billion pound ($11 billion) Indian ... Read more...
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Russian airline Transaero orders four A380s
October 29th, 2011 - 12:01 am ICT by BNO News
MOSCOW (BNO NEWS) -- Russian airline Transaero has signed an agreement with Airbus for four A380 aircraft in a deal valued at approximately $1.5 billion, the aircraft manufacturer announced on Friday.Transaero Airlines ... Read more...
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Travolta buys luxury plane
September 25th, 2011 - 5:46 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 25 (IANS) Actor John Travolta has purchased a new luxury plane to fly his family around the globe.The "Pulp Fiction" star, who is a certified pilot, has bought ... Read more...
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Don’t disinvest in HAL, says CPI-M
September 19th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 19 (IANS) The CPI-M Monday asked the government to reverse its move to disinvest 10 percent of shares in Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) and asked it not ... Read more...
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IndiGo begins international operations
September 1st, 2011 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 1 (IANS) Low-cost carrier IndiGo Thursday launched its maiden international flight from the national capital to Dubai, becoming only the fourth Indian low-cost carrier to operate overseas ... Read more...
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Thai Airways orders six Boeing 777s in deal valued at $1.7 billion
August 19th, 2011 - 5:12 pm ICT by BNO News
SEATTLE (BNO NEWS) -- Thai Airways International (THAI) has finalized a firm order for six Boeing 777-300 Extended Range (ER) airplanes, the aircraft manufacturer confirmed.Boeing said the order completes an agreement with ... Read more...
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AI entitled to $145 m from Boeing for delayed aircraft: Ravi
August 10th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 10 (IANS) The government Wednesday said that national carrier Air India is entitled to receive compensation worth $145 million for delay in delivery of aircraft ordered by ... Read more...
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Many Indian companies involved in Dreamliner project: Boeing
July 13th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) Many Indian companies are associated with American aircraft manufacturer Boeing's most advanced passenger jet -- the B-787 Dreamliner, a top companyn official with the company ... Read more...
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner to land at IGI airport Wednesday
July 12th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) American aircraft manufacturer Boeing's most-anticipated passenger jet - the 787 Dreamliner aircraft - will land in the national capital on its maiden visit early Wednesday."The ... Read more...
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Air India to get demo-trial on Boeing 787 next week
July 6th, 2011 - 7:10 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Mumbai, July 6 (IANS) National carrier Air India, which is expected to receive its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft in the fourth quarter of the year, will get its ... Read more...
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Faulty alarm causes GoAir flight to make emergency landing
June 6th, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) A faulty smoke detector on board a GoAir flight was blamed by officials Monday for an emergency landing made by the aircraft here at IGI ... Read more...
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IAF officer to be court-martialled for bribery
April 7th, 2011 - 7:52 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) An Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, allegedly caught accepting a bribe from a foreign defence firm during the Bangalore air show February, may soon face ... Read more...
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Successful biofuel flight conducted in Mexico
April 3rd, 2011 - 11:09 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, April 3 (IANS/EFE) European aircraft manufacturer Airbus and Mexican budget airline Interjet successfully conducted the first Jatropha-based biofuel flight in Mexico.The demonstration flight from Mexico City to the ... Read more...
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Pratt and Whitney engines to power new IndiGo aircraft
March 31st, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Leading low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Thursday said it has selected Pratt and Whitney made engines to power its new fleet of 150 Airbus A320neo aircraft."The ... Read more...
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Embraer rolls out plane for India’s airborne radar
February 22nd, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer has rolled out the first of the three EMB-145I planes that India has ordered for its indigenous airborne early warning radars. The plane, ... Read more...
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Air India to get first 787 Dreamliners by year end
February 9th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) US-based aircraft manufacturer Boeing's Indian subsidiary Wednesday said the long-awaited delivery of Air India's maiden batch of 787 'Dreamliner' aircraft will be made in the fourth quarter of ... Read more...
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Air India to get first 787 Dreamliner by 2011-end
February 9th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Feb 9 (IANS) Boeing India, the American aircraft manufacturer's Indian subsidiary, Wednesday said the long-awaited delivery of Air India's advanced 787 Dreamliner would be made in the fourth quarter of 2011."India's ... Read more...
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C-130J reaches Hindon ahead of induction into IAF
February 4th, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) A C-130J transport aircraft, India's first acquisition from the US through the foreign military sales route in decades, arrived at its new home at Hindon airbase outside ... Read more...
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IndiGo goes international from August
January 19th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) Leading low cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Wednesday was granted permission by the aviation watchdog to operate international flights from August this year."IndiGo has been granted international traffic ... Read more...
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IndiGo to buy 180 Airbus aircraft for $15 billion (Roundup)
January 12th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian low-cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Wednesday signed a $15 billion deal with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus for buying 180 A320 aircraft, the biggest ever single firm ... Read more...
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IndiGo to buy 180 Airbus aircraft for $15 billion (Second Lead)
January 12th, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Indian low cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Wednesday signed a $15 billion deal with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus for buying 180 A320 aircraft, the biggest ever single ... Read more...
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IndiGo to buy 180 Airbus aircraft for $15 billion (Lead)
January 12th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Leading low cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Wednesday signed a deal worth $15 billion with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus for buying 180 A320 aircraft, the biggest ever order ... Read more...
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IndiGo to buy 180 Airbus aircrafts
January 12th, 2011 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 12 (IANS) Leading low cost carrier (LCC) IndiGo Wednesday signed a deal with European aircraft manufacturer Airbus for buying 180 A320 aircrafts."IndiGo has signed a memorandum of understanding for ... Read more...
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