China to open up its low-altitude airspace
August 24th, 2012 - 1:40 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 24 (IANS) China will relax a ban on the use of low-altitude airspace across the country starting 2013, air traffic authorities said.
A series of reforms will be ... 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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Manpower shortage in business aviation affecting safety: DGCA
February 9th, 2012 - 6:47 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 9 (IANS) An acute shortage of trained manpower in general (business) aviation is affecting flight safety in the fast growing sector, the industry regulator said Thursday."Safety is ... Read more...
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Fighter jet crashes at Chinese airshow, one pilot missing
October 14th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by BNO News
PUCHENG, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- A fighter jet crashed during an air show in southwestern China on late Friday morning, injuring one pilot and leaving another pilot unaccounted for, state-run media reported.The ... Read more...
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Haryana to have helicopter, aviation hubs
May 29th, 2011 - 8:00 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, May 29 (IANS) Seeking to upgrade the aviation infrastructure in Haryana, the state government Sunday announced that two integrated helicopter hubs and three general aviation hubs would be set ... Read more...
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Ministry to set up Faridabad air crash probe panel
May 26th, 2011 - 7:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) The civil aviation ministry Thursday said it has received a preliminary report on Wednesday's air ambulance crash in a suburb of the national capital, ... Read more...
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Gadkari’s Canadian pilot arrested, released on bail (Lead)
May 24th, 2011 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) The Canadian pilot of a private air charter company who was about to operate a flight to Nagpur carrying Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president ... Read more...
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Bullet in bag: Candaian pilot of Gadkari flight arrested
May 24th, 2011 - 4:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) A Canadian pilot of a private air charter company who was about operate a flight to Nagpur carrying Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin ... Read more...
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InterGlobe to distribute yachts, sports cars
March 29th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) InterGlobe General Aviation, the holding company of low-cost carrier IndiGo, Tuesday said that it was venturing into exclusive distributorship of luxury lifestyle products like yachts, ... Read more...
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New aviation charter alliance Powerfly to take wings Feb 14
February 1st, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Feb 1 (IANS) Deccan Charters Limited, Taj Air and Business Jets India Tuesday announced a strategic alliance "Powerfly" to offer customers a wider choice of aircraft and network.Powerfly would also leverage ... Read more...
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Goa should look beyond beaches for tourism: Governor
January 26th, 2011 - 5:17 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 26 (IANS) Goa governor S.S. Sidhu Wednesday said that the promotion of Goa as a tourist destination should go beyond its beaches. Speaking at the Republic Day parade here, Sidhu ... Read more...
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U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood receives recommendations from aviation advisory committee
December 16th, 2010 - 9:53 pm ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Wednesday received recommendations from a federal advisory committee on how to address challenges faced by the U.S. aviation industry.Among the recommendations ... Read more...
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FAA celebrates opening of airfield upgrade at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
July 28th, 2010 - 10:33 pm ICT by BNO News
CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE (BNO NEWS) – The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) celebrated on Wednesday the opening of an airfield upgrade at Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport in Tennessee.The improvements to the Chattanooga airport were possible ... Read more...
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Mahindra to make smaller aircraft for Indian market
June 28th, 2010 - 3:47 pm ICT by IANS
By Fakir Balaji
Bangalore, June 28 (IANS) Mahindra Aerospace of the $6.3-billion utility vehicle maker Mahindra Group will become the first Indian private firm to manufacture smaller civil aircraft for the Indian general ... Read more...
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EADS ropes in six firms to develop aircraft systems
June 10th, 2010 - 6:55 pm ICT by IANS
By D. Balaji
Berlin, June 10 (IANS) European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company NV (EADS) has signed licensing contracts with sixaerospace firms to develop military aircraft systems using its technologies, a company ... Read more...
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Fresh safety norms issued for ’strict’ compliance by airlines
June 2nd, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) India's aviation regulator Wednesday issued "strict" directives to all carriers, asking pilots to refrain from forced soft landings or leaving the cockpit inadequately manned, following a spate ... Read more...
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FAA proposes $297,000 civil penalty against Air Mods
May 3rd, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by BNO News
JAMAICA, NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Monday that it has proposed a civil penalty against Air Mods and Repair Corporation of Wilmington, Delaware.The $297,000 civil penalty ... Read more...
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Air pollution may pose health concern for people near smaller regional airports
November 20th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 20 (ANI): Scientists are reporting evidence that air pollution - a well-recognized problem at major airports - may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near ... Read more...
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Smaller airports pose bigger pollution threat than suspected
November 19th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 19 (IANS) Air pollution poses a largely overlooked threat to people living near smaller regional airports, says a new study.
The study, one of a handful to examine airborne pollutants ... Read more...
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Aviation regulator mulls more security for private choppers
May 5th, 2009 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Following the attempt recently to sabotage industrialist Anil Ambani's helicopter in Mumbai, India's aviation regulator Tuesday said more security was being planned for the fleets of ... Read more...
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NTSB warns that Zodiac CH-601XL planes can break apart in flight
April 15th, 2009 - 4:24 am ICT by admin
Washington, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- The National Transportation Safety Board has issued an urgent recommendation to the Federal Aviation Authority to ground all Zodiac CH-601XL planes, which is a single-engine two-seat plane. ... Read more...
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Indian businessman eyes an American ”flying” car
January 27th, 2009 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
By Suresh
Rajkot, Jan 27 (ANI): Subash Shihora, a businessman from Rajkot might be the first Indian to own the American flying car, a two-seater plane that can be converted into an ... Read more...
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Scientists developing systems to help pilots overcome disorientation in space
November 14th, 2008 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 14 (ANI): American researchers at the National Space Biomedical Research Institute (NSBRI) are working on a system that will help astronaut pilots in real time to overcome the effects ... Read more...
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Ministry seeks power to sanction private air strips
April 9th, 2008 - 8:57 pm ICT by admin
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The civil aviation ministry has urged the government to empower it to sanction licensing for private air strips, instead of going to the Cabinet for approval, a ... Read more...
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No commercial operations at old Bangalore, Hyderabad airports
April 1st, 2008 - 12:11 am ICT by admin
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Old airports at Bangalore and Hyderabad will not be operational for commercial use for the next 25 years, a top civil aviation ministry official said here Monday. ... Read more...
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Indian airports largely unaffected despite protest
March 13th, 2008 - 12:32 am ICT by admin
(Intro Roundup)New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Airports across India reported near normalcy Wednesday even as 20,000 employees went on strike from midnight to protest closure of commercial operations at the existing Bangalore ... Read more...
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Airports strike to continue as government refuses to budge
March 12th, 2008 - 11:29 pm ICT by admin
(Second Lead)New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Airport employees across India late Wednesday decided to continue with their strike after the government, rejecting their demand, made clear that the existing Bangalore and Hyderabad ... Read more...
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No commercial activity at Bangalore, Hyderabad airports: Minister
March 12th, 2008 - 10:44 pm ICT by admin
(Lead)New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Rejecting striking employees' demand, the government Wednesday maintained that all commercial operations from the existing Bangalore and Hyderabad airports will be closed after two new airports there ... Read more...
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