Air India proposes VRS to cut down staff
May 27th, 2012 - 5:37 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) Financially stressed Air India has proposed a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for its executive cadre employees to bring down manpower costs.The Air India Board will ... Read more...
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‘Revised defence offsets policy will encourage Indian SME sector’
May 8th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, May 8 (IANS) A major portion of the defence offsets opportunity for Indian companies is in the areas of engineering outsourcing, maintenance, repair and overhaul, with the revised policy ... Read more...
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‘Need careful implementation of Air India revival plan’
April 27th, 2012 - 11:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) A standing committee report which was presented to Parliament Friday cautioned the government about carefully implement the revival plan for national carrier Air India."The ... Read more...
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Air India’s turnaround plan approved (Roundup)
April 12th, 2012 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Beleaguered flag carrier Air India has got a new lease of life as the government Thursday approved plans for a turnaround in its fortunes ... Read more...
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Rationalise tax structure for aviation sector: Assocham
November 12th, 2011 - 8:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Nov 12 (IANS) With private carrier Kingfisher Airlines cancelling dozens of flights across the country and its competitors Jet Airways and SpiceJet sliding into red, an industry body Saturday ... 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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Mumbai to host major aviation conference
March 6th, 2011 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, March 6 (IANS) The first international aviation conference on maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) covering both civil and military sectors will be held here March 16-18, an official said ... Read more...
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Eurocopter launches Indian subsidiary to capture 50 percent market
October 20th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) The world's largest helicopter manufacturer, Eurocopter, Wednesday launched a wholly-owned subsidiary in India to capture half of the country's growing civilian helicopter market by 2015.Eurocopter, the first ... Read more...
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Ramco to design software for Air India MRO facility
September 24th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Sep 24 (IANS) Air India has appointed Ramco Systems, a city-based software solutions provider, for designing an software package for its maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility, a spokesperson of the ... Read more...
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Chopper makers hope Delhi heliport will fuel growth
September 15th, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by IANS
By Rohit Vaid
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Major international helicopter manufacturers Wednesday said that they were optimistic about the growth of the industry in India with the upcoming infrastructural facilities like a ... Read more...
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Infrastructure major hassle in helicopter industry growth
September 15th, 2010 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) Major stakeholders in the helicopter industry Wednesday said the country can witness a doubling of its helicopter fleet in the next five years if the infrastructure and ... Read more...
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Delhi to get its first heliport by mid-September
September 6th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Rohit Vaid
New Delhi, Sep 6 (IANS) A mega heliport at Rohini in north Delhi and a helipad for the Commonwealth Games (CWG) being built by state-run Pawan Hans Helicopter Limited (PHHL) ... Read more...
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Air India, GE to set up $90 mn engine maintenance facility
March 4th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, March 4 (IANS) India's national carrier Air India Thursday signed an agreement with GE Aviation, a unit of General Electric Co. (GE), to set up a $90 million facility to maintain ... Read more...
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Bombardier Aerospace to open service facility in Macon, Georgia
February 18th, 2010 - 2:55 pm ICT by BNO News
ATLANTA, GEORGIA (BNO NEWS) – Bombardier Aerospace, a Montreal-based global transportation company, will open a facility in Macon, Georgia, Governor Sonny Perdue announced on Wednesday.The facility will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul ... Read more...
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Lufthansa group firm to maintain Deccan’s cargo fleet
June 23rd, 2009 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 23 (IANS) Deccan 360, the cargo airline founded by low-cost aviation pioneer G.R. Gopinath, has roped in Germany-based Lufthansa Technik for maintaining its Airbus A-310 freighter aircraft fleet and warehousing ... Read more...
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Robust growth seen in Indian aviation supplies market
May 6th, 2009 - 4:07 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) India's civil aviation suppliers market, including components and maintenance, is seen growing annually at 16.1 percent over the next five years to top $3.89 billion, says a ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka emerges alternative hub for aircraft maintenance (With Images)
February 18th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo/New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) A Sri Lankan aircraft maintenance firm has bagged the contract to conduct sophisticated checks on aircraft of Indian budget carrier IndiGo in what experts believe could trigger ... Read more...
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Joint venture for upgrading Nagpur airport approved
February 11th, 2009 - 8:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) The government Wednesday approved a joint venture between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Maharashtra Airport Development Co (MADC) - promoted by the Maharashtra government - ... Read more...
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Bell Helicopter mulls training academies in India
October 15th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 15 (IANS) Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of the $13.2-billion multi-industry US major Textron Inc, is looking to set up training academies as well as maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facilities ... Read more...
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Air India has blueprint to become ‘world class carrier’: Thulasidas
March 17th, 2008 - 10:17 am ICT by admin
By Arvind Padmanabhan
Mumbai, March 17 (IANS) Air India has a major blueprint for expansion and integration to make it a "world class carrier", with plans for at least three maintenance, repair and ... Read more...
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