Aircraft
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Aero India-2013 to showcase civil, military aircraft
India | Jan 24, 2013, 06:31 AM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 24: The ninth edition of Aero India will be held Feb 6-10 at Bangalore with over 53 civil and military aircraft from leading manufacturers across the globe expected to participate in the
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Stowaway African plunges to death as aircraft's undercarriage gear opens before landing at London Heathrow airport
World | Sep 10, 2012, 08:24 PM ISTLondon, Sep 10: A North African, probably a Moroccan in his 30s, appears to have plunged thousands of feet down onto an affluent neighbourhood of London after his frozen body dropped out of an aeroplane's
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First Dreamliner aircraft delivered to Air India in the US
Sep 07, 2012, 08:05 AM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 7 : Flag carrier Air India Thursday took charge of the first of its Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft at Charleston in South Carolina in the US, ahead of flying it down to
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Tejas aircraft to be put to test at Pokhran in Feb
India | Aug 24, 2012, 05:05 PM ISTJodhpur, Aug 24: The much-awaited indigenously developed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas will now be put to test in the forthcoming air exercise “Iron Feast”, to be held in February next year in Pokhran of Jaisalmer.The
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Kingfisher shares tank 13% as lessors take back aircraft
Jun 27, 2012, 03:23 PM ISTMumbai, Jun 27: Shares of Kingfisher Airlines tumbled over 13 per cent on Wednesday following reports that lessors have taken back 34 aircraft due to non-payment of lease rentals. Despite positive opening, shares of the
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Sukhoi fighters to be equipped with BrahMos missiles
India | Jun 19, 2012, 09:57 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 19: India is moving towards joining the club of few countries having air-launched cruise missiles with a proposal to equip IAF's frontline fighter aircraft Su-30 MKI with BrahMos.The Cabinet Committee on Security
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Indian Navy's Russian built aircraft carrier starts sea trials
World | Jun 08, 2012, 08:49 PM ISTMoscow, Jun 8: Ahead of its expected delivery by year end, Indian Navy's Russian built aircraft carrier Vikramaditya today commenced sea trials in the White Sea. The sea-trials of 45,000 tonne carrier are being
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Iranian Boats Shadow US Aircraft Carrier In Gulf
World | Feb 15, 2012, 12:32 PM ISTAboard The USS Abraham Lincoln, Feb 15: Iranian patrol boats and aircraft have shadowed a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group as it transited the Strait of Hormuz.Tuesday's passage ended a Gulf mission that displayed Western
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Pakistan Asks US To Vacate Shamsi Airbase Within 15 Days
World | Nov 27, 2011, 08:30 AM ISTIslamabad, Nov 27 : Pakistan on Saturday asked the US to vacate an airbase that has reportedly been used by American drones and closed NATO supply routes in response to a cross-border air strike by
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Mahindra's Maiden Aircraft Makes Successful Test-Flight
Sep 15, 2011, 08:35 AM ISTMumbai, Sept 15: The Mahindra Group today said it has completed successfully the test-flight of its maiden aircraft NM5, which was developed in collaboration with the Government-run National Aeronautical Laboratories (NAL).The five-seater all-metal aircraft, powered
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Over 300 Sukhoi-30, Tejas Aircraft To Be Inducted Into IAF
India | Sep 07, 2011, 10:42 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 7: India will procure over 300 Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter jets and Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) at a total cost of Rs 64,408 crore to strengthen the combat capability of the IAF,
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Pakistan Has Now Lost 2 Of Its 3 Orion Aircraft
World | May 23, 2011, 04:42 PM ISTLahore, May 23 : Of just the three P-3 series Orion anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft that Pakistan had acquired from the United States in 1996, two have now been lost.According to the website of
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Air India To Operate Only 40 Flights Today
India | May 01, 2011, 11:59 AM ISTNew Delhi, May 1 : As the strike by Air India pilots entered the fifth day today, the national carrier reduced its operation to 40 flights across its network against the regular 165.“We are continuing
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Captain's Sleep Inertia Caused Mangalore Crash: Report
India | Apr 21, 2011, 12:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 21: The report of the crash of the Air India Express aircraft at Mangalore on May 22, 2010, that was made public by the government on Wednesday, has stated that while the
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President's Aircraft Never Lost Contact With ATC : Ministry
India | Sep 24, 2010, 12:16 PM ISTNew Delhi, Sep 24: Civil Aviation Ministry today said the aircraft carrying President Pratibha Patil never lost contact with the air traffic control while flying to Aizawl and was put on an alternate radio frequency