• 

  Indian Navy says goodbye to world’s oldest serving aircraft carrier INS Viraat

  India | October 23, 2016 16:04 IST

  Indian Navy’s second aircraft carrier and the world's oldest aircraft carrier, INS Viraat was accorded a grand send-off from the port city here today. The ship, which underwent a decommissioning refit, is being towed back

• 

  Government bars aircraft passengers from using Samsung Galaxy Note 7 when onboard

  India | September 09, 2016 21:56 IST

  To ensure complete safety in aircrafts, the civil aviation regulator today prohibited the use of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphone inside flights. According to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the guidelines on the

• 

  Watch: World's largest aircraft Airlander 10 damaged after crash landing during second test flight

  World | August 24, 2016 19:51 IST

  The world’s longest aircraft - Airlander 10 has been damaged on its second test flight after it made a bumpy landing in eastern England. Hybrid Air Vehicles says it is trying to figure out

• 

  NASA’s latest set of projects to fuel its vision of eco-friendly aircrafts

  World | August 07, 2016 12:40 IST

  In a bid to give wings to its vision of eco-friendly aircrafts, NASA is all set to launch a set of five research projects. These projects are aimed at shrinking fuel use, reducing aviation’s impact

• 

  India to purchase six flight refuelling aircraft: Report

  India | July 31, 2016 10:59 IST

  In a bid to enhance the reach of its aircrafts, India is planning to have a “direct purchase” of six flight refuelling aircraft (FRA) or tankers. The move is aim to enhance the reach

• 

  Solar Impulse 2, world's largest, begins final flight

  World | July 24, 2016 19:56 IST

  Known to be the world's biggest solar-powered aircraft, Solar Impulse 2 has flown off for the last leg of its round-the-world tour, a media report stated today. The aircraft that took off from Egyptian capital

• 

  China rejects US aircraft surveillance over South China Sea

  World | May 27, 2016 8:07 IST

  Beijing:China's military rejected US claims on China's "unsafe" intercept of an American Navy reconnaissance aircraft over the South China Sea, and demanded the US ends such action. China's aircraft acted professionally and in line with

• 

  Had 10 seconds to make the final call: Pilot of air ambulance which crash-landed in Delhi

  India | May 26, 2016 23:50 IST

  New Delhi: The pilots of Beech King Air C-90A air ambulance had a window of just about "ten seconds" to make the decision for crash-landing the ill-fated flight after both its engines had failed. Captain

• 

  World's largest cargo aircraft AN-225 Mriya lands in Hyderabad

  India | May 13, 2016 12:34 IST

  Mumbai : The world's largest cargo aircraft, Antonov AN -225 Mriya -- or the Dream, made its first landing in India today at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad, the Ukraine company's collaborators in

• 

  World’s longest aircraft revealed in new pictures

  World | March 20, 2016 23:32 IST

  World’s longest aircraft revealed in new pictures

• 

  Indian airspace breached 32 times since 2013: Govt

  Politics | December 15, 2015 19:34 IST

  New Delhi: The Indian airspace has been violated thirty times by foreign aircraft in the past two years, the government said today.In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for Defence Rao

Advertisement
• 

  Jet Airways confirms order for 75 Boeing 737 Max aircraft

  November 09, 2015 16:33 IST

  Mumbai: Airline major Jet Airways on Monday confirmed its largest-ever fleet order for 75 Boeing 737 'Max' aircraft.The order, which includes options and purchase rights for an additional 50 aircraft, was signed at the Dubai

• 

  20 IAF fighter aircraft crashed in last 3 years: Manohar Parrikar

  Politics | July 24, 2015 16:21 IST

  New Delhi: As many as 20 fighter aircraft, including 3 frontline Sukhois, of the Indian Air Force (IAF) have crashed in the last three years.Two IAF personnel were killed and as many civilians injured in

• 

  China builds world's largest amphibious aircraft

  World | July 21, 2015 12:23 IST

  Beijing: China has begun building the world's largest amphibious aircraft, a media report said.The assembly of the domestically developed AG-600 seaplane started in Zhuhai city on July 17, the People's Daily reported on Tuesday."The AG-600's overall

• 

  NASA-assisted drone delivers drugs to remote clinic

  World | July 18, 2015 16:29 IST

  Washington:  NASA has assisted a drone to successfully deliver pharmaceuticals and other medical supplies to patients in an outdoor free clinic in Virginia.A NASA aircraft assisted an unmanned aircraft system (UAS), operated by startup company

• 

  Boeing, TASL ink manufacturing agreement

  July 15, 2015 18:09 IST

  Hyderabad:  Giving a boost to 'Make in India' initiative, Boeing and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) on Wednesday signed a framework agreement to collaborate in aerospace and defense manufacturing and potential integrated systems development opportunities,

• 

  India clears defence purchases worth over Rs.29,000 crore

  India | July 14, 2015 21:03 IST

  New Delhi:  India on Tuesday cleared defence purchases worth over Rs.290 billion ($4.5 billion) at a meeting of the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC).Among the proposals cleared by the DAC at a meeting chaired by Defence

• 

  Airbus electric plane to fly across English Channel

  World | July 10, 2015 19:05 IST

  London:  A French pilot is slated to fly a plane powered solely by electricity across the English Channel later on Friday, a media report said.More than 100 years since French aviation pioneer Louis Bleriot became

• 

  Expert team working on locating missing Dornier plane, its CVR

  India | June 14, 2015 14:56 IST

  Chennai: A team of scientists from the National Institute of Ocean Technology (NIOT) with expertise in deep ocean technology, is currently working on locating the missing Coast Guard Dornier plane with three crew and its

• 

  Nod to new aircraft carrier, BrahMos missiles for six ships

  India | May 14, 2015 7:37 IST

  New Delhi:The government on Wednesday gave its nod to building a second indigenous aircraft carrier, defence ministry sources said.In a meeting of Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, Rs.30 crore was