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  Commercial flights begin at Noida Airport; IndiGo service from Lucknow marks historic first landing

  India | June 15, 2026 23:50 IST

  The opening day also holds special significance for local residents whose land was acquired for the project. Around 170 farmers from the region travelled to Lucknow on one of the first flights. Accompanied by Jewar MLA Dhirendra Singh, the group will visit CM Yogi Adityanath to express gratitude.

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  Navi Mumbai International Airport begins operations; first landing gets water cannon salute | Video

  Maharashtra | December 25, 2025 10:53 IST

  The launch of scheduled passenger services at NMIA is expected to ease air travel pressure in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) and strengthen India’s civil aviation infrastructure. The new airport aims to improve connectivity and accommodate the growing demand for air travel in the region.

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  Maharashtra to get brand new airport on April 16 in this city | Check details and flight times

  Maharashtra | April 09, 2025 13:17 IST

  The first commercial flight from Amravati’s Belora Airport will take off on April 16. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Ministers Eknath Shinde and Ajit Pawar, and Amravati’s Guardian Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule will remain present for the inaugural function.

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  NASA to attempt first controlled flight on Mars as soon as Monday

  World | April 18, 2021 7:50 IST

  "A livestream will begin at 6:15 am EDT , as the helicopter team prepares to receive the data downlink in the Space Flight Operations Facility at NASA's JPL," the release said.

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  Russia's modernised Tu-160 fighter jet completes first flight

  World | November 20, 2014 6:38 IST

  Moscow: Russia's Tu-160 strategic bomber has completed its first flight after modernisation, the aircraft's designers Tupolev said on Wednesday."On Nov 16, 2014, the Tu-160 bomber performed its first flight after a major overhaul," the Tupolev