IndiGo world’s third largest airline by mcap as shares hit record high

Shares of Indigo airline operator InterGlobe Aviation hit a record on Wednesday, trading 5 per cent higher at Rs 3,801 apiece in afternoon trading. This marked the fourth consecutive day of gains for the company’s shares. The increase in share value made InterGlobe world’s third-largest airline by market capitalisation. According to a report in Moneycontrol, […]

After India, Serbia likely to buy Rafale jets in major shift from Russia

Serbia is close to signing a deal on the purchase of 12 French Rafale multi-purpose fighter jets, the Serbian president announced Tuesday, in what would mark a shift from its traditional military supplier Russia. President Aleksandar Vucic spoke during his two-day visit to Paris and talks with French President Emmanuel Macron as well as French […]

Boeing CEO to testify on jetliner safety after whistleblower charges

A Senate subcommittee has summoned Boeing CEO David Calhoun to testify about the company’s jetliners in an inquiry prompted by new safety-related charges from a whistleblower. The panel said it will hold a hearing next week featuring a Boeing quality engineer, Sam Salehpour, who is expected to detail safety concerns involving the manufacture and assembly […]

Boeing took shortcuts for faster production of its 787s: Whistleblower

Boeing Co. allegedly took shortcuts to ease production bottlenecks for its 787 Dreamliner aircraft that could eventually impair the structural integrity of more than 1,000 of the widebody jets in service, according to a quality engineer who worked on the planes. The embattled planemaker wrongly measured and filled gaps that can occur when airframe segments […]