Category: Civil Aviation

The government has invited expression of interest (EoI) for the strategic sale of Air India’s ground handling subsidiary.

From flying and static displays of its best-in-class products to showcasing its cutting-edge aerospace services, Airbus has planned one of its biggest-ever participation at Aero India to be held in Bengaluru from February 20 to 24, the company said Tuesday.

Reliance Defence on Tuesday said the “proposed MoU” mentioned in a purported email cited by Congress president Rahul Gandhi in his fresh allegations on the Rafale deal was a reference to its cooperation with Airbus Helicopter and had “no connection” with the fighter jet contract.

Budget carrier SpiceJet on Monday reported a massive 77 per cent fall in its net profit at Rs 55 crore owing to higher aviation fuel cost and rupee depreciation. The Gurugram-based airline had posted a net profit of Rs 240 crore in the year-ago period, the firm said. Total income stood at Rs 2,530.8 crore […]

Budget airline IndiGo and full-service carrier Vistara on Monday ana nounced sale on major routes. On IndiGo, the passengers can book the domestic as well as international tickets anytime between this Monday to Wednesday to get discounted price for the travel period between February 26 to September 28, the airline said. The sale on Vistara […]

Hindustan Aeronautical Limited (HAL), the defence PSU, has registered a profit of Rs 7,334 crore since 2015-16 to September 2018, the government said Monday. In a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Subhash Bhamre, Minister of State in the Defence Ministry, said the HAL posted a profit of Rs 1,998 crore in […]

The pricing of the Rafale jet fighter deal is likely to be mentioned in redacted form — which is without absolute numbers and with variables such as x, y and z — in a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report, which may be tabled in Parliament on Tuesday. The report will also be on 10 […]

The Central government on Monday rejected allegation of “conflict of interest” levied by the Congress party against CAG Rajiv Mehrishi over the audit agency’s proposed report on the Rafale deal, saying he never dealt with expenditure proposals from the Ministry of Defence as Finance Secretary. The development comes a day after the Congress party accused […]

Four passengers suffered nose bleeding on an Air India Express flight from Muscat to Calicut Sunday due to pressurisation problem, according to the airline.

American aerospace major Boeing Sunday announced the arrival of first batch of four Chinook military helicopters for the Indian Air Force at the Mundra port in Gujarat.

Qantas Airways Ltd.’s vision for the first direct flights from Sydney to London is inching closer to reality as Boeing Co. and Airbus SE finalize proposals for longer-range jets needed to span the 10,600-mile trip.

Crisis-hit Jet Airways Sunday cancelled more than 10 flights due to operational reasons, according to a source.