Category: Civil Aviation

Bengaluru: Amid the Rafale deal controversy, Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier on Wednesday said there is no scandal with Rafale deal. Trappier said, “We had the request for 36 aircraft and we are going to deliver it. If the Government of India wants more aircraft, we will be more than pleased to deliver.” Congress has […]

Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) further emphasized its commitment to India by unveiling the F-21 multi-role fighter for India. Specifically configured for the Indian Air Force, the F-21 provides unmatched Make in India opportunities and strengthens India’s path to an advanced airpower future. The F-21 addresses the Indian Air Force’s unique requirements and integrates India into […]

Bengaluru: The city’s skies dazzled with somersaults and stunts by the metal birds that paid tribute to the Surya Kiran aircraft pilot killed in a mishap during rehearsal on Tuesday. The Jaguar, Tejas and Sukhoi 30MKI aircraft flew in the ‘Missing Man’ aerial salute formation in honour of Wing Commander Sahil Gandhi. The Rafale aircraft […]

Bengaluru: European aircraft maker Airbus has predicted that in the next 20 years, to cope with the expanding commercial aviation industry, India will need at least 25,000 additional pilots. Globally, five lakh new pilots will be required in the next 20 years. Addressing the media at Aero India 2019, Mr Michael Chemouny, Head of Training […]

India’s Jet Airways Ltd, after several attempts at finding help to save the carrier from a crippling pile of debt, last week approved a rescue deal which will make its lenders its largest shareholders and fix a near 85 billion rupee funding gap. Jet, which had debt exceeding 80 billion rupees (USD 1.12 billion) as […]

Bengaluru: Sixty one aircraft, more than 400 exhibitors and counting! Do these numbers matter? Perhaps not, for the 12th edition of Aero India commencing at Air Force Station, Yelahanka, on February 20, could well turn into a venue where mega buck contracts will be announced between global majors in aerospace and defence and the Indian […]

Bengaluru: Irkut Corporation, a UAC member, which showcases the multi-role Su-30 MKI combat jets at the biennial air show, has announced that hi-tech components manufactured by Indian companies are being shipped as spares for the Su-30MKI/SM family of fighter aircraft to air forces across the world. A release by Irkut Corporation said the Su-30MKI programme […]

Hyderabad: Safran Aircraft Engines is investing 36 million Euros (about Rs 2,904 crore) in its new plant in Hyderabad. The plant will be spread across 13,000 sq m, with 8,000 sq m devoted to workshops, in the Special Economic Zone of GMR near the airport. Construction is to begin from June 2019. The plant is […]

Debt-ravaged Jet Airways India, the country’s biggest full-service airline, is selling a majority stake for Rs 1 a little more than 1 US cent. It’s part of a bailout plan by its state- owned lenders that will give the airline time to arrange fresh equity. The complicated arrangement is on track to be voted through […]

Bengaluru: As the countdown begins for Aero India 2019, the city got a taste of what is in store at the dress rehearsal for the event on Monday which saw a daredevil aerobatic display by the Sarang and Surya Kiran teams to the applause of the stunned audience. With children thronging to meet the pilots, […]

Bengaluru: At the time when low flying to avoid radar detection was predominant, the Americans in 1973, brought in new Operational Requirements (OR) for the design and development of Airborne Warning and Control System called ‘AWACS’, but their initial Operational Clearance (IOC) version of AWACS started flying in 1978. Following this. in the mid-eighties, India […]

Bengaluru: The U.S.-India Business Council (USIBC), with its executive mission led by Dr Vivek Lall, vice president of Lockheed Martin, will arrive with the largest US industry delegation at Aero India 2019, in order to strengthen defense and security partnerships between the United States and India. The executive mission would comprise of senior executives from […]