Defence PSU BEML Limited and Wipro Infrastructure Engineering (WIN) on Monday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together in aerospace, industrial automation, 3D printing, artificial intelligence and hydraulic system engineering. This is a first of its kind MoU for WIN with a large public sector enterprise in India, a joint statement said. The […]
Category: Civil Aviation
AIAHL’s maiden bond issue raises Rs 7,000 cr
Air India Assets Holdings’ maiden bond issue fully subscribed; raises Rs 7,000 cr Air India Assets Holdings Ltd (AIAHL) on Monday raised Rs 7,000 crore through bonds issue, which was oversubscribed. AIAHL is a special purpose vehicle of national carrier Air India. As part of efforts to clean up the balance sheet of Air India, […]
IAF inducts eight US-made Apache helicopters
The Indian Air Force inducted eight US-made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters here on Tuesday, which will give major boots to its combat capabilities. The Apache choppers received water cannon salute, before induction at the Pathankot Air Base the aircraft was formally inducted with Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa as the chief guest. The AH-64E Apache […]
Man arrested for smoking aboard flight
The airport police arrested a 30-year-old private firm employee caught smoking aboard a flight from Bagdogra to Bengaluru on Saturday. Santosh Kumar was travelling by an AirAsia flight. He was found smoking inside the aircraft’s washroom. As the cabin crew questioned Kumar for smoking on board, he caused a ruckus, causing panic among the passengers. […]
Dog enters Goa airport runway; AirAsia aborts take-off
An AirAsia India flight to Delhi had to abort its take-off at Goa airport on Sunday after a dog entered the runway when the plane was readying to depart, an official said. Flight I5778 was set to depart around 8.25 am, the official of the Airports Authority of India said. “The dog, once spotted by […]
Dead bird on Mumbai runway delays two incoming flights
A dead bird on the runway of the city’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj international airporton Saturday forced an AirAsia India flight to do a go-around and an IndiGo aircraft to discontinue the approach, an MIAL spokesperson said. The presence of the dead bird on the runway was reported to the ATC bythe pilot of a GoAir […]
Smallest net profit by Malaysia’a Air Asia since 2014
Budget airline AirAsia Group Bhd on Wednesday reported its smallest quarterly net profit since 2014 as the airline recognised losses in its Indian associate company. The group said the second-quarter results recognised the share of prior year losses at AirAsia India (AAI) as a result of an increase in its investment in that airline. AirAsia […]
KIA Runway-2 completes validation flight; to open Dec 5
The second runway of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) here moved closer to a December 5 commercial opening with the successful completion of the validation flights on Tuesday. The validation flights certified the aerodrome navigational aids and instrument procedures as determined by civil aviation regulations. “The new south runway nears operational readiness with the successful […]
Air India Regional Director forced to resign
Air India has forced its Regional Director for East, Rohit Bhasin, to resign after an internal probe found that he shoplifted a wallet from a duty-free shop at the Sydney airport on June 22, airline officials said on Wednesday. The national carrier has also rejected his request to exit the airline under Voluntary Retirement Scheme […]
KIA T2: Unisys to manage all IT, non-IT systems
Ahead of the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA)’s second terminal (T2) launch in March 2021, Unisys Corporation has been selected to integrate and manage all the IT and non-IT systems for the project’s first phase. The second terminal is designed to help KIA expand its capacity by another 25 million passengers per year and will be […]
3 killed as flood relief chopper crashes in Uttarkashi
A helicopter engaged in relief and rescue operations in rain-ravaged Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand crashed on Wednesday, killing three persons on board, an official said. Uttarkashi Disaster Management officer Devendra Patwal said those on board included the pilot, co-pilot and a local. The private helicopter belonging to Heritage Aviation crashed near Moldi while returning after […]
IAF to get first Rafale next month
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Air Chief Marshal B S Dhanoa are set to travel to Paris next month to receive the first of 36 Rafale fighter jets for the Indian Air Force, government sources said Wednesday. They said top military brass of France as well as senior officials of the Dassault Aviation, the makers […]