Hackers said they had taken down the websites of Bahrain’s international airport, state news agency and chamber of commerce on Tuesday to mark the 12-year anniversary of an Arab Spring uprising in the small Gulf country. A statement posted online by a group calling itself Al-Toufan, or “The Flood” in Arabic, claimed to have hacked […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Congress leader claims Rahul Gandhi’s plane denied permission to land at Varanasi airport; official deny charge
A Congress leader has claimed that Rahul Gandhi’s plane was denied permission to land at the airport here late Monday night, a charge denied by the airport authorities. Senior Congress leader Ajay Rai on Tuesday alleged that Gandhi’s plane was scheduled to land at the Babat airport here on his return from Wayanad in Kerala. […]
Modi, Macron, Biden announce: 470 Airbus, Boeing planes for Air India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron took the lead Tuesday in announcing Air India’s order for 470 new aircraft – 250 from Airbus and 220 from Boeing – and underlined that the agreements will deepen “our partnership” further. Of the 470 aircraft for Tata Group-owned Air India, 70 […]
High time Indian aircraft fly with indigenous aero-engines: Rajnath Singh
Defence minister Rajnath Singh Tuesday said it is high time India should manufacture aero engines to boost the aerospace sector and achieve complete self-reliance. “Often I have been asked when India would come up with indigenous aero-engines and I always say that we are working on it. But someday we need to give answers. How […]
Malaysia may choose Korean aircraft over HAL’s Tejas, says HAL CMD at Aero India
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) might lose the chance to sell its Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas to Malaysia, said to the defence PSU’s top executives. Malaysia has shortlisted the Tejas for 16 aircraft but HAL is facing stiff competition from Korea. Meanwhile, Argentina and Egypt have exhibited their interest in the Tejas aircraft. While […]
HAL removes Hanuman image on aircraft at Aero India
The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited on Tuesday removed the picture of Lord Hanuman from ‘Hindustan Lead in Fighter Trainer (HLFT)-42, which was on display at the Aero India 2023 here. The image with a slogan “The storm is coming” could be seen on the first day of Asia’s largest air show, which took off on Monday, […]
Aero India: US Air Force’s F-35 debuts at Yelahanka Air Force Station
Two F-35s of the United States Air Force (USAF) made their entry into the skies of Bengaluru on the inaugural day of Aero India Monday. Developed by Lockheed Martin, the F-35 is said to be one of the most advanced fifth-generation fighter aircraft in the world. Sources in the government said that F-35 fighter jets […]
Aero India: US showcases 2 F-35s, turns up with largest-ever team
While India is developing its indigenous fifth-generation Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) for the Indian Air Force, the United States has flown in two of its Air Force’s fifth-generation fighters—the supersonic and multirole jets F-35A Lightning II and F-35A Joint Strike Fighter—marking their debut in Aero India. The F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team from Hill […]
Health Specials HLFT-42 to transform training of Indian Air Force pilots: HAL officials
On Day 1 of Aero India in Bengaluru, the stall displaying the scale model of Hindustan Lead in Fighter Trainer (HLFT)-42, a project conceived by defence PSU Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), was one of the crowd pullers. The HLFT-42 is claimed by the HAL as the ‘Next Gen Supersonic Trainer’ that will play a critical […]
Mumbai International Airport witnesses surge in passenger movement in January
Being the second busiest airports in the country, Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) has recorded nearly 4.5 million passenger movements in January 2023. Exhibiting significant growth, CSMIA witnessed successful flow of passengers in first month with nearly 1.2 million international passengers, and around 3.2 million domestic passengers. CSMIA, in January 2023, has played […]
37,696 passengers travel from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International airport in a day
As many as 37,696 passengers travelled from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport in Ahmedabad on Sunday, marking the highest number of passengers from the airport in a day, said a release from the Adani Group. As per their press note, 31,688 domestic passengers and 6,008 international passengers took 267 flights on Sunday. “Non-schedule flight […]
Runway 29 at Air Force Station CAT-II compliant: Centre to Punjab and Haryana HC
The Indian Air Force/Central government on Monday submitted through an affidavit before the Punjab and Haryana High Court that ILS (Instrument Landing System) for Runway 29 at Air Force Station Chandigarh was now CAT-II compliant. With the CAT-2 ILS system, aircraft will be able to land at the airport even when the visibility is between […]