TIRUPATI: An Air India aircraft bound for Hyderabad was damaged while taking off at the Tirupati international airport here on Tuesday afternoon. Sources told TNIE that loose concrete from the runway flew off while the flight was taking off and hit its belly and wings.
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Kerala has high potential for floating solar plants: ABB India
KOCHI: Kerala has huge potential to harness solar energy through floating plants, said Sanjeev Arora, president, robotics and motion, ABB India. The Swiss-based power, heavy electrical equipment and automation provider had installed the country’s largest – 500 kw – floating solar plant for Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB) at Banasura Sagar dam in Wayanad.
Row over 26-km Edappally-Moothakkunam stretch of NH-66 intensifies
KOCHI: Even as the survey to widen the 26-km Edappally-Moothakkunam stretch is all set to begin on Wednesday, 63-year old Major Moothakutty prays he won’t figure in the list of people who will be forced to give up their land for the project.
Hyderabad airport to double cargo-handling capacity
HYDERABAD: GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd (GHIAL), which operates the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here, is in the process of doubling the cargo-handling capacity in the next couple of years, a top official said on Tuesday.
Jet Airways grounds 3 more planes cancelling 20 flights on lease rental default
MUMBAI: Crisis-ridden Jet Airways on Tuesday was forced to ground three of its Boeing 737 planes due to non-payment of lease rentals, leading to cancellation of around 20 domestic flights, according to sources.
Debt respite for Jet Airways? SBI set to swap part of its loans into 15 per cent stake in airline
Jet Airways, which is struggling under a pile of debt, may get some respite. India’s largest lender State Bank of India is set to swap part of its loans into a stake of at least 15 percent in Jet Airways, people with knowledge of the matter said.
11 return flights serving food stocked from India; will save Rs 49 crore annually: Air India official
NEW DELHI: Air India has started serving food stocked from India on 11 return flights from eight foreign cities, and it plans to save around Rs 49 crore annually through this measure, a senior official said Monday.