Air India on Thursday announced its partnership with celebrated fashion designer Manish Malhotra to design new uniforms for its employees. Over 10,000 Air India employees on the frontline, including cabin crew, cockpit crew, and ground and security staff will be getting Manish Malhotra-designed uniforms by the end of this year. This is a further step […]
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Drone recovered from border village
In a joint operation, the Punjab Police and the Border Security Force (BSF) have seized a drone in Muhawa village, located near the Indo-Pak border here. However, no drugs were found from spot. Gurinderpal Singh Nagra, Deputy Superintendent of police (DSP), Attari, said the police got a tip-off regarding falling of a drone in Muhawa […]
Indian Air Force inducts first C-295 aircraft
The first Airbus-built transport plane, C-295 MW, was formally inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) following a formal ‘Sarv Dharm Puja’ (multi-religious ceremony) at the Hindon Air Force Station, east of Delhi, today. The medium-lift tactical aircraft is capable of taking off and landing from unprepared landing grounds. Rajnath in a post on X […]
First C-295 aircraft inducted into Indian Air Force
The first C-295 medium tactical transport aircraft was inducted into the Indian Air Force on Monday, boosting its logistics capabilities. The induction ceremony took place at the Hindan Air Force Station here in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. He later took part in a ‘Sarva Dharma Pooja’ that was performed in the hangar […]
Now, fly directly to Kullu-Manali from holy city Amritsar with Alliance Air
The Alliance Air is going to start direct flight from Kullu-Manali Airport in Himachal Pradesh to Shri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport in the holy city. The airline would start operating flights from October 1. The flight would be operated by Alliance Air through ATR 42-seater aircraft on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, three days […]
Vietjet to launch more services to India; Tiruchirappalli-Ho Chi Minh City route from November
As Vietnam is largely becoming an emerging tourism destination for Indian travellers, Vietjet, the country’s largest private carrier, is getting ready to tap this growing interest by expanding its service to India connecting more cities. A new route connecting Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) and Ho Chi Minh City is expected to be launched this November, airline […]
London woman thought to be sleeping on flight was dead
A 73-year old woman on board a British Airways flight from London to Nice, who was thought to be asleep, was dead, the media reported. Fellow passengers got concerned when they were unable to wake up the elderly woman after which they alerted the crew. The crew in turn informed the paramedics who tried to […]
Man who tried to open plane’s emergency door mid-air has depression, wanted to jump: Police
The man who tried to open an emergency door of a Guwahati-Agartala Indigo flight mid-air was suffering from depression and wanted to jump from the plane, police said on Friday. Biswajit Debath (41), hailing from West Tripura’s Jirania, has been arrested for “endangering the lives of hundreds of passengers” and getting into a scuffle with […]
Tripura: Man tries to open emergency door of flight mid-air, detained
Passengers of a Guwahati-Agartala Indigo flight had a mid-air scare when a passenger attempted to open an emergency door, an Airports Authority of India official said. The man, identified as Biswajit Debath (41) of West Tripura’s Jirania, was immediately detained after the flight landed on, he said on Thursday. “Around 1 pm on Thursday, an […]
Boeing eyes order of 6 more P-8I aircraft
US company Boeing on Thursday outlined its plan for enhancing engineering, manufacturing and sustainment capabilities of its P-8I long-range maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft in India. The Indian Navy has a fleet of 12 planes of the P-8I. Boeing is eyeing an additional order of six such planes. The company today said it had […]
Boeing comes out with ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ approach for P-8I aircraft; eyes additional orders
US aerospace major Boeing on Thursday outlined its plan for enhancing engineering, manufacturing, and sustainment capabilities of the P-8I long-range maritime surveillance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft in India, eyeing an additional order of six planes. At present, the Indian Navy has 12 P-8I aircraft. The company said it had already generated a substantial economic impact, […]
DGCA suspends Air India flight safety chief for lapses
Aviation watchdog DGCA on Thursday said it had suspended Tata Group-owned Air India’s flight safety chief Rajeev Gupta for one month for certain lapses. Besides, the regulator has directed the airline not to assign any audits, surveillance and spot checks to an auditor due to lack of diligence in work. On July 25 and 26, […]