Aviation

Aerospace major Boeing has entered into a strategic agreement with Air Works for maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) of two key defence platforms in India. The agreement covers the MRO aspects for the P-8I operated by the Indian Navy (IN) and the VIP transport fleet operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF). "Boeing India's strategic collaboration with Air Works is an...

IndiGo has issued a warning about fake job offers demanding money for interviews or jobs. The airlines issued an advisory on February 2 to beware of such scams. IndiGo said it is raising awareness through its creatives across social media and its website of how some people are claiming to represent the airline and demanding money in exchange for interviews...

Aerospace major Airbus will explore opportunities for collaboration in Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) training in India. Accordingly, the aerospace major signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with aviation training institute Flytech Aviation Academy at the ongoing 'Aero India' 2021 in Bengaluru. "The drone and remotely piloted aircraft industry is evolving rapidly. This increases the demand for drone pilots equipped...

Terming the general budget as a tourism-friendly budget, Union Minister of State for Culture and Tourism (Independent Charge) Prahlad Singh Patel said that with increased allocation in the budget of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism the tourism sector is expected to grow rapidly as the budget emphasizes on the rail, road and air connectivity. Patel has been working towards...

SpaceX announced Monday that it would fly a crew of private citizens into orbit around Earth, potentially by the end of the year, in a multiday mission designed to raise money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. The announcement comes after the company, founded by Elon Musk in 2002 to make space more accessible, flew two crews of NASA astronauts...

The Chennai Air Customs has seized 4.15 kg gold worth over ₹ 2.17 crore at the Chennai airport and arrested seven people after busting a smuggling racket, in which the passengers were found to have swallowed capsules of gold paste wrapped with polythene/rubber cover. In a press release on Sunday, the Chennai Customs revealed that the passengers were intercepted at...

Easing COVID-19 travel restrictions, Russia on Saturday restored international air traffic on a reciprocal basis with a number of foreign states, including India. "According to the decision of the Russian COVID-19 Emergency Response Centre dated January 16, 2021, the Russian Government issued a directive on January 25, 2021, allowing to restore international air traffic on a reciprocal basis with a...

Domestic air traffic in India is expected to reach pre-Covid level by the end of this year, said Boeing India president Salil Gupte on Thursday. “We expect the domestic demand to recover in India first to 2019 levels probably by late this year. The international air traffic (in India) will return to the pre-Covid-19 pandemic levels by 2023,” he said...

Boeing has received a licence from the US government to offer its F-15EX fighter jet to the Indian air force, a senior executive said on Thursday. Boeing will compete with Sweden's Gripen and France's Rafale among others for the Indian air force's plan to buy 114 multi-role aircraft to replace its Soviet-era fleet. Ankur Kanaglekar, director, India Fighters Lead, Boeing...

Interglobe Aviation Limited, which operates the country's biggest airline IndiGo, reported its fourth consecutive quarterly loss on Thursday, January 28, as the COVID-19 pandemic kept air travel well below normal levels. The company reported a net loss of ₹ 620.1 crore in the October-December quarter, as compared to a profit of ₹ 490 crore registered in the year-ago period. The revenue from...