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- India
LCA Tejas’ oxygen supply tech for pvt industry amid Covid surge
New Delhi: Amid the Covid-19 surge and shortage of oxygen cylinders across the country, the Indian defence industry has given On-Board Oxygen Generation Technology developed for Light Combat Aircraft Tejas to private…
- World
Ukraine blocks Chinese takeover of jet engine manufacturer: Report
Kyiv: Ukraine will halt the takeover of an aircraft engine maker by a Chinese company, following the objection by the United States over the prospect of important military technology falling into Beijing’s…
- India
IAF Group commander killed in fatal MiG-21 aircraft crash
New Delhi: One Group Captain has lost his life after a MiG-21 Bison aircraft of the Indian Air Force was involved in a fatal accident on Wednesday morning, said the Indian Air…
- Delhi
First VVIP aircraft ‘Air India One’ for President and PM
New Delhi: The first of the two VVIP aircraft Air India One for President, Vice President, and Prime Minister will arrive in India on Thursday. “The Special Extra Section Flight (SESF) aircraft for country’s…
- Featured News
Aircraft carrier ‘Viraat’ goes to the graveyard
Mumbai: The once majestic and imposing Indian Navy’s aircraft carrier INS Viraat — now decommissioned — started on its swansong voyage to Alang port in Gujarat, the country’s biggest graveyard for all such…
- India
Centre to buy aircraft worth Rs 250 cr for weather forecast
New Delhi: The government is planning to use more hi-tech methods for accurate weather forecast. Union Minister Harsh Vardhan said there is a plan to purchase an aircraft at a cost of…
- India
Trainer aircraft crashes in Odisha, 2 killed
Dhenkanal: A two-seater aircraft crashed in Odisha’s Dhenkanal district on Monday, killing a trainee pilot and her instructor, officials said. The trainer aircraft crashed on the tarmac at the Government Aviation Training…
- Business
SpiceJet converts three Q400 passenger aircraft into freighters
GURUGRAM: SpiceJet, the country’s biggest air cargo operator, has converted three of its Bombardier Q400 passenger aircraft into freighters. With the addition of these three cargo planes, SpiceJet now has a dedicated fleet…
- World
Three US sailors test positive for virus on aircraft carrier
Washington: Three US sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt have been diagnosed with the novel coronavirus, the first cases reported on a US Navy ship currently on deployment, officials said…
- Science
NASA showcases its first all-electric aircraft
Washington: NASA has showcased its first all-electric aircraft, the X-57 Maxwell which is at least a year away from its first flight test. Unveiled on Friday, the Maxwell is NASA’s first crewed X-plane…
- Delhi
Delhi airport welcomes UPS’ latest freighter aircraft
New Delhi: GMR-led Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) on Tuesday announced that UPS, a global leader in logistics, will route its latest freighter aircraft to India from Delhi Airport. This is a…
- Business
Airbus delivers 1,000th A320neo family aircraft to IndiGo
Hamburg: Planemaker Airbus has delivered the 1,000th A320neo Family aircraft. The aircraft — an A321neo — was delivered on Thursday (local time) to low-cost airline IndiGo which is the world’s biggest customer…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Two trainee pilots killed after aircraft crashes in Vikarabad
Vikarabad: Two trainee pilots were killed on Sunday when an aircraft they were flying crashed at Sultanpur village in the district. The deceased have been identified as Prakash Vishal and Amanpreet Kaur.…
- News
NASA gets first all-electric experimental aircraft
Washington: NASA has taken the delivery of its first all-electric experimental aircraft, or X-plane, from Empirical Systems Aerospace (ESAero) of San Luis Obispo, California. The US space agency is preparing to fly…
- India
IAF MiG-21 crashes in Gwalior, both pilots eject safely
Gwalior: A MiG-21 combat trainer aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed here on Wednesday but both the pilots managed to eject safely. The aircraft was on a routine training mission…
- Bangalore News
Rajnath Singh to fly IAF LCA Tejas in Bengaluru
New Delhi : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will fly Light Combat Aircraft ‘Tejas’, an indigenously-built Light Combat Aircraft in Bengaluru on Thursday. He will fly the twin-seat version of the Tejas combat…
- India
DGCA issues restriction on entry into plane’s cockpit
New Delhi: India’s civil aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Tuesday issued an order restricting the entry of people into ‘an aircraft’s cockpit during the flight time.’ In the…
- Crime and Accident
Five IAF officers found guilty in Feb 27 Srinagar chopper crash
New Delhi: Five Indian Air Force officers have been found guilty by a court of inquiry for the shooting down of a Mi-17VF chopper over Srinagar on February 27 in which six…
- News
Russia to complete tests of Su-57 in 2019, MiG-35 in 2021
Moscow [Russia]: State tests of Russia’s advanced Su-57 fifth-generation fighters will be completed this year, while trials of MiG-35 fighters are planned to be finalised by the end of 2021, Deputy Commander-in-Chief…
- Crime and Accident
IAF Su-30 crashes in Tezpur, both pilots safe
Tezpur: A Sukhoi-30 aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) crashed here on Thursday. Both pilots of the aircraft were able to eject safely, the Air Force said in a statement. The…
- Middle East
Iran deputy FM hints US downed ‘own’ drone ‘by mistake’
Tehran: Iran’s deputy foreign minister Abbas Araghchi denied on Friday having lost any drone recently and hinted that the US could have downed their own “by mistake.” “We have not lost any…
- World
Parachutists among nine killed in plane crash near Sweden’s Umea
Umea [Seden]: A plane carrying nine people, including parachutists, crashed into a river near Umea here on Sunday. Onlookers heard a loud bang before the small plane came hurtling down from the…
- Middle East
Two military training planes collide in Qatar
Doha: Two Qatari military training aircraft collided in mid-air, but the pilots managed to eject safely, the Qatari defence ministry said on Wednesday. “A collision occurred between two training planes and the…
- News
Mumbai-bound SpiceJet aircraft overshot runway, passengers safe
Mumbai (Maharashtra): A Mumbai-bound SpiceJet aircraft overshot the runway while landing at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport on Tuesday. All passengers of the flight on Jaipur-Mumbai route were deplaned normally and are safe.…
- India
Rajnath makes maiden visit to Eastern Naval Command
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday made his maiden visit to the Eastern Naval Command in Visakhapatnam, officials said. He was briefed on the operational readiness of the command and…
- India
Four Su-30 MKI jets to participate in Indo-French aerial war exercise
New Delhi: Four Su-30 MKI jets, one IL-78 tanker, and two C-17 Globe Master will be participating in Indo-French joint exercise – Garuda – from July 1 to 14 at Mont-de-Marsan airbase…
- Middle East
Iran ‘never seeks war’ with US, says Rouhani
Tehran:President Hassan Rouhani said Iran “never seeks war” with the US, state media reported Wednesday amid a spike in tensions between the two countries. “Iran has no interest to increase tension in…
- India
Blackbox of crashed AN-32 damaged, data retrieval for the accident probe may get delayed
New Delhi: The black box of the ill-fated AN-32 aircraft”>aircraft that crashed in Arunachal Pradesh with 13 personnel on board has suffered damage and an investigation by the Air Force to find…
- World
Israeli jets hit Gaza after rocket fire into Israel
Jerusalem: Israeli aircraft struck Hamas bases in Gaza early Friday, the military said, after a rocket fired by Palestinian militants hit a Jewish theological seminary in southern Israel. There were no reported…
- India
Despite tyre burst, SpiceJet flight lands safely at Jaipur airport
Jaipur: A SpiceJet flight returning from Dubai made a safe landing here on Wednesday even after one of the tyres of the aircraft burst. The landing took place at 9:03 am. All…
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