aircraft
- Delhi
Manufacturing facility for production of Airbus C295 aircraft to come up in Vadodara
New Delhi: A manufacturing facility for production of Airbus C295 transport aircraft will come up in Vadodara in Gujarat, Defence Secretary Ajay Kumar said on Thursday. The foundation laying ceremony for setting…
- Business
All-electric aircraft prototype takes off on its first flight in US
San Francisco: A prototype of an all-electric airplane, named Alice, took its first flight in central Washington state in the US this week. According to The Seattle Times, the plane took two…
- World
Canada’s new all-electric train-plane hybrid travels faster than a jet
New York: Imagine travelling in a train that’s three times faster than the famed Bullet Train. A Canadian startup recently unveiled the FluxJet, a hybrid between an aircraft and a train, capable…
- India
PM Modi to commission India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier on Sep 2
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will commission the first indigenous aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant, at the Cochin Shipyard Limited in Kochi on September 2. The PMO said Modi will be in Karnataka…
- India
RTI reply reveals number of pilots killed in aircraft crashes since 2014
Hyderabad: The Union ministry of civil aviation’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) revealed that 29 pilots were killed so far in aircraft crashes since 2014. The information was furnished in response to…
- India
India gifts Dornier aircraft to strengthen maritime security of Sri Lanka
Colombo: India on Monday gifted a Dornier maritime reconnaissance aircraft to Sri Lanka which will enable the island nation to tackle multiple challenges like human and drug trafficking, smuggling and other organised…
- India
SpiceJet freighter returns to Kolkata after weather radar glitch
New Delhi: SpiceJet said its freighter aircraft, which was heading to Chongqing in China, returned to Kolkata on Tuesday as the pilots realised after take off that its weather radar was not…
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia launches aircraft leasing company ‘AviLease’
Riyadh: Saudi Arabia announced the founding of an aircraft leasing company named AviLease, as a way to diversify the kingdom’s oil-reliant economy. Sponsored by the Public Investment Fund (PIF), a sovereign wealth…
- Kolkata
SpiceJet aircraft faces massive turbulence while landing; 40 injured
Kolkata: A passenger aircraft of SpiceJet experienced a massive mid-air turbulence while landing at Kazi Nazrul Islam Airport at Andal in West Burdwan district of West Bengal on Sunday evening. Around 40…
- India
IAF joins evacuation efforts as its aircraft leaves for Romania
New Delhi: Ramping up the government’s efforts to evacuate Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine, an Indian Air Force (IAF) C-17 transport aircraft left for Romania in the early hours of Wednesday morning.…
- India
ASI seeks report from CISF over video showing aircraft flying close to Taj Mahal
Agra: The Archaeological Survey of India on Monday sought a report from the CISF over a video on social media showing an aircraft flying close to the Taj Mahal here. The purported…
