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- Middle East
Israeli war jet downs unmanned aircraft over Gaza: Military
Jerusalem: An Israeli fighter jet downed “an unidentified aircraft” over the Gaza Strip, Israel’s military said in a statement. “The aircraft was spotted and monitored by Israel Air Force Aerial Control Unit…
- Middle East
Israel shoots down unmanned aircraft from Syria
Jerusalem: Israeli military intercepted an unmanned aircraft that entered Israeli airspace from Syria, according to a statement by the military. The Israeli Air Force sent helicopters and fighter jets to track the…
- India
Gujarat govt spends Rs 20.8 cr in 2 yrs on aircraft bought for Rs 198 cr
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat government spent Rs 20.8 crore in two years on a new aircraft purchased for Rs 198 crore in November 2019, it told the state Legislative Assembly here on Friday.…
- India
Those wearing ‘hawai chappals’ should travel in ‘hawai jahaz’: PM Modi
Shivamogga: “Those wearing ‘hawai chappals’ should travel in ‘hawai jahaz’ (aircraft). I’m seeing it happening”, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday as he highlighted that India’s aviation market is growing rapidly.Speaking…
- Hyderabad
IndiGo flight from Hyderabad to be first aircraft to land at MIA on Jan 5
Panaji: An IndiGo Airlines flight from Hyderabad will be the first aircraft to land at the recently inaugurated Manohar International Airport (MIA) in North Goa on January 5, an official from the airport…
- Business
Air India leases 12 more aircraft to enhance operations
New Delhi: Air India on Monday announced the lease of six Airbus A320neo narrow body aircraft and six Boeing B777-300 ER widebody aircraft to further augment its existing fleet. These aircraft are…
- India
India will become major producer of transport aircraft; our policies stable: PM
Vadodara: India will now become a major producer of transport aircraft, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday after laying the foundation stone of a manufacturing facility for European C-295 medium transport…
- 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…
