Air India flew some of its Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner aircraft even after US regulators grounded the global fleet in December due to undiagnosed battery problems. Dreamliners operated by the national carrier were flown to Mumbai for maintenance reasons, Arun Mishra, the DGCA head said on Monday. ...
04:00 PM, Feb 04, 2013
Air India has put all its newly-acquired Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner planes for sale and leaseback, and invited bids from prospective lessors by February first week, even as all of these aircraft remained grounded across the world. Air India and other Dreamliner operators across the world have grounded their entire fleet of 50 B-787s delivered so far following a directive from the US Federal Aviation Authority after a fire risk reportedly...
10:00 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Three of the rule changes dealt with abbreviated testing and approval of pilots who had been cleared to fly the Boeing 777 and were preparing to switch to the 787. ...
01:59 PM, Jan 28, 2013
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) will decide on whether or not to ground national carrier Air India's Boeing Co Dreamliner jets after the US company submits a report on the aircraft's safety, the regulator's head said on Wednesday. Boeing is expected to submit a report on the Dreamliner by the end of Wednesday, Arun Mishra, DGCA told reporters, after a series of incidents heightened safety concerns over the...
02:25 PM, Jan 16, 2013
India is "concerned" about the recent glitches in Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jets and is awaiting a safety report by the National Transportation Safety Board, a senior government official said on Friday. The Dreamliner jet had three technical mishaps in as many days this month, including an electrical fire that caused severe damage to a plane. ...
11:48 AM, Jan 11, 2013
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin hopes to conclude deals on the sale of fighter jets and aircraft engines to India next week which could be worth more than $7.5 billion, defence industry sources said on Wednesday. Putin, who visits India on Monday, has his sights set on selling 42 Sukhoi SU-30MKI fighters and on the long-term supply of 970 warplane engines, one of the sources said. The source did not...
11:00 PM, Dec 19, 2012
Washington: Iranian warplanes fired multiple rounds at an unmanned unarmed US surveillance aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf last week, but the craft was undamaged and returned safely to its base, Pentagon spokesman George Little said on Thursday. President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta were both advised early on about the unprecedented incident, which occurred at about 4:50 am ET (0850 GMT) on November 1. Iran was...
02:05 AM, Nov 09, 2012
Beirut/Amman: Turkey has banned all Syrian aircraft from its air space as it takes an increasingly firm stance against President Bashar al-Assad, while Syrian rebels said on Sunday they had made more gains in a key province near the Turkish border. Human Rights Watch said Syrian government forces had dropped Russian-made cluster bombs over civilian areas in the past week as they battled to reverse rebel advances, an act which...
01:21 AM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: Boeing Co raised its forecast for the Indian plane market on Tuesday, saying the South Asian country would need 1,450 new aircraft worth $175 billion by 2031. Last year, the US planemaker had forecast demand at 1,320 planes up to 2030, worth $150 billion. "India will have the highest passenger traffic growth in the world, higher than even China's in the next 20 years," Dinesh Keskar, Boeing's senior...
11:38 PM, Sep 04, 2012
New Delhi: Addressing questions raised over the process of selecting Rafale fighter planes, Government is going ahead with the procurement of 126 French combat aircraft and effort is being made to complete the deal within this financial year. Contract negotiations for the multi-billion dollar deal will resume soon, Government sources said. Questions had been raised over the process by an MP besides some other quarters but a committee of independent...
05:43 AM, Aug 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Air Force is planning to deploy six mid-air refuelling tanker aircraft at Panagarh air base in West Bengal, a step that will boost the striking range of its fighter planes like Su-30 MKIs based along the China border. IAF is expected to soon award the contract for procuring six mid-air refuelling tanker planes for which Russian-origin Ilyushin-78 and European A-330 MRTT are in the race, sources told...
05:17 PM, Aug 20, 2012
London: Pot-bellied pigs, miniature horses and monkeys could be allowed to travel with you on planes under new British transport rules. The guidelines are part of a draft manual on equality for disabled people travelling on commercial passenger planes, Daily Mail reported on Tuesday. Animals should be allowed on flights if they are used for "emotional support" by their owners, the manual states. Transportation officers would have to determine whether...
05:01 AM, Jul 11, 2012
New Delhi: US aircraft engine maker Pratt and Whitney on Monday said it has delivered the first four F117 engines to Boeing to power strategic heavylift C-17 Globemaster III transport planes being manufactured for the Indian Air Force. India has signed a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) deal worth over $4.1 billion with the US government for procuring 10 C-17s. The delivery of the planes will start from next year. "Pratt...
01:09 AM, Jul 10, 2012
New Delhi: Aiming to enhance the combat potential of its fighter aircraft, the IAF has signed contracts with various companies to upgrade its fleet of combat planes involving MiG-29, MiG-27, Mirage-2000 and Jaguars. In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today, Defence Minister AK Antony said, "IAF has undertaken upgrades of MiG-21 and MiG-29 aircraft. Contracts have also been signed to upgrade MiG-29, Mirage-2000 and Jaguar aircraft."...
03:17 PM, Apr 30, 2012
Washington Pakistan's national career has placed a firm order for five 777-300ER Boeing airplanes valued at nearly $1.5 billion at list prices, the company said. The order also includes purchase rights to Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) for five additional 777-300ERs, Boeing said in a statement. "We are proud that Pakistan International Airlines is a special Boeing customer that continues to invest and trust in the industry-leading capabilities of the 777...
11:05 AM, Feb 22, 2012
Bangalore: The Indian Air Force (IAF) plans to induct more unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones in its fleet for surveillance and reconnaissance on the borders as an effective weapon for deterrence, a senior official said. "We are ready to induct more drones in view of their capability to perform specific tasks on borders. There is a team in Delhi which is studying our present and future requirements," IAF training...
12:40 AM, Feb 04, 2012
Washington: The US may rely on its aging fleet of 33 high-flying U-2 spy planes longer than expected due to defence cutbacks, according to a media report. For more than 50 years, the CIA and US military have relied on U-2s to go deep behind enemy lines for vital intelligence-gathering missions. It was first designed during the Eisenhower administration to breach the hidden military strongholds in the Soviet Union. The...
06:39 PM, Jan 30, 2012
New Delhi: India's aviation regulator plans to review the massive fleet expansion plans of IndiGo, the country's No 2 airline, after a safety audit found a shortage of trained staff and alleged operational discrepancies, a report by the regulator shows. IndiGo placed an order for 180 Airbus planes worth $16 billion last year in the biggest jet order in commercial aviation history. "Indigo has some rapid growth issues," said the...
11:31 PM, Jan 09, 2012
New Delhi: In a major bid to shore up its falling revenues, cash-strapped Air India has floated a global tender for the sale of six Boeing 737 freighters, virtually bringing the curtains down on its plan to launch a dedicated cargo service. The state-owned airline has already offered to lease out five of its eight Boeing 777-200 planes for 8-10 years and decided to go for sale and leaseback of...
05:17 PM, Jan 06, 2012
New York: Airbus expects to maintain A380 superjumbo deliveries at 25-27 aircraft in 2012, unchanged from this year, as production edges up to three planes a month, sales chief John Leahy said. Airbus delivered 19 of the world's largest airliner, which has a list price of $375 million per plane, in the first 10 months of 2011. "This year we're in that range, 25 to 27 (in terms of deliveries),"...
04:24 AM, Dec 01, 2011
