New Delhi: With demand steadily increasing for cheap flights between small towns in India, the country is trying to make its own passenger planes. Designed in India and made in Australia, the CNM5 is the first Indian plane jointly developed by CSIR-NAL, a government lab and Mahindra Aerospace, a private company. It can fly five people or serve as an air ambulance or goods carrier. You could buy one for...
01:46 PM, Nov 12, 2011
Canberra: Qantas Airways grounded its global fleet on Saturday, suddenly locking out striking workers after weeks of flight disruptions an executive said could close down the world's 10th largest airline piece by piece. The Australian government called for an emergency arbitration hearing, which was adjourned early on Sunday morning after hearing evidence from the unions and airline. It will resume Sunday afternoon when the government will argue that the airline...
05:56 AM, Oct 30, 2011
On '30 Minutes' we look at what made Air India, a one time quality airline a national disgrace. ...
09:50 PM, Jul 10, 2011
Rajahmundry: India proposes to buy 126 fighter jets worth over $10 billion to strengthen its airspace, Union Minister of State for Defence MM Pallam Raju said on Monday. Talking to reporters here in his home district East Godavari, he said the Defence Ministry has sanctioned over Rs 40,000 crore for the mega deal. The ministry had shortlisted the European Eurofighter and the French Dassault Rafale for the 126 Medium-Multirole Combat...
02:43 AM, Jun 28, 2011
Le Bourget: European jet maker Airbus SAS took in orders and commitments for 142 aircraft worth $15 billion at list prices on the first day of the Paris Air Show, the company said on Monday. Of note were firm orders for 90 of its A320neo, a version of the workhorse jet that's been revamped to make it more fuel efficient. GE Capital Aviation Services and Sweden's SAS AB in combination...
09:24 PM, Jun 20, 2011
Moscow: Indian naval aviation has acquired new teeth with induction of nine MiG-29K carrier-borne fighter jets from Russia with an extended range of 3,000 kms and capable of firing air-to-air and air-to-sea missiles. The Russian MiG Aircraft Corporation has delivered the second batch of five MiG-29K fighter jets to the navy, to add to its four, for which it has raised the new "Black Panthers" squadron. India along with Russia,...
12:45 PM, May 31, 2011
Dubai: Airlines in the West Asia will require an estimated 2,340 airplanes worth USD 390 billion by 2029, with demand being driven by the rapid growth of air travel in the region, the Current Market Outlook from Boeing has said. The company also estimates that West Asian air travel will grow by an average of 7.1 per cent per year over the next 20 years, outpacing the region's projected economic...
11:12 AM, May 14, 2011
Phoenix: Flight attendants had just begun to take drink orders when the explosion rocked the cabin. Aboard Southwest Flight 812, Shawna Malvini Redden covered her ears, then felt a brisk wind rush by. Oxygen masks fell, the cabin lost pressure, and Redden, now suddenly lightheaded, fumbled to maneuver the mask in place. Then she prayed. And, instinctively, reached out to the stranger seated next to her in Row 8 as...
08:17 AM, Apr 03, 2011
Tripoli: Explosions and anti-aircraft fire thundered in the skies above Tripoli on early Sunday, but it was not clear whether they resulted from another round of cruise missile attacks by allies determined to stop Muammar Gaddafi's offensive against Libyan opposition forces. CNN's Nic Robertson witnessed the development a few hours after nearly 1,000 people gathered at Gaddafi's palace in the capital. The crowd chanted, waved flags and shot off fireworks...
07:46 AM, Mar 20, 2011
Benghazi: French fighter jets soared over a rebel-held city besieged by Moammar Gaddafi's troops on Saturday, the first mission for an international military force launched in support of the 5-week-old uprising. French President Nicolas Sarkozy said after an emergency summit in Paris that French jets were already targeting Gaddafi's forces. The 22 participants in Saturday's summit "agreed to put in place all the means necessary, in particular military" to make...
08:45 PM, Mar 19, 2011
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force's (IAF) plans to fit its Anglo-French Jaguar fighter planes with new engines seem to be in trouble with one of the global firms in the race indicating it may back out. The IAF last year issued the tenders to two firms - Britain's Rolls Royce and US Honeywell - for 200 engines estimated to cost around Rs 3,000 crore (Rs 30 billion/$670 million) for...
09:55 PM, Feb 15, 2011
A Rs 42,000 crore deal has been signed for medium multi-role combat aircraft at the Bangalore show. ...
11:38 AM, Feb 09, 2011
Bangalore: From a modest beginning in 1993 as Avia-India, where only a few aviation assets were displayed, the Aero India has today become Asia's biggest air show. The bi-annual event, which is held at the Air Force Station, Yelahanka for five days, ranks as one of the largest attended air shows in the world with about 2.75 lakh visitors expected this year. According to the department of defence production (DDP),...
11:32 AM, Feb 09, 2011
New Delhi: India's indigenous light combat aircraft, Tejas was handed over to the Indian Air Force on Monday for what is called an initial operational clearance. This would allow IAF pilots to get a feel of the fighter plane before it is formally inducted for action. Defence Minister AK Antony handed over the IOC Certificate to Air Chief PV Naik signaling a new phase for Tejas before it will be...
08:12 AM, Jan 10, 2011
Mumbai: Over the years, airfares have increased significantly, but the crucial question remains if the city airports are actually legal. CNN-IBN has found more than 60 airports in India, many of them major international hubs, are without valid licences. Major aerodromes in the country like Chennai, Kolkata, Goa and Ahmedabad, which are international airports seeing hundreds of domestic and international flights a day, are all functioning without valid aerodrome licences,...
09:03 AM, Oct 22, 2010
The warplanes to be delivered by June 2010 include F-16 fighter jets, Lockheed P3C & maritime surveillance aircraft ...
08:56 AM, May 09, 2010
Defence Secretary Robert Gates is visiting Islamabad for a strategic dialogue. ...
10:19 AM, Jan 22, 2010
Boeing sourcing equipment from India for anti-submarine warfare planes. ...
03:18 PM, Dec 07, 2009
Pakistan will acquire China designed and built J-10 fighter planes. ...
05:24 PM, Nov 11, 2009
The air show has emerged as the most important event in South Asia. ...
01:16 PM, Feb 11, 2009
