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Embraer says talks for manufacturing aircraft in India progressing well

Says it's looking at various partnering options for next-gen turboprop aircraft

Centre slashes windfall tax on domestic crude oil, increases on ATF export

At its seventh fortnightly review, the government hiked the tax on the export of ATF to Rs 5 per litre from Rs 3.50

Tata-Airbus' C295 aircraft manufacturing facility to be big boost: Official

With Prime Minister Narendra Modi laying the foundation stone of the Tata-Airbus facility to manufacture C295 military transport planes in Gujarat on Sunday, India will enter an illustrious league of about a dozen nations with the capacity to manufacture such aircraft, officials said. They said the project will also be a big boost to the 'Make In India' push of the government. As the government eyes the transformation of the defence sector through its ambitious indigenous programmes, several projects for domestic manufacturing of defence platforms and equipment such as missiles, field guns, tanks, aircraft carriers, drones, fighter planes, and helicopters are underway, fulfilling the modernisation needs of the armed forces, they noted. However, military transport aircraft was one of the critical missing links in the entire defence industrial complex chain, officials added, asserting the joint venture between Tata and Airbus has plugged that missing piece and will significantly boost

IndiGo asks MoCA to extend wet lease period for wide body aircraft

A wide body plane like B777 has a bigger fuel tank than narrow body aircraft like A320, which allows the former to traverse longer distances

Tata, Airbus grab Rs 22,000-cr project to make C-295 aircraft in Gujarat

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday announced it had, for the first time, entrusted a private firm - Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) - to manufacture an entire aircraft for the military

Top Headlines: RBI's liquidity infusion; Google fined Rs 936 crore by CCI

Walmart Inc-backed Flipkart is considering raising $2 billion to $3 billion at a valuation of more than $40 billion to expand its product range in India and challenge rivals

Aircraft bird strike incidents rise by 49.3% in January-July period

DGCA official says all airport operators advised to conduct awareness campaigns in schools and localities around airports regarding proper garbage disposal

SpiceJet announces revised salary structure, raise for its Captains

SpiceJet has announced a revised salary structure for its Captains increasing their monthly remuneration to Rs 7 lakh-a-month for 80 hours of flying.

Boeing offers 737 Max jets to Air India amid US-China trade tensions

Boeing Co. is offering 737 Max jets once slated for Chinese customers to Air India Ltd. as the planemaker tries to offload some of the roughly 140 aircraft it's currently not allowed to deliver

Hyderabad incident: DGCA orders engine inspection of SpiceJet 14 Q400 plane

On October 12, a SpiceJet Q400 plane with 86 passengers on board conducted an emergency landing in Hyderabad as smoke was detected in the cabin when it was mid-air

IndiGo to operate wide body planes for first time ever in next few months

Sources said that the wide-body planes, which are going to be wet leased, are likely to be used primarily on India-Istanbul routes

IndiGo, SpiceJet to wet lease aircraft in the winter to enhance capacity

Wet leasing is an arrangement where the lessor provides an aircraft along with crew and maintenance, and has operational control

At least 42 fighter squadrons essential, says IAF chief VR Chaudhary

He said the global original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) had given their commitments for ensuring indigenous content and Made-in-India solutions

Akasa Air grounds B737 Max aircraft after noticing engine fuel leak

Carrier operating with three planes, will source spare parts to repair the engine fuel pump

Air India signs deal with Willis Lease Finance to replace 34 old engines

Air India has 113 planes in its fleet currently. Its narrow-body fleet comprises 70 aircraft, of which 54 are in service

The real reason to turn on aeroplane mode when you fly is frequency band

Here's the real reason to turn on aeroplane mode when you fly

Pakistan gets 2nd batch of six J-10C combat aircraft from China: Reports

As per local media reports in Pakistan, the second batch of six China-made J-10C aircraft has arrived in Pakistan, taking the total number of such fighter jets to 12.

SpiceJet sends 80 pilots on leave without pay for three mths to prune costs

Loss making airline is currently operating less than half its flights, following a July 27 DGCA order brought on by a spate of incidents

Project cheetah: World's first inter-continental carnivore translocation

The cheetahs are being brought under Project Cheetah with an aim to reintroduce the big cat in India, after they were officially declared extinct in 1952

AI Express B737 engine catches fire at Muscat airport, all 141 evacuated

Plane was taxiing towards runway when crew of another aircraft noticed fumes, alerted pilots