Page 13 - Aviation
International passenger traffic fell by 90.56% in March-Dec 2020: Govt
The pandemic continues to weigh on the airline sector
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Air India to resume airbus services between Hubballi and Mumbai from Feb 16
The AI had commenced the flight services between the two cities from January 20, 2020 for four days a week
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Covid-19 impact: Delta Air Lines to leave middle seats empty through April
The Atlanta-based airline announced Monday that it will limit capacity on flights through April 30
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Top headlines: DFI likely to be setup; corporate air travel takes wing
From DFI likely to be set up with IIFCL's paid-up capital of Rs 10,000 crore to 4 hydropower units facing damage, other dams on alert in Uttarakhand, here are the top headlines this morning
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Seeing positive signs, but aviation still in eye of storm: Airbus India
Indian airlines are currently carrying 60 per cent of the total pre-Covid domestic passengers and this is better than most countries in the world
 "Seeing positive signs, but aviation still in eye of storm: Airbus India")
Paras Aerospace, SpearUAV sign MoU to introduce micro-tactical UAV in India
SpearUAV provides unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) solutions for defence and homeland security applications
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HAL's order book expected to cross Rs 1 trillion in the next year
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is a state-run aerospace behemoth
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BEML, NAL sign MoU to jointly develop 2-seater trainer aircraft
BEML Limited has signed an MoU with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) for joint development in the areas of advanced composites and autoclaves, mini-unmanned aerial vehicles, design & analysis of aircraft structure and systems. BEML also teamed with NAL for joint development of two seater trainer aircraft through transfer of technology, according to a BEML statement. "This will help BEML increase its footprint in the aerospace sector," the statement said.
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Airbus signs MoU with GMR Group to collaborate on aviation services
The MoU is to explore collaboration opportunities across aviation services, technologies and innovation
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Covid impact: Airlines close books on rotten 2020 and so far, 2021 is grim
It was a disaster for airlines, worse than 9/11 or the global financial crisis - some very small carriers didn''t survive it - and the new year is off to a grim start
American Airlines lost $8.9 billion in a year of Covid-19 pandemic
American Airlines lost $2.2 billion in the fourth quarter
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Boeing to delay 777X again as it posts record annual loss of $11.94 bn
The pandemic added to its troubles with the 737 MAX
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Jet Airways engineers' body files NCLT application for quick resolution
The Jet Airways Aircraft Maintenance and Engineers Workers Association (JAMEWA) has filed an application with the NCLT to expedite the insolvency process of the airlines
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IndiGo tightens grip in India by swift recovery, targets growth abroad
The airline is now the world's seventh biggest by capacity and the largest outside the United States and China
 "IndiGo tightens grip in India by swift recovery, targets growth abroad")
Vistara commences daily services between New Delhi and Sharjah
This is under the travel bubble agreement between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Pak authority slams PIA for being 'unaware of international leasing laws'
CAA has expressed its displeasure with PIA's "irresponsible attitude and maladministration as it seems to be unaware of international civil aviation leasing laws"
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Boeing to pay $2.5 billion to settle US criminal probe into 737 MAX crashes
Boeing admitted in court documents that two of its 737 MAX technical pilots had deceived the FAA about a safety system called MCAS, whose gyrations have been tied to crashes
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Covid-19 reset: How the pandemic has transformed the psychology of ambition
With coronavirus risks, restrictions and quarantines, living abroad isn't so easy anymore. Many global nomads are heading home - or at least, thinking about it
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IndiGo looks to achieve pre-Covid traffic level in first few months of 2021
The airline is gearing-up for the expected demand and plans to Regional routes will take centre stage in aviation's growth especially in the near future
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Falling value, e-commerce boom leads to converting jets to freighters
Aviation analytics firm Cirium expects the number of P2F conversions globally will rise by 36% to 90 planes in 2021, and to 109 planes in 2022
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