Features
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April 2, 2019
UAVs scale high @ the premier Drone Olympics
By Ayushee ChaudharyThe first of its kind Olympics held for the future, eyed unmanned aerial vehicles or drones, saw the remotely controlled devices display rescue skills, visual formations and much more giving a wonderful contest to the larger than life aircraft.
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March 28, 2015
Tata picks up 20 per cent stake in Delhi Airport as GMR divests 45 per cent equity to pay off debts
By Vishal Thapar8,000 Crore ($1.16 B) bid by Tata-led consortium trumps rival offer by Mitsubishi-led Japanese group
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March 20, 2019
Break even by selling just 50 seats per trip: Embraer's proposition to bleeding Indian carriers
By Vishal ThaparBrazilian manufacturer hard sells its smaller regional jets as the turnaround solution for low cost carriers & mascots for the Udan regional connectivity scheme
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March 14, 2019
Boeing bows to global sentiment, grounds the 737 Max globally
By Vishal ThaparInternational concerns over the safety of the Boeing 737 Max forced the world's biggest airplane manufacturer to recommend grounding its best-selling new aircraft across the globe on March 13 following the catastrophic crash in Ethiopia three days earlier.
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March 13, 2019
Sharp hike in air fares due to grounding of aircraft
By Vishal ThaparThe grounding of the Boeing 737 Max fleet has further aggravated the aircraft availability crunch in India, pushing up spot fares sharply.
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March 13, 2019
India bars flight of all Boeing 737 Max series aircraft across its airspace
By Vishal ThaparIndia has joined the growing list of countries to not just ground the Boeing 737 Max aircraft but also bar the flight of these aircraft across their airspace.
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March 12, 2019
Ethiopian crash re-opens fears about the safety of Boeing 737 Max 8
By Vishal ThaparBoeing's fastest-selling aircraft ever, the 737 Max 8 is under intense scrutiny following the horrific March 10 Ethiopian crash which killed all 157 persons on board.
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February 28, 2019
Aero India Scripts a New Chapter with Women in Aviation
By Ayushee ChaudharyIt was last year in January that India's Raksha Mantri, Nirmala Sitharaman, adorned the olive green pilot's G-suit and soared high on a Sukhoi-30 MKI jet...
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February 15, 2019
Airbus to cease production of the world's largest passenger aircraft
By Vishal ThaparAirbus will stop production of the world's largest passenger aircraft, the A380, in 2021. Last of the 251 A380s will be delivered in 2021.
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January 1, 2019
Aviation Fuel price brought down by 14.7 per cent, lower than petrol, diesel
By SP's CorrespondentAviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) price in India was reduced by a sharp 14.7 per cent on January 1, bringing much-needed respite to airlines reeling under a cash crunch. The price has been cut by 9,900 per kilo litre, bringing it down to 58,060.97 per kilo litre, according to a notification issued by oil PSUs.
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December 26, 2018
India extends bar on business with Leonardo, keeps AgustaWestland out of $3 Billion NUH programme
By Vishal ThaparIndia's Military market out of bounds for AgustaWestland and its parent group, as Ministry of Defence stretches embargo till May 2019
