Boeing flight plans hit turbulence on US regulator's expansion curbsThe regulator said late on Wednesday that it wouldn't allow any further output increases of Boeing's most important model. At the same time...
25 Jan, 2024, 11.13 PM IST
India's military, civil ambitions to dominate Aero India showFlanked by nuclear-armed rivals China and Pakistan, India has the world's fourth-largest air force but its largely Soviet-era fleet is in d...
13 Feb, 2023, 09.27 AM IST
Air India's mega jet deal with Airbus, Boeing held up by engine-cost debateCFM International, the General Electric Co. and Safran SA joint venture, is reluctant to offer big discounts on engines and maintenance tha...
20 Jan, 2023, 10.36 AM IST
Airbus, Boeing court Air India in blockbuster aircraft upgradeThe Indian carrier is considering Boeing’s narrow-body planes alongside the Airbus A350 jets, as part of a fleet renewal under new owner Ta...
20 Jul, 2022, 01.09 AM IST
Three in-flight engine shutdowns in India spark probeAll three incidents, the people said, involved engines made by CFM International Inc., the GE-Safran joint venture. All the planes landed s...
21 May, 2022, 05.45 AM IST
Airlines’ three in-flight engine shutdowns spark probe in IndiaAll three incidents, the people said, involved engines made by CFM, a joint venture between GE and France’s Safran SA. All the planes lande...
20 May, 2022, 05.05 PM IST
Pakistan jet grazed runway at 200 MPH without landing gearAfter an abrupt descent that unnerved air-traffic controllers, the crew of the Pakistan International Airlines Corp. jet on Friday briefly ...
29 May, 2020, 03.46 PM IST
IndiGo, SpiceJet tank after Warren Buffett dumps his airline stocksWarren Buffett, during his annual address to shareholders, said thanks to the pandemic the “world has changed” for the aviation industry wi...
04 May, 2020, 02.56 PM IST
Airbus probe in India digs deeper into $2.2 billion jet saleThe ED has stepped up its probe into whether a $2.2-bn Airbus SE jetliner sale to Indian Airlines involved bribes.
19 Feb, 2020, 10.05 PM IST
Bombardier completes its exit of commercial aviationBombardier said it agreed with Airbus SE and the Quebec govt to transfer its shares to Airbus and the province. Bombardier had once dreamed...
13 Feb, 2020, 11.00 PM IST
SpiceJet eyes $10 billion-plus Airbus deal amid Boeing woesThe budget carrier, a major global customer Boeing's 737 Max, may buy a “sizable” number of Airbus jets.
26 Sep, 2019, 06.26 AM IST
IndiGo says has made 69 Pratt engine replacements in 18 monthsIndigo said there have been 3 incidents when engines shutdown during flight, and 3 other cases when a flight was scrubbed after engine issu...
11 Feb, 2018, 10.44 PM IST
SpiceJet shows long-haul intent with Boeing-Airbus order contestSpiceJet is considering the introduction of flights to more distant markets including Europe.
08 Sep, 2017, 08.54 AM IST
Pratt engine fixes prompt IndiGo to ground seven airbus planesIndiGo stopped using one A320neo aircraft this month after grounding four in June and two in May, according to data from flight-tracking we...
14 Jul, 2017, 06.41 AM IST
Boeing drops iconic 747 in new forecast for passenger planesBy leaving so-called very large aircraft off its two-decade projection for a $6.05 trillion jetliner market, Boeing said it was reflecting ...
20 Jun, 2017, 05.36 PM IST
Boeing loosens Airbus’s India grip with $22 billion SpiceJet winThe order includes 100 of Boeing’s 737 Max single-aisle jets and renegotiated terms for 55 previously ordered aircraft, SpiceJet said in a ...
14 Jan, 2017, 11.26 AM IST
Boeing close to $10.1 billion order from SpiceJetThe deal includes firm orders for at least 50 of Boeing’s 737 Max, and renegotiated terms for 42 of the single-aisle jets that SpiceJet ori...
06 Jan, 2017, 10.42 AM IST