DRDO decides to produce 10 unmanned aircraft"The first flight will be followed by development of nine more prototypes of the advanced UAV for testing, after which the certification pr...
14 Jul, 2018, 08.28 PM IST
How a speed demon took off: Flying on the ConcordeA decade after the retirement of the jet, we remember the awesome experience that was flying on the supersonic jet liner.
23 Feb, 2016, 03.06 PM IST
Make in India: France's Dassault hunts for Indian partners to build Rafale aircraftIn a seemingly parallel move, Dassault will also soon begin the process of selecting Indian partners, mostly from the private sector.
11 May, 2015, 04.34 PM IST
Airlines like IndiGo, Air India, GoAir in a fix as lessors seek long-term agreementSale and leaseback — wherein an airline sells its plane to a lessor at a premium and leases it back — is a common strategy adopted by airli...
23 Feb, 2015, 10.02 AM IST
Check out the $45 million Falcon 5X private jet - it has a skylight!Dassault's Falcon 5X is also equipped to be more fuel efficient than its competitors.
19 Feb, 2015, 11.47 AM IST
Chopper deal: Middleman Christian Michel’s family has links with British society, Delhi since 1980sChristian Michel alleged to have been paid £26 mn by Finmeccanica execs to help secure a Rs 3,600-cr contract from the Indian government fo...
20 Feb, 2013, 06.43 AM IST
- Grounded Mirage fleet to start flying by month end: Air Chief Marshal N A K Browne
After remaining grounded for more than a month, the Mirage 2000 aircraft fleet of theIAF is expected to resume flying operations by the end...
10 Apr, 2012, 12.27 PM IST
- Jet Airways eyes CFMI engines to expand fleet
Jet Airways said it is working with CFM International to deploy next generation propulsion systems to power its fleet as and when it expand...
22 Feb, 2012, 11.22 PM IST
- Small car Reva maker Maini Group to make Airbus parts for A380 & A320
Maini Group has bagged multi-million dollar contract from German engine maker MTU Aero-Engines to make components for Eurofighter Typhoon &...
07 Feb, 2011, 11.34 AM IST
- Kaveri engine to power fifth generation fighter aircraft
Under development for over two decades, the indigenous fighter jet engine ‘Kaveri’ will be used for powering the home-grown fifth generatio...
27 Jan, 2011, 04.49 AM IST
- Sarkozy visit to give Indo-French ties a boost
Paris will be keen to establish closer defence and strategic ties with New Delhi during French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s trip to India sc...
18 Nov, 2010, 12.49 AM IST
- A-lister PEs jostle to pick up stake in QuEST
Top private equity firms, including Bain Capital, Warburg Pincus, Chrys Capital and KKR, are vying to pick up a stake in QuEST.
23 Sep, 2010, 01.40 AM IST
- 'Indigenous' Tejas fighter to get 'foreign' engines for power
India's quest to develop its own multi-role supersonic fighter, the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), continues to falter even after 25 ye...
04 Aug, 2009, 08.51 AM IST
- India's first aero-engine 'Kaveri' may be ready in 4 years
India's first aero-engine 'Kaveri' may finally roll out in four years' time, ending decades of false starts to power the country's aspirati...
09 Nov, 2008, 02.11 PM IST
- France offers longer range 'air to air' missiles
France has offered to upgrade India’s 51 frontline Mirage 2000 fighters in a “compressed delivery time-frame”, which could prove a boon to ...
08 Nov, 2008, 01.57 AM IST
- Russia's Sukhoi to get 30 orders for Superjet
Russian jetmaker Sukhoi is to announce new orders for "around 30" of its Superjet 100 passenger planes at the Farnborough Airshow in Britai...
14 Jul, 2008, 02.46 PM IST
- GE angling for maintenance projects in India
Betting high on the fast growing aviation market in India, US conglomerate General Electric is angling for contracts to build maintenance a...
11 Jun, 2006, 10.40 AM IST