HAL's civil aviation plans take off, company eyes commercial marketState-owned HAL is shifting focus to the commercial aviation market. The company aims for 25% of its revenue from this sector within five y...
03 Feb, 2026, 01.23 AM IST
Efforts on to make India a global aviation hub, manufacture aircraft: NaiduUnion minister K Rammohan Naidu announced efforts to make India a global aviation hub and start manufacturing aircraft. Speaking at the Asi...
11 Sep, 2024, 04.34 PM IST
Govt says UDAN generating demand for new aircraft; 499 routes operationalised so farThe government has revealed that the regional air connectivity scheme UDAN has nearly 499 routes operational and has facilitated the travel...
26 Oct, 2023, 06.55 PM IST
SpiceJet promoter Ajay Singh may look at a leasing venture in Gift City“To start, we plan to lease a couple of seaplanes through Gift City and then scale it up basis our experience," he said while adding,"In my...
26 Feb, 2021, 08.26 PM IST
Water aerodrome proposal gets Civil Aviation Ministry nodThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) issued regulations in June this year, prescribing procedures and requirement for licencing...
11 Aug, 2018, 07.56 PM IST
Mahindra Aerospace, Canada’s Viking Air sign MoU to manufacture small aircraftViking produces the Twin Otter Series 400, a 19-passenger, twin-engine utility turboprop aircraft that is capable of operating from multipl...
23 Feb, 2018, 04.20 PM IST
FM Arun Jaitley hikes annual infra spending to Rs 5.97 lakh croreThe minister in his budget speech said India will need massive investments in roads, air, rail and inland waterways while hinting that the ...
01 Feb, 2018, 08.03 PM IST
Top stocks in focus on 17 January 2018Here is a list of top stocks that are likely to be in focus in today's trading session.
17 Jan, 2018, 10.07 AM IST
An aviation revolution is in the air, says SpiceJet Chairman Ajay SinghWhile infrastructure creation takes time, the government has done very well with the UDAN scheme, which has helped open a lot of airports i...
01 Jan, 2018, 08.34 AM IST
Varanasi may be launchpad for seaplane service: SpiceJet chairman Ajay SinghRiver Ganga in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's constituency Varanasi may be among the first places in India to get a regular seaplane servic...
29 Dec, 2017, 01.16 PM IST
Bain, Chinese partner buy Blackstone’s sea plane fleet operator in Maldives for $500 mnOnce completed, this will be the biggest exit by Blackstone across Asia, giving them a 4.8 times returns multiple on a 4-year investment.
22 Dec, 2017, 04.44 PM IST
China begins to assemble world's largest sea plane; meant to be deployed in South China SeaThe Chinese plane will have a maximum takeoff weight of 53.5 tonnes and an operational range of about 4,500 kilometers.
18 Jul, 2015, 04.45 PM IST
Dubai-based Martin Consultingto conduct aviation studyThe study would map the real dynamics of the segment, identify challenges that are affecting its growth while bringing out a list of immedi...
22 Jun, 2015, 09.52 PM IST
Kerala eyes over 10% growth in tourist arrivals in 2015Kerala is eyeing over 10 per cent growth this year in tourist arrivals for which the state tourism board has lined up several new attractio...
04 Feb, 2015, 06.33 PM IST
Now fly Juhu-Lonavala for Rs 3,000At Rs 3,000 for a one-way flight to Lonavala, most may label this seaplane ride exorbitant, but founder is hopes to reap population dividen...
28 Aug, 2014, 03.35 PM IST
Kerala Tourism's total revenue touches Rs 22,926.55-crore markKerala Tourism's secretary Suman Billa said that foreign tourists arrivals went up in the state from 7,94,696 tourists in 2012, to 8,58,143...
19 Aug, 2014, 06.51 PM IST
Sahara fallout: India's first seaplane service launch put offWith Sahara India chief Subrata Roy behind bars, the country's first seaplane service from the megapolis to Aamby Valley City, was today gr...
10 Mar, 2014, 06.41 PM IST