Civil Aviation

Marignane, France. Airbus Helicopters has started flight-testing the H160M Guépard. This militarised version of the H160 is being developed for the French Armed Forces as part of the Joint Light Helicopter programme. The flight...

Toulouse, France. Avolon, a leading global aviation finance company, has placed an order for 90 Airbus aircraft, comprising 15 A330neo and 75 A321neo. This incremental order brings Avolon’s total to 79 A330neos and 264...

New Delhi: Kuwait and India have signed a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance bilateral cooperation in the field of civil aviation. The talks focused on strengthening air transport ties between the two countries,...

Tel Aviv: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), has successfully completed a door cutting phase in its Airbus A330-300BDSF conversion programme – an important step in this cargo conversion programme. The Airbus A330-300BDSF, is a next-generation, medium-size...

New Delhi: With the government focussing on the growth of the aviation sector and giving boost to the increase of airports, India’s air cargo sector is experiencing unprecedented growth, driven by the rapid expansion...

New Delhi: Geopolitical tensions will likely continue to create challenges impacting industrial, defence and foreign policies and the main ring will be the US and China who will continue to aggressively compete, predominantly in...

New Delhi. Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent company of national carrier Malaysia Airlines, has exercised its purchase rights for 20 additional A330neo aircraft through a direct order with Airbus – reaffirming its commitment to...

Tel Aviv: Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is preparing the prototype of the Gulfstream G-280 executive jet for tests flights. The Gulfstream G-280 is  super midsize business jet developed and manufactured by IAI for Gulfstream Aerospace....

Kochi: The Cochin International Aviation Services Limited (CIASL) has unveiled an ambitious Rs 50 crore project aimed at transforming Kochi into a major aircraft maintenance hub on the Indian civil aviation map. CIASL chairman S...

New Delhi: In just 10 years, the country have seen 88 new airports — nearly one new airport every 40 days — and added 60 additional flights every hour, Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan...

New Delhi: Operations and services of Air India have been under scrutiny since the deadly crash of its Dreamliner in June. The world’s deadliest air crash in over a decade killed over 270 people....

The blended wing body (BWB) aircraft has always fascinated the aero engineers. Basically, BWB is an aeroplane that shows no clear distinction between its main fuselage and wings, although it has them both. In...

Toulouse, France. Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG), the parent company of national carrier Malaysia Airlines, has placed a firm order with Airbus for 20 more A330-900 aircraft. This new order will double Malaysia Airlines’ future...