Ill-fated Air France jet hit Atlantic belly-first

Air France flight 447 that crashed off the Brazil coast did not break up in flight but crashed belly-first into the Atlantic, the French air investigation agency has announced. According to the......

Kandahar hijacking: Three get life imprisonment

Three persons involved in the hijack of the Indian Airlines aircraft to Kandahar in Afghanistan in December 1999 were on Tuesday convicted and sentenced to life by a Patiala court on charges......

Kandahar hijack case verdict deferred to Feb 5

A Special Court in Patiala on Tuesday deferred to February 5 its judgement against three persons arrested on conspiracy and other related charges in connection with the hijacking of an Indian......

AI, IA kept in readiness to evacuate Indians

With war clouds hovering over Iraq, the government on Tuesday directed both Air-India and Indian Airlines to stand in readiness to evacuate over 50,000 Indians working in Kuwait on a short......

World's largest cargo aircraft turns 20!

One of the world’s largest cargo carriers, A300-600ST aircraft has completed 20 years.  Owing to its resemblance to a white whale, the mighty plane from the Airbus family is nicknamed......

Govt working on plan to replace sacked AI pilots

After virtually shutting the doors on 100 sacked Air India pilots, government is working on a plan to replace them with those shed by some private airlines like Jet Airways.Civil Aviation Minister......

Acer India launches five new tablet PCs

Acer India on Wednesday launched five tablets under the Iconia brand, priced between Rs 27,990-Rs 70,000. The world's second largest PC vendor launched five tablets - Iconia Tab A500, Iconia dual......

Jet's expansion not linked with QIP: Goyal

India's leading private carrier, Jet Airways, said Tuesday its aggressive overseas and domestic expansion plans are not linked with the $400 million qualified institutional placement issue that......

Number crunching: Batsmen dismissed on 99 and more

Manish Pandey struck his maiden One-day century in a thriller to secure India a pride-salvaging six-wicket victory against Australia in the fifth and final ODI in Sydney on Saturday. ......