Mamata says pilot averted midair collision of her plane with another jet

Two days after her chartered flight experienced mid-air turbulence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday said another aircraft had come in front of her plane, and it was the prompt......

IAF formally inducts Rafale into 101 Squadron of Eastern Command

The Indian Air Force (IAF) formally inducted the Rafale aircraft into its 101 Squadron of the Eastern Air Command in the presence of Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria at the Hasimara Air Force......

Rafale row is more stupidity than scam

The Rafale will surely be flying in Indian skies next year.But the way the BJP government has botched this will cast a shadow on defence acquisitions in the years to come, warns Shekhar Gupta. We......

French govt did not contradict Hollande in denial

French observers point out that Paris had no choice but to issue a denial given the importance of India's Rafale purchase for France's aerospace industry.Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE: Then US......

Aircraft makers throng Telangana's aviation meet

Wings India 2018, an international conference on the civil aviation sector, was inaugurated on Thursday at Begumpet airport, Hyderabad, by KT Rama Rao, minister of IT, mines and NRI affairs in the......

Inside the stunning Falcon 5X private jet

Dassault Aviation has unveiled its biggest and most advanced 16-passenger Falcon jet.    The $45 million Dassault Jet is larger, comfortable and environment friendly.    Click......

Citi's $50-mn jet purchase plan grounded

US President Barack Obama's administration has forced beleaguered Citigroup to scrap the buying of an executive jet worth $50 million, at a time when the entity is dependent on taxpayers money for......

Senator seeks to ground Citi's $50-mn jet purchase

An influential Democrat senator has asked the government to stop Vikram Pandit-led Citigroup from buying a new corporate jet for $50 million, as the bank is dependant on American taxpayers' money......

Shane Warne's body arrives in Australia

IMAGE: Shane Warne's coffin, wrapped in the Australian flag, was taken from the morgue to Bangkok airport before being loaded onto a private Dassault Falcon 7X jet. Photograph: Athit......