Don't Delay Appointing Service Chiefs!

If the government of the day would like to set in place a smooth and well-planned changeover and facilitate the incoming chief to chalk out his action plan well in advance, the announcement of a......

'Didn't want Rafale deal to go Bofors way'

Former Chief of Air Staff B S Dhanoa on Wednesday welcomed the arrival of Rafales in India and said he defended the deal to procure the multi-role jets notwithstanding the political controversy to......

'No comparison between Rafale and China's J-20s'

'Rafale is much more advanced and lethal than the current fighter aircraft available with China. The timing of the arrival of the jets is perfect' IMAGE: First five Rafale combat aircraft from......

The lengths this MP is going to preserve a piece of history

Rajya Sabha MP Rajeev Chandrasekhar is underwriting the revival of a vintage Dakota as a gift to the Indian Air Force.Veenu Sandhu reports on this challenging personal project to preserve a......

Gustav Baldauf named Air India COO

The National Aviation Company Ltd, which runs Air India, today named Gustav Baldauf as its chief operating officer. "Among the four interviewed, Gustav Baldauf has been shortlisted. I have not yet......

Alarmed govt sets up panel on forces' pay

Faced with virtual defiance from the three service chiefs on the issue of the "discriminatory" pay scales recommended by the 6th Pay Commission, the government on Sunday set up a high-level......

IAF to allow pilots to join Air India

Softening its rigidity, the Indian Air Force has agreed to release its pilots to the civil aviation stream in a phased manner in the face of acute shortage being faced by state-owned carriers. In a......