Come 2050, and you can fly in a fully transparent plane enjoying the panoramic views of the sky.
In little over a year, Air India and IndiGo have announced plans to purchase up to 170 wide-body planes as they bet on ambitious expansion and efforts also continue to make India a global aviation hub. Also, the two carriers' orders usher in European aircraft maker Airbus into the country's wide-body space, which has traditionally been dominated by US major Boeing. If narrow-body aircraft orders of Air India, IndiGo and Akasa Air are added to the list, the order book is well over 1,200 planes and that too in less than 14 months or since February 2023.
Come 2050, and you can fly in a fully transparent plane enjoying the panoramic views of the sky.
From highways connecting once-remote regions to aviation networks carrying millions, India's infrastructure story is one of transformation.
As the European airplane manufacturer Airbus completes 40 years, few will doubt that it will continue to have its regular share of controversy.
IndiGo, which has grown rapidly to become India's biggest airline by market share, has now ordered 530 A320 family planes from Airbus, the planemaker said in a statement.
Aircraft maker Airbus Industrie plans to have a manufacturing base in India in the next three-four years, a top company official said on Tuesday.
Acknowledging that it cannot be truly global without being present in India, French aircraft maker Airbus Industrie has drawn plans to expand market share and strengthen research capabilities in the country.
The decision cuts the order book for the European company's newest jet, which is due to enter service in around six months' time, by around 10 per cent.
The aircraft maker expressed support to Modi's 'Make in India' initiative
The government will set up a special purpose vehicle to push ahead with plans to start manufacturing commercial aircraft in India, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said on Wednesday as he highlighted the potential of the country's fast-growing aviation sector. The Bhartiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill 2024, which was passed by the Lok Sabha in August, includes provisions to regulate the design and manufacturing of aircraft, supporting the Aatmanirbhar Bharat initiative for self-reliance.
Airbus' own centre in Bangalore for engineering has got more than 350 engineers working in core engineering function.
IndiGo has previously placed orders for 100 A320s and 180 A320neo planes.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi thinks that the Constitution of India is 'blank' because he has never read it.
The expansion of existing airports and development of new airports will continue expeditiously, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday and emphasised that the country's aviation sector has been galvanised in the past 10 years.
Airbus executive vice-president clears the air on the company's India operations and the rivalry with Boeing.
UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya and Airbus chief operating officer John Leahy signed an MoU to this effect at the 47th International Paris Air show on Wednesday.
Budget carrier Air Deccan has signed a $1.5 billion agreement with Airbus Industrie to purchase 30 more Airbus A320 aircraft from the European airplane manufacturer.
Infosys Technologies on Tuesday announced that it worked with Airbus on its A380 programme.
The consecration of the Ram temple in Ayodhya saw different kinds of celebrations across the country. This was one of them.
European aircraft maker Airbus on Tuesday said it is planning to set up a training centre in India and announced expansion of its tie-up with Bangalore-based VidhyaCom Technologies to provide engineering services and illustrations for the double-deck
Faced with tight financial conditions Airbus may need to cut production next year as the European plane maker anticipates two 'difficult' years ahead, Airbus chief executive Tom Enders said.
The company is managing 30 per cent growth a year and anticipates to cross the euro 100-million mark in the coming year.
Airbus recaptured the aircraft industry's top spot in the first quarter of 2013 as US rival Boeing fell behind on orders and grappled with the grounding of its newest jet, the 787 Dreamliner.
The UB group's Kingfisher Airlines, which is planning to launch operations in May, announced the signing of deals to purchase three Airbus A-319 aircraft.
The number of Indian passengers has jumped more than 20 per cent in the past year
HCL Technologies on Monday announced it has bagged a mandate from French aircraft maker Airbus for development of sophisticated embedded software.
The development comes on the heels of reports that CBI is planning to lodge an FIR against the officials of Airbus' parent company EADS, Indian Airlines and the aviation ministry for the inordinate delays in executing the project.
Airbus Concept Plane illustrates what future air transport could look like if improvements in aircraft materials, aerodynamics, cabins and engines continue apace.
The world's largest passenger airline, Airbus A380 is in trouble again five years after its maiden flight in 2005.
The aircraft to be inducted by Indian Airlines are 19 Airbus A 319s, Four A 320s and 20 Airbus A 321s.
In 2011, the Gurgaon-based airline placed an order of 180 narrow-body Airbus aircraft, including 150 fuel efficient A320neo and 30 A320s.
According to News 24, Airbus sales chief John Leahy said that Dreamliner is going to cost a lot in maintenance alone as its architecture is not mature and will require a lot of time, money and redesigning of quite a few systems onboard.
Airbus hasn't bagged orders from India in the last two years, but country head Kiran Rao is bullish on opportunities.
