Chirac is on the second day of a four-day visit dominated by promotion of French business in China.
In January last year, the US signed the first phase of the trade deal with China, which former President Donald Trump described as historic, concluding more than a year of tough negotiations including several months of suspension of talks between the two largest economies of the world.
The airlines' CEO expects it have 50 Boeing-737s and 30 Bomardier aircraft by 2016
Some 30-odd co-pilots were being "forced to work overtime" without any remuneration.
However, according to some social media reports, the Civil Aviation Administration of China has allowed IndiGo to operate seven flights a week to Chengdu and Guangzhou from New Delhi and Kolkata, respectively
The C919 - a twin-engine, narrow-body aircraft seating up to 174 people - is similar in size to the Airbus 320.
111 light helicopters have to be built indigenously through joint ventures between Indian and foreign firms.
J R D Tata's flight carrying mail between the two cities was the first by an Indian company and it opened the air link to peninsular India.
Air India plans to induct all these 19 aircraft between this fiscal to March 2018.
The two hijackers had hand grenades and had threatened to explode them.
While Nifty 50 reflects changes in 40 years, it also shows what is missing: Low-cost manufacturers at one end, and deep-value players at the other. Also missing are technology players, observes T N Ninan.
Plans to remove onboard bar to create space.
In one of the largest aircraft purchase deals, Qatar Airways on Tuesday decided to place orders worth $15.2 billion with both Airbus and Boeing.
The government-owned airline has 63 narrow body planes from Airbus, including the A319 and A321.
Vistara has accelerated fleet expansion plan from June 2018 to earlier, open to talks with Boeing as well.
As the global aviation sector slowly recuperates from the aftermath of 9/11 terrorist attack and the SARS menace, competition between traditional rivals Airbus and Boeing is hotting up. Take the Rediff Business
At present, it operates A380 on the Delhi and Mumbai routes.
The Paris Air Show has been one of the best aviation events for over 100 years.
Some years ago, Rakesh Gangwal reportedly said his relationship with Rahul Bhatia evolved in an amazing friendship, which he termed 'blind trust'. The question is whether that is under scrutiny now.
Apparently, the losses to the airline due to this scam are now running into crores of rupees.
The Congress leader is also being probed by ED in two separate money-laundering cases of Aircel-Maxis and INX Media.
IndiGo has confirmed the delivery of the next set of 25 ATR-72 jets and will be inducting around 10 planes by the end of this calendar year, making it the largest regional fleet operator in the country.
In the single-largest aircraft deal in global aviation history, no-frills carrier IndiGo will acquire 180 A-320s worth an estimated $15.6 billion from European plane manufacturer Airbus.
European aerospace major EADS is on the verge of bringing into markets its new A400M Grizzly to compete in Indian military proposals for inducting giant airlifters to boost its strategic reach.
Feast your eyes on these birds!
Indian Airlines has submitted a project report for aquisition of 43 aircraft comprising Airbus A-319s, Airbus A-320s and Airbus A-321s from Airbus Industries
The Delhi-based airline currently has 13 Airbus A320 aircraft in the fleet and it plans to take another seven (A320 Neo) planes by June 2018.
The UB Group-controlled Kingfisher Airlines may cancel its orders for Airbus A380s and A350s or swap these planes for smaller planes like A320s and A330s.
Manufactured by Toulouse-based Airbus, E-Fan measures little more than 19 feet from nose to tail and makes slightly more noise than a hairdryer.
No-frill carrier Kingfisher Airlines on Monday signed a contract for buying five Airbus A 340-500 long-haul aircraft and an option to acquire five more, with plans to operate direct flights to the US.
On the eve of German President Horst Kohler's India visit, which begins on February 1, Germany has expressed deep disappointment over rejection by India of the contract for the purchase of Airbus A-330 MRTT (multi-role tanker transport) aircraft.
About 50,000 spectators, officials, spectators and mediapersons cheered as the 308 tonne plane, designed to pose a major challenge to the Boeing 747, flew on its maiden flight.
The data of the director general of civil aviation, which publishes monthly data on registration, deregistration and change of ownership of the aircraft, showed that in December 2008, Kingfisher returned six Airbus and one ATR aircraft to the lessors.
Continuing its dominance in the Indian domestic market, Airbus on Wednesday announced that the Bombay Dyeing promoted GoAirline has signed a deal for taking four Airbus A320
IndiGo's president Aditya Ghosh shares the growth plan.
This new mom is totally in love with her work and her new role, motherhood.
The vessel 'John Lethbridge' that is affiliated to the company Deep Ocean Search found the cockpit voice recorder of the Airbus A320, according to a statement by the Egyptian committee that investigated the crash of plane.
