Iran signed a $3 billion deal with Boeing, backed Qatar against the Saudis, scored a big victory in Syria and reached out to Hamas. Ambassador M K Bhadrakumar examines how the Qatar versus Saudi Arabia standoff is quickly changing alignments in the Middle East.
Top American executives are no strangers to perks, from company-owned condominiums to private jets. What the founders of Google -- Larry Page and Sergey Brin -- have, however, will make a lot of CEO's question their next set of perks.
A 12-15 per cent growth year-on-year would be sustainable and around 35-40 aircraft would be required to meet this demand, Keskar said, adding a sizable chunk of these aircraft would be leased ones.
'Anyone who should be worried about or critical about this new capability of the Indian Air Force, it should be those who want to threaten our territorial integrity'
Given the school break, this is the peak travel season and companies catering to the 'friends and family' segment are expected to gain.
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.
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has climbed six notches to reach the 45th position in the list of top 100 defence companies in the world.
One reason is that airlines have ramped up capacity and expanded their presence in tier-II markets. The first of a three-part series analyses how the aviation industry is an outlier in the midst of an overall economic slowdown.
Market estimates suggest the airline has already totted up Rs 1,800 crore of losses in FY20, and FY21 is expected to see losses in the region of Rs 2,500 crore to Rs 3,000 crore Many in the sector say that Vistara lacks the light-footedness of the airlines with which it competes, reports Anjuli Bhargava.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has climbed six notches to reach the 51st position in a list of the world's top 100 defence companies compiled by US-based Defense News.
He will take charge of all Rolls-Royce operations and activities in India and South Asia, British High Commission said in a statement on Thursday.
However, the reduction in ATF prices will provide some cushion to airlines engaged in a protracted price war have lost control over pricing in one the world's most price sensitive domestic markets.
Last week, US aircraft manufacturer Boeing signed an agreement with Tata Automobile Limited Manufacturing Solutions, a wholly-owned Tata Motors subsidiary, for manufacturing structural components for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner airplane programme.
Would all the planes standing around in the floodwaters able to fly out this weekend, if the waters recede? Or would they need to go for a health check-up?
Crisis-hit SpiceJet hopedul of a turnaround.
The powerful AESA radar lends an edge to the F-18 by increasing its air-to-air detection and tracking range, apart from enhancing its air to ground targeting capabilities. The cutting-edge AESA radar technology has been allowed by the US to be transferred only to Australia till now.
On the BSE, 1,493 shares declined and 1,236 shares rose. A total of 177 shares were unchanged
India will be one of the key centres for design and development of the A350 aircraft, European aircraft manufacturer Airbus' answer to the Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Fadnavis had a series of very productive meetings with American CEOs
"We have successfully carried out the 'C check' on two of our B-777 aircraft and work on the third one is expected to be completed within a month," National Aviation Company of India Ltd (NACIL) SBU-Head (Engineering), K M Unni, told media persons in Mumbai.
SpiceJet strts trimming workforce.
Maharashtra CM Vilasrao Deshmukh declared that the state has received approx Rs 20,000 FDI in the last 3 years.
The airline has also finalised its plans to lease out five of its Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft to a Turkish carrier, sources add. The airline has been able to negotiate a premium for the deal in a market where lease premiums have dropped.Domestic carriers are facing turbulent times because of the high crude prices and variable taxation on the air turbine fuel. The problem is now compounded because of a slump in the economy now.
As many as seven passengers aboard the Boeing 777 Pakistan International Airlines flight PK-743 (Karachi-Madina) on January 20 were forced to stand throughout the over three-hour flight after the airline boarded excess passengers, Dawn newspaper reported.
The company wants to make F 16-Block 70 "for India, from India and export to the world".
The Bengaluru skies dazzled with somersaults and stunts by metal birds.
Each aircraft will cost about $50 million and the purchase is being funded by the US-based Exim Bank. The airline operates 143 flights a week from Indian cities to 12 destinations in the Far East and West Asian countries. In its fourth year of operation, the international budget carrier now has 11 fully owned aircraft, while seven are on lease, which will expire in 2010.
To become a type-rated pilot, a person has to take additional training.
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.
India has now moved up 1 position to 29th.
This is also the highest ever profit recorded by the carrier, which was facing turbulent times a year ago.
More than 86 per cent of US civil and military aerospace contractors including Boeing and Lockheed Martin are planning to form joint ventures with Indian aerospace companies this year, according to a survey.
Jet Airways (India) Ltd has defaulted on lease rentals of its Boeing 737s, highlighting the financial difficulties faced by the airline.
The presence of top American companies like Microsoft, Cisco and McKinsey in Bengaluru seem to be motivating terror groups to repeatedly target the IT city as it gives them instant publicity globally and acts to thwart foreign investment there.
Kardassis, who quit the airline in 2013, will advise Goyal and senior management on cost-saving and productivity improvement
SpiceJet is the first Indian airline to operate on Kathmandu-Bagdogra route.
The airline owes lakhs of rupees to passengers and its vendors.
This is South Carolina's first trade and investment mission to India.