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Thu 30 Apr 2020
Toulouse : Airbus is developing a modification for A330 and A350 family aircraft which will enable airlines to install freight pallets directly onto the cabin floor seat tracks, after removal of the economy-class seats.
This solution will help with the...
Wed 29 Apr 2020
Chicago : Boeing President and CEO Dave Calhoun issued the following letter to employees today addressing aerospace market realities:
Team:
The global pandemic has changed the way we live and work. It is changing our industry. We are facing utterly unexpected...
Fri 17 Apr 2020
Getafe : Airbus has achieved the first ever fully automatic air-to-air refuelling (A3R) operation with a boom system. The flight test campaign, conducted earlier in the year over the Atlantic Ocean, involved an Airbus tanker test aircraft equipped with the...
Mon 06 Apr 2020
Cologne : The European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published the first view worldwide on the use and control of drones in an urban environment, balancing the desire to maximise the commercial and convenience benefits of drones against the need to...
Tue 31 Mar 2020
Bangalore : Hindustan Aeronautics Limited recorded a turnover of over Rs. 21,100 crores (provisional and unaudited) for the financial year ended on March 31, 2020 (corresponding figure for the previous year was Rs. 19,705 crores). The Company has posted a...
Sat 21 Mar 2020
New Delhi : The Defence Procurement Procedure review committee has requested Comments / recommendations / suggestions on the draft DPP by 17 Apr 2020. All comments / recommendations / suggestions are to be forwarded to the Member Secretary with specific...
Fri 20 Mar 2020
New Delhi : Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh today unveiled the draft Defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) 2020 that aims at further increasing indigenous manufacturing and reducing timelines for procurement of defence equipment.These and several other such...
Tue 17 Mar 2020
Bangalore : The first Light Combat Aircraft in FOC standard (SP-21) took to the skies for maiden flight here today. Piloted by Air Cmde. K.A Muthana(Retd), Chief Test Flying (Fixed Wing), the aircraft took-off from HAL Airport at around 1230 hours. It was...
Sat 14 Mar 2020
Mumbai : (PTI) The domestic aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) industry on Saturday welcomed GST Council's decision to lower the GST rate to 5 per cent from 18 per cent and said it will boost the local business.
The industry had long been...
Thu 12 Mar 2020
Hyderabad : India will require 1,880 new passenger and cargo aircraft between now and 2038, in response to strong demand, according to Airbus’ latest India Market Forecast. Of these, up to 20 percent could be wide-bodies. Some 1,440 aircraft are for growth and...
Mon 02 Mar 2020
Delhi : There has been a surge in start-ups dealing with defence production and indigenisation of imported equipment in last three years. The following initiatives have been taken by the Government to remove entry barriers for private industry including...
Sun 01 Mar 2020
Bangalore : RaIDer-X, a new explosive detection device, was unveiled at the National Workshop on Explosive Detection (NWED-2020) in Pune today. RaIDer-X has the capability to detect explosives from a stand-off distance. The data library can be built in the...
Fri 28 Feb 2020
Bangalore : HAL handed over the 50th L-40 stage of Geo Synchronous Launch Vehicle (GSLV-MKII) to ISRO at a program here recently.
This L-40 stage is meant for GSLV MKII- F12 Flight planned by ISRO in August 2020.The Aerospace Division of HAL has so far...
Thu 27 Feb 2020
Bangalore : The Defence Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh has hailed HAL’s contribution in the nation building calling it as the backbone of the Indian Defence Forces. “While there is every reason to be happy about its performance especially in the last five years,...
Thu 27 Feb 2020
Bangalore : Defence Minister Mr. Rajnath Singh inaugurated the new LCH Production Hangar at Helicopter Division here today in the presence of HAL CMD Mr. R. Madhavan and other senior officials. LCH is completely ready for operational induction and Helicopter...