1+ week, 2+ day ago (91+ words) An Indian Air Force Tejas fighter jet crashed on Thursday during an aerial display at the ongoing Dubai Air Show, officials said. The aircraft was performing at the international aviation event when the incident occurred. n18oc_breaking-news BREAKING | Tejas Fighter Jet Crashes During Aerial Display At Dubai Air Show | IAF | News18 An Indian Air Force Tejas fighter jet crashed on Thursday during an aerial display at the ongoing Dubai Air Show, officials said. The aircraft was performing at the international aviation event when the incident occurred. n18oc_breaking-news...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (644+ words) New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) The country's largest airline IndiGo on Tuesday reported a loss of Rs 2,582.10 crore in the September quarter as higher forex losses and expenses impacted the bottom line, and it expects to induct its first long range Airbus A321 XLR aircraft in December. The airline, which had a loss of Rs 986.7 crore in the year-ago period, said hedging actions and more revenues in foreign currencies from international operations will help cushion the currency movements. It had a profit of Rs 2,176.30 crore in the June quarter. Expanding its international network, IndiGo will be bringing in more planes on damp leases, and currently, the number of aircraft on ground (AOG) is in the 40s, with Chief Financial Officer Gaurav M Negi, in an analysts call, saying the number is expected to remain range-bound till the end of the year. "We have…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (271+ words) Airports are always busy, with thousands of people travelling every day. Each airport has two main parts, the runway, where planes take off and land, and the terminal, where passengers check in, drop bags and pass through security. The size of an airport decides how many terminals it has. Since travellers often spend hours inside, airport terminals are designed to look pleasant and comfortable. The simplest airport layout is the linear design. In this type, like Munich Airport, the terminal is built in a long straight line, and all the plane gates are arranged on one side. This design is easy to build and operate, but passengers are required to walk long distances to reach their gates, especially if their flight is at the far end of the building. The pier design is the most common layout seen in airports…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (289+ words) Mumbai, Nov 21 (PTI) Domestic carrier Air India Express on Friday said it will commence flight services from Navi Mumbai International Airport from December 25, with its first flight departing for Bengaluru from the newly-constructed facility. The new services from Navi Mumbai further complement Air India Express" expanding network from Bengaluru, which remains one of its key hubs, it said. Starting December 25, the first day of commercial operations at the airport, Air India Express will operate daily flights to Bengaluru and five weekly flights to Delhi, which are its two largest domestic hubs, the airline said. From January 2026, the airline said, it will operate twice-daily services on both these routes. Air India Express, the low-cost arm of Tata Group-owned Air India, recently introduced routes from Bengaluru to Ahmedabad, Chandigarh, Dehradun, Jodhpur, and Udaipur. The airline operates more than 530 weekly flights from the…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago (704+ words) Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday stressed that India's aviation sector is poised for rapid growth over the next decade. Speaking after the virtual inauguration of the HAP Airframe Fabrication Facility and NAviMet here, Singh said the government has been very forthcoming in engaging the private sector to the maximum extent. "Most of the success stories written over the last 10 to 11 years of Prime Minister Modi's tenure can be attributed to the involvement and participation of the private sector. This is true across fields'biotechnology, vaccines, the first-ever antibiotics'all developed with private-sector engagement. The same applies to space," he said, citing the recent Skyroot launch. Referring to CSIR'National Aerospace Laboratories' (CSIR-NAL) two-seater trainer aircraft Hansa-3, Singh recalled being present at the technology-transfer ceremony held in New Delhi in April this year and expressed satisfaction with the pace of progress. "Today, we…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago (733+ words) New Delhi, Nov 4 (PTI) The country's largest airline IndiGo on Tuesday reported a loss of Rs 2,582.10 crore in the September quarter as higher forex losses and expenses impacted the bottom line, and it expects to induct the first long range Airbus A321 XLR aircraft in December. The airline, which had a loss of Rs 986.7 crore in the year-ago period, said hedging actions and more revenues in foreign currencies from international operations will help cushion the currency movements. It had a profit of Rs 2,176.30 crore in the June quarter. Expanding its international network, IndiGo will be bringing in more planes on damp leases, and currently, the number of aircraft on ground (AOG) is in the 40s, with Chief Financial Officer Gaurav M Negi, in an analysts call, saying the number is expected to remain range-bound till the end of the year. "We have…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago (342+ words) Dubai Air Show 2025: "India is a strategic priority for us," says SAIC CGO Dubai [UAE], November 21 (ANI): Murtaza Ahmed, who is the Chief Growth Officer for the Civilian Business Group at US-based Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC), said that India is a "strategic priority" and they met with Indian delegations to explore how investments can support India's aviation transformation."This is our first major international expansion outside the United States, and India is a strategic priority for us We met with several Indian delegations and organisations, including HAL, to explore how our investments, technologies, and partnerships can support India's aviation transformation We had productive discussions with the Civil Aviation leadership and the air traffic management community," Ahmad said at the Dubai Air ShowHe further emphasised that SAIC can contribute to India's growth ambitions, expressing confidence regarding the company's capabilities, which…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago (81+ words) In a major security upgrade, several of India's busiest civil airports'including Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Hyderabad'are set to install advanced anti-drone systems to counter rising threats posed by unidentified drones. The decision comes amid growing concerns over airspace security and the need to protect sensitive aviation hubs handling millions of passengers daily. n18oc_breaking-newsNews18 Mobile App - https://onelink.to/desc-youtube BREAKING: Major Civil Airports Like Delhi, Mumbai To Install Anti-Drone Systems | Aviation | News18...

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2+ week, 2+ day ago (166+ words) Visakhapatnam, Nov 14 (PTI) Civil Aviation Minister K Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday said every 50 days a new airport is opened in India, which is unprecedented anywhere in the globe. Addressing the 30th edition of the two-day CII Partnership Summit-2025, the minister said Andhra Pradesh currently has seven airports and an equal number of aerodromes are coming up in the state. "Every 50 days we are opening a new airport which is unprecedented anywhere in the globe, and that is the kind of success we have achieved in terms of building up airports, the passenger capacity, and many other verticals in aviation," Naidu said. He further said that as many as four flight-training organisations are coming to the state, and that an MRO ecosystem and an aviation skilling university are coming up in Visakhapatnam. The minister further said the state is expected to…...