By Amit Agnihotri New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today pitched India as one of the most attractive global investment destination and urged American multinational companies and corporate sector to pump in money into key sectors such as defence, aviation, infrastructure, technology, agriculture and other manufacturing industries. Modi […]
By Captain Sanjay Prashar Kochi port in Kerala on India’s West coast and Port Blair in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on the East-end of India were the newest merchant shipping crew change destinations over the last three months. Cargo ship-owners have diverted their vessels to the two […]
New Delhi: The US-India Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP) today hosted a discussion with various companies from the Indian aviation and hospitality sector to deliberate on measures that can be taken to rebuild confidence and trust in air travel, post the COVID-19. The event, in association with Boeing Co., […]
New Delhi: Global aviation major Airbus has appointed Rémi Maillard as Airbus India president and South Asia managing director beginning Sept. 1 this year. Rémi, currently head of Airbus Services, will succeed Anand Stanley, who will move to Singapore as Airbus Asia-Pacific president. Both report directly to Christian […]
New Delhi: The India chapter of the Women in Aviation International (WAI) today joined hands with American defence major Lockheed Martin’s India office in a virtual event to advance STEM education for the middle and high school students. WAI India Chapter is a registered non-governmental organisation that works […]
New Delhi: India has notified a new set of draft rules for operating unmanned aircraft, making it mandatory for all drones to be registered with the civil aviation authorities and proposing penalties for violations, including license cancellation. Any objections or amendments to the notification should be sent to […]
New Delhi: As air travel resumes in India in fits and starts after the COVID-19 lock-down, Indian airport operator GMR Group has launched contact-less food ordering solution for passengers at the Delhi and Hyderabad airports that they manage. The effort, according to a company statement, is a step […]
New Delhi: India’s civil aviation ministry today decided to permit the use of drone by farmers and agriculturalists for anti-locust operations, based on a request from the agriculture and farmers welfare ministry. In a major decision, the Ministry of Civil Aviation permitted the use of Remotely Piloted Aircraft […]
New Delhi: American aeroengine maker Pratt & Whitney today said an Air India subsidiary will perform the Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) for the company’s Geared Turbofan (GTF) engines and customers in India. Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) will service PW1100G-JM engines at its facility in Mumbai. […]
Lucknow: Airbus India and Adani Defence and Aerospace today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at DefExpo 2020 to leverage synergies in aerospace and civil aviation sector. The MoU was signed by Airbus India and South Asia President and Managing Director Anand Stanley and Adani Defence & Aerospace […]
New Delhi: India’s Narendra Modi government can take a leaf out of former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and the privatisation of companies like defence major BAE Systems to carry forward its disinvestment plans for state-owned companies that are profitable. The Economic Survey 2020-21, presented to the Parliament […]
New Delhi: India’s Narendra Modi government has taken the significant step towards strategic disinvestment from the national carrier Air India by issuing the Preliminary Information Memorandum (PIM). Minister of State for Civil Aviation Hardeep Singh Puri said at a press conference here today that the newly constituted Air […]
New Delhi: India and Brazil today agreed to work jointly on cyber-defence and defence systems, among others, and on an action plan to strengthen their strategic partnership that could shape the way the United Nations’ Security Council (UNSC) could be reformed. After a bilateral meeting between the visiting […]
New Delhi: India’s civil aviation sector is expected to show robust growth with the government planning an investment of $3.5 billion in improving airport infrastructure across the country, even as the aircraft fleet is poised to soon be 2,000-strong. At an event here yesterday to mark the curtain […]
New Delhi: In a bid to prepare regulatory framework for long-range drones operations, India will soon conduct ‘beyond visual light of sight’ test flights of unmanned aircraft systems. The Narendra Modi government will also begin registering of drones in a few weeks to bring the operators under the […]