The Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 Series Production aircraft during its maiden flight in Bengaluru on October 25, 2025. The first Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40 (HTT-40) Series Production aircraft, TH 4001 made its maiden flight here on Friday. The HTT-40 is an indigenous Basic Trainer Aircraft (BTA) designed and developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian … Read more
Air India flight AI171 suffered a tragic incident on Thursday as it crashed minutes after take-off in Ahmedabad. The Ahmedabad-London Air India plane carrying 242 passengers and crew crashed into a medical college complex. At least 204 people have died in the Air India plane crash. According to Air India, of the 230 passengers, 169 … Read more
A view of IndiGo flight take off at Chennai Airport. File. | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj IndiGo on Sunday (June 1, 2025) doubled its order of widebody Airbus A350 aircraft to 60 by converting a part of its purchase rights into a firm order. In April 2024, IndiGo announced its maiden order of 30 … Read more
A trainer aircraft overturned due to faulty landing at Suktara air strip in the district on Friday (May 30, 2025) morning but its trainee woman pilot was safe, the police said. The aircraft flipped over due to a faulty landing, said a police official. The airstrip is 22 km from the Seoni district headquarters. The … Read more
A Rafale-M jet. File. | Photo Credit: Dinakar Peri The Rafale-M fighter jets, 26 of which were contracted last week, once inducted from the second quarter of 2028 onwards, will enable the Indian Navy to field both its aircraft carriers with the full complement of their fighters. However, the jet as well as the flight … Read more
An aircraft in the living room? Fans of aviation would argue that there is something satisfying about drinking their coffee at a table made of an Antonov 12 engine. Or perhaps, entertaining guests on a leather sofa made of an 18-feet long MIG 21 Drop Tank — even if it occupies a large chunk of … Read more
In the backdrop of the controversy in the procurement of 36 Rafale fighter jets, the government is looking at a procurement model that is transparent and non-controversial for the acquisition of 114 Multi-Role Fighter Aircraft (MRFA) tender that has been stuck for several years now, informed sources said. The Indian Air Force (IAF) is facing … Read more
Nationalist Congress Party [NCP] [SP] chief Sharadchandra Pawar | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini After the inauguration of Tata Aircraft Complex in Vadodara, Gujarat, on Monday, the Opposition criticised the ruling Mahayuti government, accusing it of pulling out all development projects out of Maharashtra and taking them to Gujarat. Nationalist Congress Party [NCP] [SP] chief … Read more
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sanchez, will inaugurate the Tata aircraft complex in Gujarat’s Vadodara on Monday (October 28, 2024) for manufacturing C-295 aircraft by Tata Advanced Systems. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), in a statement on Saturday, said this will … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani Regulator BCAS has directed airlines to ensure that all baggage of passengers are delivered within 30 minutes of landing of a flight at an airport. The directive from the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) to seven scheduled airlines also comes against the backdrop … Read more