Aircraft Structures

Boeing, AIESL to jointly boost aircraft maintenance training activities

Aircraft maker Boeing and AI Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL) will collaborate to enhance aircraft training activities in India. As part of the collaboration, Boeing will provide training materials, aids, and instructor support to help ensure the standardisation of AIESL training programmes. "AIESL will provide infrastructure and instructors, while securing Civil Aviation Regulation (CAR)147 approval from the Indian regulatory authority to conduct maintenance training for customers," Boeing said in a release on Tuesday. According to Boeing's 2023 Pilot and Technician Outlook, the country will require almost 33,000 pilots and 34,000 maintenance technicians through 2042. AIESL CEO Sharad Agarwal said the tie up with Boeing will go a long way in supporting industry requirements. "AIESL would be able to support training requirements for at least 100 engineers each year going forward," he added. In the release, Civil Aviation Secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam said the collaboration between

United Airlines makes emergency landing as open-door warning goes off

United Airlines and Alaska Airlines are the only two carriers in the United States to operate the Max 9 aircraft. Both airlines found loosening of hardware on flights

Air India's first wide-body A350-900 aircraft lands in national capital

Air India's first wide-body A350-900 aircraft, sporting new brand livery, arrived here from European aviation major Airbus' Toulouse facility in France. The aircraft, registered as VT-JRA, touched down at the national capital's Indira Gandhi International Airport at 1346 hrs, making the Tata Group-owned airline the first aircraft operator in India to have this type of aircraft in its fleet, a statement said. The delivery flight is operated using a special call sign AI350, it said. The aircraft is the first of Air India's 20 Airbus A350-900 on order, with five more scheduled for delivery through March 2024, the airline said. As part of its now rejigged 250 aircraft order with Airbus, Air India will acquire 40 A350s, comprising 20 each A350-900 and A350-1000 aircraft, along with 140 narrow-body A321neo and 70 A320neo planes. The arrival of the first Airbus A350-900 is, in many ways, "a declaration of Indian aviation's resurgence on the world stage," Air India Chief Executive Officer

MRO service provider StandardAero open to form joint venture in India

India stands out as a major purchaser of aircraft, with major domestic airline operators such as Air India and IndiGo placing two of the world's largest aircraft orders with Airbus and Boeing

Wipro arm, Israel Aerospace to make aircraft structures

To make composite aerostructure parts and assemblies for aircraft makers