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Govt to plug gaps in engine tech expertise, lines up buys worth Rs 1.5 trn

India looking to buy Rs 1.5 trillion worth of aero engines in a decade

Top headlines: AI seals largest plane deal, MSCI readies verdict on Adani

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Trainer aircraft overturns at Thiruvananthapuram airport, pilot safe

A flight training aircraft for student pilots overturned at the Thiruvananthapuram international airport here on Wednesday, an airport official said. The pilot is safe, the official said. The incident occurred at 11.36 am when the training aircraft of the Rajiv Gandhi Academy for Aviation Technology, while taking off on a solo flight veered off from the runway and overturned.

Private trainer aircraft crashes into temple in MP's Rewa, pilot dead

The aircraft crashed 3 km away from the Chorahta airstrip after hitting the dome of a temple and a tree while on a training sortie

Centre to order 15 more C-295s from Tata-Airbus' Vadodara facility: Report

Out of 15, nine C-295s will be acquired for the Navy and six for Coast Guard

Air India to spend $400 mn to refurbish Boeing 777s and 787 fleet

Carrier will add new seats and best in-flight entertainment across all classes

Airport slots for next season to be based on this season's usage: Govt

Usage of slots for more than 80 per cent of time in the previous winter season decides whether an airline would get the same slot again in the current winter season

Akasa Air to fly with 15 fewer seats due to supply chain woes

The airline expects the issue to be resolved in 6-9 months

SpiceJet gets DGCA nod for wet leasing 5 planes; 2 aircraft operating

SpiceJet has received aviation regulator DGCA's approval for wet leasing five Boeing 737 Max planes for up to six months and the airline has already deployed two of the aircraft on different routes, according to sources. The approval for taking the planes on wet lease was given by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) earlier this month. The sources said the remaining three aircraft will be inducted into SpiceJet fleet in the coming weeks. There was no immediate comment from SpiceJet. The airline already has Boeing 737 Max planes in its fleet. To cater to rising demand in the winter schedule which begins from October 30, SpiceJet and IndiGo have received approval for their proposals to take planes on wet lease. Under wet lease arrangement, planes are leased along with operating crew and engineers. Generally, wet leasing of planes is allowed for short periods to tackle supply constraints and ensure that airfares do not surge significantly. IndiGo has received DGCA nod

Aircraft bird strike incidents rise by 49.3% in January-July period

DGCA official says all airport operators advised to conduct awareness campaigns in schools and localities around airports regarding proper garbage disposal

Govt to allow fractional ownership of business jets and helicopters

Fractional ownership of business planes and helicopters is akin to a timeshare holiday and will allow owners to fly a fixed number of hours per year based on their investment

GIFT city-based lessors likely to lease out 60-odd aircraft by March 2023

The 11 aircraft leased out of GIFT City to date include helicopters, regional aircraft, trainer aircraft and private jets

Air India signs deal with Willis Lease Finance to replace 34 old engines

Air India has 113 planes in its fleet currently. Its narrow-body fleet comprises 70 aircraft, of which 54 are in service

Could an Indian airline be in race for SriLankan Airlines stake buy?

Even if things improve, it would be hard to keep funding the airline's operations, as the airline has been bleeding money for a while.

Bangladesh imports 36 F-7BGI aircraft from China to boost military supplies

China has been trying since a long time to emerge as a major defence exporter to India's neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Pakistan etc

IndiGo aircraft develops snag at Goa airport, passengers disembarked safely

An engine of an IndiGo aircraft scheduled to fly to Mumbai with 187 passengers on board developed a snag at the Goa airport on Tuesday afternoon, a senior official said. All the passengers were disembarked safely by the rescue teams of the Indian Navy, said airport director S V T Dhananjaya Rao. The aircraft was taken to the taxi bay by the Navy teams, he told PTI. The Goa airport is a part of the Navy's INS Hansa base. IndiGo aircraft 6E 6097 Goa to Mumbai with 187 passengers including four infants on board had to abort the flight due to a technical snag in the right engine while proceeding to the runway at 1.27 pm, Rao said. It had to be pushed back from Bay number nine, sources said, adding that the movement of other aircraft was not affected due to the incident.

India gifts Dornier aircraft to strengthen maritime security of Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe was present at the impressive handover ceremony which took place on a day when India celebrated its 76th Independence Day

To improve surveillance, airlines asked to share PNR details with Customs

National Customs Targeting Centre-Passenger has been established by CBIC to process PNR info for risk analysis of passengers

IndiGo to add a third ramp to help passengers get off from planes faster

IndiGo on Thursday announced it would disembark passengers from three doors of the plane, allowing the flyers to quickly get off the aircraft.

Lessor pushes to repossess SpiceJet aircraft as payment negotiations fail

Aircraft lessor DAE has approached aviation regulator DGCA to deregister three SpiceJet 737 planes