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Paras Aerospace, SpearUAV sign MoU to introduce micro-tactical UAV in India
SpearUAV provides unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) solutions for defence and homeland security applications
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HAL's order book expected to cross Rs 1 trillion in the next year
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) is a state-run aerospace behemoth
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BEML, NAL sign MoU to jointly develop 2-seater trainer aircraft
BEML Limited has signed an MoU with Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)-National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) for joint development in the areas of advanced composites and autoclaves, mini-unmanned aerial vehicles, design & analysis of aircraft structure and systems. BEML also teamed with NAL for joint development of two seater trainer aircraft through transfer of technology, according to a BEML statement. "This will help BEML increase its footprint in the aerospace sector," the statement said.
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Airbus signs MoU with GMR Group to collaborate on aviation services
The MoU is to explore collaboration opportunities across aviation services, technologies and innovation
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Covid impact: Airlines close books on rotten 2020 and so far, 2021 is grim
It was a disaster for airlines, worse than 9/11 or the global financial crisis - some very small carriers didn''t survive it - and the new year is off to a grim start
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American Airlines lost $8.9 billion in a year of Covid-19 pandemic
American Airlines lost $2.2 billion in the fourth quarter
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Boeing to delay 777X again as it posts record annual loss of $11.94 bn
The pandemic added to its troubles with the 737 MAX
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Jet Airways engineers' body files NCLT application for quick resolution
The Jet Airways Aircraft Maintenance and Engineers Workers Association (JAMEWA) has filed an application with the NCLT to expedite the insolvency process of the airlines
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IndiGo tightens grip in India by swift recovery, targets growth abroad
The airline is now the world's seventh biggest by capacity and the largest outside the United States and China
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Vistara commences daily services between New Delhi and Sharjah
This is under the travel bubble agreement between India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Pak authority slams PIA for being 'unaware of international leasing laws'
CAA has expressed its displeasure with PIA's "irresponsible attitude and maladministration as it seems to be unaware of international civil aviation leasing laws"
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Boeing to pay $2.5 billion to settle US criminal probe into 737 MAX crashes
Boeing admitted in court documents that two of its 737 MAX technical pilots had deceived the FAA about a safety system called MCAS, whose gyrations have been tied to crashes
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Covid-19 reset: How the pandemic has transformed the psychology of ambition
With coronavirus risks, restrictions and quarantines, living abroad isn't so easy anymore. Many global nomads are heading home - or at least, thinking about it
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IndiGo looks to achieve pre-Covid traffic level in first few months of 2021
The airline is gearing-up for the expected demand and plans to Regional routes will take centre stage in aviation's growth especially in the near future
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Falling value, e-commerce boom leads to converting jets to freighters
Aviation analytics firm Cirium expects the number of P2F conversions globally will rise by 36% to 90 planes in 2021, and to 109 planes in 2022
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New Zealand, Cook Islands announce quarantine-free two-way travel bubble
Both prime ministers and their cabinets have instructed officials to continue working together to put in place all measures required to safely recommence two-way quarantine-free travel
GE warns of more job cuts at aviation unit citing a long road to recovery
The job cuts are the latest setback for the aviation sector, with the industry's woes expected to last into 2021
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Covid-19 overhauls decades of aviation boom; a third of 50,000 routes shut
With borders effectively shut from Europe to New Zealand, the bulk of the world's dropped routes are inevitably cross-border
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Future of business travel unclear as coronavirus upends work life
Work travel represented 21% of the $8.9 trillion spent on global travel and tourism in 2019, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council
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Air India appoints new chiefs in three of its subsidiaries
The national carrier has appointed new heads at some of its subsidiaries
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