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Airlines

Indian Airlines' Fortunes Turn following Jet Airways Failure

The subcontinent’s carriers benefit from the sudden opening of slots at Mumbai and Delhi.
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Airlines

Kazakh LCC Launches Domestic Services with A320s

Air Astana low-cost unit FlyArystan has taken a lesson from Indian discount counterpart IndiGo.
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Airlines

Jet Airways Suspends Operations

Mounting debt with no sign of relief places the company's future in dire straits.
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Aircraft

India Renews Indigenous AWACS Efforts

Having developed an`AWACS system based on an Embraer regional jet, India is now looking to move forward with its A330-based concept
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Airlines

Naresh Goyal Steps Down from Flagging Jet Airways

Lenders plan to start a bidding process for the private Indian airline on April 9.
Aircraft

Flight Tests Near for Proof-of-concept TriFan 600

XTI Aircraft expects to receive new electric motors for its scale proof-of-concept (POC) TriFan 600 within seven days and is targeting first flight soon.
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Airlines

Indian Growth Rates To Slow as Airlines Cut Capacity

Some 100 airliners in India sit grounded, not all of them Boeing 737 Maxes.
Aircraft

HAL Ramps Up LCA Production and Looks to the Mk2

India's troubled Tejas Light Combat Aircraft program is advancing with an interim improved Mk1A, followed by a much more capable Mk2.
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Airlines

Jet Airways’ Future Hinges on Bank Debt Settlement

More than a third of the Indian carrier’s fleet remains grounded, forcing the cancellation of some 200 flights a day.
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Airports

Military Spat Closes Pakistan Airspace, Snarls Traffic

Pakistan’s civil aviation authority said flight operations in northeastern and northwestern regions of Pakistan will remain suspended until further notice.
Aircraft

Beriev, Indian Airlines in Be-200 Talks

India’s Regional Connectivity Scheme sets aside 18 routes for seaplane operations.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

CSS introduces WanderB

India-Israel joint venture views military and paramilitary requirements under Make in India.
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Maintenance and Modifications

Asia-Pacific Ripe for OEMs’ Burgeoning Services Business

Boeing’s Keskar characterizes MRO and related services as more competitive than aircraft sales.
Rotorcraft

Russia Finds Indian Suppliers for Light Utility Helicopter

The Army and Air Force are expected to sign deals with Russian Helicopters later this month.
Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Offers F-21 to India

The company is expecting India to release a request for information, at which time it will offer the aircraft as a multi-role fighter
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Airlines

Indian Air Transport Growth Threatened by Pilot, Slot Shortages

CAPA-Centre for Aviation estimates a 15- to 20-percent shortfall of captains in India.
Airlines

Nigeria Revives Plans for a National Carrier

The establishment of a West African MRO hub accompanies plans to launch a Nigerian flag carrier.
Aircraft

First India-made Falcon 2000 Cockpit Assembly Completed

The first Falcon 2000-series cockpit nose assembly made in India by Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd. is now ready to be handed over to Dassault Aviation.
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Airlines

India’s Jet Airways In Dire Financial Straits

The country’s oldest privately held airline has entered talks with lessors to avoid aircraft repossession.
Regulations and Government

IATA Rebukes India on CORSIA Snub

De Juniac expressed "surprise" at the Indian government’s refusal to join the carbon offsetting and reporting initiative.
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Airlines

India Imposes New Measures on Pratt-powered A320neos

Apart from requiring increased inspections, the India DGCA has barred operations to the Andaman Islands.
Airlines

Mumbai Summit Highlights India’s Challenges, Potential

Industry leaders applaud India’s government for clearing a path for building aviation infrastructure.
Rotorcraft

Indian Army Set To Receive Apaches

While the debate over who will operate India's growing attack helicopter force continues, the Army Aviation Corps is looking forward to receiving Apaches
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Airlines

Ailing Indian Airlines Get Relief from Gagan Delay

The subcontinent extends the deadline for implementation of its satellite-based augmentation system until June 2020.
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Aircraft

Boeing Gung-ho about India Market Growth

But US airframer voices concerns over falling yields
Aircraft

Air Astana To Extend Regional Footprint

Kazakhstan’s national carrier sees China as significant opportunity
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Aircraft

Indian Navy Embarks on Quest for Fighters for Indigenous Carrier

The Indian Navy has plans to field at least two indigenous aircraft carriers, and would like to populate their decks with home-grown fighters
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Airlines

Air Italy Adds U.S. Flights amid New Subsidy Claims

The Italian carrier’s CEO characterizes assertions it has violated Open Skies treaties as "nonsense."
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Regulations and Government

India’s DGCA Mandates Special Procedures for 737 Max

The regulator calls for pilots to land immediately if the narrowbody's stall prevention feature malfunctions.
Maintenance and Modifications

Indian MRO Business To Get Regional Boost

The subcontinent’s Regional Connectivity Scheme creates opportunities for fledgling maintenance operations.