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Civilian aviation
Airlines should save themselves
The problems of the Indian airline industry are all their own making, the result of excess capacity and faulty business models. They don’t deserve any government support. By Shivshanker Verma
 
Civilian aviation
Saving Air India
Before agreeing to a bailout, the government should insist on a complete restructuring of Air India to ensure that the airline will survive and will not seek another handout. By Vivek Sharma
 
Military aviation & aerospace
Lockheed’s F-22 Raptor – a maintenance nightmare
Defence secretary Robert Gates may be on firm ground seeking to scrap the controversial F-22 Raptor programme with the aircraft requiring more than 30 hours of maintenance for every hour that it spends in the skies, easily outstripping the cost of keeping other fighters in the skies.
 
Ballistic missile defence
Seeking scandals – on the sly
Reports casting doubts over the validity of defence deals struck in the near past by the UPA government may only be the first shots fired in the gradually heating atmosphere of parliamentary elections, writes Rajiv Singh.
 
Aerospace
US export curbs driving away business
Extensive and irritating export regulations are pushing the US space and defence-related industries to the wall in a time of recession. When will the Americans learn, asks Radhakrishna Rao
 
Military aviation & aerospace
AeroIndia 2009: Future challenges intense, opportunities immense, says Dr. M Natarajan
Collaborations with foreign entities was there earlier as well, but essentially it was restricted to productionisation. Now we are talking from a position of some strength, particularly in design and system engineering, says Dr. M Natarajan, scientific advisor to the defence minister, and DRDO chief.
 
Ballistic missile defence
AeroIndia 2009: DRDO has developed extreme technologies, says Dr Prahalad
In a wide ranging,comprehensive interview on DRDO's capabilties and development programme, Dr Prahalad, chief controller R&D (SI), points out that the gap between users needs and DRDO's capabilities is reducing. The organisation is now fully capable of working out a road map with the army, navy and air force to develop weapon systems needed over the next 5-7 years. View video
 
Military aviation & aerospace
AeroIndia 2009: LCA programme over the hump - 2nd gen to 4+, says ADA director, Dr PS Subramanyam
From 1983, when an indigenous fighter development programme was launched with an attempt to develop second generation technologies, to 2008 when the programme has successfully developed 4+ generation technologies the LCA Tejas has come a long way, says ADA director, Dr PS Subramanyam.View video
 
Military aviation & aerospace
Chinese threat to Indian space assets
Chinese attempts to militarize space are being taken note of by an alarmed Indian defence establishment. By Radhakrishna Rao
 
Military aviation & aerospace
Nothing stealthy about "Save the F-22 Raptor" campaign
Boeing and Lockheed Martin have mounted a publicity campaign aimed at keeping the sophisticated, but very expensive, F-22 Raptor fighter programme alive By Rajiv Singh
 
Space & technology
The great junkyard in outer space
If we don't take steps to clean up space debris now, the consequences could be disastrous, says Radhakrishna Rao
 
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NEWS REPORTS
Foreign airline stockholding in domestic carriers under consideration
Jet, Kingfisher hike fuel surcharge
GVK buys 12 per cent in Bangalore airport from Swiss company
Kingfisher Airlines agrees to pay up dues to BPCL
Air Works receives EASA certification for Hosur MRO facility
Captain Gopinath takes to the air again with Deccan 360
Air New Zealand to acquire 14 new Airbus A320 aircraft
CFM to establish CFM56 maintenance training centre at GMR Aerospace Park
Wolfgang Prock-Schauer slips into the hot seat at bmi
GMR Group first Indian company to operate airport internationally
Air India off the hook as banks advance working capital
AI pilots union threatens strike action from 24 Nov
Air India, Aerostar alliance to offer engine MRO services in West Asia
BAA takes a £225 million hit on Gatwick sale
Successful first flight for Lockheed’s new Hellfire II missile
No Boeing deliveries for Indian aviation market till end-2010
Oil companies hike jet fuel prices as crude spurts
HAL rushes team to Ecuador to probe Dhruv crash
Germany picks IAI’s Heron for Afghanistan operations
US Air Force dubs Cope India exercise a success
Major airlines in India cut losses, but full recovery unlikely soon
Indian airports test laser guns to avoid bird hits
Boeing signs offsets deal with Indian defence PSUs for P-8I contract
Boeing assurance on ToT for production of F-18IN in India
French Navy missile brought down Yemenia A-310: report
Ecuador air force Dhruv helicopter crashes during parade
Jet Airways Q2 net loss at Rs406 crore
New ISRO chief is also a classical artist
Runway reconstruction affect International flights from Mumbai
Lufthansa case: HC orders Kingfisher to deposit Rs3.6 crore
IATA projects $1.5 billion loss for Indian aviation industry in 2009
Eurocopter opts out of IAF’s $2 billion chopper tender
Delhi, Mumbai airports to receive air traffic control upgrades
Boeing bids for $2 billion IAF helicopter tender
Sukhoi to deliver first Superjet 100 plane to Italian carrier next year
Agni-II user trial anytime between 3-8 November
Boeing reports $1.6 billion loss for Q3
HAL to assemble flaperons for Boeings 777
Significant losses for Russia if S-300 deal with Iran scrapped
GoM delays funding decision for Air India by a week
Air Astana deactivates 787 Dreamliner MoU with Boeing
United Airlines reports 3Q operating profit - clear weather ahead
EADS installs ex-Nasa chief, Sean O’Keefe, as CEO North America
Task force may ask banks to write-off ¥220 billion JAL loans
DGCA mulls administrative arm - the Civil Aviation Authority of India
AAI may levy user fees at Chennai, Kolkata airports
Boeing asserts 787 on schedule for first flight this year
LCA Tejas moves towards IOC with five-week weapons trial
Goodrich to develop fuel nozzles for next generation aircraft engines Rolls-Royce
China displays sudden interest in the Agni-V
India to determine if China is damming the Brahmaputra
AI revamp to include equity infusion of Rs5,000 crore: Patel
Air India’s winter schedule boosts routes, capacity
AI employee costs will have to come down by at least Rs800 crore: Patel
Northrop Grumman and EADS roll out Germany’s Euro Hawk
Natural gas powered commercial plane lands in Qatar
Air India to fly new Boeing 777s on long distance routes
Lufthansa to offer onboard WiFi and phone services between US and Europe
BAE bags Royal Saudi Air Force service contract

 
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