FEATURES 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   more features     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 more news    search domain-b    go International seminar

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