Aviation & Aerospace > news reports News reports Fast transit link to Delhi’s IGI Airport to open next September 06 November 2009 Foreign airline stockholding in domestic carriers under consideration 06 November 2009 Jet, Kingfisher hike fuel surcharge 06 November 2009 GVK buys 12 per cent in Bangalore airport from Swiss company 05 November 2009 Kingfisher Airlines agrees to pay up dues to BPCL 05 November 2009 Air Works receives EASA certification for Hosur MRO facility 04 November 2009 Captain Gopinath takes to the air again with Deccan 360 04 November 2009 Air New Zealand to acquire 14 new Airbus A320 aircraft 03 November 2009 CFM to establish CFM56 maintenance training centre at GMR Aerospace Park 03 November 2009 Wolfgang Prock-Schauer slips into the hot seat at bmi 03 November 2009 GMR Group first Indian company to operate airport internationally 03 November 2009 Air India off the hook as banks advance working capital 03 November 2009 AI pilots union threatens strike action from 24 Nov 03 November 2009 Air India, Aerostar alliance to offer engine MRO services in West Asia 03 November 2009 BAA takes a £225 million hit on Gatwick sale 02 November 2009 Successful first flight for Lockheed’s new Hellfire II missile 02 November 2009 No Boeing deliveries for Indian aviation market till end-2010 02 November 2009 Oil companies hike jet fuel prices as crude spurts 31 October 2009 HAL rushes team to Ecuador to probe Dhruv crash 30 October 2009 Germany picks IAI’s Heron for Afghanistan operations 30 October 2009 US Air Force dubs Cope India exercise a success 29 October 2009 Major airlines in India cut losses, but full recovery unlikely soon 29 October 2009 Indian airports test laser guns to avoid bird hits 29 October 2009 Boeing signs offsets deal with Indian defence PSUs for P-8I contract 29 October 2009 Boeing assurance on ToT for production of F-18IN in India 29 October 2009 French Navy missile brought down Yemenia A-310: report 28 October 2009 Ecuador air force Dhruv helicopter crashes during parade 28 October 2009 Jet Airways Q2 net loss at Rs406 crore 27 October 2009 New ISRO chief is also a classical artist 27 October 2009 Runway reconstruction affect International flights from Mumbai 27 October 2009 Lufthansa case: HC orders Kingfisher to deposit Rs3.6 crore 26 October 2009 IATA projects $1.5 billion loss for Indian aviation industry in 2009 24 October 2009 Eurocopter opts out of IAF’s $2 billion chopper tender 24 October 2009 Delhi, Mumbai airports to receive air traffic control upgrades 23 October 2009 Boeing bids for $2 billion IAF helicopter tender 23 October 2009 Sukhoi to deliver first Superjet 100 plane to Italian carrier next year 23 October 2009 Agni-II user trial anytime between 3-8 November 23 October 2009 Boeing reports $1.6 billion loss for Q3 22 October 2009 HAL to assemble flaperons for Boeings 777 22 October 2009 Significant losses for Russia if S-300 deal with Iran scrapped 22 October 2009 GoM delays funding decision for Air India by a week 22 October 2009 Air Astana deactivates 787 Dreamliner MoU with Boeing 21 October 2009 United Airlines reports 3Q operating profit - clear weather ahead 21 October 2009 EADS installs ex-Nasa chief, Sean O’Keefe, as CEO North America 21 October 2009 Task force may ask banks to write-off ¥220 billion JAL loans 21 October 2009 DGCA mulls administrative arm - the Civil Aviation Authority of India 20 October 2009 AAI may levy user fees at Chennai, Kolkata airports 20 October 2009 Boeing asserts 787 on schedule for first flight this year 19 October 2009 LCA Tejas moves towards IOC with five-week weapons trial 19 October 2009 Goodrich to develop fuel nozzles for next generation aircraft engines Rolls-Royce 16 October 2009 China displays sudden interest in the Agni-V 16 October 2009 Air India’s winter schedule boosts routes, capacity 15 October 2009 AI employee costs will have to come down by at least Rs800 crore: Patel 15 October 2009 AI revamp to include equity infusion of Rs5,000 crore: Patel 15 October 2009 Indian, US Air Forces set for Cope India bilateral airlift exercise 14 October 2009 Northrop Grumman and EADS roll out Germany’s Euro Hawk 14 October 2009 Natural gas powered commercial plane lands in Qatar 13 October 2009 Air India to fly new Boeing 777s on long distance routes 13 October 2009 Lufthansa to offer onboard WiFi and phone services between US and Europe 13 October 2009 BAE bags Royal Saudi Air Force service contract 13 October 2009 Airbus to offload more engineering and design work to India 12 October 2009 India, Russia to develop hypersonic BrahMos-II cruise missile 10 October 2009 Air Arabia announces range of low fares from India to global destinations 09 October 2009 Air India wakes up to benefits of membership with Star Alliance 09 October 2009 Wolfgang Prock-Schauer exits Jet to bmi as chief executive 08 October 2009 Kingfisher returns 19 leased aircraft 08 October 2009 Gulfstream rolls out super mid-size G250 08 October 2009 Zephyr '09: Let there be flight 08 October 2009 DRDO to conduct user trials for four missiles 07 October 2009 Boeing's 747-8 programme costs shoot up by $1 billion in June-September 06 October 2009 Air India designated official carrier for 2010 Commonwealth Games 06 October 2009 Zurich Airport to divest 12 per cent stake in BIAL 06 October 2009 JAL shelves plans to sell stake to US carriers 06 October 2009 IAF to make Adampur home base for MiG-29s 05 October 2009 India to order 29 more MiG-29Ks 05 October 2009 GoAir stake sale all speculation: Wadia 05 October 2009 Jet Airways launches second daily New Delhi-Hong Kong service 05 October 2009 ATR presents ATR 72-600 prototype 03 October 2009 Air India pilots fail to take private airlines’ bait 03 October 2009 EU prompts antitrust probe on Oneworld airline alliance 03 October 2009 Air India back to ‘normal’ after pilots end stir 01 October 2009 World passenger traffic decline slows but profitability 'distant': IATA 30 September 2009 So far Boeing has 86 cancellations for the 787 Dreamliner 30 September 2009 AI may receive first tranche of equity infusion by Jan' 2010 30 September 2009 Stir ends as ‘tough-talking’ AI buckles under pilot pressure 30 September 2009 AI suspends all flights as talks with pilots fail again 29 September 2009 AI pilots offered sops, but may continue stir 29 September 2009 AVIC in partnership with Safran, GE Aviation for indigenous jet programme 26 September 2009 JAL seeks government bailout 26 September 2009 Boeing, Northrop/EADS gear up for another round of tanker wars 26 September 2009 Jet gets shareholders’ nod to raise about Rs2,000 crore 26 September 2009 IAF to beef up radar strength along LAC with China 25 September 2009 ISRO may jiggle Chandrayaan-II payloads after discovery of water 25 September 2009 ISRO’s Moon Impact Probe also located water on the moon 25 September 2009 NASA, ISRO confirm the presence of water on the moon 25 September 2009 India escapes downgrade by the FAA 24 September 2009 ISRO, NASA to announce discovery of water on the moon 24 September 2009 Thiruvananthapuram Int'l airport to launch international passenger terminal by December 23 September 2009 ‘Major discovery’ from Chandrayaan mission set to be announced 23 September 2009 ISRO’s multiple satellite launch is a success 23 September 2009 ISRO to orbit six nano satellites along with Oceansat-2 22 September 2009 Lufthansa to cut 15 per cent administration jobs to reduce costs 22 September 2009 JAL likely to get government fund as minister rules out bankruptcy 19 September 2009 IAF operationalises Nyoma airstrip near China border 18 September 2009 India amends air services agreement with Saudi Arabia 18 September 2009 We've got our passengers back, says Jet Airways 18 September 2009 Airbus raises demand forecast to 25,000 aircraft over 20 years 18 September 2009 Russia developing most advanced S-500 missile defence system 17 September 2009 GE engines in the fray for MMRCA tender, parts to be sourced from India 17 September 2009 Cabinet nod for Air India bailout likely: Patel 16 September 2009 UK to build stronger ties with India in defence and aerospace 16 September 2009 Macquarie Airports sells stake in Bristol; hikes Copenhagen stake 16 September 2009 Hit by losses JAL to cut 6,800 jobs in three years, hints chief 16 September 2009 US must restore aviation leadership says IATA 15 September 2009 China starts construction of fourth space launch centre 15 September 2009 Falling yields, rising fuel costs to raise airline industry losses to $11 billion: IATA 15 September 2009 HC, registrar of unions ground Jet pilots’ hopes 15 September 2009 AMR Corp joins fray for JAL stake, after Delta, Air France-KLM 15 September 2009 Air India, SIA firm up alliance with frequent flyer agreement 14 September 2009 Tezpur air base to field full Sukhoi-30MKI squadron by Oct. 14 September 2009 Stop putting ISRO down, lunar mission a "fantastic success": ESA 14 September 2009 US clears sale of Hawkeye E-2D mini-AWACS for India 14 September 2009 India, Nepal boost air services 11 September 2009 Boeing, Dassault in dogfight over Brazil’s fighter contract 11 September 2009 Centre extends guarantee for NACIL’s Rs5,500 crore loan 11 September 2009 China starts work on single –aisle, medium-haul airliner prototype 11 September 2009 ISRO to put Chandrayaan-1 data in public domain 10 September 2009 Kingfisher to launch daily Mumbai-Hong Kong/Singapore flights 10 September 2009 Air Arabia in JV for Egypt-based LCC 10 September 2009 Boeing forecasts Asia Pacific region will pick up 8,960 new jets 10 September 2009 Four MiG-29K fighter jets to join Indian Navy in October 10 September 2009 Vijay Mallya elected president of Aeronautical Society of India 10 September 2009 ISRO, NASA joint test with Chandrayaan-1 had failed 09 September 2009 Chandrayaan-1 review committee happy with mission outcome 09 September 2009 Jet Airways sacks more pilots, may use crisis to shut down 09 September 2009 Goldman Sachs to advise RBS on sale of aviation leasing arm 09 September 2009 Government may invoke ESMA to counter Jet Airways strike 08 September 2009 France, Brazil close to inking $7.2 billion deal for Rafale fighters 08 September 2009 China to develop new Long March 6 rocket for space missions 08 September 2009 British Airways in talks to buy BMI from Lufthansa: report 08 September 2009 Russia to start work on new Vostochny space station in 2011 07 September 2009 US, EU in war of words as WTO ruling on Airbus subsidies remains unclear 07 September 2009 Chandrayaan-I scientists meet today for technical review 07 September 2009 WTO ruling on Airbus-Boeing dispute delivered in confidential format 05 September 2009 Chandrayaan-I data to boost research for second moon shot 05 September 2009 Important WTO ruling looms on Boeing, Airbus spat 04 September 2009 Lufthansa-Austrian merger becomes official 04 September 2009 Singapore Airlines defers deliveries of eight A380 superjumbos 04 September 2009 Kingfisher cuts routes ahead of new launches 02 September 2009 PCTEL to supply precision aviation GPS antennas for India's GAGAN 02 September 2009 Q2 losses for airlines cross $2 billion: IATA 02 September 2009 Jade Cargo International, Air Logistics Group expand partnership for India, Middle East 02 September 2009 Chandrayaan mission confirms moon was once molten 02 September 2009 Induction of air version of BrahMos by 2012: Dr Sivathanu Pillai 01 September 2009 American astronautics society award for Chandrayaan-1 team 01 September 2009 Boeing’s struggling Dreamliner programme gets a new manager 01 September 2009 Jet Airways, Kingfisher to raise Rs3,000 crore 01 September 2009 ISRO’s Madhavan Nair to head international aerospace body 01 September 2009 IndiGo makes it three in a row with CNBC AWAAZ Travel Award ‘09 01 September 2009 Russo-Indian 5-Gen stealth fighter to take to the skies in four months 31 August 2009 Raytheon’s Standard Missile-6 completes successful round of tests 31 August 2009 ISRO looks at a Mars mission by 2013-2015 31 August 2009 Lockheed Martin’s Block 60 F-16E/Fs next up in India’s MMRCA field trials 31 August 2009 ISRO terminates Chandrayaan-1 mission 31 August 2009 Passengers under stealth fare assault from airlines 29 August 2009 ISRO loses radio contact with Chandrayaan-1 29 August 2009 EU approves Lufthansa’s Austrian Airlines acquisition 29 August 2009 Patil Rail’s ballastless track system to connect Delhi Int’l airport and railway station 28 August 2009 Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner gets a new schedule 28 August 2009 Jet Airways, Kingfisher receive notices from watchdog body on tie-up 28 August 2009 Jet Airways to launch direct Mumbai-Dhaka service 28 August 2009 AI compensation for 787 delay once final delivery schedule known: Boeing 28 August 2009 HC upholds Delhi, Mumbai airports’ extra charges 27 August 2009 Meerut to boast of an international airport 26 August 2009 Procurement bungle disables UK Chinook Mk3s for eight years 26 August 2009 Imposition of airport development fee is proper: Delhi High Court 26 August 2009 Air India, unions in deadlock over wage-cuts 26 August 2009 JAL to cut 10 per cent workforce 25 August 2009 South Korean space launch vehicle debut fails 25 August 2009 ANZ rebuts price fixing charges, says deal with Emirates in the clear 25 August 2009 Swiss inducts brand new Airbus 330-300 on Mumbai-Zurich route 25 August 2009 Eclipse Aerospace assumes ownership of Eclipse Aviation 24 August 2009 IATA advises airlines to make ETS submissions 'under protest' 24 August 2009 Airlines’ hopes dashed: states rule out cut in ATF tax 24 August 2009 States not keen on cutting jet fuel sales tax 24 August 2009 Delhi Int’l airport roof takes off in the rain 22 August 2009 Swiss announces the induction of a brand new Airbus A330-300 in India 21 August 2009 MAKS 2009: BrahMos exports only after Indian forces fully equipped 21 August 2009 MAKS 2009: Russia to resume production of giant An-124 Ruslan freighter 21 August 2009 MAKS 2009: Russia's 5th-Gen fighter jet engine facing problems 21 August 2009 DoS not to part with extra airwaves for 3G, retains bare minimum 21 August 2009 ISRO-NASA in joint experiment with lunar probes 21 August 2009 Jet Airways to commence services on Kochi-Sharjah sector from 1 Sept 20 August 2009 MAKS 2009: Malaysia receives all Su-30MKM fighters, Vietnam by 2010 20 August 2009 MAKS 2009: Tupolev to design Russia's new strategic bomber 20 August 2009 MAKS-2009: Russian order for HAL for supply of Su-30MK components 20 August 2009 Qantas intensifies IT deployment to slash $1.5 billion 20 August 2009 Australian watchdog body charges Emirates with cargo price-fixing 19 August 2009 Eight US carriers to use synthetic diesel for ground vehicles at LAX 19 August 2009 Qantas reports 88-per cent profit slump; but not yet in red 19 August 2009 Boeing lines up products for the Indian defence market 19 August 2009 Eclipse Aviation to revive as Eclipse Aerospace 19 August 2009 Russia, CIS civil aircraft market worth $90 billion over 20 years: Boeing 19 August 2009 Sukhoi in a record deal for supply of fighters to the Russian Air Force 19 August 2009 NASA completes construction of Ares-1 - new test rocket to replace shuttle 19 August 2009 Kingfisher commences Kolkata -Bangkok services 18 August 2009 Ryanair and easyJet trigger price war at UK airports 18 August 2009 Air China to buy 12.5 per cent Cathay stake for $820 million 18 August 2009 Nortel's Bengaluru International Airport IT contract extended 17 August 2009 Air India seeks to float $1bn tax-free bonds 17 August 2009 Finnair to restart Mumbai-Helsinki operations from 18 October 17 August 2009 Southwest gives up Frontier bid; Republic wins 17 August 2009 Mandelson commits $562 million loan to Airbus 17 August 2009 Website messages to ET marks opening of Australia’s National Science Week 17 August 2009 ISRO completes Chandrayaan-2 design 17 August 2009 Structural flaws on Boeing 787’s fuselage sections revealed 14 August 2009 Patel briefs Cabinet on aviation industry woes 14 August 2009 Russia begins testing MiG-35 ahead of field trials in India 14 August 2009 Delhi’s IGI overhauls Mumbai as the country’s busiest airport: Patel 13 August 2009 AirAsia reports strong Q2 earnings- positive projection for rest of the year 13 August 2009 Air passenger numbers dip in H1 2009 –Jet largest carrier 13 August 2009 Russia to showcase latest Sukhoi, MiG fighters at MAKS air show 13 August 2009 GoM to look into airline industry demands: Patel 13 August 2009 ISRO gearing up for Mars mission 12 August 2009 Navi Mumbai International airport approval sham continues 12 August 2009 ISRO to launch Algerian satellites with US components 12 August 2009 Karnataka HC seeks renegotiation report on Bangalore's HAL airport 12 August 2009 Jet Airways links up the Buddhist circuit with Bangkok-Gaya-Varanasi flights 12 August 2009 Kingfisher launches daily, direct services to Bangkok 12 August 2009 Alteon to become Boeing Training & Flight Services 12 August 2009 Domestic airport charges not high, say Association of Private Airport Operators 11 August 2009 Emirates now operates the world’s largest fleet of B777 aircraft 11 August 2009 BAA to provide £1bn upgrade to Heathrow’s Terminal 2 11 August 2009 Southwest boosts Frontier bid by 50 per cent to $170 million 11 August 2009 Helpless on fuel sales tax issue, says Praful Patel 11 August 2009 ISRO chairman Madhavan Nair awarded doctorate by IIT-Bombay 10 August 2009 Airbus bags 140 aircraft orders till July 10 August 2009 Orbiting space fuel stations to make missions more feasible 10 August 2009 ISRO to develop Indian satellite security cover 10 August 2009 Chandrayaan-II may have N-powered systems 08 August 2009 Japan Airlines post $1 billion Q1 loss 08 August 2009 AI spouts restructuring buzzwords–recovery in 36 months 07 August 2009 Tweeting from space 07 August 2009 Air India to convert 10 old Airbus jets for domestic low-cost service 07 August 2009 Indian Navy to acquire an additional five Ka-31 early warning helos 07 August 2009 Air India Express to offer low-cost services on domestic routes from September 06 August 2009 Delhi’s IGIA to build dedicated terminal for private jets 06 August 2009 Raytheon to develop next-gen airborne sensor for P-8A Poseidon 06 August 2009 Fractional jet industry founder, Richard Santulli, steps down 06 August 2009 Eclipse Aerospace a step away from Eclipse Aviation’s assets 06 August 2009 Kingfisher reports net loss of Rs1,608 crore for 2008-09 06 August 2009 Tata Advanced Systems, Israel Aerospace Industries launch Nova JV 06 August 2009 Northrop Grumman’s Global Hawk UAV logs 25,000 combat hours 05 August 2009 Gulfstream G450 business jet sets city-pair speed record 05 August 2009 Corporatisation of Airports Authority of India mulled 05 August 2009 Jetstar to introduce SMS boarding passes in Australia 05 August 2009 IAF awaits response to RFP for attack helicopters 04 August 2009 No downgrade by FAA, says AAI chief 04 August 2009 Yashwant Bhave is chairperson, Airports Economic Regulatory Authority 04 August 2009 P Soundara Rajan takes over as director(corp. planning & marketing) HAL 04 August 2009 Patel warns airlines against strike; rules out bailout 01 August 2009 Pvt airlines seek relief, will suspend domestic services 18 Aug. 31 July 2009 ISRO to tap US satellite launch market post tech agreement 31 July 2009 Singapore Airlines reports first quarterly loss in six years 31 July 2009 AI claims $710 million for late B787 deliveries, cancels B777 orders 31 July 2009 Southwest offers $113.6 million for Frontier 31 July 2009 Jet Airways to phase out expat pilots by March 2010 30 July 2009 Israeli Navy successfully tests improved Barak missile 30 July 2009 ISRO, Scanpoint Geomatics develop image processing software 30 July 2009 DRDO’s development of AEW&CS system to result in low-cost offshoot 30 July 2009 Hit by falling passenger demand, Kingfisher to raise Rs500 crore 30 July 2009 Macquarie Group sells stake in Japan’s Haneda airport 30 July 2009 Jet Airways reports Q1 loss of Rs222 crore 28 July 2009 Follow-on order for HAL to manufacture Airbus aircraft doors 28 July 2009 Air India looks for Rs200 billion in aid from government 27 July 2009 European ministers to persist with the A400M programme 27 July 2009 Finance, petroleum ministries asked to extend support to AI 25 July 2009 Jet Air slumps to Rs225 crore loss in Q1 25 July 2009 Boeing upgrade to transform US Air Force AWACS fleet 24 July 2009 France to be guest partner at India Aviation 2010 24 July 2009 Kalam frisking: US regulator says Continental followed rules 24 July 2009 ISRO receives clearance for GSAT-11 communication satellite 24 July 2009 Israeli Arrow II missile defence test fails 23 July 2009 Growth potential in Indian aviation “the greatest in the world”: Boeing 23 July 2009 Indian air travel likely on recovery path: CAPA 23 July 2009 Raytheon: Indian GAGAN air navigation system is the world’s most advanced 23 July 2009 Boeing, Lockheed hail “end-use monitoring” agreement 23 July 2009 Boeing posts 17 per cent rise in Q2 profits 23 July 2009 Eurojet's EJ200 engine in contention for the LCA Tejas programme 22 July 2009 SBI Caps to advise on Air India revamp: Praful Patel 22 July 2009 Continental apologises to Kalam for frisking incident 22 July 2009 Runway operations to be switched at Delhi's IGI airport to reduce delays 22 July 2009 BrahMos Aerospace Thiruvananthapuram unit gets international aerospace certification 22 July 2009 Pilots flying “high” as 29 fail breathalyser tests 22 July 2009 Jet to launch daily Kochi-Sharjah services from 1 September 22 July 2009 Air India to soon revamp Board, asked to clear Rs600-cr AAI dues 22 July 2009 Outrage over Kalam frisking; Continental gets show-cause 21 July 2009 Five domestic airlines owe Rs2,225 crore to three oil PSUs 20 July 2009 ISRO should mull putting man on the moon: chief 20 July 2009 Air India's aircraft cancellations, deferrals to cost big 20 July 2009 On this day, 40 years back, man stepped on the moon 20 July 2009 Air India to submit restructuring plan on 25 July 18 July 2009 Negotiations to begin for Rs9,500-cr upgrade programme of IAF Mirage 2000s 17 July 2009 Changi Airports International picks up 26 per cent in Durgapur ‘aerotropolis 17 July 2009 MQ-9 Reaper UAV may have new role as missile defence sensor 17 July 2009 Air India may get Rs2,500-crore bailout 17 July 2009 Chandrayaan-I loses critical sensor, may curtail operations 17 July 2009 British Airways to raise £300 million from convertible bonds 16 July 2009 Iran plane crash kills 168 aboard 15 July 2009 Northrop bags Space Fence project to monitor space debris 15 July 2009 Air India to lift $1bn from JPMorgan, leverage property 15 July 2009 British Airways pilots ratify union savings proposal 14 July 2009 Deccan 360 eyes major share on India-Dubai trade route 14 July 2009 Air India may register Rs5,000 crore loss for 2008-09: Patel 14 July 2009 China Eastern acquires Shanghai Airlines for $1.3 billion 13 July 2009 Lockheed’s F-22 Raptor – a maintenance nightmare 11 July 2009 Kingfisher to launch 8 international flights this year 11 July 2009 ESA, NASA to jointly explore Mars 11 July 2009 Air cargo traffic at major Indian airports dip in 2008-09 11 July 2009 Jet Airways to launch second daily Mumbai-Bangkok service in August 11 July 2009 Regulators may nix Virgin-Delta transatlantic JV 11 July 2009 Chinese aerospace giant AVIC makes it to Fortune 500 10 July 2009 CIAL launches aviation academy 10 July 2009 Air traffic seen falling by a further 2.1 per cent this fiscal 09 July 2009 Air India needs Rs4,500 crore funding: Patel 09 July 2009 Martinair Cargo launches new Amsterdam-Sharjah-Chennai-HK service 09 July 2009 NASA funds system to help aircraft avoid ocean storms 09 July 2009 Lawsuit claims Lockheed’s F-22 Raptor has defective stealth coatings 08 July 2009 Ratan Tata may be asked to oversee Air India’s restructuring 08 July 2009 Boeing to buy 787 Dreamliner parts maker for $580 million 08 July 2009 China, India, Korea should partner ISS programme: ESA chief 07 July 2009 ISRO allocated 40 per cent more funds over last year 07 July 2009 AAI gets Rs99 crore for developing airports 07 July 2009 Ryanair looks to offer standing room on flights 07 July 2009 BA union rejects employee reductions ahead of mediation talks 07 July 2009 IAF’s MMRCA tender: Pentagon prevents Saab-IAI collaboration 06 July 2009 France to supply Tiger combat helicopters to Pakistan 04 July 2009 British Airways to slash capital expenditure by 20 per cent 04 July 2009 LCC model will dominate Indian skies: Aviation Outlook India 03 July 2009 Workers strike as Air India fails to keep payment promise 03 July 2009 NASA's LRO spacecraft sends first lunar images to Earth 03 July 2009 US mobile company launches world’s largest and most powerful commercial communications satellite 02 July 2009 PM prepares blueprint for Air India's revival 02 July 2009 IAF to take part in a US Air Force hosted international air mobility competition 02 July 2009 Arab carriers opt for SITA software to manage EU emissions trading 02 July 2009 ANA firms up orders for another five 787 Dreamliners 02 July 2009 Virgin to cut 600 jobs days after placing $2.1-billion aircraft order 02 July 2009 Global airlines lose $3 billion in Q1 2009: IATA 02 July 2009 Yemenia crash brings focus on international aviation safety 01 July 2009 CAPA launches India-specific, end-to-end aircraft acquisition service 30 June 2009 Jet Airways Konnect to start new services 30 June 2009 HAL reaps a rich harvest - inducts 34 graduates from IITs, BITS Pilani 30 June 2009 Qantas cancels/defers delivery of 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliners 29 June 2009 GoAir Increases Network Strength with 8th Brand New A320 27 June 2009 Use new airport facilities proactively, Indian government tells states 27 June 2009 Brazil calls off search for AF Flight 447 crash victims 27 June 2009 Kingfisher expands global service - launches Bangalore-Dubai service 26 June 2009 HAL to re-tender for co-developing medium-lift choppers 26 June 2009 Jet Airways offers special ‘Monsoon Magic’ fares 26 June 2009 Qantas cancel some and defers other Dreamliner planes from Boeing 26 June 2009 Nearly 7,000 British Airways staff respond to ‘fight for survival' appeal 26 June 2009 US to file case against EU in WTO as Airbus subsidy row deepens 26 June 2009 HAL, TIMCO mull schedule for setting up airframe MRO facilities 25 June 2009 Nippon Cargo puts all expansion plans on hold 25 June 2009 Kingfisher’s troubles mount as BPCL sues 25 June 2009 Air India may go low cost on domestic routes 25 June 2009 Restructure before bailout is the message for Air India 24 June 2009 Jet Airways defers delivery of nine Boeing 737-800s 24 June 2009 Boeing employee files harassment suit against Air India 24 June 2009 Airbus delivers first China-assembled A320 23 June 2009 Another postponement for Boeing’s 787 Dreamliner 23 June 2009 Raytheon's Munitions Control Unit to be integrated on IAF Jaguars 23 June 2009 Cathay Pacific, Dragonair purchase additional carbon offsets 23 June 2009 Virgin Atlantic orders 10 Airbus A330; 50 in the pipeline 23 June 2009 Lufthansa buys 45-per cent stake in Brussels Airlines 23 June 2009 Lufthansa to acquire British Midland Airways 23 June 2009 HC order on Jet-Sahara case likely on 2 July 22 June 2009 Boeing begins final assembly of first 787 Dreamliner for ANA 22 June 2009 Japan Airlines to reduce frequency to New Delhi from July 22 June 2009 Air India targets Rs500-crore reduction in salary bills 22 June 2009 IndiGo to launch multiple services from Patna, Lucknow in July 22 June 2009 AAI to ask downsizing airlines to surrender parking slots 22 June 2009 Eurocopter to field AS550 C3Fennec for army/air force LUH tender 20 June 2009 Delhi, Mumbai airports on IATA's “wall of shame” for high charges 20 June 2009 Paris Air Show delivers commitments worth $12.9 billion for Airbus 20 June 2009 Ramki Sundaram exits Kingfisher Airlines 20 June 2009 Singapore Airlines pilots union agree to take pay cuts, non-paid leave 20 June 2009 Paramount buys 10 Airbus crafts; to fly international in year 20 June 2009 British pilots association proposes $42.5 million in annual savings 19 June 2009 Air India now asks senior staff to forgo salary for July 19 June 2009 Indian carrier Paramount signs MoU for 10 Airbus A321 aircraft 19 June 2009 SpiceJet hikes fuel surcharge by Rs400 19 June 2009 $400 million contract for upgrade of IAF’s AN-32 transport planes 19 June 2009 IndiGo parent to enter business aviation terminals operations 19 June 2009 Air India workers plan strike over pay delay 18 June 2009 Jet and Kingfisher raise fuel surcharge on domestic sectors 17 June 2009 Qatar Airways orders 24 A320 jets at Paris Air Show 17 June 2009 Rolls-Royce announces $2bn orders at the Paris Air Show 17 June 2009 Pilot error responsible for April Su-30MKI crash, says defence ministry 17 June 2009 British Airways wants free one-month's work from employees 17 June 2009 Boeing 787 to take to the sky by end of Q2 17 June 2009 FAA meeting to address issue of improving flight safety 15 June 2009 Boeing lands IAF deal for ten C-17 Globemaster III heavy-lifters 15 June 2009 Air India delays salaries, awaits bailout package 15 June 2009 Flight trials for IAF’s MMRCA tender set to commence 15 June 2009 IAF inducts first batch of Sukhoi-30MKI fighters at AFS Tezpur 13 June 2009 US, India sign civil aviation cooperation agreement 13 June 2009 Sikorsky, Tatas in helicopter cabin manufacturing deal 13 June 2009 Britain hedges, Germany commits on Eurofighter Tranche 3 acquisition 11 June 2009 SpiceJet, Jet and JetLite slash airfares 11 June 2009 HAL secures $10 million Namibian order for Chetak, Cheetah choppers 11 June 2009 Airbus mulls production line in India 10 June 2009 Boeing, Air India MRO to be ready by late 2011 10 June 2009 United Tech tops defence aerospace companies in market cap 10 June 2009 Qantas, BA refute merger talks 09 June 2009 DGCA puts all Indian Airbus A330s under safety check 09 June 2009 NACIL seeks Rs14,000 crore bailout, but may get much less 08 June 2009 Korean Air says cargo demand has bottomed out 08 June 2009 IATA says airline industry to lose $9 billion in 2009 08 June 2009 Global airline losses to mount to $9 billion in 2009: IATA 08 June 2009 India upgrading ballistic missile defence system 05 June 2009 Cathay Pacific accuses governments, regulators of weakening crisis-hit aviation sector 04 June 2009 Airbus, Boeing eye 150-aircraft order from United Airlines 04 June 2009 Flight 447: Data recorders may never be recovered 04 June 2009 South Korea’s first space launch to take place 30 July 03 June 2009 Air France Flight 447 debris spotted 03 June 2009 France seeks US spy satellite data for clues to crashed plane’s fate 02 June 2009 Air France plane with 228 on board crashes into Atlantic Ocean 01 June 2009 NASA, Roscosmos sign $306 million space transport contract 29 May 2009 International Space Station takes on full staff of six 29 May 2009 IAF inducts Phalcon AWACS into service 28 May 2009 Indian Air Force to pilot country’s manned space mission 27 May 2009 IAF completes technical evaluation of $11 billion MMRCA contract 27 May 2009 India issues $2 billion RFPs for heavy-lift, gunship helicopters 27 May 2009 Mitsui ropes in JAL for joint cargo service 26 May 2009 EADS displaces Boeing as world’s largest aerospace and defence firm 25 May 2009 First IAF AWACS lands at Jamnagar 25 May 2009 IAF's first Phalcon AWACS arrive today 25 May 2009 Air India to have MRO Facility at Hyderabad 22 May 2009 British Airways post biggest ever loss since 1987 22 May 2009 Macquarie Airport in bid to offload stake in Japan Airport Terminal 21 May 2009 GIP's bid for Gatwick rejected 20 May 2009 Jet gets HC okay for plane lease to Turkish Air 20 May 2009 Consultancy group to set up aeropark in Navi Mumbai: report 19 May 2009 Navi Mumbai airport project clears final hurdle 19 May 2009 Jet Konnect launches 5 new services 19 May 2009 Indian Army tests nuclear-capable Agni II IRBM 19 May 2009 China conducts maiden flight of locally assembled A320 18 May 2009 Atlantis crew replace gyroscopes in Hubble Space Telescope 16 May 2009 US puts ballistic missile flight tracking satellite in orbit 15 May 2009 Ryanair to scrap airport check-in 15 May 2009 Kingfisher Airlines introduces Kolkata-Dhaka daily direct flights 15 May 2009 Lysander elimination leaves GIP and MAG in face off over Gatwick 15 May 2009 EU reprimands airlines for misleading consumers 15 May 2009 ICAO raises third party compensation in air accidents to $4.5 billion 14 May 2009 Godrej Group to leverage aerospace expertise for innovative products 14 May 2009 Jet Airways axes 120 foreign airhostesses to cut costs 14 May 2009 Lockheed Martin keen to supply Aegis missile defence system to India 14 May 2009 Airlines raise investment in onboard internet connectivity 13 May 2009 US Air Force to monitor space debris and traffic 13 May 2009 Agni-II user trials slated for 19 May 13 May 2009 Armenian airline to receive first Sukhoi Superjet 100 12 May 2009 Agni-II test slated for this week 12 May 2009 Russian 5th-gen fighter to commence test flights by year-end 12 May 2009 JetKonnect, Kingfisher Red may trigger airfare war 12 May 2009 Block 4 Tomahawks will seek mobile targets 11 May 2009 DRDO tests Astra BVRAAM 11 May 2009 Foreign pilots in India to face the axe as airline revenues plunge 11 May 2009 First 787 Dreamliner departs factory floor for flight testing 11 May 2009 First Phalcon AWACS to join IAF fleet this month 11 May 2009 Discarded disks with US air defence details bought on eBay auction 09 May 2009 Gopinath's `Deccan 360' to start freighter operations on 27 May 08 May 2009 White House launches independent review of NASA's space programme 08 May 2009 Jet launches Konnect to tap budget market 07 May 2009 Airbus to cut back on A380 deliveries 07 May 2009 Jet Air, AI seeking code-share deals: report 05 May 2009 UK business chiefs unite to oppose Heathrow plan 05 May 2009 Arvind Jadhav is new CMD of Air India 04 May 2009 Jet Airways lays off around 110 employees 02 May 2009 IATA, WHO formulate guidance material for frontline airline staff on swine flu 02 May 2009 Oil PSUs cut jet fuel prices Rs331 per kilo litre 30 April 2009 Lawyer files plea over Quattrochi ‘exoneration’ 29 April 2009 HC tells Jet, Sahara to settle dispute amicably 28 April 2009 Paramount Airways plans billion-dollar fleet expansion 28 April 2009 Photo-op gone sour: Low-flying jet creates panic in NY 28 April 2009 GhostNet hacks into US-UK fighter project 27 April 2009 Bharath Bhushan named interim CMD of Air India 25 April 2009 Jet Air management to take salary cuts 24 April 2009 Delta, UAL post 1Q losses amid slumping air travel 22 April 2009 New airlines need Rs50 crore capital, 5 large aircraft to start operations 22 April 2009 Chicago scraps $2.5-billion Midway airport privatisation 22 April 2009 Airbus signs $4 billion titanium deal with Russia 21 April 2009 Cathay Pacific in cost-cutting mode 21 April 2009 AirAsia to connect Bangkok with six Indian cities 21 April 2009 Airline alliances under investigation for anti-competition practices 20 April 2009 IGI airport’s new terminal takes off 20 April 2009 RISAT-2, ANUSAT launched into orbit 20 April 2009 Jet Airways, Kingfisher hike fuel surcharge by Rs300 18 April 2009 SpiceJet talks with IndiGo, GoAir regain momentum 18 April 2009 Jet signs code share pact with Brussels Air 18 April 2009 Major players lock horns in air-fare war 18 April 2009 Kepler beams back first images of star-packed galaxy 17 April 2009 EADS to bid even if Pentagon splits USAF tanker contract 17 April 2009 Dassault unaware of any decision to disqualify Rafale 17 April 2009 India’s high-tech spy satellite to go aloft Monday 17 April 2009 Obese fliers on United Airlines may be required to pay for two seats 17 April 2009 International Space Station to operate till 2020 16 April 2009 Malaysia Airlines slashes fares, scraps cargo charges to boost sales 15 April 2009 Oil PSUs raise jet fuel prices by 6.7 per cent 15 April 2009 BAA's airport traffic falls as recession hits travel industry 15 April 2009 Customers vote Kingfisher Airlines for three global awards 14 April 2009 Boeing issues profit warning - to slash production of 777 14 April 2009 Russia to flight-test new cargo spacecraft in 2016-17 14 April 2009 US move to source intel data from private sector to benefit satellite imaging firms 09 April 2009 Russia may offer Brazil license-based production of fifth generation fighter 09 April 2009 Rolls-Royce to supply Trent EP engines for Saudi Arabian Airlines A330s 08 April 2009 India to launch IAI-built spy satellite on 20 April 08 April 2009 Israel tests modified Arrow 2 ABM and new Green Pine radar 07 April 2009 Finmeccanica picks up 25 per cent of Sukhoi Civil Aircraft Corp. 07 April 2009 Sukhoi’s Superjet100 to star at the Paris Air Show 07 April 2009 Boeing’s high capacity WGS-2 military communications satellite ready for testing 07 April 2009 Strategic DPSU MIDHANI reports record Rs306 crore sales turnover 07 April 2009 HAL delivers first Gulfstream G-150 rear fuselage to Israel 07 April 2009 Travel agents extend boycott of Singapore Airlines 07 April 2009 US may pull out of Arrow-3 ABM development programme with Israel 06 April 2009 Air India urged to resume Birmingham-Amritsar flights 06 April 2009 Grob Aircraft sells 20 G115 aircraft in a €10 million deal 06 April 2009 North Korean rocket launch flops –also move for UN sanctions 06 April 2009 MR-SAM deal: IAI says story cooked up by foreign competitors 06 April 2009 $100 billion USAF tanker contract may be split 03 April 2009 Boeing bags a meager six orders for commercial aircraft in March 03 April 2009 US government and defence contractor Northrop Grumman in tit-for-tat settlements 03 April 2009 Quantas, Choo buy out two Singapore airlines 03 April 2009 Tiger Airways announces Sydney-Melbourne flight 03 April 2009 Sikorsky re-enters Indian aviation market with first VVIP delivery 02 April 2009 Bombardier Aerospace to slash 3,000 jobs 02 April 2009 Satellite image of North Korean missile indicates satellite payload 02 April 2009 Ashok Nayak takes over as chairman at Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd 01 April 2009 IAF's Air Force One undertakes maiden flight today 01 April 2009 Sahara takes Jet to court over tax dues 01 April 2009 EADS affirms A400M programme is on 31 March 2009 Bombardier's CSeries gets a $1.4 billion lift 31 March 2009 Boeing opens technology centre in Bangalore; projects $17 billion in India sales 31 March 2009 North Korea missile face-off: US, Japan deploy destroyers, Patriots 31 March 2009 Five companies win bids for DIAL hotels around Delhi airport 31 March 2009 Indigenous SAM Akash operationalised –Tata Power bags production orders 30 March 2009 BA flies out of Kolkata for good 30 March 2009 Jet Air may slash capacity further 30 March 2009 BrahMos Block II version tested successfully 30 March 2009 Seeking scandals – on the sly 28 March 2009 Former Microsoft executive Charles Simonyi becomes first repeat space tourist 27 March 2009 GoAir seeks finance for fleet expansion 26 March 2009 GoAir denies merger talks with SpiceJet 25 March 2009 Discovery, space station crews prepare to part 25 March 2009 2009 airlines losses seen at $4.7 billion 25 March 2009 India scraps $1-billion military helicopter tender 24 March 2009 Manufacturing base, billion dollar investment in India over 10 years: Airbus 24 March 2009 Dr Earl Wood, inventor of G-suits, passes away 24 March 2009 Space junk: Clear and present danger 23 March 2009 Student satellite Anusat to ride into space soon 23 March 2009 HAL to set up new division for mission and combat systems 23 March 2009 Air Marshal PV Naik to take over as new IAF chief 23 March 2009 Boeing's sixth test 787 Dreamliner in final assembly 23 March 2009 New solar panels to double experimental, manning capacity at the ISS: NASA 21 March 2009 US Navy ships collide near Iran causing oil spill 21 March 2009 ISRO readies launch of another high-tech spy satellite 19 March 2009 Indian scientists discover 3 ‘alien’ microbes 18 March 2009 Business travellers downgrading from business to economy class, finds industry study 18 March 2009 Ex-CEO to re-start Grob Aerospace's Light Business Jet programme 18 March 2009 New company to bid for Eclipse Aviation assets 18 March 2009 Defects ground Emirates' A380 fleet 18 March 2009 Russia backs off from sale of Su-33 carrier-based fighters to China 17 March 2009 Mahindra Defence Systems opens high-tech facility in Faridabad 17 March 2009 ISRO balloon experiment discovers three new bacteria species 17 March 2009 ESA's GOCE satellite launch put off till Tuesday 17 March 2009 US clears $2.1bn sale of maritime recce aircraft to India 17 March 2009 Pentagon's spy blimp to remain aloft for up to 10 years 16 March 2009 Raytheon readies space-based “super-sensor” for missile launch warning 16 March 2009 Jet fuel prices hiked marginally 16 March 2009 European agency suggests redesigning of Boeing 777 engine part 14 March 2009 International Space Station has close shave with space debris 13 March 2009 NASA postpones space shuttle launch after detecting hydrogen leak 12 March 2009 United Technologies to fire 11,600 employees 10 March 2009 Space shuttle Discovery to lift off tomorrow 10 March 2009 Moon mission among China’s accelerating space plans 10 March 2009 Germany denies halving order for Eurofighters 10 March 2009 China to compete with Boeing, Airbus for jumbo passenger planes 09 March 2009 NASA puts Kepler space telescope in orbit 07 March 2009 Satellites did not collide but were destroyed: ex-Russian General 07 March 2009 India tests ‘Swordfish’ radar with successful missile defence test 06 March 2009 HAL supplies first shipset of the new Dornier 228NG 06 March 2009 NASA's Kepler to launch tomorrow in search for earth’s twin 06 March 2009 British Airways forecasts loss for second year running, warns of job cuts 06 March 2009 US defence contractor Northrop Grumman to lay off 750 employees 05 March 2009 Domestic airlines get further relief with 7 per cent cut in jet fuel prices 02 March 2009 Hypersonic Brahmos II to be ready by 2013 02 March 2009 Air India to commence hub operations from Frankfurt 02 March 2009 ISRO: Heavier GSLV Mk III rocket launch likely by 2011 02 March 2009 Chinese probe crashes into lunar surface 02 March 2009 Global economic downturn hits airline traffic worldwide 27 February 2009 Government clears levy of development fee at Mumbai’s CSI airport 27 February 2009 Raytheon to Produce GPS-Related Advanced Anti-Jamming Antenna System 27 February 2009 Australian air force to make 12 new Super Hornets electronic warfare capable 27 February 2009 Keel laid for first indigenous aircraft carrier 26 February 2009 Italy's Alenia wins UAE deal worth about $1.3 bln 25 February 2009 Abu Dhabi to host largest space centre in the MENA region 25 February 2009 NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory satellite plunges into the ocean 25 February 2009 India, Israel to co-develop medium-range SAM system 24 February 2009 NACIL, Singapore firm to set up ground and cargo handling JV 24 February 2009 Obama takes aim at the new Marine One 24 February 2009 Planning Commission clears funds for ISRO manned space mission 23 February 2009 Boeing in pact with India's BEL for new facility 21 February 2009 BAE expects to clinch Saudi, US orders 21 February 2009 NASA's Kepler mission to seek other earths 20 February 2009 Airline expert sees more than half scheduled aircraft deliveries being deferred this year 20 February 2009 Airbus slows production 20 February 2009 Fully reusable 'spacejet' just 10 years away 20 February 2009 ISRO to launch student-made nano satellites 19 February 2009 NASA's new mission to search for water on moon 18 February 2009 Safran confirms 250 cancellations, deferrals of single-aisle aircraft 18 February 2009 US acts tough over integration of Israeli systems into F-35 JSF 17 February 2009 South Korea opts for Israeli Green Pine radar system 17 February 2009 Ukraine, India in a comprehensive defence cooperation programme 17 February 2009 Air France-KLM subsidiaries fined for cartelisation by Australian regulator 17 February 2009 Debris from satellites’ collision possibly seen in Texas skies 16 February 2009 Aero India 2009 breaks records and hearts 16 February 2009 Galaxy loaded with billions of Earth-like planets 16 February 2009 Space crash: Iridium 'fixes' problem, but scientists worried 14 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Delivery of IAF's Phalcon AWACS delayed till March 14 February 2009 BrahMos software being modified, says Dr Pillai 14 February 2009 Russia to bid for 320 helicopter Indian order 14 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Chinese J-11B a copy of the Su-27SK, say Russian officials 14 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: EADS seeks long-term deals with India 14 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: After Tejas, medium combat aircraft on DRDO anvil 14 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Russia delivers 4 MiG-29K fighters to India 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Honeywell keen to retool IAF Jaguars 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Airborne version of BrahMos by 2012 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Raytheon offers radar for coastal security 13 February 2009 Air France-KLM plans staff reduction after $648 million Q3 loss 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Indo-Russian JV for transport plane likely 13 February 2009 Antonov looking to sell India six AN-74s 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Boeing pitches for C-17 Globemaster 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Top cos join USIBC team 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Rafael, BEL plan weapon systems JV 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: BEL, Astra tie up for microwave systems 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: BAE expects Indian order for 57 more Hawks 13 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Suriname to buy three Dhruvs 13 February 2009 Air fare hikes attract MRTPC probe 13 February 2009 US Federal Aviation Administration server hacked, details of 45,000 employees compromised 12 February 2009 DGCA probing airfare hike; asks carriers to display composite fare 12 February 2009 Aero India 2009: Tata, AgustaWestland JV to assemble AW119 copters 12 February 2009 Aero India 2009: HAL to deliver 260-270 ALHs for Rs16,000 crore 12 February 2009 Aero India 2009: Russian AWACS coming “soon”: UAC Veep 12 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Aero Sekur showcases unique inflation systems 12 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: QuEST, Textron tie-up for Aero SEZ 12 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: API sets up shop at QuEST’s Belgaum Aero SEZ 12 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Nishant UAV to be operational soon 12 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Gripen can help India become self reliant 12 February 2009 Praful Patel warns airlines against cartelisation 11 February 2009 Astra Microwave to hold majority stake in BEL joint venture 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Future challenges intense, opportunities immense, says Dr. M Natarajan 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Dassault Falcon business jet at Air Show 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: South Asia’s biggest Air Show takes off 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: HAL Jet Trainer pulled out after accident 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: HAL, IAI to convert Chetak chopper into UAV 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Combat Helicopter prototype will fly in 2009: HAL design chief 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Boeing, BEL sign MOU 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Chinese delegation attending for the first time 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: No cancellations from India, says Boeing 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: International conference on UAVs in April 11 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Lockheed Martin deploys four F-16s at Air Show 10 February 2009 Airlines hike basic fares by up to Rs2,200 10 February 2009 2020: Expect the unexpected, says IAI Veep at AeroIndia 2009 10 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Israel’s IAI to invest $50 million in JV with Tatas 10 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Global downturn is a global opportunity 10 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: With Eurofighter, less can be more 10 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: ELTA Systems sold $300 million of radars in 2008 10 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Israeli AWACS flies into Bengaluru 10 February 2009 Finmeccania to pull out all stops at Aero India 2009 10 February 2009 Embraer to unveil full range at Aero India 2009 10 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: No block on funds for armed forces says defence minister 10 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Indian participation reaches a new high 09 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Israel Aerospace to display early warning systems 09 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Global aerospace majors to flaunt their stuff 09 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: BAE chooses Aero India to launch Mantis UAV 09 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Abdul Kalam, Abhinav Bindra to on fly F-16s 09 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009:Thales awaits final nod on Mirage-2000 upgrade 09 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Super Hornet, MiG-35, Dreamliner join the show 09 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: Eurofighters, A310MRT land for air show 09 February 2009 Northrop Grumman Showcases Advanced Homeland Defence Capabilities at Aero India 2009 09 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: DRDO has developed extreme technologies, says Dr Prahalad 09 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: LCA programme over the hump - 2nd gen to 4+, says ADA director, Dr PS Subramanyam 06 February 2009 Lockheed signs MoUs with 30 Indian cos; says Navy interested in F-35 JSF 05 February 2009 Kingfisher to further defer delivery of A380 superjumbos 05 February 2009 Ryanair gambit flops as Airbus snubs offer to bid 05 February 2009 Ryanair mulling massive order of 400 jets 04 February 2009 Recession helps DRDO retain talent 04 February 2009 ADA to develop medium combat aircraft 04 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: LCA Tejas to be inducted with international engines 04 February 2009 AeroIndia 2009: International seminar carving a niche for itself 04 February 2009 Iran launches own space satellite using indigenous rocket: report 03 February 2009 EADS to join LCA programme; agreement in next three months 03 February 2009 Arianespace places largest ever €4 billion commercial aerospace order 03 February 2009 First Russian Mi-171 helicopters to arrive in India by yearend 03 February 2009 Rafael to demonstrate C4I-Connect voice communication system at AeroIndia 2009 03 February 2009 Boeing to field two F/A-18F Super Hornets at AeroIndia 2009 03 February 2009 India not to scale down military modernisation in face of global meltdown: MoD official 02 February 2009 Russian MiG-35 to feature at AeroIndia 2009 02 February 2009 Boeing to source $600mn worth aerospace products, services from Indian cos 02 February 2009 Brahmos Block II to be testfired again in February 02 February 2009 Eurofighter Typhoon to fly in for AeroIndia 2009 02 February 2009 Boeing pushes Nagpur MRO amidst plan for massive job cuts 31 January 2009 Jet fuel prices cut by 4 per cent 31 January 2009 Boeing resumes production of the 787 Dreamliner 31 January 2009 DGCA seeks ICAO expertise to help meet safety norms 31 January 2009 Parker Hannifin bags 40-yr. $2.5 billion Rolls Royce contract 30 January 2009 Indian travel agents may boycott Singapore 30 January 2009 Changi passenger traffic up in '08 30 January 2009 Air India slashes fares again 30 January 2009 Slump hits air cargo traffic too 30 January 2009 'Eat this, Richard', says irate Virgin passenger 30 January 2009 EADS, China's Avicopter in carbon-fibre plant deal 30 January 2009 Cessna plans production cut, layoffs 30 January 2009 Lockheed's presidential chopper overshoots budget 30 January 2009 Gripen opens shop ahead of MMRCA field trials 29 January 2009 Chinese threat to Indian space assets 29 January 2009 Emirates cuts fares to 85 destinations 29 January 2009 Bahrain to sign air pact with Iraq 29 January 2009 SpiceJet hints at fare hike 29 January 2009 Boeing reports net loss; to axe 10,000 staff 29 January 2009 Etihad, Kuwait Air in code share deal 29 January 2009 Oil cos tell Jet, Kingfisher to pay up 29 January 2009 Boeing truck-mounted laser system downs UAV 27 January 2009 Swiss precision manufacturing firm, StarragHeckert, to set up plant in India 27 January 2009 Elbit bags $40 million IDF contract for Skylark UAVs 27 January 2009 Learn from ISRO, Obama government told 27 January 2009 France pumps in $6.5bn to bail out Airbus 27 January 2009 Singapore Air increases Gulf flights 27 January 2009 PlanetSpace protest may hit NASA programme 27 January 2009 Kingfisher ordered to return GECAS plane 27 January 2009 ATK receives US Navy production contract for supersonic AARGM 24 January 2009 New technology from BAE Systems to help choppers evade small arms fire 24 January 2009 Emirates offers holiday packages for Dubai Fest 24 January 2009 Govt gives itself power to requisition aircraft 24 January 2009 BA-Iberia merger talks falter over share pricing 24 January 2009 India gears up for next round of Ballistic Missile Defence tests 24 January 2009 Malaysian coast guard acquires amphibious Bombardier 415MP 24 January 2009 US airlines reiterate plea against airport auctions 24 January 2009 BA offers in-flight mobile connectivity 24 January 2009 Bay Forge expands despite bleak times 24 January 2009 Dublin snubs Ryanair bid for Aer Lingus 23 January 2009 Air India acquires significant maintenance capability 23 January 2009 Russia suspends space tourism programme 23 January 2009 Gulf tops in new plane orders: Emirates chief 23 January 2009 Tejas LCA crosses impressive milestone – logs 1,002 flights 23 January 2009 L&T plans facility for DRDO products 23 January 2009 Thales UK wins support contract for Starstreak High Velocity Missile system 23 January 2009 BA nixes OpenSkies expansion; to sell 757-200s 23 January 2009 Japan launches first-ever environmental Gosat 'Ibuki' 23 January 2009 New version of BrahMos to be tested again in a month: Dr Sivathanu Pillai 22 January 2009 Russia-India fifth generation fighter aircraft to begin initial tests this year 21 January 2009 Nothing stealthy about "Save the F-22 Raptor" campaign 21 January 2009 INS Shikra to be commissioned as Indian Navy's first helicopter base 21 January 2009 PIA reschedules flights to India as load factor dips dramatically 21 January 2009 Jet Airways, ICICI Lombard announce 'Jetprotect' 21 January 2009 Emirates chief says MidEast to become global aviation hub 21 January 2009 Northrop Grumman readies US Navy's first stealth UAV - the X47-B 21 January 2009 Glitches mar BrahMos test 21 January 2009 IAI bags contract for IAF's pilot operational data link project 20 January 2009 China to develop GPS by 2015 20 January 2009 Business travel slumps; projections gloomy 20 January 2009 Qantas expands 'popular' A380 network 20 January 2009 Abu Dhabi's Etihad in expansion mode 20 January 2009 Kingfisher expands Colombo service 20 January 2009 Japanese airlines slash services 20 January 2009 Singapore Airlines reverses expansion policy 20 January 2009 Singapore Airlines, Jet axe Amritsar operations 20 January 2009 Jet Air, JetLite ink code share deal 20 January 2009 Indian Army test fires the BrahMos cruise missile 20 January 2009 Kingfisher, Jet, GoAir eye foreign partners 19 January 2009 Kingfisher-Jet alliance on track: Mallya 19 January 2009 Cheaper fuel helps Jet Airways cut losses 19 January 2009 Kamov readies for export of Ka-52 Alligator combat helicopters to three countries 19 January 2009 India developing laser-based ballistic missile defence system 19 January 2009 Pentagon denies mulling sales of BMD systems to India 19 January 2009 Airbus plans fresh JVs in Mid-East 19 January 2009 Optimism premature, CAPA warns airlines 19 January 2009 France wants "fair competition" for IAF's MMRCA contender Rafale 19 January 2009 IAF to commence MMRCA field trials in April-May 19 January 2009 Japanese defence forces opt for European choppers for the first time 17 January 2009 IAF to have integrated command and control system in '09, launch satellite in 2010 17 January 2009 Grant aviation infrastructure status: Vijay Mallya 17 January 2009 Indian Navy to issue RFPs for another set of maritime patrol aircraft 17 January 2009 Bombardier bags $432 million order for 15 Q400 turboprops 17 January 2009 Discovery of Methane Reveals Mars Is Not a Dead Planet 16 January 2009 Airbus begins work on 'next-gen' plane 15 January 2009 Green signal for Heathrow runway 15 January 2009 March launch for Kepler likely 15 January 2009 Embraer delivers 204 planes 15 January 2009 Airbus noses ahead of Boeing on deliveries, orders for 2008 15 January 2009 PSU oil companies raise ATF prices by 3.4 per cent 15 January 2009 Aero India 2009 international air show and seminar readying for take off 15 January 2009 India's first Phalcon AWACS system arrives ahead of schedule 15 January 2009 Midhani, Airports Authority get `Mini Ratna' status 14 January 2009 Heathrow environmental war gets hotter for BAA 14 January 2009 BAA to relaunch Heathrow airport as a consumer brand 14 January 2009 Northrop Grumman bags USAF contract 14 January 2009 FDI in civil aviation on cards 14 January 2009 Kingfisher bumps Jet from top spot 14 January 2009 EADS Astrium buys out SSTL 14 January 2009 QuEST buys US aero tech firm 14 January 2009 EADS mulls new Indian operation 14 January 2009 Chandrayaan yields unique data 13 January 2009 ‘Indian on moon by 2020’ 13 January 2009 Heathrow expansion plans under siege 13 January 2009 Alitalia takes to the skies once more 13 January 2009 Delhi's IGI airport may soon levy airport development fees 13 January 2009 Indian aviation faces likely downgrade over flouting of safety norms 13 January 2009 Mumbai, Delhi and Bengaluru top list of airports with maximum delayed arrivals 12 January 2009 Rolls-Royce completes initial test of engine for supersonic cruise missile programme 12 January 2009 Indian Air Force places Rs1,200-crore order for Akash SAM system 12 January 2009 LCA Tejas to enter service next year: Kota Harinarayana 10 January 2009 IAF Sukhoi-30MKI jets in Russia for BrahMos aerial version retrofit programme 10 January 2009 Boeing commercial aircraft orders for 2008 plunge 53 per cent 10 January 2009 Boeing sheds 4,500 jobs at Commercial Airplanes division 10 January 2009 ISRO to launch 4 foreign satellites this year 09 January 2009 Continental flies Boeing 737-800 on biofuel for 90 minutes 09 January 2009 Brazil, France sign $12-billion deal for submarines, helicopters 08 January 2009 Yoking NASA's retiring space shuttles for a trip to Mars 07 January 2009 Boeing and Japan's Ube Industries to develop lightweight aircraft composites 07 January 2009 Strike action fails to impact aviation services 07 January 2009 HCL Technologies: At the cutting edge 07 January 2009 Punj Lloyd bags Rs264 crore contract to build Sikkim's first greenfield airport project 06 January 2009 Kingfisher launches Mumbai-London daily services 05 January 2009 Virgin Galactic signs 20-year lease agreement for spaceport 05 January 2009 Airbus A350 programme completes Milestone 5 review, moves into next phase 05 January 2009 Goodrich, Rolls-Royce in joint venture for engine controls 05 January 2009 India signs $2.1 billion contract with Boeing for eight P-8I maritime aircraft 05 January 2009 Kingfisher Airlines announces fare cut between 21 to 65 per cent 03 January 2009 ISRO to launch Indo-French weather satellite Megha Tropiques 03 January 2009 ISRO to test high-end launch vehicle GSLV Mark III in 2009 01 January 2009 Oil PSUs slash ATF prices by a further 6.8 per cent 31 December 2008 Mars rovers near five years of science and discovery 31 December 2008 New NASA report reveals more details of Columbia disaster 31 December 2008 Air India cuts fares by up to 81 per cent 30 December 2008 Gloomy 2009 outlook for Asian airlines 29 December 2008 Jet Airways cuts fares by 15-40 per cent, others to follow in New Year 29 December 2008 Chandrayaan-1 payload maps iron-bearing minerals on moon 27 December 2008 India, S Africa to expand air services agreement 26 December 2008 Eurocopter - Helibras to provide 50 EC725 helicopters to Brazil 24 December 2008 Small companies trump Lockheed and Boeing to grab $3.5 billion NASA contract 24 December 2008 ISRO all set for Chandrayan II in 2012, Mars mission in 2013 24 December 2008 Rolls-Royce wins $575 contract from UAE’s Etihad Airways 24 December 2008 EU court rules airlines to compensate passengers for delayed flights 24 December 2008 Textron to cut 2,200 jobs 23 December 2008 British Airways to buy 11 new regional jets, cut long-haul fares 23 December 2008 Aer Lingus rejects Ryanair's Euro 750 million bid 22 December 2008 Rolls-Royce and Goodrich announce engine controls joint venture 22 December 2008 ISRO hooked to Ariane-5 lift-off with Antrix-built satellite 20 December 2008 ISRO conducts 'hot test' on cryogenic engine 20 December 2008 Dispute on stake ownership led to collpse of BA-Qantas merger talks 20 December 2008 Mini-ratna status for AAI 19 December 2008 India test-fires BrahMos supersonic missile from vertical launcher 18 December 2008 Aviation ministry seeks Rs2,500-crore package to bail out Air India 18 December 2008 British Airways, Qantas fail to agree on merger terms 18 December 2008 Continental, FAA to partner in testing of new navigation technology 18 December 2008 BAA asked to sell Gatwick, Stansted and Edinburgh airports 17 December 2008 Israel Defence Forces select Elbit's Skylark UAV for infantry units 17 December 2008 Northrop Grumman unveils US Navy's first Unmanned Combat Aircraft 17 December 2008 China's AVIC I may pick up Grob Aerospace 17 December 2008 Japan Airlines to test bio-jet fuel blend 17 December 2008 Kingfisher, Jet mull fare cuts, likely by January 17 December 2008 LCA Tejas undergoes successful high-altitude trials at Leh 16 December 2008 EADS merges A400M programme to form Airbus Military 16 December 2008 Russia firming up contract for purchase of Israeli UAVs 16 December 2008 Government asks airlines to cut fares to reclaim lost ground 16 December 2008 India's joint space mission in 2013 to be manned by ISRO scientists 16 December 2008 EMS Technologies acquires in-flight internet provider for $40 million 16 December 2008 Oil PSUs slash ATF prices further as crude climbs to $50 a barrel 15 December 2008 IndiGo displaces Kingfisher from the third spot 15 December 2008 Traffic at UK airports slows as passenger numbers decline 13 December 2008 Astra Microwave to supply radar sub-systems to Israel's ELTA 13 December 2008 Boeing confirms Dreamliner launch delayed to 2010 12 December 2008 Qantas and British Airways fined $25 million for forming cartel 11 December 2008 Indian cosmonaut to take off for space in 2013 10 December 2008 Dassault Aviation and Tata Technologies sign MoU for MMRCA offsets 09 December 2008 Jet Airways agrees to pay 3 per cent commission to travel agents 08 December 2008 Lufthansa acquires debt-ridden Austrian Airlines 08 December 2008 Jet Airways cuts fuel surcharge –fares down by Rs400 06 December 2008 NASA pushes back Mars mission from 2009 to 2011; delay to increase project cost by $400 million 05 December 2008 Boeing may announce fourth delay to 787 programme 05 December 2008 Agents, travel portals not to sell Jet, JetLite tickets 05 December 2008 Brazil to sell 100 state-of-the-art anti-radiation missiles to Pakistan 03 December 2008 Jet Airways asks employees to accept salary cut 03 December 2008 New US missile warning satellite fails 03 December 2008 NASA planning next expansion of the International Space Station 03 December 2008 ISRO to deploy smaller launchers for LEO satellites 03 December 2008 Kingfisher to expand overseas operations 03 December 2008 Delta Airlines to reduce capacity further 2009 03 December 2008 PolyU preparing for a Sino-Russian interplanetary space mission 03 December 2008 British Airways, Qantas in merger talks 02 December 2008 Ryanair renews bid for Aer Lingus 02 December 2008 Pakistan develops impressive UAV capabilities 02 December 2008 Israel to launch nano-satellites from India in 2009 02 December 2008 Air India cuts fuel surcharge on domestic fares by Rs400 01 December 2008 Space shuttle Endeavour returns to earth, but forced to take a small detour 01 December 2008 China’s first indigenous commercial jet makes successful test flight 01 December 2008 Chandrayaan update: 8 instruments functioning, remaining 2 to be activated later this month 01 December 2008 Lockheed Martin to supply upgraded P3 Orion, F-16s to Pakistan 01 December 2008 Thales and Samtel in avionics JV 30 November 2008 IISc's revolutionary method to slash rocket launch costs 30 November 2008 Boeing to launch new AH-6 light attack/reconnaissance helicopter programme 30 November 2008 Ashok Leyland to offer testing services for the aerospace sector 30 November 2008 HAL to seek foreign tie-up for Light Utility Helicopter programme 30 November 2008 International space station's urine recycler finally repaired 29 November 2008 EADS builds export base for aerospace and defence equipment in India 29 November 2008 Shareholders hit out at Qantas AGM 29 November 2008 Airlines swamped with cancellations after terror attack 28 November 2008 IATA warns airline industry dangerously poised 28 November 2008 Travel agents in a fix as airlines remove transaction fee 27 November 2008 NATO to boost strategic airlift capability with Boeing C-17 Globemaster's 27 November 2008 Air India, Jet Airways suspend Bangkok operations till Thursday 26 November 2008 AirAsia X announces launch of long haul, low cost Europe-Asia service 26 November 2008 ISRO feels the heat as Chandrayaan 1's temperature rises 26 November 2008 Small jet manufacturer Eclipse Aviation files for bankruptcy 26 November 2008 Kingfisher to reduce fares once ATF granted Declared Goods status 25 November 2008 AI to raise Rs1,000 cr financing through private route 25 November 2008 Declared Goods status for ATF if parties support amendment: Fin. Minister 25 November 2008 Astronauts stuck with repairs of urine recycler at International Space Station 24 November 2008 Udvar-Hazy led management group to re-acquire ILFC from AIG 24 November 2008 Jet initiates salary reduction talks with employees 24 November 2008 ISRO: Manned mission in earth orbit to precede manned lunar mission 24 November 2008 Patel calls for fare cuts, but airlines see no room 22 November 2008 Eurocopter sets up subsidiary in Indonesia 22 November 2008 Downsizing hits Rolls-Royce, BAE Systems 21 November 2008 Boeing to slash 800 jobs at military aircraft facility 20 November 2008 Court issues injunction against striking United Airlines pilots 19 November 2008 Cathay Pacific scraps year-end bonus amid global economic crisis 19 November 2008 "Spot beam" satellite being developed for rural net connectivity: ISRO 19 November 2008 Centre clears Chandrayaan-II lunar mission 18 November 2008 Dassault Aviation bids $2 billion for Alcatel-Lucent’s stake in defence contractor Thales 18 November 2008 Kingfisher staves off AAI deadline with "significant" payment 18 November 2008 Make flying affordable, says Mallya 18 November 2008 Airlines clear first installment of ATF dues to OMCs 18 November 2008 Air India hoping to raise Rs805 crore through sale, lease-back of aircraft 17 November 2008 Foreign airlines interested in 25% Kingfisher stake: Mallya 17 November 2008 Chandrayaan-1: Laser Ranging Instrument goes operational 17 November 2008 Jet fuel prices cut by a further Rs5,580 per kilo litre 15 November 2008 Indian tricolour lands on the moon 15 November 2008 Boeing pushes back delivery of 747-8 planes 14 November 2008 Chandrayaan-1: ISRO gifts India the moon 14 November 2008 Chandrayaan-1's MIP: Coming in over Malarpet Mountain 14 November 2008 India reports higher air passenger numbers for October 13 November 2008 Jet Airways secures Rs1,000 crore loan 12 November 2008 India test fires Shaurya - new surface-to-surface missile 12 November 2008 Warning signals for India as credit squeeze hits Russian defence industry 12 November 2008 SpiceJet gets Frost & Sullivan's Best Emerging Company of the year award 11 November 2008 Air Works launches India's first aircraft MRO facility at Hosur 11 November 2008 Paramount Airways launches Chennai-Goa daily service 11 November 2008 Jet Airways, United Airlines enter into frequent flyer arrangement 11 November 2008 IAF set to take delivery of first AWACS, may opt for another four: report 11 November 2008 EU nations launch European Air Transport Fleet initiative 11 November 2008 Moon Impact Probe launch likely around 14-15 November 11 November 2008 NASA folds up Mars Lander programme 11 November 2008 Emirates hopeful of 'robust' second half after 88 per cent fall in H1 profits 11 November 2008 DHL retreats from US domestic market – focus on international operations 11 November 2008 British Travel Awards 2008: Virgin Atlantic flies high 10 November 2008 Jet's JetPrivilege offers double mileage points on India-London route 10 November 2008 Boeing steps into airplane financing for the first time after 2005 10 November 2008 MRTPC admits opposition party's plea to probe Jet-Kingfisher alliance 10 November 2008 DRDO set to announce foreign partner for Kaveri jet engine 10 November 2008 Kingfisher now risks losing bank guarantees with AAI 10 November 2008 Chandrayaan nudges closer to the moon 10 November 2008 Chandrayaan-1 fires its way into lunar orbit 08 November 2008 Chandrayaan-1 successfully enters lunar orbit 08 November 2008 Delhi High Court gives provisional clearance for appointment of new DGCA 08 November 2008 SIA Q2 profits dip, projects weak demand for coming quarter 08 November 2008 Asian demand to triple global airfreight traffic by 2027: Boeing 08 November 2008 British Airways to axe Kolkata-London Heathrow services from March 2009 08 November 2008 Deccan Aviation to launch air taxi services in Mumbai 08 November 2008 AI offers Kolkata-Delhi service for Rs5,000 08 November 2008 Tense 30 minutes for Chandrayaan as it settles into lunar orbit 08 November 2008 New aircraft orders to decline substantially in 2009: Airbus 07 November 2008 Asia Pacific Tourism starts to buckle under pressure: Deloitte 07 November 2008 New ground handling policy will hit 8,000 jobs, say private airlines 06 November 2008 JAL to launch first class service on Tokyo-New Delhi route from January 06 November 2008 AirAsia to launch India operations with Kuala Lumpur-Tiruchirappli daily service 06 November 2008 Embraer mulls construction of larger aircraft 06 November 2008 BAA to fund London's Crossrail project, will get connections for Heathrow 05 November 2008 Budget carriers may slash fares around 15 November 05 November 2008 ISRO's Bhuvan portal to be more powerful, efficient than Google Earth 05 November 2008 Kingfisher, GECAS in a tangle over lease payment defaults 05 November 2008 Dassault ups the ante with full technology transfer for Rafale 05 November 2008 Chandrayaan enters lunar transfer orbit 05 November 2008 Emirates expanding presence in India 03 November 2008 Travel agents to agitate against transaction fee model 03 November 2008 Operational clearance of LCA Tejas by 2010, induction by 2011: AK Antony 03 November 2008 Boeing factories to resume production 03 November 2008 Russia to export 10-15 Ka-52 Alligator helicopters annually - designer 03 November 2008 No deliveries of 787 Dreamliner in 2009: report 03 November 2008 Update 1: Oil marketing companies slash jet fuel prices by 16.8 per cent 31 October 2008 India, Russia commence work sharing discussions for Chandrayaan-2 31 October 2008 Chandrayaan-1's Terrain Mapping Camera goes operational 31 October 2008 Dark years ahead, warns CAPA's Peter Harbison 31 October 2008 Hubble Space telescope reactivated - repair work not earlier than May 2009 31 October 2008 Relief for airlines as oil marketing companies slash jet fuel prices 31 October 2008 JAL receives CAPA's “2008 Airline Turnaround of the Year” award 31 October 2008 Malaysia Airlines to introduce new Indian cuisine aboard its flights starting November 31 October 2008 AirAsia X receives CAPA's “2008 New Airline of the Year” award 31 October 2008 ExecuJet shifts FBO operations to Schönefeld as Berlin Tempelhof closes 31 October 2008 Mother of all airports, Berlin Tempelhof ceases operations 31 October 2008 Air charter services commence for India's northeastern region 31 October 2008 Transaction fee to be levied on air tickets from 1 November 31 October 2008 India clears Horizontal Aviation Agreement with EU 31 October 2008 GoAir launches 'Buy 5 Get 1 Free' offer for the holiday season 31 October 2008 Turboprop manufacturer ATR sticks to sales targets for 2008 30 October 2008 Iran to manufacture Russian Kamov helicopters under license 30 October 2008 Lockheed Martin wins $30 million USAF contract to develop next generation turbine engines 30 October 2008 Tiger eyes Hyderabad as third Indian destination 30 October 2008 SIA to reduces services to Asian cities, including Indian destinations 30 October 2008 United Airlines, FedEx in tie-up for door-to-door baggage service 30 October 2008 China Southern announces $1.46 billion investment in Shenyang hub 30 October 2008 Messenger spacecraft reveals more hidden territory on Mercury 30 October 2008 Denmark’s Sterling Airlines declared bankrupt 30 October 2008 Merged Delta becomes world's biggest airline 30 October 2008 MidEast airline majors may cutback on aircraft orders: IATA chief economist 29 October 2008 NASA to power off Mars Lander Phoenix instruments 29 October 2008 Boeing and its machinist Union arrive at a tentative agreement 29 October 2008 Lufthansa takes the fight to BA - assumes command of bmi 29 October 2008 Chinese commercial airplane market worth $390 billion over next 20 years: Boeing 29 October 2008 India starts work on Chandrayaan-2 29 October 2008 US, India, EU and 12 other nations mull easing international aviation rules 29 October 2008 GMR Group wins ORBIS award for corporate social responsibility 29 October 2008 Jet Airways amongst world's top three airlines: Conde Nast Traveler survey 29 October 2008 Jet Airways' Brussels connection - an all round success story 29 October 2008 Steep Q2 loss for Jet Airways 29 October 2008 Chandrayaan-1 orbit to be raised to 267,000 kilometres in fourth manoeuvre 29 October 2008 UK airports operator BAA fined for failing to meet performance standards 29 October 2008 Lufthansa reports a 74.6% decline in Q3 profit, lowers full-year profit forecast 29 October 2008 AirAsia to commence flight to India in December 27 October 2008 India-born Dr Khaturia’s PlanetSpace to partner Boeing for US space supplies programme 27 October 2008 IATA: Airline losses for 2008 may be deeper than projected $5.2 billion 27 October 2008 Construction of UPS' new intra-Asian air hub facility begins at Shenzhen 27 October 2008 Airlines and IATA blast EU ETS decision 27 October 2008 Air India increases benefits for frequent fliers 27 October 2008 Vancouver Airport Authority bids $3.1-billion for London Gatwick 27 October 2008 Air France KLM cautions on full-year EBIT target; gets approval for VLM Airlines merger 27 October 2008 Expansion work commences at Chennai International Airport 27 October 2008 After fuel, airlines seek installment facility for airport dues 27 October 2008 Chandrayaan-I reaches halfway point 27 October 2008 Air-launched BrahMos supersonic cruise missile induction not earlier than 2012: Dr Pillai 27 October 2008 Second-generation space travellers return to Earth 27 October 2008 NASA unveils next generation lunar rover 25 October 2008 Chandrayaan-I reaches record height 25 October 2008 US Air Force to set up new Global Strike Command for nuclear weapons 25 October 2008 US Navy completes test launches of Raytheon's Tomahawk Block IV cruise missiles 25 October 2008 US DARPA seeks to develop 'flying submarine' 25 October 2008 Parliamentary panel recommends withdrawal of user development fee at airports 25 October 2008 Indonesia evaluating purchase of Indian Advanced Light Helicopter Dhruv 25 October 2008 Manned mission by 2012 - astronaut training facility at Bangalore: Madhavan Nair 25 October 2008 Govt criticised over 35 non-metro airport upgrade programmes given to private companies 25 October 2008 EU approves plans to include airlines in emissions trading plan 24 October 2008 Financial turmoil to affect fuel hedging, financing of aircraft, says IATA's Bisignani 24 October 2008 India's satellite-based air navigation system to be world's most sophisticated: Raytheon 24 October 2008 Air France–KLM warns of nil growth in capacity till 2011 24 October 2008 September international traffic takes a huge beating: IATA 24 October 2008 Kingfisher to start short haul Dhaka-Kolkata flights 24 October 2008 Ministry of Finance may soon ease taxes on jet fuel: Praful Patel 24 October 2008 Chandrayaan-1 shifted to second orbit, condition healthy: ISRO 24 October 2008 Chandrayaan-1 and China’s spacewalk should be a ‘wake-up call’ for America: Obama 24 October 2008 KPMG report on airports in India says infrastructure development still on 24 October 2008 Boeing burns $3 billion cash as strike stunts profits 23 October 2008 New EU rules on airport charges could translate into cheaper flights 23 October 2008 Fewer Britons boarding flights as economic woes persist 23 October 2008 Austrian Airlines stake sale doubtful as potential investors seek time to evaluate bids 23 October 2008 Passenger traffic for US airlines down from pace of 2007 23 October 2008 Emirates drops ticket prices between seven and 35 per cent 23 October 2008 Schiphol to manage a larger part of JFK in New York: report 23 October 2008 Russia to allocate 200 billion roubles for space exploration over 2009-11 22 October 2008 Jet Airways in code sharing agreement with own subsidiary Jetlite for key domestic routes 22 October 2008 SpiceJet drops fares once again 22 October 2008 Jet, Kingfisher could reduce the number of flights; Jet to further rollback international operations 22 October 2008 AERA Bill 2007 passed by Lok Sabha 22 October 2008 GoAir and Air France to ink $40 million maintenance contract 22 October 2008 MRO industry could become a $1 billion business in India 22 October 2008 Airlines can pay fuel bills in six instalments 22 October 2008 Chandrayaan: In commercial orbit 22 October 2008 No bounds on industry crisis; MENA carriers urged to focus on efficiency: IATA 22 October 2008 Swedish, German and the UK’s payloads aboard Chandrayaan-1 22 October 2008 NASA goes back to the Moon, aboard Chandrayaan-1 22 October 2008 Chandrayaan's space schedule 22 October 2008 Perfect start - Chandrayaan in earth orbit 22 October 2008 DAE Capital in sale and leaseback deal with Kingfisher for three A330-200 aircraft 21 October 2008 Emirates to become single largest international carrier in Indian skies by Feb'09 21 October 2008 Mumbai international airport leads in online check-in worldwide: SITA survey 21 October 2008 Raytheon keen on $1 billion Indian civilian business by 2018 21 October 2008 19 per cent fewer passengers for domestic airlines in September 2008 21 October 2008 PM asks oil and civil aviation minister to resolve PSU oil companies and Airline’s face off 21 October 2008 Airlines anxious passengers may overlook compliance with new US visa rules come 2009 21 October 2008 No layoffs in loss making Air India 21 October 2008 Korean low cost carrier, Hansung Airlines, folds up 21 October 2008 Jet Airways top 200 people to get a 30 per cent cut in pay 21 October 2008 Kingfisher Airlines halts pilot hiring 21 October 2008 JAL's premium economy seats wins 2008 Good Design Award 21 October 2008 Number 1 European Airline in Asia Pacific: Lufthansa 21 October 2008 Air India to rework network strategy and optimize operations 21 October 2008 Air Arabia to fly all passengers free on all routes on 28 October 21 October 2008 AirAsia X looks at London Stansted as its UK base 21 October 2008 Air France’s plans to court the Indian traveler may include flight plans to Pune and Kolkata 21 October 2008 Low cost airlines give thumbs down to EU carbon trading plan 21 October 2008 Emirates Airlines to recruit more Indian cabin crew and staff 21 October 2008 Competing designs being readied for India's indigenous regional aircraft 21 October 2008 Air India scraps cargo plans even as others press ahead 21 October 2008 Sanjay Aggarwal takes over as chief executive at SpiceJet 21 October 2008 Indian flag to be fourth on moon-Mars mission: ISRO chief 21 October 2008 Virgin drops passenger fuel charges; Lufthansa lowers fuel surcharge 20 October 2008 China-manufactured regional jet launched for commercial flight 20 October 2008 Premium travel down in the Far East: IATA 20 October 2008 S7 to renew fleet, phase out Russian planes to stay profitable 20 October 2008 Qantas commences A380 service to US West Coast 20 October 2008 Bahrain Air to turn profitable by 2009 20 October 2008 Kingfisher Airlines downgrades aircraft commanders –slashes pilot salaries 20 October 2008 Chandrayaan countdown to start Monday 18 October 2008 Tatas to set up first defence aerospace hub near Hyderabad 18 October 2008 Cutting cost still top of the mind for Jet Airways; fare hike possible 18 October 2008 NASA attempts to fix Hubble Space Telescope run into trouble 18 October 2008 Bombardier might set up MRO facility in India; to showcase CRJ900 Nextgen Airliner At India Aviation 2008 In Hyderabad 18 October 2008 Holidaymakers from the UK scurry to book alternative flights after LTE closure of charter flights 18 October 2008 Air traffic hits 5-year low 18 October 2008 Airlines will take a $4.1 billion hit in 2009, says IATA 18 October 2008 Airbus postpones planned production increases 18 October 2008 India planning significant upgrade of UAV capability: report 18 October 2008 Should distressed airlines be bailed out? 18 October 2008 Jet-Kingfisher tie-up good for both carriers, says Airbus 17 October 2008 Chandrayaan-I mated with rocket for launch on 22 October 17 October 2008 The Aerotropolis will block 2300 million tonnes of coal: CIL 17 October 2008 Kingfisher in talks with oil marketing companies for phased repayments 17 October 2008 Fuel costs and hurricane Ike push Continental into the red by $236 million; company modifies Boeing delivery schedule 17 October 2008 Spanish carrier LTE calls off charter flights, optimistic about restart 17 October 2008 Lufthansa to mentor Air India's entry into the Star Alliance grouping 17 October 2008 Patel resolved Jet crisis – says airlines are not defaulters 17 October 2008 Kingfisher, Jet Airways backpedal on aircraft deliveries 17 October 2008 American, Delta post third quarter losses – assess operating environment differently 17 October 2008 American Airlines orders 100 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners 17 October 2008 Southwest Airlines posts first quarterly loss in 17 years 17 October 2008 NACIL, EADS to set up a joint venture MRO centre in India 17 October 2008 Petroleum ministry asks airlines to clear Rs900-cr in ATF dues 17 October 2008 Aviation industry employee unions mull action against Jet Airways 17 October 2008 Jet Airways does a U-turn – asks sacked staff to resume duties 17 October 2008 Airbus A380 touches down at Hyderabad for the India Aviation 2008 Air Show 16 October 2008 Finmeccanica delivers first C-27J to US Armed Forces in Waco, Texas 16 October 2008 IATA terms new departure taxes in Belgium and Ireland as “Collective Madness” 16 October 2008 Air-India weighs `leave-without-pay' for 15,000 employees 16 October 2008 Jet Airways offloads 1,900 staff 16 October 2008 TCS receives Rs1,000-crore contract for taking passport issuance process online 16 October 2008 Govt to infuse Rs1,100-1,500-cr fresh capital into Air India: Praful Patel 15 October 2008 Air India to be formally inducted into Star Alliance by April-May 2009 15 October 2008 Air India's new Bangalore-Mumbai service offers seamless connectivity to international destinations 15 October 2008 Gopinath wants Air Deccan back- describes Jet-KF deal as long-term monopoly 15 October 2008 India-2008 international civil aviation show kicks off at Hyd'bad's old Begumpet airport 15 October 2008 Innovative or monopolistic - pros and cons of the Jet-Kingfisher deal 15 October 2008 Jet, Kingfisher alliance to "help stabilise India's aviation sector" 15 October 2008 Jet sacks 850 staff in biggest lay-off in Indian aviation history 15 October 2008 Capt Gopinath senses his chance, even as Jet and Kingfisher cosy up 15 October 2008 Indian Deep Space Network tracks the Koguya and Rosseta space missions 14 October 2008 Turkish Airlines tenders for 105 passenger jets 14 October 2008 US air cargo traffic posts sharpest decline in seven years 14 October 2008 Boeing says talks with machinist union fails 14 October 2008 Kingfisher Red to offer more services to regain top slot 14 October 2008 Spanish airline Iberia reports drop in September passenger load factor 14 October 2008 Delta adds third Heathrow to New York flight 14 October 2008 Air traffic declines in China and India 14 October 2008 Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation outlines plans for CAPA AeroPark in India 14 October 2008 Credit crisis will impact European aerospace sector, say chief execs 14 October 2008 Bombardier Commercial Aircraft appoints new director of sales for India 14 October 2008 Sharp decrease in passenger traffic at UK airports 14 October 2008 Iberia ups stake in British Airways 14 October 2008 Kingfisher, Jet alliance talks in tune with the times 14 October 2008 Kingfisher, Jet Airways in tie-up talks 13 October 2008 Kingfisher Airlines puts new international flights on hold; returns planes to lessors, defers deliveries from Airbus 13 October 2008 GoAir’s makeover plans to include premium seating 13 October 2008 Delhi airport set to surpass Mumbai in aircraft handling this winter 13 October 2008 PSU oil marketing companies ask airlines to pay up aviation fuel dues 13 October 2008 Kingfisher introduces Mumbai – Nanded – Latur services 13 October 2008 Plans to link Kolkata East-West Metro to airport 13 October 2008 Malaysian carriers to expand their network by end 2008; AirAsia to fly to Tiruchirapalli, India 13 October 2008 AirAsia awarded best Asian low-cost carrier by APAC travel news publisher TTG 13 October 2008 IATA condemns slot confiscation ruling for New York Airports 13 October 2008 Abu Dhabi's new runway inaugurated; phased opening of Terminal 3 13 October 2008 UK Ministry of Defence misplaces computer disk containing armed forces data 13 October 2008 Mahindra & Mahindra to acquire Australian aerospace firm: Report 11 October 2008 Embraer delivers 48 jets in third quarter 11 October 2008 Jet to scrap Mumbai-Shanghai-Frisco flight 11 October 2008 Cathay Pacific to speed up growth through corporate fliers 10 October 2008 Private airlines looking for Rs4,700 crore to bail them out 10 October 2008 Singapore's Changi Airport to change hands 10 October 2008 Weekend negotiations planned for Boeing and its machinists 10 October 2008 ISRO signs bilateral space cooperation agreement with France’s Astrium 10 October 2008 Moon mission inexpensive; no insurance for Chandrayaan-1 10 October 2008 American Airlines agrees to filter pornography on in-flight Internet service 08 October 2008 International airlines drop fares by up to 30 per cent for festive season 08 October 2008 Supreme court throws out Deccan Aviation's plea against consumer court rulings 08 October 2008 Tirupati’s domestic airport declared International 08 October 2008 US aerospace firm Circor picks India’s HCL Tech for global support 08 October 2008 Boeing announces new AH-6 light attack/reconnaissance rotorcraft programme 08 October 2008 Air India mulls new routes; to complete 75 per cent of merger by March 2009 08 October 2008 Hawker Beechcraft secures $200 million order for 23 aircraft from Brazilian dealer 08 October 2008 Bombardier upbeat about business aviation market prospects 08 October 2008 Copenhagen Airports to have new low-cost terminal in operation by mid-2010 08 October 2008 Star Alliance targets Latin America - invites TAM for membership 08 October 2008 Rs 1,212-crore Chennai airport expansion programme set to commence shortly 08 October 2008 Boeing to conduct third hypersonic missile test for DARPA 07 October 2008 RGIA Hyderabad reports 80 per cent growth in international cargo handling 07 October 2008 UK-based ISIS Group orders 10 Hawker 400XP light jets for India charter operations 07 October 2008 Appearing for CPL exams gets easier for Indian cadets 07 October 2008 Now land acquisition for West Bengal's aerotropolis project runs into rough weather 07 October 2008 IAF airbases, fleet to modernise: Air Chief Marshal Fali H Major 07 October 2008 India should act fast to cut costs for carriers: IATA Chief 07 October 2008 Comp Air developing 6-10 seater turbo; India key market 07 October 2008 Russian UAC chief, Fyodorov, says MiG-35 only fighter to meet MMRCA tender specifications 07 October 2008 Paramount in talks with Airbus, Boeing for international foray: Report 07 October 2008 Air France looking to rework its India plans 07 October 2008 Orders for Falcon business jets strong: D