Aerospace
India set to launch IRNSS-1B satellite on 4 April
02 Apr 2014
The Indian Space Research Organisation has completed the integration of its indigenously made regional navigation satellite IRNSS-1B with the satellite’s launch vehicle PSLV-C24
SpiceJet orders 42 Boeing 737 MAX planes in $4.4 bn deal
12 Mar 2014
Indian budget airline SpiceJet has signed a “swap deal” in which the new order has been placed by swapping existing orders of 12 Boeing 737 planes
Airbus sets up subsidiary in India
11 Mar 2014
Biggest guns in global aviation headed for Indian air show
11 Mar 2014
Apart from dazzling aeronautics for the public, companies like Bombardier, Rolls Royce, Dassault, Embraer, Gulfstream, and Piaggio will display their latest products as Indian Aviation Show takes off
CBI to probe suspected kick-backs in HAL’s Rolls-Royce engine deal
04 Mar 2014
The probe relates to deals signed between 2007 and 2011, when Rolls-Royce sold aero engines to power Hawk advanced jet trainers supplied by BAE Systems to the IAF
Small UK firm HAV showcases world’s biggest aircraft
01 Mar 2014
A hybrid incorporating features of a blimp, an airplane, and a helicopter, the eco-friendly Airlander can carry massive loads over difficult terrain, and the developers see it as a game-changer