Aviation
Robotic submarine to search for MH:370
14 Apr 2014
Teams searching for the missing Malaysia Airlines plane would, for the first time, press into service, a robotic submarine
Creditors put up ‘Kingfisher Airlines’ brand for sale
08 Apr 2014
The move marks the beginning of the sale of assets of Kingfisher, owned by the Vijay Mallya-led UB Group
Air travel market shrank only in India in February: IATA
04 Apr 2014
The Indian domestic air travel market shrank 1.8 per cent in February 2014, compared to February 2013 while air travel markets across the world rose 5.3 per cent year-on-year
Tata-SIA gets NOC from aviation ministry
03 Apr 2014
Babcock to buy Spanish helicopter transport services firm Avincis for $1.5 bn
27 Mar 2014
In addition to paying $1.5 billion, British defence support and engineering services group Babcock International will also assume £705 million of Avincis’s net debt taking the total deal value to about $2.76 billion
Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 lost in Indian Ocean, says Malaysian PM
24 Mar 2014
Malaysia has concluded that the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH370 that disappeared with 239 people on board over two weeks ago ended in the southern Indian Ocean
AirAsia India’s first Airbus A320 lands in Chennai
22 Mar 2014
AirAsia India's first aircraft, an Airbus A320, landed at Chennai airport this morning. It flew in from France via Turkey abd landed in Chennai at 9.11 am
Missing plane hijacked by trained fliers, says Malaysia
15 Mar 2014
Investigators say that people with significant flying experience hijacked the missing Malaysia Airlines jet, switched off communication devices and steered it off-course
India set to join search for missing Malaysian plane
12 Mar 2014
Malaysia has sought India’s assistance for the search of the missing aircraft, following an offer from President Pranab Mukherjee
China urges Malaysia to do more in tracing missing plane
11 Mar 2014
A massive search and rescue operation involving nine countries has so far found no trace of the plane or the 239 people on board – of whom 151 were Chinese
Malaysia Airlines plane with 239 vanishes over South China Sea
08 Mar 2014
While no wreckage has been found, Vietnamese planes reported seeing two oil slicks in the sea, about 15km long, that were consistent with those left by an airliner
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