Nirmala Sitharaman, the current finance minister of India, is all set to announce the Budget 2021. With the government’s commitment to promoting the ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ (Make-in-India) initiative, the drone industry in India is expecting a lot from the budget. The global drone market is set to become a US$ 54 billion market by 2025, and
The Uttar Pradesh Defence Corridor is going to be part of the upcoming Aero India 2021 in Bengaluru for the first time. The event is to take place from February 3 to February 5. Aero India is organised every alternate year in India which is also regarded as one of the major exhibitions for aerospace
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) has sought financial quotes from American aviation giant Boeing and the European aerospace major Airbus for leasing of at least two tankers to overcome India’s critical shortage of mid-air refuelling capability. While the IAF has sought leasing quotes for two mid-air refuellers from Airbus, it has requested quotes
New Delhi: Two IAF women officers broke the glass ceiling on Tuesday by becoming the first women pilots to participate in the Republic Day parade — one at Rajpath and the other over Rajpath. While Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth, 28, became the first woman fighter pilot to take part in the R-Day parade as she
An Indian Army helicopter crash landed near a brigade headquarters in Lakhanpur area of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday (January 25), Indian Army confirmed. Reports quoting eyewitness suggest that an Advanced Light Helicopter ‘Dhruv’ crashed. after getting caught in wires, however, there was no immediate confirmation by the Army about the cause
Patna: Six flights operating to and from Jayaprakash Narayan International Airport were cancelled on Saturday due to poor visibility caused by the foggy conditions. Those cancelled were GoAir’s G8-351 (Mumbai) and G8-2506, G8-133 (Delhi) flights and IndiGo’s 6E-982 (Hyderabad), 6E-6105 (Kolkata) and 6E-2614 (Delhi) flights. The visibility was less than 50 metres from 7am to
“The three-day air show will be the world’s first hybrid exhibition where the business activity will be physical and virtual, while the static and flying display of the military and civil aircraft will be at the venue,” a defence official told IANS here. The biennial event will be held at the Yellahanka air base of
Pune: Heavy fog in northern India delayed several inbound and outbound flights from/to Delhi and other places on Saturday morning. A Delhi-bound SpiceJet flight slated to take off from the city around 8.05am was delayed by over two hours. Similarly, an Air India flight scheduled to land in Pune from Delhi at 8.40am was delayed
Cochin International Airport Ltd(CIAL), which became the worlds first solar-powered airportin 2015, on Sunday added another feather to its cap, commissioning two floating solar power plants in Kerala. With the installation of the plants with a capacity of452 KWh over two artificial lakes, the airport’s total installed capacity has risen to 40 MWp helping it
Juhu airport-based charter company, Bativala M Bhagvati Flying Charters LLP, has tied up with Sanskruti Vacations for helicopter services from Juhu airport to the Statue of Unity in Kevadia, Gujarat. Earlier, SpiceJet had started a seaplane service to the fast emerging destination. Captain Mihir Bhagvati, a partner of Bativala M Bhagvati Flying Charters LLP, said,
