Tag: Aircraft
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Marginal shortage of commanders on certain types of aircraft, says Aviation Ministry
The ministry said that the cost of pilot training in India is cost-competitive as compared to FTOs in leading countries, with the latter being at least 40 per cent costlier.
July 25, 2022 -
Prompt action of pilot averted collision: Mamata
"Another plane, all of a sudden, came in front of my aircraft. If the situation had continued for 10 more seconds, there would have been a head-on collision. It was due to the efficiency of the pilot that I survived. The plane climbed down 6,000 feet. I suffered injuries on my back and chest. I still have pains"
March 8, 2022 -
Spectacular flypast by 75 aircraft at Rajpath leaves people stunned
Vintage, as well as current modern aircraft and helicopters like Rafale, Sukhoi, Jaguar, Mi-17, Sarang, Apache and Dakota, displayed different formations, including Rahat, Meghna, Eklavya, Trishul, Tiranga, Vijay and Amrit.
January 26, 2022 -
IAF chief reviews aircraft deployment, operational readiness in Ladakh
Following the India-China Corps Commander-level talks on 10 October, held at Chushul-Moldo border the Indian Army issued a statement saying, "...[T]he Chinese could not provide any forward-looking proposals. The meeting thus did not result in resolution of the remaining areas."
October 17, 2021 -
IAF aircraft with 35 evacuees on way to Delhi from Kabul
So far, India has evacuated over 800 people from Afghanistan which include some eminent Afghan nationals and two Members of Parliament from Sikh community.
August 26, 2021 -
Iran foils plane hijacking plot
The detainee intended to deviate the flight toward an unspecified country on the southern shore of the Gulf, according to the statement.
March 6, 2021 -
Flying fears
With an analytics company reporting that almost a third of the world’s passenger jets are parked around the world, and with airlines grounding more planes due to a lack of demand, pilots are bound to get rusty.
December 2, 2020 -
GoAir to add one aircraft each month
The airline currently operates 270 daily flights connecting 24 domestic and four international destinations.
June 28, 2019 -
IAF deploys more aircraft in search for missing AN-32, Cheetah to scour inaccessible terrain
The IAF pressed into service Cheetah helicopters, which are easily manoeuvrable and can easily access areas unreachable by larger aircraft or ground parties.
June 6, 2019 -
Arms and the Murk
Dassault operates in a ‘buyer's market‘. The option of the seller is comparatively limited and restricted, as it has to constantly feed and pay heed to the need of its foreign buyers. Customer satisfaction reigns supreme. The seller has to keep foreign clients in good humour, listening and attending to their smallest fads. The most spectacular of all deals is Rafale CEO's ability and steadfastness to stick to the claim ~ ‘I do not tell lies‘ ~ in a turbulent market like that of combat aviation. This is indeed commendable.
December 22, 2018 -
Navy looking at enrolling women as sailors
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also pushed for greater enrolment of women in the Navy in her address to the top naval brass at the Naval Commanders Conference.
November 2, 2018 -
IndiGo deplanes doctor, aviation minister Suresh Prabhu orders probe
Minister of Civil Aviation and Commerce and Industry Suresh Prabhu on Tuesday ordered a probe into an incident concerning deplaning of a passenger by budget carrier IndiGo after he complained about mosquitoes in the aircraft. “I have ordered an enquiry into the incident of off-loading passenger Dr Saurabh Rai by IndiGo at Lucknow Airport,” Prabhu tweeted. …
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April 10, 2018 -
Aircraft lands at Pakyong airport, creates history
The first fixed-wing aircraft, the Dornier 228 (19-seater) of the Indian Air Force, made a successful landing at the newly constructed Pakyong Airport in Sikkim on Monday. Chief Secretary AK Shrivastava said the trial landing at 3.25 pm was historic and the first such landing of such an aircraft in Sikkim soil. “This was possible …
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March 6, 2018 -
US aircraft carrier to arrive in Vietnam for historic visit
A US Navy aircraft carrier will set anchor in Vietnam on Monday, for the first time since the end of the Vietnam War more than four decades ago, the media reported. The four-day visit by the USS Carl Vinson and its contingent of 5,000 sailors and aviators has been deemed as a historic opportunity to …
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March 4, 2018 -
Commercial plane crashes in southern Iran, killing 66 people
An Iranian commercial plane crashed on Sunday in the mountainous region of southern Iran, killing all 66 people on board, state media reported. An Aseman Airlines ATR-72, a twin-engine turboprop used for short-distance regional flying, went down near its destination of the southern Iranian city of Yasuj, some 780 kilometers south of the Iranian capital, …
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February 18, 2018 -
Four killed in mid-air aircraft collision in Germany
A light aircraft and a helicopter on Tuesday collided with each other in the air near the western Germany city of Karlsruhe, killing four people, police said. The police of Karlsruhe said on its Twitter account that it was a collision between a rescue helicopter and a sport plane, reports Xinhua. Rescue workers, firefighters and …
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January 24, 2018 -
Icy poop lands in Gurgaon village, residents make guesses from ‘jaadoo’ to ‘celestial object’!
A rumble in the sky and a loud thud a few seconds later shook villagers in Fazilpur Badli yesterday, leaving them wondering what had happened. Rajbir Yadav was in a wheat field when a “large rock” made its way to the ground, forming a one-foot crater. Was it a missile, a bomb or a meteor? …
January 21, 2018