News reports
Mainland and Taiwanese carriers script historic alliance
24 June 2008
Midwest Airlines to ground its fuel-hungry MD-80 fleet
24 June 2008
United Airlines to lay off 950 pilots - cuts in addition to those announced earlier
24 June 2008
Northwest chief, Steenland, urges US Congress to increase oversight of commodities trading
24 June 2008
Developers thinking of low-cost airports
24 June 2008
Lufthansa Technik to launch MRO facility in partnership with GMR Group
24 June 2008
HAL secures order for ambulance version of ALH Dhruv from Peru
24 June 2008
Air India offers spot fares on Kochi route
24 June 2008
Kingfisher, Etihad angling for slots at London Heathrow
24 June 2008
Private players to retain cargo management at non-metro airports
24 June 2008
JAL to test second-generation biofuel
23 June 2008
Pratt and Whitney claims better than expected fuel burn data from green engine
23 June 2008
Boeing, Airbus agree on bio-fuels, differ on target date
23 June 2008
Garrow Aircraft introduces the Verticopter based on unique tilt-prop flying wing design
23 June 2008
Southwest airlines signs up $175 million for FAA's roadmap for performance-based navigation
23 June 2008
British Airways first and business class flyers to shell out more than economy for fuel surcharges
23 June 2008
SpaceShipTwo mothership to be unveiled July 28
23 June 2008
Mahindra Aerospace to manufacture bizjets in association with NAL
23 June 2008
Thales to double India-related business to $750 million over five years
23 June 2008
Proposed Indo-French, MBDA-led, joint venture moving ahead to manufacture SAM's
23 June 2008
Boeing 787 Dreamliner 'power on' tests are successful
21 June 2008
Dubai World Central, Xjet sign up to provide seven star private jet facility
21 June 2008
Iran, Russia finalising talks to build airliners in Iran
21 June 2008
Russia to deliver six Mi-35 attack helicopters to Indonesia
21 June 2008
China ranks third globally in terms of military spending: SIPRI report
21 June 2008
Government ownership of Air India 'must' remain: Praful Patel
21 June 2008
Headwinds whipping up for Kingfisher – Deccan acquisition under scrutiny
21 June 2008
Supersonic cruise missile BrahMos gets airborne variant
21 June 2008
Now, track the carbon footprint of your flights
21 June 2008
Gulfstream and NetJets in $1.9 billion deal for 40 aircraft
21 June 2008
Kingfisher, Deccan revise base fares upwards
20 June 2008
DRDO UAV Nishant undergoes successful pre-induction flight tests
20 June 2008
Jet Airways awarded by Singapore for passenger, cargo carriage growth
20 June 2008
Singapore Airlines might increase flights from India on account of higher traffic
20 June 2008
New private airlines could go international sooner
20 June 2008
Commodity exchange MCX to roll out jet fuel futures in a month
20 June 2008
Fewer people fly IA after merger
20 June 2008
Phoenix Mars mission: Very likely water, say NASA scientists about “clumps”
20 June 2008
Business charter segment loses altitude on fuel price hike
20 June 2008
Japan, India agree to double flight services by 2010
20 June 2008
Continental and United Airlines link network and services worldwide
20 June 2008
Air India’s Central Training Establishment conducts first Type Rating examination for pilots
20 June 2008
Europe holds its fire on US Congress review of air tanker bid
20 June 2008
Kingfisher's international operations set to hit another air pocket
20 June 2008
Airlines hike base fares
19 June 2008
EADS sees first flight for military transport plane in September
19 June 2008
Chandrayaan-1 to now launch in late September
19 June 2008
OpenSkies gets airborne
19 June 2008
FedEx posts 44 per cent fiscal-year profit drop, loss in fourth quarter
19 June 2008
US airlines may cut more capacity on account of fuel costs
19 June 2008
ESA's Jules Verne ATV refuels the ISS
19 June 2008
Idea of privatisation of air traffic management floated: AAI Executive Director
19 June 2008
Larsen & Toubro to bid for greenfield Muscat airport
19 June 2008
Congressional review faults USAF decision to award tanker contract to EADS/Northrop
19 June 2008
Deccan Aviation Lanka bags crew rotation contract
19 June 2008
Jet Airways in code sharing talks with domestic airlines in China
19 June 2008
Mumbai Int'l Airport Ltd calls for fresh ground-handling bids
19 June 2008
China's aerospace manufacturing concerns, AVIC I & II, poised for merger
18 June 2008
Stage set for 'open skies' negotiations between Australia and the EU
18 June 2008
Singapore Airlines reports flat load factor for May - increasing capacity matches traffic
18 June 2008
Qatar Airways to meet emission norms through use of GTL-kerosene fuel
18 June 2008
India is Qatar Airways' single largest market
18 June 2008
BrahMos Aerospace to supply components and sub-assemblies to ISRO
18 June 2008
Australia rationalises pilot training standards to address industry shortage
18 June 2008
Aircraft cabin air better than in other crowded places: ATSB survey
18 June 2008
Karnataka High Court clears Kingfisher-Deccan Aviation merger
18 June 2008
Hawker Beechcraft delivers first Hawker 4000 business jet
18 June 2008
Airbus bags two orders for A318 Elite corporate jets from Middle East client
18 June 2008
DIAL installs hi-tech, in-line baggage handling system at IGI airport
18 June 2008
Govt in a tizzy as airlines, airports ready to hike fares and user development fees
18 June 2008
United Airlines announces “iPod-compatible” airplanes on international routes
17 June 2008
Emirates to offer highest number of frequencies to India starting 1 July
17 June 2008
Maytas Infrastructure led consortium to construct Gulbarga airport
17 June 2008
Indian Army seeks establishment of tri-services aerospace command
17 June 2008
Second limited series production, Tejas LCA flies at supersonic speeds on maiden flight
17 June 2008
Shell-MRPL Aviation Fuels JV kicks off commercial operations with Jet Airways contract
17 June 2008
ATF tax shock for airlines – State FMs threaten to roll back cuts
17 June 2008
Space shuttle returns to Earth after 14-day mission to International Space Station
16 June 2008
Taiwanese and Mainland carriers to launch direct services following cross-straits agreement
16 June 2008
Oman Air launches Muscat-Bangalore service
16 June 2008
Jet Airways launches daily Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco services
16 June 2008
Serbia to seek bids for flag carrier JAT Airways
16 June 2008
Virgin Blue announces capacity reductions and cost-savings initiative
16 June 2008
4,000 Delta Air Lines workers accept severance offers
16 June 2008
NAL, Pratt & Whitney in talks to co-develop aircraft engine for indigenous RTA-70 programme
16 June 2008
Jet Airways delays global expansion plans – to launch cargo operations
16 June 2008
India to develop interceptor based missile-shield system
15 June 2008
DRDO seeks partners to co-develop Kaveri engine for LCA Tejas fighter jet: AK Antony
15 June 2008
Oxford Metrics software to allow UAVs to ‘see’ like human pilots
14 June 2008
Ireland, UK create Europe's first-ever Functional Airspace Block
14 June 2008
Fuel impact: easyJet mulls closure of base at Dortmund
14 June 2008
Indian carriers eye non-metro routes for growth
14 June 2008
US airline industry heading for a crash under current oil price regime: US report
14 June 2008
Air caterers, TajSATS, firm up expansion plans in India
14 June 2008
BAE Systems unveils its armed UAV Fury
14 June 2008
Second attempt to rescue UK business class carrier, Silverjet, fails
14 June 2008
NATO, Russia set out long-term defence and military co-operation guidelines
14 June 2008
Air India Express cancels operations to Goa
14 June 2008
NASA awards $745 million contract to manufacture spacesuits for astronauts
13 June 2008
Hawker 4000 receives FAA type approval - deliveries set to start
13 June 2008
European Commission to investigate Italian government's bridge loan for Alitalia
13 June 2008
Fuel impact: Finnair looks at job cuts as fuel price leaves it “significantly weakened”
13 June 2008
Power-on process for the 787 Dreamliner begins
13 June 2008
Fuel impact: US airlines jettison freebies, slash routes and jobs
13 June 2008
Airlines find India’s non-format passenger data system difficult to implement
13 June 2008
NASA's GLAST settles into orbit – to explore origins of the universe
13 June 2008
India's VVIP squadron to receive three refurbished Boeing Business Jets next month
12 June 2008
Discovery heads for Earth, scheduled to touch down on Saturday
12 June 2008
EADS picks Cades as preferred supplier for engineering services in India
12 June 2008
India's Integrated Defence Staff evolving strategies for use of space assets
12 June 2008
Etihad, Jet Airways in codeshare agreement
12 June 2008
Swiss firm Ruag, HAL in JV for production of next generation Do-228 aircraft
12 June 2008
Delhi's IGI Airport to get dedicated terminal for chartered\business flights
12 June 2008
Air India inducts first lot of pilots trained in-house
12 June 2008
Air India to launch nation-wide cargo services from 1 July
12 June 2008
Fuel impact: Praful Patel, State finance ministers to try and resolve ATF sales tax issue on 16 June
12 June 2008
Jet Airways mulls a slew of measures to increase profitability in adverse conditions
12 June 2008
Fuel impact: Deccan may rationalise routes, defer fresh deliveries
12 June 2008
Fuel impact: SpiceJet reduces number of daily flights
12 June 2008
Google co-founder Sergey Brin books $5-million seat in space flight for 2011
12 June 2008
Oil companies told to cut ATF prices: Praful Patel
11 June 2008
NASA’s new gamma ray telescope all set to be launched
11 June 2008
Aviation Outlook India 2008: Massive growth gradient for India, says CAPA chief
11 June 2008
Aviation Outlook India 2008: Price surge magnifies airline losses
11 June 2008
Airlines in India may lose over Rs10,000 crore this year: Jet Airways chief
10 June 2008
Lufthansa Technik to set up maintenance and repair facility at Hyderabad airport
10 June 2008
Air-India should perform or perish: Patel
10 June 2008
Twelve in race for Airports Authority top post
10 June 2008
Aviation Outlook India 2008: Fuel prices dominate opening day deliberations
10 June 2008
Special cell set up to counter growing threat to space assets
10 June 2008
US, UK firms bid for Mumbai airport's Rs700-crore ground-handling deal
09 June 2008
Air Force starts flight tests of first Phalcon Il-76 airborne early warning system
09 June 2008
Boeing order book slows down as airlines look to cut costs
09 June 2008
Boeing set to deliver 1st Dreamliner to China
09 June 2008
Emirates backs the Airbus’ A380
09 June 2008
NASA ties up with universities to develop planet-searching satellite
07 June 2008
Mumbai airport to install new flight plan systems
07 June 2008
Government to procure 22 attack helicopters for IAF
07 June 2008
Finnair to increase India flights; plans services to Bangalore, Chennai
07 June 2008
NASA plans to study the galaxy through giant telescopes on the moon
07 June 2008
Top 2 US Air Force officials removed for failures in N-arms oversight
06 June 2008
Defence ministry prunes global tender for light helicopters
06 June 2008
Emirates to get its first Airbus A380 in July
06 June 2008
Airlines to keep fuel surcharge; say 4 per cent ATF price cut is no relief
06 June 2008
LCA successfully undergoes hot weather flight trials
06 June 2008
HAL, Ruag to jointly manufacture Dornier aircraft in Germany
06 June 2008
Newspapers distorted Virgin Blue risk report: JPMorgan
06 June 2008
International Space Station update: Both Kibo and toilet operational
06 June 2008
Punj Lloyd, Singapore firm tie up to manufacture defence equipment
05 June 2008
Qantas to trim Asian operations
05 June 2008
Airlines may suspend flights on unviable routes
04 June 2008
Ryanair to hike fares by 5 per cent, ground 20 aircraft as fuel costs soar
04 June 2008
United Airlines to slash capacity by 14 per cent, cut up to 1,600 jobs
04 June 2008
Airbus plans to make green planes before 2020
04 June 2008
British Airways weighs flight cuts as oil prices bite
03 June 2008
EADS looks to Mallya for business jetliner JV
03 June 2008
Aviation losses at $2.3 billion in 2008: IATA
02 June 2008
Airlines hike fares as ATF prices go up by 20 per cent
02 June 2008
Local airlines not ready for e-ticketing deadline: IATA
02 June 2008
Unexpected success for Phoenix Mars mission: ice may have been discovered
02 June 2008
Action-packed Day 2 for discovery astronauts
02 June 2008
Rocket maker Khrunichev takes control of US-Russian satellite launch firm ILS
31 May 2008
Silverjet turns in its wings
31 May 2008
$100 billion investment opportunities in Indian defence industries: Frost & Sullivan study
30 May 2008
LCA Tejas crosses another milestone with successful hot weather trials
30 May 2008
A concerned government to conduct review of aviation industry in June
30 May 2008
Four Indian companies on EADS' Tier 1 list of engineering services suppliers
30 May 2008
EADS eyeing acquisitions in India and the US
30 May 2008
India issues RFP for acquisition of 22 attack helicopters
30 May 2008
Boeing's Albaugh says India's MMRCA decision may take place `no sooner' than 2010
30 May 2008
Mars Lander frees its robotic arm – ready for initial tests
30 May 2008
AI Express to launch Pune-Dubai services from June
30 May 2008
AAI freezes hike in airport charges to help airlines tide over bad times
30 May 2008
DRDO and EADS develop advanced missile warning system for aircraft - ready for serial production
29 May 2008
“Can’t be global without being in India,” says Airbus CEO Enders
29 May 2008
Over 110 nations agree on cluster bomb ban
29 May 2008
Gulf Air places $5 billion order for 35 Airbus aircraft
29 May 2008
$750 million, 88 aircraft order for Cessna at EBACE
29 May 2008
Logistics and cargo major, DRS Group, plans air freight service
29 May 2008
GE Infrastructure identifying Indian non-metro airports for upgrade bids
29 May 2008
83 per cent slash in basic fares on Air India's Kerala, Andhra flights as ATF taxes come down
29 May 2008
Airbus says orders for A380 superjumbo in 2008 could be less by a third
29 May 2008
Alitalia reports $777 million loss for 2007
29 May 2008
India’s weapons modernisation process “on track”: Antony
29 May 2008
Mars Lander's robotic arm activated as radio glitch is repaired
29 May 2008
Astrium wins €263-million EarthCARE earth observation satellite
29 May 2008
Jet Airways introduces online check-in facility on international flights
28 May 2008
China set to announce merger plans for AVIC I & II aerospace manufacturing concerns
28 May 2008
JetBlue Airways defers deliveries of 21 A320 jets to offset fuel costs
28 May 2008
EADS may start production in India, says chairman, Louis Gallois
28 May 2008
Lufthansa increases Kolkata-Frankfurt services to five a week
28 May 2008
Indian carriers can utilise services of foreign pilots only till 2010: DGCA
28 May 2008
Singapore Airlines to deploy another A380 super jumbo on London-Singapore route
28 May 2008
Significant “execution risks” on A380, A400 programmes, says EADS
28 May 2008
EADS offers India participation in futuristic defence projects
28 May 2008
Check-in baggage may be charged, says Jet Airways chief
28 May 2008
ILA 2008: German chancellor inaugurates India Pavillion at Berlin show
28 May 2008
Mars Orbiter develops minor glitch - takes stunning photograph of Phoenix Lander
28 May 2008
SpiceJet likely to raise fares if fuel costs continue to surge
27 May 2008
Fuel prices compel hike in fares, says Jet Airways chief Goyal
27 May 2008
Navi Mumbai international airport project to take off with amendment of Coastal Zone Management notification
27 May 2008
Ten airlines operating out of Hong Kong to hike fuel surcharge
27 May 2008
NIIT to collaborate with AI-SATS for cargo handling systems at new Bangalore airport
27 May 2008
Star Navigation presents in-flight safety monitoring system for Indian aviation market
27 May 2008
Jet Airways all set to commence Mumbai-Shanghai-San Francisco services from 14 June
27 May 2008
The pioneer's touch - Capt Gopinath seeks to trigger freighter boom with new venture
26 May 2008
ISRO aggressively promoting commercial launches: ISRO chief GM Nair
26 May 2008
Air India to shift London-US flights to European hub
26 May 2008
India keen on implementing Open Skies policy with UK and the EU
26 May 2008
IAF's helicopter display team 'Sarang' heads for Berlin ILA 2008 and UK
26 May 2008
New Bangalore airport handles 331 flights on launch day
26 May 2008
e-ticketing will cover 90 per cent of interline travel by 31 May, says IATA
26 May 2008
Bahrain Air launches thrice-weekly Bahrain-Kochi service
26 May 2008
SkyTeam hopes to have Kingfisher on board in the latter half of the year
26 May 2008
Bmi reports 48% decline in full-year profits for 2007
26 May 2008
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander makes a successful landing
26 May 2008
As oil prices soar, airlines begin to see red
24 May 2008
AI to offset rising operational costs with 10% hike in basic fares
24 May 2008
SEC Industries, IAI sign MoU for local and global defence manufacturing programmes
24 May 2008
Bengaluru International Airport launches commercial operations
24 May 2008
India's MoD releases land to help develop three airports in Assam
24 May 2008
Epic to move ahead with VLJ/turboprop development despite funding delays by Mallya
24 May 2008
Def Min AK Antony leaves for Berlin – India is partner nation at ILA 2008
24 May 2008
SriLankan deriving benefits from handling own ground operations in India
24 May 2008
Northwest says it too may charge for all checked luggage
24 May 2008
Hyderabad's new Shamsabad airport becoming a favoured destination for Gulf carriers
23 May 2008
Domestic air-traffic delays cost US economy $41 billion in 2007
23 May 2008
Malaysia Airlines reports 9.5 per cent drop in Q1 profit
23 May 2008
Fuel costs and sharp drop in passenger load factors set to impact profits: Finnair
23 May 2008
UPS to transfer intra-Asia air hub to Shenzhen from 2010
23 May 2008
SkyTeam alliance receives anti-trust immunity for trans-Atlantic operations from US Dept of Transportation
23 May 2008
OpenSkies to commence Paris, Orly-New York, JFK operations 19 June
23 May 2008
American LCC Mesa faces bankruptcy if lawsuit against Delta fails
23 May 2008
Silverjet fails to secure financing – trading of shares suspended temporarily
23 May 2008
India test fires improved Prithvi-II surface-to-surface missile
23 May 2008
Boeing to cut 750 jobs at California satellite facility
22 May 2008
Boeing's A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotor craft flies for a world record 18 hours
22 May 2008
Jinx stays as new Bangalore airport launch delayed again - just for a day this time
22 May 2008
Australian LCC, Jetstar Airways, receives CAPA's Low Cost Carrier of the Year 2007 award
22 May 2008
Air France -KLM reports first quarterly loss since 2003 – annual profits will also fall
22 May 2008
Embraer renames MLJ/MSJ as Legacy 450/500 - announces launch schedule
22 May 2008
Soaring oil prices to draw blood from airlines: CAPA report
22 May 2008
Dassault's fuel efficient Falcon 900LX to replace 900EX
22 May 2008
Business aviation to receive increasing emphasis, says EC official
22 May 2008
Indian regional airline, Star Aviation, confirms order for 10 Embraer E-170 aircraft
22 May 2008
As fuel prices orbit higher, American Airlines announces job cuts
22 May 2008
New civil aviation rules to address consumer problems – refunds to become mandatory
22 May 2008
Customer survey finds US airlines’ services to be unsatisfactory
22 May 2008
Work begins on the Boeing Business Jet 3
21 May 2008
India-based BJETS orders 10 Hawker Beechcraft 4000 business jets worth $330 million
21 May 2008
New airport work to add 78 million sq.ft. realty space by 2015: Cushman & Wakefield report
21 May 2008
Govt turns down request for hike in aeronautical charges for Delhi, Mumbai airports
21 May 2008
Kingfisher readies international schedule
21 May 2008
Aerion supersonic business jet crosses $3 billion in order value
21 May 2008
Boeing names John Williams as director, India offset programmes
21 May 2008
Despite resistance, UK government to go ahead with £3.9bn acquisition of aircraft carriers
21 May 2008
Vietnam sanctions $857 million Hanoi airport upgrade programme
21 May 2008
Jet Airways, All Nippon Airways enter into frequent-flyer partnership programme
21 May 2008
Jet Airways ties up with American major United Airlines
21 May 2008
Spacecraft searching for life-like conditions set to land on Mars
21 May 2008
Kingfisher confident of launching international services from 27 August
20 May 2008
Singapore Airlines operates inaugural intra-Asia, Tokyo-Singapore, flight of the A380 superjumbo
20 May 2008
IGI airport spat draws PM's attention - Montek to provide details on talks with DIAL
20 May 2008
Russia's regional jet Sukhoi SuperJet 100 makes its maiden flight
20 May 2008
Honda Aircraft Company launches European sales of HondaJet aircraft
20 May 2008
Rolls Royce projects strong growth for business jet market
20 May 2008
Airbus secures order from Mid-East operator for 6 A350 XWB Prestiges
20 May 2008
Jet Airways appoints Capt Declan Connolly as VP, flight operations
20 May 2008
Spirit AeroSystems to design and produce the A350 XWB's centre fuselage
19 May 2008
Airbus awaits GE move on an engine for A350XWB
19 May 2008
Government proposes uniform cap of 12.5% tax on ATF as an intermediate measure
19 May 2008
Protests gather steam at closure of old Bangalore airport
19 May 2008
Dassault Aviation wins $720 million NetJets order for 20 Falcon 2000LX jets
19 May 2008
GMR Group chief and Planning Commission deputy, Montek, smoke the peace pipe
19 May 2008
Fixing of fuel surcharge by domestic airlines could be probed, says Competition Commission official
19 May 2008
Jet Airways to San Francisco – Shanghai – Mumbai daily service from 14 June
17 May 2008
British Airways doubles full-year profit - to pay out first dividend since 2001
17 May 2008
Hyd'bad's new RGIA airport completes 50 days of operations - handles a million passengers
17 May 2008
Delhi airport row escalates as Parliamentary panel seeks meeting with aviation ministry and AAI
17 May 2008
Hyderabad's new airport handles one million passengers in first fifty days of operations
17 May 2008
Thai Airways starts daytime services on Delhi-Bangkok route
17 May 2008
Unmanned Russian space freighter successfully docks with the International Space Station
17 May 2008
Indian airports and travellers benefit from 'daytime' international operations
17 May 2008
Domestic air traffic in India grows 8.6% in April
17 May 2008
Europe looks to EADS to build a European space shuttle
16 May 2008
Need govt help for Delhi airport upgrade: GMR
16 May 2008
Kingfisher eyes services to Kathmandu from July
16 May 2008
Production ramp-up and enhanced service package of A320 family aircraft targeted for 2010-end
16 May 2008
A380 delays are result of “snowball effect”: Airbus CEO Enders
16 May 2008
Airbus to partner in developing second-generation bio-fuel for use in aviation
16 May 2008
MoEF grants in-principle approval for Navi Mumbai's international airport
16 May 2008
Lockheed-led consortium to develop new generation GPS III satellites
16 May 2008
DHL/Blue Dart aviation to start direct services on Kolkata-Dhaka route
15 May 2008
Commercial operations at Bengaluru International Airport commence from 22 May
15 May 2008
France and Eurocopter to start training school in India for chopper pilots
15 May 2008
Delta pilots ratify merger with Northwest
15 May 2008