Jet Airways’ staff has 2 days to extract key data before system blackout

2 weeks, 2 days ago

SpiceJet to operationalize 30 grounded planes, resume delivery talks with Boeing

New Delhi: Budget carrier SpiceJet Ltd. aims to operationalize 30 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, grounded due to reasons ranging from payment default to lessors and component shortages, in the next 12-15 months as it seeks to increase its operations. Speaking at the company's annual general meeting on Monday, chairman and managing director Ajay Singh also hinted at resuming talks with …

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Adani acquires 86% stake in MRO firm Air Works

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: The Adani group’s defence arm, Adani Defence Systems & Technologies Ltd, has signed an agreement to acquire an 85.8% stake in Air Works, India’s largest private-sector Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul company. Air Works, founded in Mumbai in April 1951 but now headquartered in Delhi, offers aviation services such as spanning line maintenance, heavy checks, interior refurbishment, painting, redelivery checks, …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Adani Group to acquire aircraft maintenance company Air Works for ₹400 crore

Hindustan Times

Adani Group on Monday said it will acquire aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul services firm Air Works for an enterprise value of ₹400 crore. The logo of the Adani Group is seen on the facade of its Corporate House on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, India, November 21, 2024 "Adani Defence Systems & Technologies Ltd has signed a share purchase agreement …

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3 weeks, 3 days ago

Adani Group acquires Air Works to boost defence business

Live Mint

MUMBAI: Ahmedabad-headquartered Adani Group's defence arm Adani Defence and Aerospace on Monday entered into an agreement to acquire an 85.8% stake in Air Works, India's largest privately-held aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul company. The acquisition, with an enterprise value of ₹400 crore, will enable Adani Group to offer a range of of aviation services spanning line maintenance, heavy checks, interior …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

SpiceJet to operationalise 3 grounded Boeing 737 MAX planes by April 2025; inks pact with MRO provider

The Hindu

SpiceJet has entered into an agreement with US-based StandardAero that will provide the services for operationalising the airline's grounded Boeing 737 MAX planes and three of the aircraft are expected to return to service by April 2025. StandardAero is also a MRO services provider for CFM LEAP-1B engines, which power SpiceJet’s Boeing 737 MAX planes. “These developments pave the way …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Air India to set up aircraft maintenance training institute in Bengaluru

Hindustan Times

Bengaluru, Air India on Friday said it is setting up a Basic Maintenance Training Organisation, which will offer an integrated 2 2 years Aircraft Maintenance Engineering programme certified by the Indian aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation. Till the new BMTO facility commences operations, Air India will implement a Cadet AME programme with other reputable institutions across Bengaluru and …

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2 months ago

Boeing says it will take several weeks to resume production of planes after the strike

Associated Press

DALLAS — Boeing says it will be several weeks before it fully resumes building passenger planes, as factory workers return following a strike that lasted nearly two months. Airline customers have grown increasingly upset over delays in getting new planes from Boeing — delays that started long before 33,000 machinists went on strike Sept. 13. “Let’s just get one quality …

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2 months ago

Integrated Air India-Vistara entity's first flight takes off from Doha

Deccan Chronicle

The first flight of the integrated Air India-Vistara entity took off for Mumbai from Doha on Monday night.The flight operating with the code 'AI2286' departed Doha at around 10.07 pm local time and is expected to land in Mumbai early on Tuesday morning.It is also the first international flight of the merged entity.On the domestic sector, the entity's first scheduled …

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2 months ago

‘Where sky isn’t the limit..,’ Vistara says ‘just the beginning’ as airline folds business

Live Mint

It's Vistara's last day today! Also, the merger -- that will see Vistara's 49 per cent owner Singapore Airlines holding 25.1 per cent stake in Air India post the merger-- will mark the sunset of another Indian airline jointly owned by an overseas carrier after the liberalisation of foreign direct investment norms. AI brings major changes Air India stated, in …

India Air Vistara Post Merger

2 months, 1 week ago

Jet Airways' 1.43 lakh retail shareholders stare at wipeout after Supreme Court liquidation order

Hindustan Times

The 1.43 lakh retail shareholders of Jet Airways are now staring at a complete wipeout of their investments after the Supreme Court ordered the troubled airline's liquidation on Thursday, November 8, rejecting the Jalan Kalrock consortium’s takeover bid. Naresh Goyal, chairman of Jet Airways According to exchange data, retail investors currently own 19.29% of Jet Airways Ltd shares. This amounts …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Delta Air Lines faces U.S. investigation over handling of system outage

LA Times

Delta has fared the worst among U.S. carriers, with most other airlines getting back on track over the weekend after an outage Friday caused by CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. disrupted systems across numerous industries worldwide. Delta Air Lines Inc. is under investigation by U.S. authorities over its handling of a technology glitch that has led to thousands of canceled flights. Delta …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Troubled Boeing stays close to the ground at a major UK air show

Associated Press

LONDON — European planemaker Airbus plans to show off its newest passenger jet with daily flight demonstrations during one of the world’s biggest aviation trade fairs. Chief Operating Officer Stephanie Pope said Boeing was focused on “predictable deliveries” of jets to airline customers, and getting production of its troubled 737 Max jets back up to 38 per month. Boeing Global …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Civil aviation minister's big update on airport, flight operations in India, a day after massive Microsoft global outage

Hindustan Times

Civil aviation minister K Rammohan Naidu said airline systems across airports have started working normally since 3am on Saturday, a day after a massive worldwide Microsoft outage. Meanwhile, Air India said none of its flights were cancelled on Saturday on the account of the worldwide outage of travel systems. “We confirm that none of the Air India flights on 19 …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Airports clearing backlog gradually after tech outage, airline systems working normally

New Indian Express

MUMBAI: Airline systems across airports, which were impacted due to a global IT outage on Friday, have started working normally, and all issues are likely to be resolved by noon on Saturday, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu said. "Since 3 AM, Airline systems across airports have started working normally. On Friday, in one of the biggest-ever IT outages, an …

Airline

5 months, 3 weeks ago

Flights delayed as Microsoft outage impacts airlines ops

Hindustan Times

Several flights were delayed and one was cancelled at the Pune airport Friday afternoon following the global outage in Microsoft applications that affected air services across the world. The airlines were forced to carry out operations manually and it resulted in flight delays and one was cancelled,” said Santosh Dhoke, director, Pune airport. Murlidhar Mohol, minister of state for civil …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

Microsoft outage impacts Indigo, Akasa, Spicejet, Air India Operations, airport services

Deccan Chronicle

A major disruption in Microsoft Corp.’s cloud services caused service disruptions to a number of businesses around the world, including in India, on Friday. #ImportantUpdate: We are currently experiencing technical challenges with our service provider, affecting online services including booking, check-in, and manage booking functionalities. We… — SpiceJet July 19, 2024 #TravelUpdate: Due to infrastructure issues with our service provider, …

India Services Airport Air Service Issue Indigo

5 months, 4 weeks ago

Aviation minister says actively managing situation triggered by outage

New Indian Express

MUMBAI: Union Minister for Civil Aviation Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday said his ministry and Airports Authority of India are actively managing the situation arising out of a global Microsoft outage, which severely impacted airport and airline operations in the country. The civil aviation ministry in collaboration with AAI has implemented manual backup systems to maintain operational continuity, Naidu said …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Saudi Arabia’s national carrier orders more than 100 new Airbus jets as it ramps up tourism push

Associated Press

Saudi Arabia’s national airline ordered more than 100 new Airbus jets, a reflection of the kingdom’s ambitious drive to lure more tourists. Saudia Group, which represents the Saudia airline and its budget carrier Flyadeal, said Monday that it ordered 105 aircraft from the French aerospace company’s A320neo family of jets, including 12 A320neos and 93 A321neos. That brings Saudia Group’s …

Boeing Saudi Max Airbus Saudia

8 months, 2 weeks ago

Boeing | Turbulence in the skies

The Hindu

Calhoun, what is your message to passengers concerned who are flying in your planes?” “We fly safe planes,” responds Boeing’s President and Chief Executive Officer David L. Calhoun to the reporter. The “questions” Mr. Calhoun was referring to were the bouncers U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill were sure to have bowled to him in a meeting in late January 2024, …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Vistara cancels nearly 1,000 flights in April to stabilise operations

The Hindu

Vistara has cancelled nearly 1,000 flights for the month of April in order to ensure stability in its operations, which saw a massive disruption last week over hectic rosters for pilots and unrest from a section of cockpit crew over pay cuts. “We are carefully scaling back our operations by around 25-30 flights per day, that is, roughly 10% of …

Vistara

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing ousts head of 737 jetliner program weeks after panel blowout on a flight over Oregon

Associated Press

SEATTLE — Boeing said Wednesday that the head of its 737 jetliner program is leaving the company in an executive shake-up weeks after a door panel blew out on a flight over Oregon, renewing questions about safety at the company. Katie Ringgold, a vice president in charge of delivering 737s to airlines, will succeed Clark as vice president and general …

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11 months, 1 week ago

The top US aviation regulator says oversight of Boeing ‘is not delivering safe aircraft’

Associated Press

The new chief of the Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday that his agency is midway through a review of manufacturing at Boeing, but he already knows that changes must be made in how the government oversees the aircraft manufacturer. Whitaker said that FAA has had two challenges since Jan. 5, when an emergency door panel blew off a Boeing 737 …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Boeing Max 9s to return to skies less than a month after a panel blew off midflight

LA Times

Boeing Chief Executive Dave Calhoun departs after a meeting at the Capitol in Washington. Part of the Boeing 737 Max 9 fleet was grounded following a midair cabin panel blowout on an Alaska Airlines flight. Federal Aviation Administration officials have cleared the runway for Boeing’s 737 Max 9 to fly again, less than a month after a portion of an …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

US officials say 40 Boeing jets have been inspected as investigations continue into midair blowout

Associated Press

Federal officials have briefed a congressional committee on their investigations into a jetliner that lost a panel of its fuselage in midflight this month and revealed that airlines have inspected 40 identical Boeing planes. Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety Board, and FAA Administrator Mike Whitaker spent two hours briefing members of the Senate Commerce Committee in Washington …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

A federal official says the part that blew off a jetliner was made in Malaysia by a Boeing supplier

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The panel that blew out …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Boeing picks a retired admiral to lead a team that will review safety in manufacturing planes

Associated Press

Boeing named a retired Navy admiral as a special adviser on matters including quality of work done at suppliers as the aircraft maker responds to a midflight blowout aboard one of its planes this month. Boeing CEO David Calhoun said he asked Kirkland Donald to a team that will make recommendations to improve oversight of quality in the company’s factories …

Boeing

11 months, 4 weeks ago

Boeing 737 Max: Ryanair boss made ‘loud complaints’ about lack of quality control

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Michael O’Leary, chief executive of Ryanair, has revealed the airline complained loudly about faults on newly …

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1 year ago

FAA announces harsh Boeing crackdown after fuselage ripped off its notorious 737 Max jet and says it believes there are 'OTHER manufacturing problems' at beleaguered aviation firm

Daily Mail

The Federal Aviation Administration has announced it will audit Boeing and its suppliers' production line after the door of an Alaska Airlines aircraft blew off mid-air. The Federal Aviation Administration has announced it will audit Boeing and its suppliers' production line after the door of an Alaska Airlines aircraft blew off mid-air It comes a day after the regulating agency …

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1 year ago

U.S. to intensify oversight of Boeing, audit production after Alaska Airlines blowout

LA Times

Federal officials are investigating Boeing’s oversight of production of a panel that blew off an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliner in midflight. The Federal Aviation Administration will begin auditing Boeing’s aircraft production and increase oversight of the troubled company after a panel blew off an Alaska Airlines jetliner in midflight last week, the latest in a string of …

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1 year ago

US opens safety probe into Boeing after Alaska Airlines incident

Hindustan Times

The US Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday it is launching a safety probe into Boeing following last week's near-catastrophic incident on an Alaska Airlines-operated 737 MAX. "Boeing's manufacturing practices need to comply with the high safety standards they're legally accountable to meet," the FAA said in a statement. The agency said Boeing's response to the FAA should include the "root …

Boeing Incident Faa Calhoun

1 year ago

Alaska Airlines warned of issues with Boeing plane before blowout

Al Jazeera

US investigators say the plane was allowed to fly despite triggered warning lights on previous three flights. Alaska Airlines allowed the Boeing plane that had a mid-air blowout this week to fly despite warnings from a cabin pressurisation system. The National Transportation Safety Board, the United States’ chief accident investigator, said on Monday that warning lights were triggered on the …

Airlines Boeing Alaska Plane Max Ntsb

1 year ago

What to know about the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet that suffered a blowout

The Independent

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An emergency landing by an …

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1 year ago

Boeing Back In The Hot Seat After Mid-Air Panel Blowout; Shares Fall

ABP News

A mid-air cabin panel blowout incident on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX-9 aircraft in the US has put Boeing in the exact spot investors and management hoped it would avoid, back in the regulatory crosshairs just as it was awaiting approval of new models of its best-selling MAX jet, reported by Reuters. Meanwhile, Indian carrier Akasa Air on Monday …

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1 year ago

DGCA says Boeing 737-8 Max planes inspection completed satisfactorily

The Hindu

Aviation watchdog DGCA on January 8 said the checks of operational Boeing 737-8 Max planes in the country have been completed satisfactorily, an inspection that was ordered as a precautionary measure in the wake of an incident involving an Alaska Airlines aircraft last week. As a precautionary measure, the regulator said it directed all Indian operators with Boeing 737-8 Max …

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1 year ago

Akasa Air completes inspection of its Boeing 737 Max planes; says noadverse findings

The Hindu

Akasa Air on January 8 said it has completed a thorough inspection of its entire fleet of in-service Boeing 737 Max planes and that there are no adverse findings. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation, on January 5, directed domestic airlines to immediately inspect emergency exits of all Boeing 737-8 Max planes in their fleets as an "abundant precautionary measure" …

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1 year ago

What to know about the Alaska Airlines 737 Max 9 jet that suffered a blowout

Associated Press

NEW YORK — An emergency landing by an Alaska Airlines jetliner has prompted U.S. federal authorities to ground some Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft, adding another episode to the troubled history of Boeing’s Max lineup of jets. United Airlines, the world’s biggest operator of Max 9s, grounded its entire fleet of 79 Max 9s and is seeking to “clarify the …

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1 year ago

Regulators order inspections on some Boeing MAX 9 planes after emergency

The Hindu

Airlines and safety bodies around the world grounded some versions of the Boeing 737 MAX 9 jets pending inspections on Sunday, with dozens of flights cancelled over the weekend after a panel blew out of one of the planes over the western U.S. State of Oregon. The Federal Aviation Administration "is requiring immediate inspections of certain Boeing 737 MAX 9 …

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1 year ago

US Grounds Some Boeing 737 Max 9 Planes After Alaska Airlines Mid-Air Blowout

ABP News

Authorities in the United States ordered the immediate grounding of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners for thorough inspections after Friday's blowout incident on an Alaska Airlines plane resulted in a significant breach in the fuselage. The FAA, as reported by BBC, said it would "order the temporary grounding of certain Boeing 737 Max 9 aircraft operated by US airlines …

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1 year ago

DGCA directs airlines to inspect emergency exits in Boeing 737-8 Max planes

The Hindu

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation ordered Indian airlines to conduct an inspection of emergency exits of all Boeing 737-8 Max aircraft after a mid-flight incident involving Alaska Airlines in the U.S., where it lost a section of its cabin panel, forcing an emergency landing on Friday. The Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 turned back minutes into its flight …

Airlines Indian Air Boeing Max Dgca Emergency Exits

1 year ago

Grounding of Boeing 737s is latest blow to business for aviation giant

The Telegraph

The decision by American regulators on Saturday night to temporarily ground several Boeing 737 jets is a massive blow to the US aircraft giant, as well as to the airlines that use its planes. The narrow-body airliners make up the majority of the aviation giant’s sales volumes with around 10,000 delivered since their inception. Now, after the fuselage of a …

Boeing

1 year ago

Boeing passenger jets grounded after fuselage rips open mid-flight

The Telegraph

The plane had only been in service for a month, having been certified in October, according to FAA records. About 1,300 737 Max aircraft have been delivered to customers, Boeing data show, and they are primarily used in the US by Alaska Airlines and United. The FAA said its inspection of the domestic fleet of 737 Max 9 planes would …

Boeing Plane Seat Max Faa

1 year ago

Airlines in India asked to conduct inspection of emergency exits after US carrier's mid-air scare

India TV News

Domestic airlines in India have been asked by the Director General of Civil Aviation to immediately carry out inspection of emergency exits of all Boeing 737-8 Max planes as an 'abundant precautionary measure". Airlines including Akasa Air, SpiceJet and Air India Express together operate 40 Being 737-Max planes. "DGCA has directed all the Indian air operators to carry out a …

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1 year ago

US grounds some Boeing 737 Max 9 planes after Alaska Airlines blowout

Al Jazeera

All 174 passengers and six crew are safe after a window and fuselage blew out midair, forcing an emergency landing. Federal officials in the United States have ordered the temporary grounding of Boeing 737 Max 9 jetliners until they are inspected, after an Alaska Airlines plane suffered a blowout that left a gaping hole in the side of the fuselage. …

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1 year ago

Boeing recommends airlines inspect 737 MAX airplanes for possible loose hardware

The Hindu

Boeing has recommended airlines to conduct an inspection of their B737 Max fleet, after an international operator discovered a bolt with a missing nut while performing routine maintenance. Earlier on December 28, the U.S. aviation regulator, Federal Aviation Administration issued a statement, saying it was closely monitoring "targetted inspection," of Boeing 737 Max planes for a possible loose bolt in …

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1 year ago

Boeing asks airlines to inspect 737 Max jets for potential loose bolt

Associated Press

Boeing is asking airlines to inspect its 737 Max jets for a potential loose bolt in the rudder control system, the airplane maker and Federal Aviation Administration confirmed this week. The FAA said it will remain in contact with Boeing and impacted airlines as the inspections are performed, and potentially “consider additional action based on any further discovery of loose …

Airlines Boeing Faa 737 Max Inspect 737 Max Jets

1 year, 2 months ago

IndiGo braces for a high number of grounded planes from January

The Hindu

IndiGo, India’s largest airline in market share and fleet size, said it is bracing for a “high number of groundings” beginning next year due to Pratt and Whitney’s latest manufacturing flaw from a rare powder metal defect that could cause cracks in engine components. “Globally, we understand that a large number of incremental engines are being removed for shop visits …

Engine Indigo

1 year, 4 months ago

Go First and Jet Airways lose airline codes for being non-operational

Live Mint

Go First and Jet Airways, the cash-strapped airlines have lost their airline codes ‘G8 and 9W’ assigned by the International Air Transport Association for being non-operational. The International Air Transport Association, which provides two-letter designator and numeric codes to airlines, has blocked the 'G8' for Go First for a 12-month period, according to an official. As Go First ceased to …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Jet Airways Gets Renewal of Its Air Operator Certificate From DGCA

News 18

Jet Airways on Monday got a renewal for the Airport Operator Certificate from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, the company said in a press release. The applicant Jalan-Kalrock Consortium was confident that this renewal will pave the way for the grounded passenger carrier to revive its services in India The renewal of AOC revalidates the confidence of the aviation …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Grounded Go Air can fly in a week if planes not seized, CEO says

Live Mint

Go Airlines India Ltd., which went under citing Pratt & Whitney engine failures, is optimistic about resuming flights within seven days if the bankruptcy court restrains lessors from taking back its aircraft. The airline, controlled by billionaire Nusli Wadia’s group, has enough funds to sustain operations on a cash-and-carry model for about 10 days, Chief Executive Officer Kaushik Khona said …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Explained | Air India’s mega aircraft deal with Boeing and Airbus

The Hindu

The story so far: Scripting history with the largest-ever aircraft order in the history of global aviation, Tata group-owned Air India on Tuesday announced jumbo deals with aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing to acquire 470 jets at an estimated cost of Rs 6.4 lakh crore. pic.twitter.com/dKJbZVafzn — Boeing Airplanes February 14, 2023 The 777-9 will be the largest jet in …

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