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Delhi airport records highest social media engagement globally in late March during lockdown

From 15 — 31 March 2020, Delhi airport witnessed the highest engagement and use of ‘proactive communication’ on its social media platforms.

Grounding of Emirates means global aviation is grounded

Emirates isn't just a leisure service, they’re a piece of vital national and international infrastructure that can provide an airlift service in an emergency.

Bidders for Jet Airways still not ready as liquidation threat looms

Synergy Group & Prudent ARC had submitted expressions of interest for Jet Airways in January but haven’t yet cobbled together bidding groups.

Government to launch Krishi Udan scheme to transport agricultural goods by air

Nirmala Sitharaman's budget announced the Krishi UDAN scheme which is aimed at helping farmers' income double by 2022.

Get over airplanes, flying taxis are the future

Initial routes might cater to curious tourists & wealthy travellers, but the companies hope to bring down costs enough to make it a mass-market product.

IndiGo operator InterGlobe Aviation reports biggest ever quarterly loss

The loss shows that even airlines like IndiGo, which is India's most lucrative domestic carrier, isn't immune. The loss was driven by foreign-exchange losses and a re-assessment of future costs.

Army plans to buy 350 helicopters over 10 years to modernise its Aviation Corps

The Aviation Corps currently operates Chetak and Cheetah choppers, the ALH Dhruv since 2001, and its armed variant Rudra since 2013.

Boeing is now in ‘endgame’ of getting 737 Max back in the air, says CEO

Boeing is fine-tuning a software upgrade for 737 Max’s flight-control computers and preparing for the evaluation of a final version by line pilots.

Boeing underestimated risks of 737 Max during flight tests, says US investigators

An oversimplified test was used during the development of 737 Max. The US National Transportation Safety Board now wants Boeing to better certification process.

US regulator believes Boeing 737 Max pilots don’t need fresh simulator training

Boeing 737 Max pilots would be required instead to take a computer-based training course they could perform at home or in a classroom.

On Camera

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.