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Indian Navy to go for govt-to-govt deal with US or France for fighter planes

Snehesh Alex Philip - 5 July, 2022

Navy is in the process of expediting a trial report into operational demonstration by Rafale M of French firm Dassault Aviation and F/A 18 Super Hornet of American company Boeing.

Air India likely to order 300 narrowbody jets in one of history’s largest aircraft deals

Siddharth Philip - 20 June, 2022

Under Tata's ownership, the carrier may order Airbus SE’s A320neo family jets or Boeing Co.’s 737 Max models, or a mix of both, said people familiar with the matter.

Indian Navy deal ‘top priority’, F/A-18 Super Hornets ‘clear pick for ops anywhere’, says Boeing

Snehesh Alex Philip - 10 June, 2022

Torbjorn Sjogren, vice-president of international government and defence at Boeing, says the F/A-18 Super Hornet is the right aircraft for the Indian Navy.

French Dassault vs US Boeing — Mega fighter deal for IAF & Indian Navy could be split

Snehesh Alex Philip - 6 June, 2022

Instead of acquiring 114 fighters in one go as planned earlier, govt looking at going in for an initial order of 54 aircraft for IAF. Navy looking at buying 26.

India to convert passenger aircraft into fuel tankers, to bridge critical mid-air refuelling gap

Snehesh Alex Philip - 6 April, 2022

India currently uses six Russian IIyushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, but they are facing maintenance and serviceability issues.

China’s worst air tragedy in a decade fuels conspiracy theories, claims of US involvement

Aadil Brar - 23 March, 2022

The MU5735 crash that killed 132 Chinese is a tragedy, but there is no end to conspiracy theories in a world rife with disinformation. Weibo is replete with them.

Boeing, Airbus in talks for multi-jet order from Air India

Anurag Kotoky - 25 February, 2022

Tata Sons, which bought the airline from the Indian government last month, has begun talks with the planemakers for jets including Airbus A350-900s and Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.

Mega deal in mind, Rafale M takes off from Navy’s Goa test range, Boeing F/A 18 next

Snehesh Alex Philip - 10 January, 2022

The marine version of the French fighter jet performed a ski-jump —a crucial take-off capability — to demonstrate its ability to operate from Indian aircraft carriers.

Jet Airways in talks with Boeing, Airbus for 100 aircraft in revival bid

Anurag Kotoky - 2 December, 2021

The winning bidders for Jet Airways plan to start flights in the first three months of next year. The potential revival will be the first for any airline under India’s bankruptcy laws.