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Topic: flight

Supersonic travel 2.0: US company Boom picks up where Concorde left, with Trump’s boost

With speeds 40-50% faster than conventional airliners, Overture in Boomless Cruise enables travel from San Francisco to NY in 3 hours & 30 minutes instead of just over 5 hours.

Why Italian jets escorted Delhi-bound American Airlines plane diverted to Rome after ‘bomb threat’

Italian Air Force intercepted Boeing plane carrying 199 passengers plus crew as part of 24x7 national airspace surveillance, integrated with NATO air defence system. The jets were armed.

Exclusive Flight Deals: Save 15% with Kotak Debit Card Offers on MakeMyTrip

Kotak Mahindra Bank has partnered with MakeMyTrip to provide its Debit Cardholders with an attractive offer that gives a considerable discount of 15% on flight bookings.

SubscriberWrites: The many challenges and paradoxes of Indian aviation industry

India’s aviation sector forms close to 10% of India’s GDP so it is becoming a major player in India’s business landscape.

‘Drunk’ Mann deplaned at Frankfurt, says opposition. Punjab CM meets Kejriwal, AAP denies claims

Row over last-minute rescheduling of CM's flight from Frankfurt as opposition cites news reports to claim he was 'too drunk to walk', demands inquiry. AAP says such comments 'unethical.

On Camera

Why legal provisions are necessary to curb the power of trade unions: MH Mody

The collusion between the new class of bureaucrats, politicians, businessmen and trade union bosses perpetuates itself partly because of the short-run benefits and partly because they see no way out of the system, wrote author MH Mody in 1980.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Embraer moves full throttle in pursuit of IAF contract, ties up with Hindalco after Adani

IAF is firming up plans to revamp airlift capabilities with medium transport aircraft that will be assembled in India & serve as its main workhorse. Embraer is leading contender as of now.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.