Archive For January, 2013
Brand new Boeing 777s are set to replace ageing B747 jumbos as the new Air India One the official carrier of the Prime Minister, President and Vice President. Sources said the new aircraft would be specially configured by Boeing, and is likely to be equipped with an intensive care unit for medical emergencies. It would […]
State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s move to involve more number of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) is proving to be a boon for the 1000-acre Aerospace Park coming in the outskirts of Bangalore. With the claims of Karnataka government having approved nearly $1.25 billion worth of investment proposals in the park, the city-based HAL’s soon to […]
Tarangini, as the device is named, is an underwater depth and bottom hardness indicator that gives the user a fair idea of the depth and nature of bottom surface of a water body. Mr. Azeez was working on an airborne (dunking) sonar system project when the Palachuvadu accident took place. Along with colleague Mr Eldho […]
Air India has set up a new indigenous facility in Hyderabad for servicing portable oxygen bottles installed on its Airbus aircraft. This is expected to result in foreign exchange savings to the tune of Rs 80 lakh. The portable oxygen bottle assembly installed on Airbus A319, enhanced A320 and A321 types of aircraft require a […]