Archive For January, 2014
The Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) Chief Dr P S Subramaniam has said that Tejas is completely battle ready and its increased number of flights in the last three years (over 1,000) is a testimony to the maintenance, safety and operation features of the aircraft. Dr Subramaniam said Tejas has proved its flying capabilities at all […]
Mangalyaan, India’s Orbiter to Mars zoomed out of the Earth’s sphere of influence while cruising in the sun orbit on its 10 ‐month long voyage to the red planet. “The Mars Orbiter has traversed beyond the earth’s sphere of influence, which extends up to 925,000 km in the interplanetary space at 1.14am,” said Indian Space […]
Even as Indian civil aviation industry struggles in a tough operating environment, US based aviation companies are bullish on the sector’s future prospects. “We have had a long and successful partnership with India. We have been in India creating sustainable, aviation ecosystem,” Mr Pratyush Kumar, president, Boeing India, said at the ninth Indo‐US Resurgence Summit. […]
Pilots are becoming so reliant on the computer systems that do most of the flying in today’s airliners that on the rare occasions when something goes wrong, they’re sometimes unprepared to take control, according to aviation safety experts and government and industry studies. Increasing automation has been a tremendous safety boon to aviation, contributing to […]
Utility vehicles major Mahindra & Mahindra is now looking to take over the skies. The company, which acquired Australian companies Gipps Aero (aircraft maker) and Aero staff (parts maker) in 2009, wants to change the aviation scene in India with its small aircraft. Its 10‐seater turboprop airplane is expected to be launched sometime in mid‐2014, […]