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Tata, Airbus sign Rs 20,000-cr contract to manufacture military aircraft

The Defence Ministry on Friday inked a nearly Rs 20,000 crore contract with Airbus Defence and Space of Spain to procure 56 C-295 medium transport aircraft which will replace Avro-748 planes of the Indian Air Force. The long-pending procurement was cleared by the Cabinet Committee on Security two weeks back. "Contract signed between #MinistryOfDefence and @AirbusDefence &Space, Spain for procurement of 56 C-295 transport aircraft for the #IAF," Defence Ministry Spokesperson A Bharat Bhushan Babu tweeted. Under the deal, 16 aircraft will be delivered in a flyaway condition by the Airbus Defence and Space within 48 months of signing the contract. The remaining 40 planes will be manufactured in India by a consortium of the Airbus Defence and Space and Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) within 10 years of signing the contract, officials said. The C-295 MW aircraft is a transport plane of 5-10 tonne capacity. This is the first project of its kind in which a military aircraft will b

More confident now of hydrogen-based zero-emission planes by 2035: Airbus

Exactly one year back, Airbus had revealed concepts of new hydrogen-powered zero-emission commercial aircraft that could enter service by 2035.

Jet Airways to have over 100 aircraft in 5 years; HQ will shift to Gurugram

First flight between Delhi & Mumbai in Q1 of 2022

Qatar Airways grounds 13 Airbus A350s over degradation of fuselage

Qatar Airways says it has grounded 13 Airbus A350s over degradation of the plane's fuselage

Airbus jet deliveries rose 52% to 297 airplanes in first half of 2021

Airbus delivered 297 airplanes in the first half of the year after a surge of handover activity in June, the European planemaker said

United Airlines places biggest ever order for Boeing and Airbus jets

BUnited Airlines confirmed its largest ever order for Boeing and Airbus jets on Tuesday, lining up 270 planes in a push for post-pandemic growth with bigger jets for domestic flying

United Airlines confirms its largest ever order for Boeing and Airbus jets

United is the most exposed US airline to international travel, which suffered heavily during the coronavirus pandemic

Cash-strapped airlines push for single pilot ops: It's a reckless idea

Booming demand for air travel comes up against shortage of aviators, forcing industry to cut corners.

Cathay Pacific working with Airbus on single-pilot system for long-haul

The program, known within Airbus as Project Connect, aims to certify its A350 jet for single-pilot operations during high-altitude cruise, starting in 2025 on Cathay passenger flights

Airbus sticks with plan to raise production of its jets, shares rise

India is one of Airbus' biggest markets

ArcelorMittal, Vattenfall form hydrogen consortium with Shell, Airbus

ArcelorMittal is the world's top steelmaker

Airbus sees medium-haul air travel recovery by 2023, says report

Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said on a webcast on Tuesday that the recovery in air travel in Europe had been "very disappointing" so far in 2021 but that traffic was rebounding in the United States

Former Jet Airways CEO Vinay Dube plans to launch a new airline in 2021

Dube has teamed up with his airline colleagues Praveen Iyer and Nikhil Ved for the venture and has held talks with aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing

Airbus targets Boeing's freight fortress with A350 cargo jet: Report

PARIS (Reuters) - Airbus is canvassing airline support for a potential freighter version of its A350 passenger jet, targeting a key stronghold of U.S. rival Boeing as e-commerce lifts demand for transported goods, people familiar with the matter told Reuters.

IndiGo eyes air cargo market, in talks with Airbus for freighters

To acquire five A321 planes initially, target China, west Asia

Boeing looking for new $4 billion revolving credit facility: Report

Boeing Co has approached a group of banks for a new $4 billion revolving credit facility, according to a person familiar with the matter

Boeing cites risks in design of Airbus' latest narrowbody jet A321XLR

The debate surrounds the hot-selling A321XLR's main marketing point - the longest range of any single-aisle jet

Actively pursuing Airbus to begin manufacturing aeroplanes in India: Goyal

Goyal on Saturday said he is 'actively pursuing' Airbus to begin manufacturing aeroplanes in India

Planemaker Airbus unveils emissions data amid climate pressure

Airbus also reported emissions from its factories, giving a glimpse of a multinational network linked by boats, trucks, barges and huge airlifters

Spirit AeroSystems posts quarterly loss on pandemic, 737 MAX pain

"2020 was one of the most challenging years in aviation history. For Spirit, the 737 MAX grounding and the COVID-19 pandemic created a dual-crisis," Spirit Chief Executive Officer Tom Gentile said