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DGCA greenlights Air India, IndiGo`s aircraft imports The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has granted in-principle approval to Air India and IndiGo for the import of 470 and 500 aircraft, respectively, the Parliament was told on Monday. Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Gen V.K. Singh (retd), in a written reply, told the Rajya Sabha that the details of the aircraft approved for import by the DGCA are enclosed as an annexure, but information regarding the cost of acquisition of these aircraft, being of commercial nature betwee...
DGCA greenlights Air India, IndiGo`s aircraft imports
DGCA greenlights Air India, IndiGo`s aircraft imports
Source: IANS
1/08/2023 10:01:06 AM
Airbus books record India orders, confirms higher deliveries Record demand from India sharply increased Airbus orders in June to leave the European planemaker with 1,044 net orders in the first half of the year, data showed on Friday. In a bulletin, Airbus officially booked orders for 500 jets from budget carrier IndiGo and 250 from Air India that were announced or finalised at last month's Paris Airshow. Efforts by Indian airlines to keep pace with the world's fastest-growing aviation market, serving the largest population, have sent ind...
Airbus books record India orders, confirms higher deliveries
Airbus books record India orders, confirms higher deliveries
Source: Reuters
7/07/2023 1:28:36 PM
IndiGo places order of 500 Airbus A320 aircraft; purchase agreement signed at Paris Air Show IndiGo Airlines has made a ground-breaking announcement regarding the placing of an order for a staggering 500 Airbus A320 family aircraft, scheduled to be delivered between 2030 and 2035. The purchase agreement was finalised at the Paris Air Show 2023, with representatives from IndiGo and Airbus present. In a statement on Monday, IndiGo confirmed that the engine selection and the precise mix of A320 and A321 aircraft will be determined in due course. Currently operating a fleet of o...
IndiGo places order of 500 Airbus A320 aircraft; purchase agreement signed at Paris Air Show
IndiGo places order of 500 Airbus A320 aircraft; purchase agreement signed at Paris Air Show
Source: IANS
20/06/2023 9:24:47 AM
Airbus nears 500-jet order from India's IndiGo Airbus is closing towards a potentially record deal to sell 500 narrow-body A320-family jets to India's largest carrier IndiGo, industry sources said on Sunday. The European planemaker has emerged as front-runner for an order eclipsing Air India's historic provisional purchase of 470 jets in February, the sources said on the sidelines of an airline industry meeting in Istanbul. Such a deal would be worth some $50 billion at the most recently published Airbus list prices, but wou...
Airbus nears 500-jet order from India's IndiGo
Airbus nears 500-jet order from India's IndiGo
Source: Reuters
5/06/2023 9:04:05 AM
Air India to get ready for pilots from Go Airlines For the pilots of Go Airlines (India) Ltd, it seems their employer is a "no go airline" and the race is on as to who will board the Air India. Incidentally, Go Airlines' brand is Go First and for the pilots it seems to "get away first". "The pilots from Go Airlines are experienced and they are ready to fly. It will be a good catch for Air India," a senior pilot told IANS preferring anonymity. According to him, the hiring will be for Air India and not...
Air India to get ready for pilots from Go Airlines
Air India to get ready for pilots from Go Airlines
Source: IANS
6/05/2023 4:09:12 PM
Air India to launch TaxiBot operations at Delhi, Bengaluru airports Air India will launch TaxiBot operations at Delhi and Bengaluru airports for its Airbus A320 family of aircraft. A semi-robotic equipment, the TaxiBot, once attached to the aircraft, acts as an extension of the aircraft's nose landing gear. It is used to tow aircraft from the airport terminal gate to the taxi-out point, and from the terminal gate after landing (taxi-in phase) without utilising the aircraft's engines, thus saving jet fuel. The pioneering technology curbs fuel consum...
Air India to launch TaxiBot operations at Delhi, Bengaluru airports
Air India to launch TaxiBot operations at Delhi, Bengaluru airports
Source: IANS
13/04/2023 6:21:45 PM
TASL to manufacture cargo doors of A320 Neo aircraft Tata Advanced Systems Ltd. (TASL) will manufacture cargo and bulk cargo doors of the A320 Neo aircraft family at its facility in Hyderabad. Aircraft maker Airbus has awarded this contract to TASL which is considered a significant step towards increasing Airbus' competitiveness in the single-aisle aircraft market and supporting the ramp-up of the A320 programme. TASL said in a statement that it will produce these doors at a new facility in Hyderabad using cutting-edge robotics and au...
TASL to manufacture cargo doors of A320 Neo aircraft
TASL to manufacture cargo doors of A320 Neo aircraft
Source: IANS
29/03/2023 5:52:04 PM
Air India's order for record 470 aircraft from Airbus, Boeing will be nearly $70bn: CEO Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Monday said that the flag carrier's order for a record 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing will be worth nearly $70 billion. While addressing a virtual conference on Monday, the CEO also said that the process of integration of Vistara with Air India is underway and is now awaiting approval from regulatory bodies. Wilson informed that the airline plans to fund the order with a combination of many resources, including internal cash flow, shareholder eq...
Air India's order for record 470 aircraft from Airbus, Boeing will be nearly $70bn: CEO
Air India's order for record 470 aircraft from Airbus, Boeing will be nearly $70bn: CEO
Source: IANS
27/02/2023 2:41:30 PM
Air India's order for 470 jets at list price of $70 billion Tata group-owned Air India's order for a record 470 aircraft from Airbus and Boeing Co will be at a list price of $70 billion, Chief Executive Campbell Wilson said on Monday, as the airline seeks opportunities to expand in long haul international. Air India had, earlier this month, announced provisional deals for 220 planes from Boeing and 250 from Airbus in an order that would eclipse previous records for an order by a single carrier. The airline plans to fund the order with a...
Air India's order for 470 jets at list price of $70 billion
Air India's order for 470 jets at list price of $70 billion
Source: Reuters
27/02/2023 2:24:07 PM
Airbus, IISc join hands on aerospace education & research Airbus has tied up with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru to expand access to aerospace education and research in the country, an official said on Friday. An MoU was signed in the presence of institute representatives and senior Airbus management at Aero India 2023, a biennial air show and aviation exhibition held here. The partnership will help foster relevant skills and develop a leading pipeline of talented workforce that will power the future of the aerospace secto...
Airbus, IISc join hands on aerospace education & research
Airbus, IISc join hands on aerospace education & research
Source: IANS
18/02/2023 9:27:34 AM
Air India also has 370 options, purchase rights from Airbus, Boeing Apart from the purchase of 470 firm aircraft, Air India has also has 370 options and purchase rights to be procured from Airbus and Boeing over the next decade. Terming the order as a "landmark moment" in the Indian aviation history, Air India's Chief Commercial and Transformation Officer Nipun Aggarwal said: "This order of 840 aircraft has been a culmination of a fascinating journey that began almost two years ago with the Air India privatisation process." In a ...
Air India also has 370 options, purchase rights from Airbus, Boeing
Air India also has 370 options, purchase rights from Airbus, Boeing
Source: IANS
17/02/2023 9:54:04 AM
Air India has options to buy 370 more jets after mammoth order-exec Air India has options and purchase rights to buy 370 more aircraft from Airbus and Boeing over the next decade, an company executive said in a recent LinkedIn post, days after the carrier unveiled a record order for 470 jets. "The order comprises of 470 firm aircraft, 370 options and purchase rights to be procured from Airbus and Boeing over the next decade," said Nipun Aggarwal, chief commercial and transformation officer at Air India, wrote in a post late Wednesday. The firm...
Air India has options to buy 370 more jets after mammoth order-exec
Air India has options to buy 370 more jets after mammoth order-exec
Source: Reuters
16/02/2023 2:38:41 PM
PM Narendra Modi congratulates Air India and Airbus on aircraft deal Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Air India and Airbus for entering into an agreement, wherein Tata Group will buy 250 aircraft from the French plane manufacturer. Aiming to expand its fleet size and operation, the Tata group, which owns Air India, will buy 250 aircraft from Airbus in one of the largest aviation deals. The deal includes 40 A350 wide-body long-range aircraft and 210 narrow-body aircraft. "I congratulate Air India and Airbus for this landmark a...
PM Narendra Modi congratulates Air India and Airbus on aircraft deal
PM Narendra Modi congratulates Air India and Airbus on aircraft deal
Source: IANS
15/02/2023 10:58:32 AM
Air India seals record order for almost 500 Airbus, Boeing jets Air India unveiled deals on Tuesday for a record 470 jets from Airbus and Boeing, accelerating the rebirth of a national emblem under new owners Tata Group as Europe and the United States hailed deepening economic and political ties with New Delhi. The provisional deals include 220 planes from Boeing and 250 from Airbus and eclipse previous records for a single airline as Air India vies with domestic giant IndiGo to serve what will soon be the world's largest population. U.S. Presid...
Air India seals record order for almost 500 Airbus, Boeing jets
Air India seals record order for almost 500 Airbus, Boeing jets
Source: Reuters
15/02/2023 9:41:34 AM
Airbus says Air India to lease jets on top of record order Airbus will start delivering narrow-body A320neo-family jets to Air India at the end of this year as part of a 250-plane order, the aircraft manufacturer's chief commercial officer said. The carrier's huge aircraft acquisition will further expand as Air India additionally leases around 25 A320neo-family jets on the open market, he said in an interview. "Those will come in before we can start delivering the A320s," Airbus CCO Christian Scherer told Reuters. That woul...
Airbus says Air India to lease jets on top of record order
Airbus says Air India to lease jets on top of record order
Source: Reuters
15/02/2023 9:30:02 AM
Air India agrees to buy 250 planes from Airbus Air India has agreed to buy 250 jets from Airbus, including 210 narrowbody planes and 40 widebody aircraft, N Chandrasekaran, chairman of Tata Group, the airline's new owner said on Tuesday. The deal is part of a huge order by Air India for 470 planes which is expected to also include an order for 220 planes from Airbus rival Boeing as it heralds a decade-long expansion and reinvents itself under Tata.
Air India agrees to buy 250 planes from Airbus
Air India agrees to buy 250 planes from Airbus
Source: Reuters
14/02/2023 5:06:01 PM
Vistara adds Airbus A321LR to its fleet, focuses on International expansion  Vistara airline, a joint venture of Tata Sons Private Limited and Singapore Airline Limited, has added Airbus A321LR to its fleet. The long-range variant of the Airbus A320neo (which is part of the order of 50 aircraft from the Airbus A320 Family placed in 2018) arrived in Delhi on February 4, 2023 from Airbus' production facility in Hamburg, Germany. With an increased maximum take-off weight of 97 tonnes and the third auxiliary center fuel tank, enabling the aircraft to cover...
Vistara adds Airbus A321LR to its fleet, focuses on International expansion
Vistara adds Airbus A321LR to its fleet, focuses on International expansion
Source: IANS
6/02/2023 12:31:01 PM
Airbus to win 235 single-aisle jet order under Air India relaunch DELHI/PARIS -European planemaker Airbus is set to win an order for 235 single-aisle planes as part of a historic purchase of some 495 jets due to be announced by a resurgent Air India on Jan. 27, industry sources told Reuters. The deal, roughly split with rival Boeing, covers a total of 425 single-aisle jets including 235 Airbus A320neo-family planes as well as 190 Boeing 737 MAX airliners reported by Reuters last month, the sources said, asking not to be named. The order is also e...
Airbus to win 235 single-aisle jet order under Air India relaunch
Airbus to win 235 single-aisle jet order under Air India relaunch
Source: Reuters
21/01/2023 10:25:37 AM
Indigo expands its fleet to 300 aircraft IndiGo on Friday announced that its fleet now consists of 300 aircraft. Currently, IndiGo operates the Airbus A320 CEO and NEO, the A321 NEO, and the ATR 72-600 aircraft. Speaking on the occasion, Pieter Elbers, Chief Executive Officer, IndiGo said: "We are excited to announce that our fleet size now stands at 300 aircraft, giving wings to our ambitions. We have recently expanded operations across west, east, and north-east India as well as the middle east. "The strong fleet w...
Indigo expands its fleet to 300 aircraft
Indigo expands its fleet to 300 aircraft
Source: IANS
7/01/2023 9:34:28 AM
Airbus pledges deeper industrial ties with India Airbus plans to deepen its industrial presence in India, Chief Executive Guillaume Faury said on Wednesday after meeting the country's prime minister. "We will continue to support civil aviation growth and deepen our industrial footprint in India," Faury said on Twitter alongside a photograph of his meeting with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He did not provide further details. Faury's comments on industrial presence come as India is increasingly involved...
Airbus pledges deeper industrial ties with India
Airbus pledges deeper industrial ties with India
Source: Reuters
22/12/2022 9:27:42 AM
Air India jumbo order includes 190 Boeing MAX, 30 787s - sources Air India is close to a deal to order more than 200 Boeing jets including 190 narrowbody 737 MAX and 30 widebody 787s - part of an historic fleet shake-up roughly split with Boeing's European rival Airbus, industry sources said on Friday. The deal is also expected to include an unspecified number of Boeing 777X long-range jets, they added. Airbus is separately moving towards a deal with Air India including at least 200 of its A320-family narrowbody jets as well as dozens of larger A...
Air India jumbo order includes 190 Boeing MAX, 30 787s - sources
Air India jumbo order includes 190 Boeing MAX, 30 787s - sources
Source: Reuters
17/12/2022 9:39:01 AM
`Air India in talks for acquiring 500 aircraft` Air India is learnt to be in talks for acquiring 500 aircraft worth a few billions dollars from two major manufacturers Boeing and Airbus, according to reports. The deal is said to be part of Tata Group's efforts to revive Air India, reports in a section of media said. As per reports, the orders are learnt to include both narrow-bodied and wide-bodied jets. The developments though could not be confirmed, they added. As part of Air India's revival, the Tata group has unveil...
`Air India in talks for acquiring 500 aircraft`
`Air India in talks for acquiring 500 aircraft`
Source: Reuters
12/12/2022 9:21:08 AM
Marketmind: Hat-trick A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Anshuman Daga While European shares ended lower for the third straight session on Tuesday, spooked by recession worries, another hat-trick dominated the World Cup a few hours later. Three goals by Portugal's 21-year-old Goncalo Ramos against Switzerland in his first World Cup sent his side through to the quarter-finals for the first time in 16 years. And a 3-0 shootout win by Morocco against former champions Spain meant tha...
Marketmind: Hat-trick
Marketmind: Hat-trick
Source: Reuters
7/12/2022 3:41:00 PM
Tata Group`s Air India to lease 12 more aircraft Tata group-owned carrier Air India said on Monday it will lease 12 more Airbus and Boeing aircraft, days after the Indian conglomerate announced the airline's merger with Vistara. The aircraft, expected to be inducted in the first half of 2023, are in addition to the thirty leased earlier this year as part of the airline's expansion plans. The Tata group is merging Air India with Vistara, its joint venture with Singapore Airlines (SIA), to create a bigger full-service carrier th...
Tata Group`s Air India to lease 12 more aircraft
Tata Group`s Air India to lease 12 more aircraft
Source: Reuters
5/12/2022 1:02:10 PM
Air India in talks with Airbus, Boeing to buy planes, says CEO Tata Group-owned Air India is in talks with Boeing and Airbus about ordering new aircraft and is meeting its immediate needs by leasing planes and repairing grounded aircraft, the airline's chief executive said on Saturday. The autos-to-steel conglomerate, which completed its purchase of Air India in January, faces an uphill struggle to upgrade an ageing fleet, turn around the company's financials and improve service levels, industry analysts say. "We are in deep discussion...
Air India in talks with Airbus, Boeing to buy planes, says CEO
Air India in talks with Airbus, Boeing to buy planes, says CEO
Source: Reuters
19/11/2022 5:48:45 PM
CM Basavaraj Bommai invites Airbus to set up manufacturing unit in Karnataka  Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Thursday invited French aerospace companies to set up manufacturing units in the state. The Chief Minister was speaking after inaugurating the French-Indo Chamber of Commerce here on Thursday. Noting that many French aerospace companies are present in Karnataka, Bommai invited French aerospace major Airbus to set up its manufacturing unit in the state. "The state has a big manufacturing base in the aerospace sector. The state go...
CM Basavaraj Bommai invites Airbus to set up manufacturing unit in Karnataka
CM Basavaraj Bommai invites Airbus to set up manufacturing unit in Karnataka
Source: IANS
4/11/2022 10:15:31 AM
C-295 aircraft facility big step to become truly 'Aatmanirbhar': Chandrasekaran Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday laid the foundation stone for a C-295 transport aircraft manufacturing plant here, expressing hope that soon passenger aircraft will be manufactured in India with the 'Make in India' tagline. The C-295 transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be manufactured by Tata-Airbus with an investment of Rs 20,000 crore. Speaking on the occasion, TATA Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran said, "With the setting up of the Final Assembly ...
C-295 aircraft facility big step to become truly 'Aatmanirbhar': Chandrasekaran
C-295 aircraft facility big step to become truly 'Aatmanirbhar': Chandrasekaran
Source: IANS
30/10/2022 5:36:16 PM
Fly Blade to get Airbus helicopter, plans service in 10 states in 2 years Urban air mobility company Fly Blade India P. Ltd. is likely to get one H125 helicopter from Airbus this October/November, said a top company official. He also said the company will be launching helicopter service between Bengaluru International Airport and HAL on weekdays starting October 10 at Rs 3,250 per seat. The company will subsequently introduce more routes to Whitefield and Electronic City, he added. "A wholly owned subsidiary in Gujarat's Gift City has placed order...
Fly Blade to get Airbus helicopter, plans service in 10 states in 2 years
Fly Blade to get Airbus helicopter, plans service in 10 states in 2 years
Source: IANS
28/09/2022 12:17:19 PM
Air India to get 30 new aircraft to boost domestic, international operations Aiming to augment its capacity, Air India has planned to induct 25 Airbus narrow-body and 5 Boeing wide-body aircraft in its existing fleet. Air India has signed leases and letters of intent for 25 Airbus narrow-body and 5 Boeing wide-body aircraft which will enter service from late 2022, increasing the airline's fleet by over 25 per cent. Not counting the 10 long-grounded narrow-body and six wide-body aircraft that have been returned to service in recent months, these new aircraft ...
Air India to get 30 new aircraft to boost domestic, international operations
Air India to get 30 new aircraft to boost domestic, international operations
Source: Reuters
12/09/2022 1:56:18 PM
Boeing, Airbus secure Farnborough orders as sector stabilises Boeing has been cranking out order announcements at this week's Farnborough Airshow, restoring momentum to its troubled 737 MAX, while rival Airbus on Wednesday added to its A320neo order book. Boeing has secured over 100 firm orders for the MAX as it still faces big challenges to certify a crucial new variant before a year-end deadline. Qatar Airways also might be open to reviving a tentative deal for 25 MAX which had lapsed, sources told Reuters. "It's a quiet show, but w...
Boeing, Airbus secure Farnborough orders as sector stabilises
Boeing, Airbus secure Farnborough orders as sector stabilises
Source: Reuters
21/07/2022 8:55:51 AM
IIT professor`s ePlane Company aims to ferry Indians in flying air taxi in 2023  As urban mobility giants like Boeing, Hyundai, Airbus, Toyota, Uber and Joby Aviation plan to soon ferry passengers in air taxis, the homegrown ePlane Company is all set to to build India's first flying electric taxi to make passenger commute and cargo transport up to 10 times faster, its founder and CTO Satya Chakravarthy said on Tuesday. The startup is in the final stages of building a sub-scale version of the flying aircraft and expects to commence its flight trials in the nex...
IIT professor`s ePlane Company aims to ferry Indians in flying air taxi in 2023
IIT professor`s ePlane Company aims to ferry Indians in flying air taxi in 2023
Source: IANS
19/07/2022 12:13:49 PM
Jet Airways near deal to buy 50 Airbus A220 jets, sources say  India's Jet Airways is near a deal to buy 50 A220 jets from Airbus, two people familiar with the matter said. The airline, whose board was expected to meet on Monday to finalise the deal, was not available for comment. Airbus declined comment.
Jet Airways near deal to buy 50 Airbus A220 jets, sources say
Jet Airways near deal to buy 50 Airbus A220 jets, sources say
Source: Reuters
18/07/2022 3:52:20 PM
Key Stock News - Bajaj Auto, Airbus, Solv, Adani Group, Reliance Industries, Tata group, Proptech By ARETE Securities Key News Bajaj Auto board approves Rs 2,500-cr share buyback at Rs 4,600 per share Bajaj Auto Ltd on Monday said its board has approved a share buyback programme for an aggregate amount of up to Rs 2,500 crore. The board of directors of the company, at its meeting held on Monday, approved the proposal for buyback of the fully paid up equity shares of the company with a face value of Rs 10 each from existing shareholders, except promoters and promoter group, from open market on the stoc...
Key Stock News - Bajaj Auto, Airbus, Solv, Adani Group, Reliance Industries, Tata group, Proptech By ARETE Securities
Key Stock News - Bajaj Auto, Airbus, Solv, Adani Group, Reliance Industries, Tata group, Proptech By ARETE Securities
Source: ARETE Securities Ltd
28/06/2022 9:25:12 AM
Dynamatic Technologies jumps on wining contract to manufacture Escape Hatch Door for Airbus A220 aircraft Dynamatic Technologies is currently trading at Rs. 2019.80, up by 155.05 points or 8.31% from its previous closing of Rs. 1864.75 on the BSE. The scrip opened at Rs. 1959.00 and has touched a high and low of Rs. 2043.35 and Rs. 1928.55 respectively. So far 1670 shares were traded on the counter. The BSE group 'B' stock of face value Rs. 10 has touched a 52 week high of Rs. 3447.85 on 13-Sep-2021 and a 52 week low of Rs. 1344.30 on 18-Jun-2021. Last one week high and low of th...
Dynamatic Technologies jumps on wining contract to manufacture Escape Hatch Door for Airbus A220 aircraft
Dynamatic Technologies jumps on wining contract to manufacture Escape Hatch Door for Airbus A220 aircraft
Source: Accord Fintech
14/06/2022 10:28:22 AM
'India's domestic aviation sector set to recover fully by mid-2022' India's civil aviation sector is likely to rebound quickly from Covid-19 crisis even as the rising oil prices, and the war in Ukraine will have an impact on the overall aviation market, a top Airbus official said. Remi Maillard, President and MD, Airbus India and South Asia, believes that domestic traffic in India will fully recover by the middle of the current year while international traffic will rebound by the next year. "The Covid crisis has had a massive impact on the indu...
'India's domestic aviation sector set to recover fully by mid-2022'
'India's domestic aviation sector set to recover fully by mid-2022'
Source: IANS
25/03/2022 9:11:45 AM
India requires 2,210 aircraft over next 20 years, says Airbus Aircraft maker Airbus has forecast that India will require 2,210 new aircraft over the next 20 years when the country's air passenger traffic is expected to grow at 6.2 per cent per annum, the highest in the world. The fleet could comprise 1,770 new small and 440 medium and large aircraft. To serve its growing aviation industry, India will also require an additional 34,000 pilots and 45,000 technicians by 2040. The forecast was announced by Airbus on the sidelines of Wings India ...
India requires 2,210 aircraft over next 20 years, says Airbus
India requires 2,210 aircraft over next 20 years, says Airbus
Source: IANS
24/03/2022 3:18:50 PM
Airbus to hire engineering, IT talent at Hyderabad airshow Commercial aircraft maker Airbus announced that it will hire leading-edge engineering and IT professionals at a recruitment event at the Wings India airshow here on March 26 and 27. Senior company officials will attend the 'meet-and-greet' event at Stand 12 in Hall A at Begumpet Airport, where jobseekers can learn about Airbus, enquire about career opportunities with the company, and apply for open positions. Airbus India is actively recruiting to fill positions in avionics soft...
Airbus to hire engineering, IT talent at Hyderabad airshow
Airbus to hire engineering, IT talent at Hyderabad airshow
Source: IANS
23/03/2022 9:02:10 AM
In touch with Tatas for providing new aircraft for Air India: Airbus India Global aerospace major Airbus India on Monday said that it is in touch with Tata Group for providing its new aircraft A350 for Air India. Speaking at a company event here to showcase the new generation aircraft A350, Airbus India President Remi Maillard said: "We are in talks with all airlines." On Air India, he said that the company currently has a relationship with Tata Group's other airlines namely Vistara, and AirAsia India. Besides, he said that the Tata Group is A...
In touch with Tatas for providing new aircraft for Air India: Airbus India
In touch with Tatas for providing new aircraft for Air India: Airbus India
Source: IANS
21/03/2022 3:35:14 PM
Malaysia's AirAsia Group restructures its huge Airbus plane order KUALA LUMPUR -Malaysia's AirAsia Group Bhd said it has reached a deal with Airbus SE to restructure an order for 362 narrowbody planes worth tens of billions of dollars, including switching 13 A320neos to the larger A321neo model. Deliveries of the 362 A321neos are now planned through 2035, the cash-strapped airline said on Wednesday, without providing details of the previous timetable. Industry sources told Reuters last month that Airbus had agreed to reschedule deliveries htt...
Malaysia's AirAsia Group restructures its huge Airbus plane order
Malaysia's AirAsia Group restructures its huge Airbus plane order
Source: Reuters
6/10/2021 11:12:47 AM
India formalises acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft PARIS - India has formalised the acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft to replace the Indian Air Force (IAF) legacy AVRO fleet, said the European planemaker on Friday. Under the deal, Airbus will deliver the first 16 aircraft in 'fly-away' condition from its final assembly line in Seville, Spain, added Airbus. The subsequent 40 aircraft will be manufactured and assembled by Tata Advanced Systems (TASL) in India as part of an industrial partnership between the two companies. ...
India formalises acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft
India formalises acquisition of 56 Airbus C295 aircraft
Source: Reuters
24/09/2021 12:50:41 PM
Go First inducts 49th Airbus A320neo aircraft into its fleet Budget airline Go First, formerly known as GoAir, said on Wednesday it has inducted the 49th Airbus A320neo aircraft into its fleet. The airline had placed a firm order for the delivery of 144 Airbus A320neo aircraft as part of its growth plan. Out of the 144 aircraft, the airline has already taken delivery of 49 aircraft. Kaushik Khona, Chief Executive Officer, Go First, said: "We at Go First believe that the airline is uniquely placed with its ultra-low cost structure that has al...
Go First inducts 49th Airbus A320neo aircraft into its fleet
Go First inducts 49th Airbus A320neo aircraft into its fleet
Source: IANS
12/08/2021 9:31:18 AM
Airbus Helicopters conduct electric chopper's demonstrator flight Airbus Helicopters has conducted its full-scale demonstrator flight of its electric helicopter. The chopper is fully electric with a distributed drive system. It took off at 2,310 kg - the highest take-off weight of a full electric VTOL aircraft with a distributed drive system. In a tweet, the company said: "The 4-minute demo saw the 4-seat #eVTOL fly at an altitude of 20 metres." A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) craft has the ability to hover, take off, and land v...
Airbus Helicopters conduct electric chopper's demonstrator flight
Airbus Helicopters conduct electric chopper's demonstrator flight
Source: IANS
30/07/2021 9:37:58 AM
Airbus shares climb after 52% jump in jet deliveries PARIS -Airbus shares rose sharply on Friday after the planemaker confirmed a surge of deliveries in June, bringing the total number of aircraft handed over in the first half of the year to 297. Deliveries, which have been recovering from a pandemic-related slump, rose 52% in the first six months from 196 at the mid-point of 2020 and compare with a total of 389 in the first half of 2019 before the coronavirus crisis crippled air travel. Data issued late on Thursday confirmed a stron...
Airbus shares climb after 52% jump in jet deliveries
Airbus shares climb after 52% jump in jet deliveries
Source: Reuters
9/07/2021 4:41:58 PM
Airbus expands India Covid relief operations Aerospace major Airbus has expanded its Covid relief operations in India by delivering more than 36 tonnes of additional medical equipment to the Indian Red Cross Society (IRCS). Besides, it had deployed humanitarian flights to move supplies from abroad as well as within the country. Notably, Airbus is delivering oxygen plants, ventilators, oxygen concentrators, BPAP breathing machines and mobile intensive care units (ICUs), further boosting its individual contribution to the global hum...
Airbus expands India Covid relief operations
Airbus expands India Covid relief operations
Source: IANS
3/06/2021 9:46:44 AM
Vistara inducts first fully owned Airbus A320neo aircraft Full-service carrier Vistara on Saturday inducted its first fully owned Airbus A320neo aircraft. Accordingly, the aircraft, registered VT-TQE, arrived in Delhi from Airbus' production facility in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is one of the 13 Airbus A320neo that Vistara had purchased in 2018 as part of a larger order totaling 50 aircraft from the Airbus A320neo Family, including the Airbus A321neo aircraft as well. Besides, the new set of A320neo aircraft that Vistara has been a...
Vistara inducts first fully owned Airbus A320neo aircraft
Vistara inducts first fully owned Airbus A320neo aircraft
Source: IANS
29/05/2021 2:47:44 PM
Airbus deliveries surge in March, sending shares higher PARIS - A rebound in air travel in China and the United States helped to drive a surge in March deliveries for Airbus, sending the planemaker's shares higher. Airbus reported slightly higher deliveries for the first quarter and posted 39 gross orders, including a new deal for 20 A220s to an unidentified buyer. But the company's net orders - which are adjusted for cancellations - remained in negative territory for the first quarter, with a total of minus 61 net orders domina...
Airbus deliveries surge in March, sending shares higher
Airbus deliveries surge in March, sending shares higher
Source: Reuters
9/04/2021 2:35:16 PM
Airbus and Dassault reach tentative deal on FCAS fighter, Source says PARIS - Industrial partners including Airbus and Dassault Aviation have reached a tentative deal on the European FCAS fighter project after weeks of deadlock over workshare and other topics, a person close to the matter said on Friday. The agreement, first reported by La Tribune, paves the way for talks to resume at a political level among the project's three government backers, France, Germany and Spain, the source said. Airbus and Dassault both declined to comment. The Future C...
Airbus and Dassault reach tentative deal on FCAS fighter, Source says
Airbus and Dassault reach tentative deal on FCAS fighter, Source says
Source: Reuters
2/04/2021 4:07:36 PM
Airbus reports emissions data amid climate pressure PARIS - European planemaker Airbus on Friday joined a growing list of companies outlining the environmental impact of their products, as aviation aims to reshape itself after the coronavirus crisis. Major companies are under increasing pressure from investors and climate change activists to report the emissions that result when customers use their products, known as "Scope 3". Airbus says it is the first planemaker to do so. It says it is driving aerospace toward zero-emiss...
Airbus reports emissions data amid climate pressure
Airbus reports emissions data amid climate pressure
Source: Reuters
26/02/2021 1:54:41 PM