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IndiGo places order for 250 latest Airbus A-320 neo planes
IndiGo, the airline with the largest market share, has announced plans to expand its fleet or airplanes. The airline has placed an order for 250 of Airbus’ latest A320 neo planes. The order is being valued at $25 bn. In ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2014
United States X-51A vehicle crashes in test flight
X-51A built by U.S. which was designed to travel from London to New York (around 5570 km) in 45 minutes crashed into the Pacific Ocean in its test flight. The test was conducted off the coast of California at Mach 6 ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2012
MiG-29KUB performs first landing on INS Vikramaditya
MiG-29KUB, a Russian-built fighter jet made the first landing on the INS Vikramaditya during sea trials. INS Vikramaditya It is the rechristened name of former Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, which has been procured by India. The ship is a ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2012
Sukhoi fighters to be integrated with BrahMos missiles
India is heading towards joining the power club of few countries having air-launched cruise missiles with a proposal to equip the Indian Air Force’s vanguard fighter aircraft Su-30 MKI with BrahMos. The Cabinet Committee on Security is likely to mull ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
HAL to design & develop Transport Aircraft in India
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) inked a tripartite deal to design and develop the Multirole Transport Aircraft in India. The parties to the agreement: HAL United Aircraft Corporation Multirole Transport Aircraft Limited, Russia. The Aircrafts produced will be useful for cargo ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
New Zealand authorities: Govt to scrap foreign ownership limits on its airlines
At the launch of a discussion document on New Zealand’s international air transport policy, New Zealand authorities held that the government is proposing to scrap foreign ownership limits on New Zealand airlines. They held that the policy review purported extending ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2012
Sudarshan Shakti
Recently, the Indian Armed Forces (Army and Air Force) is testing its war-fighting doctrine in the Barmer-Jaisalmer sector, in biggest ever war game. The frontline IAF fighter aircraft such as the Sukhoi-30, AWACS and UAVs provided live feed of war ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2011
Current Affairs : December 14, 2011
NTPC inks pact worth Rs 43 cr with EGCB, Bangladesh NTPC Ltd, country s largest state-owned power generator, signed a Contract Agreement worth Rs 43 crore with Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh Ltd (EGCB) for providing Operation and Maintenance Services ..