Antony to commission MIG-29 K fighter planes into Navy Panaji, May 6: Union Defence Minister A K Antony will commission MIG-29 K fighter planes into the Indian Navy on May 11 in Goa. The squadron, named INAS 303 Black Panthers, will be commissioned on May 11 by the Defence ...
Special aircraft 'Super Hercules' debuts in Quake-hit Sikkim New Delhi, Sept 19: The Indian Air Force, for the first time has deployed new C 130J ‘Super Hercules’ aircraft for transporting relief supplies to the National Disaster Relief Force (NDRF). The state-of-the-art planes are equipped to land in inhospitabl...
Air collision averted in Tamil Nadu Chennai, Jun 6: It was another astonishment for the air passengers when a mid-air collision was averted on Saturday, Jun 5 afternoon in Trichchirappalli airspace, in Tamil Nadu.A Jet Airways flight and an Air India plane came 'alarmingly' close along the ...
No plans to hire private planes for paramilitary forces: Chidambaram New Delhi, July 8 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has ruled out any plans to engage private domestic airlines to move paramilitary forces across the country. At present, the Indian Air Force provides air support to paramilitary forces....
Ukraine to upgrade Air Force's 100 AN-32 cargo planes New Delhi, Jun 17 (ANI): India has signed a deal with an Ukraine firm to modernise its 100 medium lift AN-32 cargo aircraft....
Passenger planes increasingly contaminated by 'toxic' fumes Melbourne, Feb 16 (ANI): Some of the most popular airlines in the world have high levels of "toxic" fumes on their aircrafts, which could prove dangerous to both passengers and crew, according to a probe....
Sitting in plane's window seat 'raises thrombosis risk' London, Jan 27 (ANI): Think twice before choosing a window seat on the plane, for a new study has found that the view chair increases the chance of deep vein thrombosis. ...