Aviation Update
Successful Trials of 5.56 x 30 mm Joint Venture Protective Carbine (JVPC)
Defense Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) designed 5.56x30 mm Protective Carbine has successfully undergone the final phase of User trials on 7th December 2020 meeting all the GSQR parameters.
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January 2021
Aviation Update
GMR Hyderabad and Dubai Airports sign MoU to launch Project “HYDXB-VAXCOR” for worldwide distribution of Covid-19 Vaccine from HYD.
Given its large and capable Pharma industry that boasts of some of the largest vaccine manufacturers globally, India has a very strategic role to play in ensuring universal access to COVID-19 Vaccines.
3 min |
January 2021
Aviation Update
2020 Aviation, and a bleak future ahead
From Boeing to bailouts, the aviation industry had one of its worst years in 2020, a radical comedown after a run of profits right up to coronavirus lockdowns.
8 min |
January 2021
Aviation Update
The comeback of Jet Airways–Hit or Miss
In all probability, Jet Airways; the oldest airlines of India, after being grounded for over than 20 months is all set to soar the skies again. Reportedly, Jet Airways had a turbulent time when it was put to ground followed by a heavy cash-crunch situation.
4 min |
December 2020
Aviation Update
Embraer and Porsche Announce Design Collaboration to Deliver Limited Edition “Duet”
Embraer and Porsche, two global drivers for technologies and innovations, have announced a design collaboration to create a limited-edition and limited-quantity Embraer Phenom 300E aircraft and a Porsche 911 Turbo Scar.
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December 2020
Aviation Update
Indian Navy Launches Fifth Kalvari Class Vagir Scorpene Submarine
The fifth Scorpene conventional submarine, Vagir, being built by the Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL) with technology transfer from France was launched into water
1 min |
December 2020
Aviation Update
Modified IJT Commences Spin Flight Testing
The indigenous Intermediate Jet Trainer (IJT) designed and developed by HAL to replace the ageing Kiran aircraft fleet of the IAF commenced spin flight testing in Bengaluru.
1 min |
December 2020
Aviation Update
This is your Captain Speaking....!!!
This is your Captain Speaking....!!!
4 min |
December 2020
Aviation Update
Falcon 2000 Albatros for the French Navy
The French Ministry of the Armed Forces has ordered from Dassault Aviation seven maritime surveillance and intervention planes for the French Navy, with an option for five others to be confirmed in 2025.
1 min |
December 2020
Aviation Update
Dr. RAHUL SINGH SARDAR (MBBS, MRCA, FCAI.), DIRECTOR, ICATT
IN CONVERSATION WITH KARTIKEYA, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, AVIATION UPDATE.
8 min |
December 2020
Aviation Update
An Exclusive interview with Mr. Rachit Bhatnagar, CEO of AASSC (Aerospace & Aviation Sector Skill Council)
An Exclusive interview with Mr. Rachit Bhatnagar, CEO of AASSC (Aerospace & Aviation Sector Skill Council)
6 min |
December 2020
Aviation Update
A VIVID INTERESTING INTERVIEW WITH DR.SWARNA SUBBA RAO
FORMER SURVEYOR GENERAL OF INDIA, VISITING PROFESSOR AT NALSAR UNIVERSITY.
7 min |
December 2020
Aviation Update
Are Covid Vaccination Passports The New Found Normal For Global Aviation?
By all means, the aviation industry is all set to go forward with the idea of vaccine passports, especially inclined towards both domestic and international travel.
4 min |
December 2020
The Textile magazine
Heberlein, Textile Jets At Supersonic Speeds
Heberlein is the leading solutions provider of air-interlacing and air-texturing jets for synthetic fila-ments.
3 min |
October 2020
Aviation Update
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and Emerging Legal Issues
Prof. (Dr.) V. Balakista Reddy, Professor of International Law, Registrar and Head, Center of Air and Space Law (CASL)NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad
4 min |
November 2020
Aviation Update
EXCLUSIVE INSIGHTS WITH GANGADHAR RAO, MANAGING DIRECTOR, RSI SOFTECH INDIA PVT LTD.
IN CONVERSATION WITH KARTIKEYA, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, AVIATION UPDATE.
10+ min |
November 2020
Aviation Update
Launch operator Comlux among initial customers for six corporate A220s
Airbus Corporate Jets has won its first orders for the ACJ TwoTwenty totalling six aircraft following its launch.
1 min |
November 2020
Aviation Update
This is your Captain Speaking....!!!
During 70’s the word big meant the Boeing 747, and it just revolutionized the way we travel since 1970.
3 min |
November 2020
Aviation Update
Boeing's Australian Unmanned Aircraft Completes First Taxi
The Boeing Loyal Wingman aircraft being developed with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) recently moved under its own power for the first time, a key milestone for the aircraft that’s expected to make its first flight this year.
1 min |
November 2020
Aviation Update
Bombardier's Learjet 75 Liberty enters service
Bombardier is delighted to announce that the newest addition to its diverse business jet portfolio, the Learjet 75 Liberty light jet, is now in service with the first delivery to long-time Learjet operator Alex Lyon & Son, an auctioneering firm that operates throughout the United States and beyond.
1 min |
November 2020
Aviation Update
ACH130 Aston Martin Edition helicopter wins orders across the world
Customers on three continents have signed firm contracts for the ACH130 Aston Martin Edition helicopter since its launch earlier this year.
1 min |
November 2020
Aviation Update
A NOSTALGIC INTERVIEW WITH MISSILE WOMAN OF INDIA Dr. TESSY THOMAS, DG AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS –DRDO
I was interested in mathematics and science. I was fascinated by activities of the Thumba Rocket Launching Station and was also astonished by seeing aircraft flying so high
5 min |
November 2020
Aviation Update
Airbus To Bring First Mars Samples To Earth: ESA Contract Award
Airbus has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as prime contractor for the Mars Sample Return’s Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) – the first-ever spacecraft to bring samples back to Earth from Mars.
1 min |
November 2020
Aviation Update
Airlines Unable to Cut Costs Deep Enough to Save Jobs
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) presented new analysis showing that the airline industry cannot slash costs sufficiently to neutralize severe cash burn to avoid bankruptcies and preserve jobs in 2021.
3 min |
November 2020
Aviation Update
Northrop Grumman's EGI-M Navigation System Completes Critical Design Review
Northrop Grumman Corporation has successfully completed the critical design review (CDR) milestone for the Embedded Global Positioning System (GPS) / Inertial Navigation System (INS)Modernization, or EGI-M, program.
1 min |
October 2020
Aviation Update
DRDO successfully flight tests Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle
Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully demonstrated the hypersonic air-breathing scramjet technology with the flight test of Hypersonic Technology Demonstration Vehicle (HSTDV) at 1103 hours from Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Launch Complex at Wheeler Island, off the coast of Odisha today.
1 min |
October 2020
Aviation Update
ZeroAvia Completes World First Hydrogen-Electric Passenger Plane Flight
ZeroAvia, the leading innovator in decarbonising commercial aviation, has completed the world first hydrogen fuel cell powered flight of a commercial-grade aircraft.
1 min |
October 2020
Aviation Update
The first Brazilian Gripen has flown in Brazil
The first Brazilian Gripen E, designated by Brazilian Air Force (FAB) as F-39 Gripen, concluded its first flight in Brazil. The aircraft flew from the airport in Navegantes to Embraer’s facility in Gavião Peixoto.
1 min |
October 2020
Aviation Update
THE INDOMITABLE FEMININE SPIRIT BEHIND THE COCKPIT
Exclusive conversation with Captain Sapna Patel
5 min |
October 2020
Aviation Update
Lilium partners with German airports on eVTOL infrastructure development
Lilium, the Munich-based aviation company developing an all-electric, vertical take-off and landing aircraft for regional air mobility, has agreed with both Dusseldorf Airport and Cologne/Bonn Airport to explore how the two airports can become hubs within a regional air mobility network spanning North Rhine-Westphalia.
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