Air India is ready for a major fleet expansion in the coming months that will significantly boost its services to North America and within India.
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Boeing now has an order book for more than 700 737 MAX 10 aircraft across more than 15 different airlines, including United Airlines, with more than 200 units ordered.
It all increases out of India’s major concern for control and supremacy in its maritime domain. Independent India took over than half a century to enunciate that the arc of the Indian Ocean between the Straits of Hormuz and Malacca is a zone of its strategic concerns.
Delta Air Lines is the only major US carrier not to order Supersonic jets, EVTOL aircraft
The Indian Navy’s newest carrier, the Vikrant, has been commissioned with four LM2500 engines powering the ship with 88 MW giving her a maximum speed of 28 knots.
Indian agencies are very strict about maritime boundary laws and do not even allow their fishermen to conduct fishing operations within 5 nautical miles of the border.
Boeing, a major player in the aerospace industry, is making headway with its mission to create an autonomous tanker aircraft for the US Navy (USN).
IAG intends to expedite the growth of its short-haul fleet by placing an order for 37 Airbus A320neo family aircraft.
Air France Boeing 777-300ER flying from Paris to São Paulo Guarulhos had to divert due to an engine problem.
A QantasLink Boeing 717-200 remains stuck in the mud at Rockhampton Airport on Queensland’s mid-north coast. The plane became bogged in the grass alongside a taxiway early on Monday evening after flying in from Brisbane. Almost 48 hours later, the jet stays firmly on the ground. It’s another aircraft temporarily out of action at Qantas and another headache for the airline.c