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Contract termination notice without firm basis for action: Agusta

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 11:00

After India scrapped its Rs 3,600 crore deal for supplying VVIP choppers, Anglo-Italian firm AgustaWestland today said the contract termination notice sent to it does not offer any firm basis for taking any action against it.

Jolly takes over as chief of Eastern Air Command

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 12:52

Air Marshal R.K. Jolly has taken over as the chief of the IAF`s Eastern Air Command here, an officer said Thursday.

India scraps AugustaWestland VVIP chopper deal on New Year`s Day

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 1, 2014, 16:07

The scrapping of the deal with AugustaWestland – the British arm of Italian firm Finmeccanica - could now open the doors for fresh contract with other chopper companies like United Technologies Corp`s Sikorsky Aircraft, EADS` Eurocopter and Lockheed Martin. 

Man charged in Britain over North Sea ferry fire

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 03:20

A man was charged on Monday with causing a fire onboard a ferry carrying more than 1,000 people from Newcastle to Amsterdam, British police said.

Air Marshal Arup Raha takes over as IAF Chief

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 31, 2013, 01:42

Air Marshal Arup Raha, an ace fighter pilot, Tuesday took over as the Air Force chief succeeding Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne.

Arup Raha to take over as IAF chief tomorrow

Last Updated: Monday, December 30, 2013, 21:04

Air Marshal Arup Raha, an ace fighter pilot, will Tuesday take over as the Air Force chief succeeding incumbent Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne.

Seven people airlifted from fire-hit North Sea ferry

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 07:22

A fire has broken out on a ferry in the North Sea, causing seven people to be airlifted to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation, British coastguard officials said.

Seven people airlifted from fire-hit North Sea ferry

Last Updated: Sunday, December 29, 2013, 07:21

A fire has broken out on a ferry in the North Sea, causing seven people to be airlifted to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation, British coastguard officials said.

500 sorties for Tejas this year

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 20:17

Cleared for induction into the Air Force, the indigenously-developed Light Combat Aircraft Tejas has achieved a significant milestone by completing 500 sorties in this year.

India, US sign deal for six transport aircraft

Last Updated: Saturday, December 28, 2013, 15:17

India has signed a Rs 4,000-crore deal with the US for procuring six more C-130J Super Hercules Special Operations aircraft for the Indian Air Force.

Pilot killed in two-seater plane crash, wreckage found

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 16:13

The young pilot of a two- seater training aircraft, which went missing yesterday after it took off from Bisri Airfield in Gondia in Maharashtra, was killed when it crashed into the mountains.

Brazil senate chief to repay `hair transplant` flight

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 22:55

The president of Brazil`s senate, Renan Calheiros, will repay the cost of using an Air Force jet for a trip during which he reportedly had a hair transplant, his spokesman said.