Over 20 Air India pilots of Dreamliner fleet plan to quit

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 20:44

More than 20 pilots of Air India's Dreamliner planes are planning to leave the national carrier as many of them seek greener pastures with private airlines.

Turbulence in Air India: 30 Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilots resign

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015, 10:27

The pilots who have quit are senior co-pilots with 4,000 hours of average flying experience.

Air India likely to seek more time to decide on Boeing proposal

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 26, 2015, 17:39

The airline has constituted a three-member panel to go into the pros and cons of the proposal, which has been pending for nearly four years, Air India sources said on Wednesday.

Qantas to expand fleet after rapid profit turnaround

Last Updated: Thursday, August 20, 2015, 10:07

Qantas Airways posted one of the fastest turnarounds in Australian corporate history with a return to full-year profit and said it will buy eight fuel-efficient Boeing Co 787-9 Dreamliner jets, enabling it to fly the longest routes possible.

250-plane order reflects India's growth potential: IndiGo

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 22:55

After placing the largest single order for 250 aircraft with European major Airbus, IndiGo today said that the purchase contract reflects stabilising trend in the Indian aviation sector.

Jet Airways mulls extending lease of six aircraft with Etihad

Last Updated: Monday, August 17, 2015, 20:35

Jet Airways Monday said it is looking at the option to extend the leasing pact for six planes that have been leased out to strategic partner Etihad.

Formally handed over Nagpur MRO to Air India: Boeing

Last Updated: Sunday, August 16, 2015, 20:06

Two months after Union transport minister Nitin Gadkari had said Boeing had disassociated itself with the much-delayed USD 100-million MRO facility in Nagpur, the American planemaker has said it has completed the work and handed over the facility to Air India last month.

Boeing says domestic airlines on way to break-even

Last Updated: Thursday, August 13, 2015, 22:20

Boeing's main customers in the country include Air India, Jet Airways and Spicejet which also have Airbus planes, while the largest carrier Indigo has only Airbus aircraft.

India needs 1,740 new aircraft worth $240 bn in next 20 years: Boeing

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 12, 2015, 19:09

Raising its forecast for the Indian market, Boeing Wednesday said the country will need 1,740 new aircraft worth USD 240 billion over the next 20 years.

SpiceJet to buy 100 planes, in talks with aircraft makers

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 29, 2015, 12:41

SpiceJet Ltd is in talks with Boeing Co and Airbus Group to acquire about 100 new narrow-body jets, its chief financial officer said on Wednesday, in a deal worth about $11 billion at list prices.

Boeing profit beats estimates as aircraft deliveries surge

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 19:09

Boeing Co reported a better-than-expected quarterly profit, helped by booming demand for commercial aircraft.

Boeing warns of aircraft issue after panel falls on Shanghai

Last Updated: Sunday, July 19, 2015, 19:45

US aviation giant Boeing has said it has asked airlines to address a maintenance issue after a passenger jet's landing gear panel fell after takeoff and fell on a Shanghai suburb.