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Boeing's New Business Targets Computers Modelled on Human Brains

Julie Johnsson, Bloomberg | Friday October 19, 2018

Boeing is betting that its new unit, known as Disruptive Computing and Networks, will help develop breakthroughs in secure communications and artificial intelligence.

Air Force Starts Training Pilots To Fly US-Made Heavy-Lift Helicopters

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 16, 2018

The Air Force has started training pilots to fly the CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters that India has bought from the US, an official said today. The Air Force will induct 15 Chinook helicopters, apart from 22 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters made by Boeing.

Trump Wants To Keep Lockheed, Boeing, Others In Business With Saudi

World News | Christian Davenport and Aaron Gregg, The Washington Post | Tuesday October 16, 2018

Saudi Arabia has long been fertile territory for United States defense contractors, an oil-rich kingdom with an appetite for weapons.

Indian Plane Flew Into Brick Wall - And Just Kept Going: Foreign Media

India News | Avi Selk, The Washington Post | Monday October 15, 2018

An Air India pilot flew a Boeing 737 through a brick wall Friday. Incredibly, that marked the beginning of its journey and not the end.

Air India Plane, Which Hit Wall, May Have Overshot Runway: Official

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 14, 2018

The Dubai-bound Air India Express Boeing plane seems to have overshot the normal take-off point as tyre marks have been found between the end of the runway and the compound wall of the Trichy airport in Tamil Nadu, officials said on Sunday.

SpiceJet Inducts First Boeing 737 Max Aircrafts In India

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday October 12, 2018

Budget airlines SpiceJet todaysaid it has inducted its first Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft that forms part of a $22 billion purchase deal signed with the American aircraft manufacturer.

Air India Plane Slammed Into Wall At 250 Km Per Hour But Continued To Fly

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Friday October 12, 2018

Hurtling down the Trichy airport runway at 250 kilometres per hour, an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 struck poles at the end of the runway, rammed into the perimeter wall but still managed to fly.

Air India To Launch New Flight Services From November

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 10, 2018

According to Air India, the service will be operated by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.

Indian To Lead Boeing's F-15 Fighter Jet Programme

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday October 8, 2018

Boeing India President Pratyush Kumar would lead its F-15 fighter aircraft programme in the US, the global aerospace major said on Monday.

NASA Says First Manned SpaceX Mission Set for June 2019

Agence France-Presse | Monday October 8, 2018

SpaceX's mission will be the first manned US launch to the orbiting research laboratory since the space shuttle program was retired in 2011.

Body Found Inside Plane Days After Crash Landing In Pacific Lagoon

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 2, 2018

A male passenger's body has been found inside an airliner that ditched and sank in a lagoon last week after missing the runway on a remote Pacific island, officials said.

Air India To Fly Double-Decker Jumbo Jets To Kolkata, Mumbai For 6 Days

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 1, 2018

National carrier Air India is set to fly its 423-seater, double-decker Boeing 747 aircraft to two key domestic destinations, Mumbai and Kolkata, starting October 16 to meet the demand during the festive season.

Plane Ditches Into Lagoon, Passengers Swim For Their Lives

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday September 28, 2018

Passengers were forced to swim for their lives Friday when an airliner ditched into a lagoon after missing the runway on a remote Pacific island and immediately began sinking.

Multiple Failures, Low Fuel, Zero Visibility: The Inside Story Of Air India Flight 101

India News | Written by Vishnu Som | Wednesday September 26, 2018

"Had this landing approach not worked, we would realistically have been left with enough fuel for only one more attempt to put the plane down" says Captain Rustom Palia, the senior Air India Commander at the controls of the Air India Boeing 777 that landed in Newark on September 11 despite multiple systems failing on board.

When Cabin Pressure Loss Was Blamed In Plane Crash In Greece A Decade Ago

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 21, 2018

More than 13 years ago, a Boeing aircraft crashed in a hilly terrain in Greece snuffing out 121 lives. A year later, investigators concluded that omissions in controlling cabin pressure was a key reason for the crash.