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Air India's B787-8 Fleet Gets New Interiors In $400 Million Revamp
- Sunday August 10, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
Air India has launched an extensive $400 million fleet retrofit programme, the airline announced in a statement today.
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
- Sunday July 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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Akasa Air To See Over 200 Boeing Deliveries Over The Next Years
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Reuters
Akasa Air expects a pick up in plane deliveries from Boeing over the coming years and to reach its target for a fleet of 226 aircraft by 2032, up from 30 currently, chief financial officer Ankur Goel said on Tuesday.
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Aviation Watchdog Orders Fuel Switch Locking System Checks On Boeing Jets
- Monday July 14, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
Domestic airlines operating Boeing jets have been instructed to conduct checks on fuel control switches that regulate fuel supply to the engines on those planes.
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India May Ground Boeing 787-8 Fleet After Ahmedabad Tragedy: Sources
- Friday June 13, 2025
- India News | Edited by Liu Chuen Chen
The Union government is considering grounding the Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 fleet, sources said, a day after one of the aircraft supplied to Air India crashed seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad airport.
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NDTV Explains: India's Rs 63,000 Crore Rafale M Fighter Deal. What Is It, Why Is It Important
- Monday April 28, 2025
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
What Is India's Rafale M Deal? Broken down, India will buy 22 single-seater Rafale M fighter jets and four twin-seater trainer variants, as well as facilities for fleet maintenance, logistics support, and training of personnel.
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India's Rafales Simulate "Ground Attack Missions" In Significant Exercise
- Thursday April 24, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Indian Air Force is carrying out Exercise Aakraman (Attack) over a large area in the central sector involving its mainstream fighter aircraft fleets led by the Rafale combat aircraft.
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www.ndtv.com
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SpiceJet To Re-Induct Grounded Boeing 737 Max Aircraft Fleet Into Operations
- Tuesday January 28, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Domestic budget carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday said it is set to re-induct one of its grounded Boeing 737 Max aircraft into operations from January 29, as part of its plan to put all these planes back into service in a phased manner.
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Air India To Give $400 Million Makeover To Over Half Of Its Fleet
- Tuesday September 17, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Air India on Tuesday said it expects to complete the upgradation of its 27 legacy A320 neo aircraft by mid-2025, following which all its narrow body planes will have the three-class configuration of business, premium economy and economy seats.
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"Extremely Pleased": Akasa Air On Boeing 737 Max In Fleet
- Friday March 22, 2024
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som
Akasa Air, one of India's newest airlines, has said it is "extremely pleased" with the performance of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft but added that "no amount of focus on safety is enough".
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India To Get Rs 400 Billion Aircraft Carrier To Fly Rafale Jets: Report
- Wednesday November 29, 2023
- India News | Sudhi Ranjan Sen, Bloomberg
India is set to add another aircraft carrier to its fleet worth almost 400 billion rupees ($4.8 billion) as it seeks to counter China's naval presence in the Indian Ocean region, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Defence Ministry To Discuss India's Biggest Ever Fighter Aircraft Projects Worth Rs 1.3 Lakh Crore
- Wednesday November 29, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The Indian Air Force has already ordered 83 LCA Mark 1A fighter planes, and their deliveries are expected to start in February-March 2024.
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Induction Of C-295 Aircraft "Heralds New Era Of Air Force": IAF Ex-Chief
- Monday September 25, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The induction of C-295 aircraft "heralds a new era for the Air Force" and this fleet will in times to come become the backbone of the force's tactical lift capability, former IAF chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria (retd) said.
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Boeing Comes Out With 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' Approach For P-8I Aircraft
- Thursday September 21, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Boeing said it envisions that increasing the P-8I fleet to 18 aircraft will increase investments.
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Airports Body Inducts 2 New B-360 Type Of Aircraft Into Its Inspection Fleet
- Monday September 18, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) on Monday added two new B-360 type of aircraft to meet the flying requirement for Flight Calibration of the increased number of Ground Navigational aids installed at airports in India.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air India's B787-8 Fleet Gets New Interiors In $400 Million Revamp
- Sunday August 10, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
Air India has launched an extensive $400 million fleet retrofit programme, the airline announced in a statement today.
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www.ndtv.com
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MiG-21's Final Flight: Why Training, Not The Jet, Failed Air Force Pilots
- Sunday July 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Shiv Aroor, Vishnu Som, Edited by Samiran Mishra
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is preparing to retire its fleet of Russian-origin MiG-21 fighter jets in September. The aircraft played a key role in India's military campaigns, including the 1971 war against Pakistan.
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www.ndtv.com
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Akasa Air To See Over 200 Boeing Deliveries Over The Next Years
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Reuters
Akasa Air expects a pick up in plane deliveries from Boeing over the coming years and to reach its target for a fleet of 226 aircraft by 2032, up from 30 currently, chief financial officer Ankur Goel said on Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Aviation Watchdog Orders Fuel Switch Locking System Checks On Boeing Jets
- Monday July 14, 2025
- India News | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
Domestic airlines operating Boeing jets have been instructed to conduct checks on fuel control switches that regulate fuel supply to the engines on those planes.
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www.ndtv.com
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India May Ground Boeing 787-8 Fleet After Ahmedabad Tragedy: Sources
- Friday June 13, 2025
- India News | Edited by Liu Chuen Chen
The Union government is considering grounding the Boeing Dreamliner 787-8 fleet, sources said, a day after one of the aircraft supplied to Air India crashed seconds after taking off from Ahmedabad airport.
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www.ndtv.com
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NDTV Explains: India's Rs 63,000 Crore Rafale M Fighter Deal. What Is It, Why Is It Important
- Monday April 28, 2025
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som, Written by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
What Is India's Rafale M Deal? Broken down, India will buy 22 single-seater Rafale M fighter jets and four twin-seater trainer variants, as well as facilities for fleet maintenance, logistics support, and training of personnel.
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www.ndtv.com
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India's Rafales Simulate "Ground Attack Missions" In Significant Exercise
- Thursday April 24, 2025
- India News | Asian News International
The Indian Air Force is carrying out Exercise Aakraman (Attack) over a large area in the central sector involving its mainstream fighter aircraft fleets led by the Rafale combat aircraft.
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www.ndtv.com
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SpiceJet To Re-Induct Grounded Boeing 737 Max Aircraft Fleet Into Operations
- Tuesday January 28, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Domestic budget carrier SpiceJet on Tuesday said it is set to re-induct one of its grounded Boeing 737 Max aircraft into operations from January 29, as part of its plan to put all these planes back into service in a phased manner.
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www.ndtv.com
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Air India To Give $400 Million Makeover To Over Half Of Its Fleet
- Tuesday September 17, 2024
- India News | Press Trust of India
Air India on Tuesday said it expects to complete the upgradation of its 27 legacy A320 neo aircraft by mid-2025, following which all its narrow body planes will have the three-class configuration of business, premium economy and economy seats.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Extremely Pleased": Akasa Air On Boeing 737 Max In Fleet
- Friday March 22, 2024
- India News | Reported by Vishnu Som
Akasa Air, one of India's newest airlines, has said it is "extremely pleased" with the performance of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft but added that "no amount of focus on safety is enough".
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www.ndtv.com
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India To Get Rs 400 Billion Aircraft Carrier To Fly Rafale Jets: Report
- Wednesday November 29, 2023
- India News | Sudhi Ranjan Sen, Bloomberg
India is set to add another aircraft carrier to its fleet worth almost 400 billion rupees ($4.8 billion) as it seeks to counter China's naval presence in the Indian Ocean region, according to people familiar with the matter.
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www.ndtv.com
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Defence Ministry To Discuss India's Biggest Ever Fighter Aircraft Projects Worth Rs 1.3 Lakh Crore
- Wednesday November 29, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The Indian Air Force has already ordered 83 LCA Mark 1A fighter planes, and their deliveries are expected to start in February-March 2024.
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www.ndtv.com
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Induction Of C-295 Aircraft "Heralds New Era Of Air Force": IAF Ex-Chief
- Monday September 25, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
The induction of C-295 aircraft "heralds a new era for the Air Force" and this fleet will in times to come become the backbone of the force's tactical lift capability, former IAF chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria (retd) said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Boeing Comes Out With 'Aatmanirbhar Bharat' Approach For P-8I Aircraft
- Thursday September 21, 2023
- India News | Press Trust of India
Boeing said it envisions that increasing the P-8I fleet to 18 aircraft will increase investments.
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www.ndtv.com
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Airports Body Inducts 2 New B-360 Type Of Aircraft Into Its Inspection Fleet
- Monday September 18, 2023
- India News | Asian News International
The Airport Authority of India (AAI) on Monday added two new B-360 type of aircraft to meet the flying requirement for Flight Calibration of the increased number of Ground Navigational aids installed at airports in India.
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www.ndtv.com