Water Cannon Salute

An Air India flight to the Maldives was welcomed at Male airport with a customary water cannon salute on Monday to commemorate 46 years of air service between India and the Maldives.

The New Integrated Terminal Building, or NITB, of Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala opened today with the first flight arriving at 10 am. A water cannon salute was given to the first flight.

The first batch of five Rafale multirole fighter jets were formally inducted into the Indian Air Force in Ambala air base in Haryana today. The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to buy 36 jets for Rs 59,000 crore. A traditional water cannon s...

It was a pleasant surprise for passengers and the pilot of the Air India flight from Port Blair as it touched down Chennai on Thursday. The Air Traffic Controller instructed the pilot to "turn into a particular taxi track". Moments later, water from two fire tenders hit the flight for a water cannon salute, honouring the pilot, Captain Sebastian Jo...

A batch of five Rafale fighter jets touched down to a special water cannon salute at the Ambala air base this afternoon, the first western combat aircraft to join the Indian Air Force 23 years after Sukhoi aircraft were imported.

A total of 28 people who have recovered from COVID-19 disease were on Saturday received a water cannon "salute" and garlands for defeating coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, which has seen a surge in infections.

Eight US made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters joined the Indian Air Force (IAF) fleet today in Pathankot, in a major boost to India's combat capabilities. In 2015, India had signed a multi-billion dollar contract with Boeing for the supply of 22 of these choppers, widely considered the most advanced helicopters of their type in the world.

AirAsia shared images of the customary water cannon salute given to its maiden flight to Bhubaneswar after it landed in the city.

The new flight was greeted with the traditional water cannon salute after it landed at Surat airport, SpiceJet's press release noted.

An Air India flight to the Maldives was welcomed at Male airport with a customary water cannon salute on Monday to commemorate 46 years of air service between India and the Maldives.

The New Integrated Terminal Building, or NITB, of Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport in Agartala opened today with the first flight arriving at 10 am. A water cannon salute was given to the first flight.

The first batch of five Rafale multirole fighter jets were formally inducted into the Indian Air Force in Ambala air base in Haryana today. The first batch of five Rafale jets arrived in India on July 29, nearly four years after India signed an inter-governmental agreement with France to buy 36 jets for Rs 59,000 crore. A traditional water cannon s...

It was a pleasant surprise for passengers and the pilot of the Air India flight from Port Blair as it touched down Chennai on Thursday. The Air Traffic Controller instructed the pilot to "turn into a particular taxi track". Moments later, water from two fire tenders hit the flight for a water cannon salute, honouring the pilot, Captain Sebastian Jo...

A batch of five Rafale fighter jets touched down to a special water cannon salute at the Ambala air base this afternoon, the first western combat aircraft to join the Indian Air Force 23 years after Sukhoi aircraft were imported.

A total of 28 people who have recovered from COVID-19 disease were on Saturday received a water cannon "salute" and garlands for defeating coronavirus in Madhya Pradesh's Bhopal, which has seen a surge in infections.

Eight US made Apache AH-64E attack helicopters joined the Indian Air Force (IAF) fleet today in Pathankot, in a major boost to India's combat capabilities. In 2015, India had signed a multi-billion dollar contract with Boeing for the supply of 22 of these choppers, widely considered the most advanced helicopters of their type in the world.

AirAsia shared images of the customary water cannon salute given to its maiden flight to Bhubaneswar after it landed in the city.

The new flight was greeted with the traditional water cannon salute after it landed at Surat airport, SpiceJet's press release noted.