Its valuation of aircraft will be at Rs 20,000-25,000 crore. The civil aviation ministry is exploring all possibilities,” he added. According to Directorate General of Civil Aviation, by December 2016, Air India’s domestic market share measured by the …
Source: bingGovt looking to exit debt-laden Air India: FM
According to a press statement released by the Spokesperson of the Ministry, Ghanashyam Upadhyay, a five-member committee was formed to investigate the Saturday’s aircraft crash. Former Director General of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN …
Source: bingGovt forms committee to probe Goma Air crash
An Astronomy Night Fly-In will be held June 23-24, 2017, at Havana Regional Airport (9I0 – Niner-India-Zero) in Illinois. The fly-in will feature astronomy, camping and a pancake breakfast. The guides to the cosmos will be the astronomers and astrophysicists from the University of Illinois Astronomy Club. They are bringing high-powered telescopes for your chance to see your […]
Source: http://generalaviationnews.comSee the stars at 9I0
Organizers of FlightSimCon have unveiled the speaker lineup for the 2017 event, which includes representatives from the FAA, Lockheed Martin, Laminar Research, Dovetail Games, and many more. The event is scheduled for June 10-11, 2017, at the Sheraton Hartford Hotel attached to Bradley International Airport, just outside of Hartford, Conn. There will be a plethora […]
Source: http://generalaviationnews.comFlightSimCon prepares for takeoff
“The Supreme Court had asked the Attorney General to look into the allegations … Air India was advised to revisit its proposal by “the aviation ministry” into expanding its requirement of aircraft. Whilst their earlier proposal for 28 aircraft …
Source: bingCBI to probe aviation ministry decisions during UPA tenure
… member probe commission under the coordination of former Civil Aviation Authority Nepal (CAAN) Director General Triratna Manandhar to probe the crash of a cargo flight of Goma Air at Lukla Airport on Saturday noon. A senior pilot and co-pilot were …
Source: bingGoma Air crash: Civil Aviation Ministry forms 5-member probe commission
Regional airlines say the FAA is vastly understating the cost of a proposed AD that will require them to replace 10,482 passenger seats in various small airliners. The FAA said the AD will only cost the airlines a total of $900,000 because it is only tallying the labor cost of removing the Slim and Slimplus seats from their fleets ($85 each) and not including the cost of replacing them with new seats.
Source: avwebRegionals Contest Costly Seat AD
Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly says he “might” ban laptops in the passenger cabins of all international flights to and from the U.S. In an interview Sunday he said airliners with lots of Americans aboard are a prime target for terrorists and the ban wouldn’t be a response to a specific threat, but a general attitude within the security establishment
Source: avwebU.S. 'Might' Ban Laptops On International Flights
Russia’s newest airliner took its first flight Sunday with little fanfare but a reportedly substantial order book. The Irkut MC-21-300 will compete directly with the Boeing 737 MAX, Airbus A320 Neo and Bombardier CSeries for the increasingly crowded single-aisle airliner market.
Source: avwebNew Russian Airliner Flies
Orbis Avia’s Praga Alfa recently completed its first flight, powered by GE’s H Series turboprop engine with maximum 750 SHP takeoff power. With the EASA certification expected by the end of this year, the fleet size is set to exceed 100 by 2022, according to company officials. Manufactured in the Czech Republic, Orbis Avia’s SM92TE Praga […]
Source: http://generalaviationnews.comFirst flight: Praga Alfa
