NDIAN Navy’s tender for multirole helicopters has been once again delayed with the Defence Ministry directing the vendors to extend the validity of their proposals for six more months. The Defence Ministry has asked the American Sikorsky and European NH Industries to extend the validity of their proposals for the tender worth over US$1 billion for buying 16 helicopters.   The 16 helicopters in the US$1 billion tender of the Indian Navy are meant to carry out anti-submarine Read More....

GKN Aerospace has become a tier one member of the UK’s Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC). The company joins other major UK-based aerospace manufacturers, including Airbus and Rolls-Royce, as a high level member of the centre - which has been founded in direct response to the UK government’s national manufacturing strategy.   The goal of the MTC is “to prove innovative manufacturing processes and technologies in an agile environment, in partnership with indus Read More....

TURKEY aims to announce a tender competition for the construction of a third airport in Istanbul this month with a view to completing the bidding by the end of 2012 after spending 18 months choosing the site.   Transport Minister Binali Yildirim said that plans for the project were now with the state planning committee (DTP), but tender documents would be published in August as soon as they had issued final approval.   "As soon as it comes and if this is within Read More....

Airfares to Dubai from the Indian state of Kerala have skyrocketed by more than four times from now until the first few days of September as a result of the end of summer vacations and upcoming Onam festival.   Return airfare from Kozhikode, Kerala, to Dubai has gone up from around Rs19,000 (Dh1,150) a few weeks ago to as much as Rs78,500 (Dh4,790) around Onam (September 9), leading passengers in Kerala scrambling to other airports in India for cheaper options.   A K Read More....

After spicejet, Air India and Indigo airlines, now AirAsia is offering big discounts on air ticket.   The Malaysian no-frills carrier has offered 3 million promo seats across AirAsia network from now till 31 Aug 2014.   Meanwhile, Indian flyers can now travel abroad as cheap as Rs 2,600. Ticket to Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia from Cochin can be booked at Rs 2,600 inclusive of everything.   While tickets from Chennai to Bangkok can be booked at Rs 3,200, Che Read More....

The Government is keeping an open mind on allowing a second airport to come up within 150 km of an existing one.   The current policy says that no new airport should be allowed within a 150 km radius of an existing airport.   Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said the rule was “infructuous” right from the beginning. Officials said the rule was brought in after discussions with private players who threw up the idea.    “W Read More....

A large chunk of air travellers have been resenting problems relating to delayed flights and customer services of various airlines, though official data showed substantially less number of complaints in July compared to June.   The number of complaints received by aviation regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in July was 581 compared to 900 in June, official data showed.   Almost 30 percent of passenger complaints related to troubles with flight can Read More....