Aviation

Rs.200bn greenfield project to 3,000-ha site. IGI Airport reaching full capacity. A Rs.200 billon international airport off Delhi will be developed under a public-private partnership, with first terminal to be operational in five to six years. An in-principle clearance has...

Jaitley underlines after-sale support for equipment. Jaitley co-chairing the 17th IRIGC-MTC meeting with General Sergei Shoigu, in Moscow on 23 June 2017. Indian and Russian defence ministers have explored new opportunities for Russian companies to participate in the Indian defence...

Paris meeting sees business for French OEMs. Indian and French aviation officials and experts have evaluated business opportunities in India including for French Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). Surina Rajan, Additional Secretary, Department of Defence Production, has urged the French OEMs...

  Tata-Lockheed Martin pens a major investment in India (Seated left to right) Sukaran Singh, chief executive officer and managing director, Tata Advanced Systems, and George Standridge, vice president of strategy and business development, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, sign a letter...

Bird Academy signs MoU with NSDC. The Bird Academy from New York will undertake fresh skilling for more than 30,000 youth in aviation and aerospace sector, resulting in gainful employment over the next 6 years. The academy from Cornell Lab...

PM highlights investment opportunities at Forum. Modi addressing the plenary session of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum on 2 June 2017. The sky is the limit for investment opportunities in India, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a strong pitch to...

Private sector urged to enhance bilateral trade. Modi and the President of Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, at India-Russia CEO’s meeting, at Konstantin Palace, in St. Petersburg,  1June 2017. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India and Russia are close to achieving...

Bid submission by 21 June. The Airports Authority of India is seeking Consultancy Services for preparation of Techno Economic Feasibility Report (TEFR) and Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Development of Moradabad Airport in Uttar Pradesh. Tender Reference Number : AAI/PLG/NR-44/2017...

European group works on long-term market strategy.   European missile systems group, MBDA, has set up a joint venture company in India with L&T Heavy Engineering, the partnership being announced earlier this year. The JV is called L&T MBDA Missile...

The UK-based studies South Asian markets. Teledyne Reynolds of the United Kingdom sees good opportunities in helping India upgrade its defence technologies, some of which are more than three-decade old. “We are studying the Indian and South Asian markets. We...