Airbus 320

Vistara, which has a fleet of 41 aircraft, will take delivery of at least one Boeing 787 and two other planes this calendar year.

Flag carrier Air India has been hit by yet another incident involving its engineering unit. In the latest case, one of its CFM engines fell off while being installed on an Airbus 320 airplane, with the damage estimated to be in several crores.

A group firm of Pratt & Whitney has been sued for supplying defective engines to Kingfisher Airlines, Vijay Mallya said amid aviation regulator DGCA ordering detailed inspection of P&W engines powering some Airbus 320 neo planes being operated in India.

A tyre of an Air India aircraft arriving here from Delhi with 75 passengers on board was found deflated after landing at the airport here this morning.

SpiceJet hopes to place order for new planes this fiscal, but it's important to "put the best foot forward" and ensure aircraft are purchased in "an optimal manner", the airline's chairman Ajay Singh said on Monday.

Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Saturday said there is no clear visibility about the delivery of A320 Neos as delivery of the first aircraft has been delayed by Airbus due to "industrial reasons".

US aerospace giant Boeing has signed deals with Chinese firms to sell 300 aircraft and open a completion centre in the Asian country, China's official Xinhua news agency reported, as President Xi Jinping began his first state visit to the United States.

Air India - fresh from its Monday evening scare of its Kajuraho-Varanasi flight catching fire while landing in Delhi - is speeding up its plans to replace its ageing fleet of Airbus A 320 planes.

The Centre has denied allegations that the state-run carrier, Air India was operating old and faulty aircrafts, and yesterday's incident of fire in a plane was not due to any safety issue. More than 150 people were onboard the flight.

An Air India flight that had apparently developed a hydraulic failure, caught fire during landing at the Delhi airport this evening. Sources said the aircraft in question - the Airbus 320 -- was acquired in 1994 and is more than 21 years old.

Investigators have identified the remains of all 150 people aboard a Germanwings flight that was deliberately crashed into the French Alps, a prosecutor said Tuesday, allowing them finally to be laid to rest.

The heads of Lufthansa and Germanwings paid their respects on Wednesday near the crash site of the plane that slammed into the French Alps, following reports that a video has emerged showing the final terrifying seconds in the cabin.

Forensic teams have isolated 78 distinct DNA strands from body parts recovered from the Germanwings crash site in the French Alps, one of the lead investigators said today.

The Airbus A320 is the workhorse of Europe's aerospace industry, transporting more than a million people a day from business travellers to backpackers.

An Airbus operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashed in a remote area of the French Alps on Tuesday, killing all 150 people on board, including 16 schoolchildren.

Vistara, which has a fleet of 41 aircraft, will take delivery of at least one Boeing 787 and two other planes this calendar year.

Flag carrier Air India has been hit by yet another incident involving its engineering unit. In the latest case, one of its CFM engines fell off while being installed on an Airbus 320 airplane, with the damage estimated to be in several crores.

A group firm of Pratt & Whitney has been sued for supplying defective engines to Kingfisher Airlines, Vijay Mallya said amid aviation regulator DGCA ordering detailed inspection of P&W engines powering some Airbus 320 neo planes being operated in India.

A tyre of an Air India aircraft arriving here from Delhi with 75 passengers on board was found deflated after landing at the airport here this morning.

SpiceJet hopes to place order for new planes this fiscal, but it's important to "put the best foot forward" and ensure aircraft are purchased in "an optimal manner", the airline's chairman Ajay Singh said on Monday.

Low-cost carrier IndiGo on Saturday said there is no clear visibility about the delivery of A320 Neos as delivery of the first aircraft has been delayed by Airbus due to "industrial reasons".

US aerospace giant Boeing has signed deals with Chinese firms to sell 300 aircraft and open a completion centre in the Asian country, China's official Xinhua news agency reported, as President Xi Jinping began his first state visit to the United States.

Air India - fresh from its Monday evening scare of its Kajuraho-Varanasi flight catching fire while landing in Delhi - is speeding up its plans to replace its ageing fleet of Airbus A 320 planes.

The Centre has denied allegations that the state-run carrier, Air India was operating old and faulty aircrafts, and yesterday's incident of fire in a plane was not due to any safety issue. More than 150 people were onboard the flight.

An Air India flight that had apparently developed a hydraulic failure, caught fire during landing at the Delhi airport this evening. Sources said the aircraft in question - the Airbus 320 -- was acquired in 1994 and is more than 21 years old.

Investigators have identified the remains of all 150 people aboard a Germanwings flight that was deliberately crashed into the French Alps, a prosecutor said Tuesday, allowing them finally to be laid to rest.

The heads of Lufthansa and Germanwings paid their respects on Wednesday near the crash site of the plane that slammed into the French Alps, following reports that a video has emerged showing the final terrifying seconds in the cabin.

Forensic teams have isolated 78 distinct DNA strands from body parts recovered from the Germanwings crash site in the French Alps, one of the lead investigators said today.

The Airbus A320 is the workhorse of Europe's aerospace industry, transporting more than a million people a day from business travellers to backpackers.

An Airbus operated by Lufthansa's Germanwings budget airline crashed in a remote area of the French Alps on Tuesday, killing all 150 people on board, including 16 schoolchildren.