An aircraft in the living room? Fans of aviation would argue that there is something satisfying about drinking their coffee at a table made of an Antonov 12 engine. Or perhaps, entertaining guests on a leather sofa made of an 18-feet long MIG 21 Drop Tank — even if it occupies a large chunk of…
Government-backed Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) company AI Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL) is targeting $1 billion in revenue by 2030. To reach this target, AIESL plans to expand its services by beginning the Passenger-to-Freighter (P2F) conversion segment in the latter half of FY26. The company is on track to achieve the billion-dollar target as the…
India’s aviation regulator should initiate the process of testing the airworthiness of China-built mid-range passenger aircraft C919. This would be a subtle hint that India is not exactly pleased with the tariff war that US President Donald Trump has declared against the world, despite the muted official response from New Delhi. Such a move would…
Boeing is set to continue delivering two aircraft per month this year to Indian airlines, the mix of narrowbody and widebody planes maintaining the company’s average of the last two years.   India’s second biggest airline Air India and its youngest Akasa Air together have pending deliveries over 400 Boeing aircraft. Air India has pending…
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) admitted to having a ‘difference of opinions’ with Boeing during a discussion over the return plan for astronauts Sunita Williams and Bitch Wilmore. Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA Kennedy Space Center, said at a press conference late Wednesday that it “was a tough decision to make”…
September 6 is all set to be a jam-packed day for space endeavours. If all goes well, the world will closely watch two much-awaited space missions this Friday – first is the return of Boeing’s Starliner, and the second is the launch of SpaceX Polaris Dawn mission. Here’s all you need to know about the…
After NASA announced that there may be a long wait before two astronauts, Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore, could be brought back to Earth, the agency had a series of heated arguments with Boeing, a report has revealed. According to the New York Post, several meetings were organised by senior officials from both companies, and…
NASA Starliner astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore won’t be coming back home on the Boeing spacecraft. Starliner will return uncrewed by September 6, while the two astronauts will reach Earth on a SpaceX craft in February next year. What might have prompted the US space agency to take such a step? Past mistakes and…
In this photo provided by NASA, astronauts Butch Wilmore, left, and Suni Williams inspect safety hardware aboard the International Space Station on August 9, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP NASA decided on Saturday (August 24, 2024) it’s too risky to bring two astronauts back to Earth in Boeing’s troubled new capsule, and they’ll have to…
NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Butch Wilmore are awaiting their return from space as officials race against time to find the root cause of anomalies detected in Boeings Starliner during the launch. As the NASA continues to explore safe options to bring the two astronauts back to Earth, can the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)…
