NEW DELHI — India’s Mars orbiter spacecraft, launched last year, has traveled more than 340 million km (211 million mi.) and crossed the halfway point on its journey to the red planet, according to the country’s space agency.
Air India has secured a $200 million loan from the state-owned Bank of India to finance the purchase of three Boeing 787 aircraft. On April 2, Air India sought bids from Indian and foreign banks to finance up to $50 million for making pre-delivery payments for three Boeing 787s, according to an airline official. The three aircraft are slated to be delivered starting in June, the Air India official says.
