Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia has announced recruitment plans for domestic operations in India, set to begin later this year. The airline, which last month received government approval to form a joint-venture carrier in India, will interview prospective flight attendants and pilots April 13 in Chennai, an airline spokesman says. “Experienced flight attendants or fresh graduates of any discipline are also welcome to attend the interview,” the spokesman says.

NEW DELHI — India has approved a plan to buy 30 billion rupees ($500 million) worth of night-vision equipment for its armed forces, a government official says. At an April 2 meeting of the Defense Acquisition Council, the highest decision-making body in the country’s defense affairs, Indian Defense Minister A.K. Antony approved the procurement of around 5,000 third-generation thermal-imaging and night-vision devices for the country’s Russian-origin T-72 and T-90 battle tanks and its BMP Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs), a defense official says.

NEW DELHI — The most advanced version of India’s Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) has made its first flight, setting the stage for its induction into the country’s air force. The limited series production aircraft (LSP-8) is the last in the indigenously developed Tejas’ flight line before it is prepared for deployment for operational service by 2015.