Mahindra Aerospace, the aviation division of India’s Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., held discussions last week with aircraft part manufacturers in Europe and the U.S. for a stake purchase.
India's ailing flag carrier Air India got a breather Aug. 3 as the federal government approved a 17.32 billion rupee ($38.8 million) package to meet its immediate financial requirements.
NEW DELHI — An Indian Air Force (IAF) Jaguar fighter jet crashed in India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh Thursday, killing the pilot and a civilian on the ground, local police say. The single-seater Jaguar, a deep-penetration strike aircraft, took off from Gorakhpur airbase in Uttar Pradesh around midday and crashed in a field in Firozpur Dilahi village, about 250 km (155 mi.) from the state capital of Lucknow, according to L. Ravi Kumar, deputy inspector general for the Azamgarh range.
