Tata Group

By Swaati Ketkar
Government and aviation industry stakeholders in India and Singapore are collaborating to grow India’s MRO capabilities.
Services & Support

By Tony Osborne
India’s air force chief has expressed optimism that domestic industry will be able to deliver a new-generation indigenous combat aircraft in the 2030s.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
Airbus Helicopters has named the town of Vemagal in India as the location for a new final assembly line for the H125 single-engine light helicopter.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Jonas Murby
Europe has momentum as an exporter to India, but the advancement of India’s own industry will be the ultimate determinant.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Matthew Fulco
U.S.-India relations have taken a turn for the worse, raising questions about the endurance of defense cooperation between Washington and New Delhi.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Robert Wall
Dassault Aviation has signed several agreements with Tata Advanced Systems for the Indian company to build Rafale fuselages in India.
Supply Chain

By Tony Osborne
Fuselages for Airbus’ H130 light helicopter are to be produced in India by Mahindra Aerostructures under a new partnering arrangement.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Mark Pilling
The carrier’s CEO discusses the top-to-bottom transformation of the Indian icon.
Airlines & Lessors

By Tony Osborne
Renewed demand and new technology are prompting manufacturers to turn their attention to the lighter end of the rotorcraft market.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Swaati Ketkar
Several new agreements involving defense platforms and companies are expanding India’s MRO sector.
MRO

By Helen Massy-Beresford, Christine Boynton, Lori Ranson, Adrian Schofield
2024 was full of challenges and milestones for airline consolidation efforts around the world.
Airlines & Lessors

By Swaati Ketkar
Air India's Design Organization Approval, the first for an Indian airline, should help it with a couple initiatives.
MRO

By Adrian Schofield
The airline is on track to complete its merger with Vistara and has launched a major aircraft upgrade program.
Airlines & Lessors

By Adrian Schofield
Two years after its takeover by the Tata Group, Air India is making good progress on the initiatives it launched to fulfill the new owner’s ambition to restore the carrier to the ranks of top-tier global airlines.
Airlines & Lessors

By Steve Trimble
Lockheed Martin could assemble and maintain C-130Js at Tata Advanced Systems if the transport wins an Indian Air Force order for up to 80 aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
The merger of Air India and Vistara took a major step forward after the Indian government approved Singapore Airlines’ investment in the new entity.
Airlines & Lessors

By Kurt Hofmann
FACC is evaluating increased global cooperation as costs in Europe are creating a significant disadvantage in the race to remain competitive.
Manufacturing & Supply Chain

By Swaati Ketkar
The airlines were granted CAR 145 approval to integrate their line maintenance operations as part of the merger process.
MRO

By David Casey
Speaking with ATW at the Farnborough Airshow, CEO Campbell Wilson described the four airline integration as “probably unprecedented” in the aviation industry.
On Location

By Swaati Ketkar
Tata Group is investing in Air India’s Bengaluru MRO facilities as Air India airlines merge.
MRO

By Adrian Schofield
The Air India-Vistara merger may gain key approval soon, but uncertainty surrounds Go First and Jet Airways.
Airlines & Lessors

New MRO facilities and joint ventures are highlights of this month’s News Briefs and Contracts.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Swaati Ketkar
Conglomerate signs memorandum of understanding for Air India to occupy an airframe maintenance facility.
Services & Support

By Adrian Schofield
Airlines including Cebu Pacific, Malaysia Airlines, Thai Airways and Cathay Pacific are planning to place major orders.
Singapore Airshow

By Tony Osborne
Assembly of the single-engine light helicopter in India could position the H125 into a relatively untapped market for commercial rotorcraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion