India

By Matthew Fulco
Digantara, an Indian space surveillance startup that operates in India, the U.S. and Singapore, raised $50 million in a Series B funding round.
Satellites

By Sean Broderick, Lee Ann Shay, Lindsay Bjerregaard, James Pozzi
Deliveries and production of new aircraft are picking up, but aftermarket providers will still see strong demand on legacy platforms and material shortages.
Supply Chain

By Adrian Schofield
India’s aviation regulator has cut four people from its FOI ranks as the fallout from the IndiGo network disruption in early December continues.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By Lee Ann Shay, Swaati Ketkar
Listen in to hear about the steps Safran is taking to build deeper Leap-1A and -1B engine MRO capability at its new facility in Hyderabad, India.
MRO Podcast

By Adrian Schofield
IndiGo suspended flights at New Delhi as it attempts to recover from a spate of major flight disruptions that have caused India’s regulator to take action.
Airlines & Lessors

By Swaati Ketkar
Tata Projects and ASI Global have partnered to deliver custom MRO facility design and construction across India.
MRO

By Swaati Ketkar
GMR School of Aviation in Hyderabad has partnered with RH Aero Systems to develop training focused on aftermarket tooling.
Workforce & Training

By Graham Warwick
India has rolled out the first production version of an indigenously developed trainer and inaugurated the ground test facility for a light transport aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Tony Osborne
Safran is teaming with India’s Bharat Electronics to produce Hammer modular air-to-surface bomb kits in India.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Adrian Schofield
While only a few airlines have re-entered the India-mainland China market, there is significant potential for more air service growth.
Airlines & Lessors

By Garrett Reim
AST SpaceMobile plans to launch its BlueBird 6 sat, what it calls the “largest commercial communications array ever deployed in low Earth orbit,” on Dec. 15.
Satellites

By Robert Wall
An Indian Air Force Tejas Mk.1 Light Combat Aircraft crashed at the Dubai Airshow on Nov. 21, killing the pilot.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Swaati Ketkar
Dassault Aviation has inaugurated its expanded Dassault Aircraft Services India–Engineering Center (DASI-EC) in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
Services & Support

By Swaati Ketkar
The Bhopal part-out and MRO facility would face competition from urban MROs.
Supply Chain

By Victoria Moores
Air-to-ground (A2G) inflight connectivity specialist SkyFive has been granted a 10-year license to provide A2G connectivity in India.
Interiors & Connectivity

By Swaati Ketkar
India’s aviation regulator proposes raising used aircraft import age limits to help airlines address supply delays and fleet needs.
Safety, Ops & Regulation

By David Casey
China Eastern Airlines is set to resume flights to New Delhi, marking a significant step in the rebuilding of air connectivity between mainland China and India.
Airports & Networks

By Robert Wall
India says it has inaugurated a third production line for the Tejas Mk. 1-A and is also scaling up its production of Hindustan Turbo Trainer-40s.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Swaati Ketkar
Unifying India’s civil and defense MRO capabilities could solve the country’s aviation sector growth constraints.
Services & Support

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

By Lee Ann Shay
Harald Gloy speaks with Lee Ann Shay in Hamburg about the company’s future plans.
Services & Support

By Garrett Reim
Astroscale, a Japanese space junk removal company, has partnered with Australia's High Earth Orbit Robotics (HEO) to develop space-monitoring technologies.
Satellites

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 Tony Osborne
India has retired its last Mikoyan MiG-21s after more than 60 years of operation.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Tony Osborne
India’s government has signed contracts with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited to acquire nearly 100 Mk. 1A versions of the indigenous Tejas Light Combat Aircraft.
Aircraft & Propulsion