Aerospace
Airbus net profit rises 34% in H1 to €1.5 bn
31 Jul 2015
Boeing looking to move key operations to other countries
30 Jul 2015
Boeing said yesterday it was actively looking to move "key pieces" of its operations abroad as the future of the US Export-Import Bank is uncertain
Boeing loses $26-mn on every Dreamliner 787
25 Jul 2015
Isro eyes mission to Venus; may partner NASA
25 Jul 2015
Isro is likely to partner NASA as it plans space missions to planet Venus and beyond
NASA unveils prototype of first aircraft to fly to Mars
06 Jul 2015
The aircraft, Prandtl-m, could ride in a CubeSat aboard the aeroshell / Mars rover piggyback in 2022-2024 and after reaching the Martian atmosphere, it would emerge from the host and begin its mission
Isro to launch 5 British satellites on 10 July
06 Jul 2015
With the overall lift-off mass of the five satellites amounting to about 1440 kg, this mission becomes the heaviest commercial mission ever undertaken by Isro and its commercial arm, Antrix Corporation
Airbus, Mahindra team up to build military helicopters in India
03 Jul 2015
The joint venture will act as the prime suppler of reconnaissance and surveillance helicopters, naval utility helicopters and naval multirole helicopters
Boeing strikes $7.4-bn 747-8 freighter deal with Russian cargo major
18 Jun 2015
Global aircraft giant Boeing has signed a preliminary pact to supply 20 advanced 747-8 jumbo freighters to Russia’s Volga-Dnepr Group, a global leader in heavy cargo transportation
Boeing’s new 787 performs hair-raising vertical take off
13 Jun 2015
Boeing Inc unveiled a teaser video on Thursday of its new 787-9 Dreamliner, which demonstrates some of the aircraft's astounding maneuvering capabilities, including a tantalising near-vertical takeoff
Poorly installed engine software caused crash of A400M: Airbus official
30 May 2015
The fatal crash of an A400M airlifter in Spain on 9 May was caused by incorrectly installed engine control software
Airbus UK chief warns of withdrawing if UK exits EU
21 May 2015
Paul Kahn, the president of Airbus Group UK has warned that the company could reconsider its investment in the country in the event of the UK leaving the EU
Rolls-Royce in record $9.2-bn aircraft engine deal with Emirates
18 Apr 2015
The transaction will give a big boost to the British engine maker struggling to improve its profit margins through performance improvement and restructuring
Boeing in $6.6-bn aircraft deal with Panama’s Copa Airlines
11 Apr 2015
Boeing will supply 70 Boeing 737 Max airplanes to Panama’s flag carrier Copa Airlines in a deal valued at approximately $6.6 billion, making it the biggest commercial transaction ever between a Panamanian and a US-based company
Japanese-led startup to clean up space debris
31 Mar 2015
According to experts, some 150 million pieces of debris measuring more than 1mm in diameter and moving at a speed of 7-8km per second are floating around the earth
Inmarsat launches second Global Xpress satellite
03 Feb 2015
Bombardier halts Learjet 85 programme; to axe 1,000 jobs
16 Jan 2015
Bombardier Inc said yesterday that it would ‘pause’ its business aircraft Learjet 85 programme due to weak demand for the plane, which has been continuing since the 2008 global financial crisis
Featured articles
Lighter than air, yet very, very powerful
By Kiron Kasbekar | 03 Jan 2024
In March 2013 Chinese scientists pulled off a remarkable feat. They created the world’s lightest aerogel. Tipping the scales at a mere 0.16 milligrams per cubic centimeter – that’s a sixth of the weight of air!
COP28 explained: A closer look at COP28's climate change solutions
By Aniket Gupta | 27 Dec 2023
The 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP28, took place from 30th November 2023, to 13th December 2023, at Expo City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
What is a Ponzi scheme?
By Aniket Gupta | 06 Dec 2023
Ponzi schemes have long captivated the public imagination, drawing unsuspecting investors into a web of illusion and deception.
The Rise and Rise of HDFC Bank
03 Jul 2023
HDFC, which surged ahead of global majors like HSBC Holdings Plc and Citigroup Inc and left Indian peers like State Bank of India and ICICI Bank in market capitalisation, now ranks fourth largest among the world’s most valuable banks, after JPMorgan Chase & Co, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd and Bank of America Corp
India’s Millet Revolution To Enrich Global Food Basket
02 Apr 2023
Millets, a healthier and cheaper substitute to wheat and rice, are indigenous to many parts of the world, especially in the semiarid tropics of Asia and Africa, and offers a big scope for expanding production and consumption in the foodgrain deficient African continent
Market predator Hindenburg preys on Adani stock
06 Mar 2023
Almost a month after the damning report of short-seller Hindenburg Research on the Adani Group that claimed that the seven stocks within the group were about 85 per cent overvalued, one of the group's stocks, Adani Total Gas, closed at Rs835 on the BSE, down nearly 79 per cent from its 24 January level, almost close to reaching that valuation
.jpg "DPIIT organises event for onboarding startups")
