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Jet Airways layoffs: After pay cut plans failed to materialise, airline letting go 500 staffers?

Jet Airways is reportedly mulling handing out pink slips to about 500 of its ground personnel. Not just that, the airline may also reportedly reorganise and trim the cabin crew on its Boeing and Airbus fleet and terminate the contract of its senior crew members.

Aug 9, 2018

CAG slams $2.1 billion deal for P-8I maritime patrol aircraft

CAG says the Boeing planes were not cheaper than the competition and pointed to other shortcomings, including Boeing not honouring offset agreements and inadequacies in the plane's surveillance and offensive capabilities.

Aug 8, 2018

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As space race heats up, Amazon's Bezos spends more cash than ever to fuel Blue Origin's growth

Jeff Bezos is on a hiring spree, having spent millions to bring on board more engineers and speed up the development of Blue Origin's New Glenn rocket, as it looks to compete in the increasingly crowded space race, now dominated by Elon Musk's SpaceX.

Aug 3, 2018

Vijay Mallya faces final extradition hearing after losing Force India F1 team: Here's all he has lost so far

Vijay Mallya has lost control over Force India F1 team. What other assets has he lost so far? India loves to treat each story with a view to finding a moral in it. And Mallya's story has many spectacular morals. The plainest of them all is that if you do wrong you will suffer. The middle India loves to latch on to that belief.

Jul 30, 2018

UK's space agency wants you to help name their upcoming Mars rover

Boaty McBoatface all over again?

Jul 24, 2018

Qatar Airways flight skids off runway in Kochi

Airbus 330 from Doha skidded off the runway and damaged a few lights after strong winds during landing caused the flight to misalign with the tarmac.

Jul 13, 2018

Two IndiGo flights avoid mid-air collision over Bengaluru

The collision was avoided when two aircraft operating on the Coimbatore-Hyderabad and Bangalore-Cochin routes came dangerously close to each other over Bengaluru. The July 10 incident has now been reported and an investigation into the same has been launched

Jul 12, 2018

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Eyeing international operations, Vistara purchases jets worth $1.3 billion

The Tata-Singapore Airlines company has purchased 13 Airbus and six Boeing flights as it eyes domestic expansion, international routes.

Jul 12, 2018

Airbus working on Mars rover to bring soil samples back to Earth

In 2026, Nasa will launch a recovery mission and will land a rocket on Mars carrying the Fetch rover.

Jul 9, 2018

'Flying Brain' CIMON marks an innovative human, robot association for space exploration

Scientists and engineers have combined their efforts to develop an AI tool to work in collaboration with human scientists and contribute jointly in the space exploration process.

Jun 30, 2018

Vijay Mallya's jet sold on fourth attempt for Rs 35 Crore

US firm Aviation Management Sales bought the Bengaluru businessman's Airbus A319 after it was auctioned for the fourth time.

Jun 30, 2018

The Bachelorette episode 5: Vegas date, steamy romance and surprise eliminations

For the next episode, the team will be heading to Virginia for their next round of dates in the deserts of Nevada—including a camel ride, open airbus ride, and hot steamy bathtub session

Jun 28, 2018

China willing to continue talks with France over Airbus deal

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday Beijing was willing to continue talks over the purchase of Airbus jets after French President Emmanuel Macron failed to clinch a deal earlier this year.

Jun 25, 2018

Anti-Brexit demonstrators protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Britain, June 12, 2018

Brexit: UK citizens march in London demanding second referendum

Thousands of people took to the streets on Saturday demanding a referendum on the future of Brexit. Protestors demanded that any deal to be made with the EU should first be ratified by a public vote, before getting implemented.

Jun 24, 2018

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International Space Station launches RemoveDebris, first mission to harpoon space junk

RemoveDebris is the first time attempt to actively clear space debris from low earth orbit.