Aerospace
Aircraft-engine maker Safran buys plane-seat supplier Zodiac Aerospace for $10.5 bn
20 Jan 2017
The merger will unite Safran's activities spanning turbines, landing gear, brakes and avionics with Zodiac’s cabin interiors, fuel, lighting, safety and power-distribution gear
Safran tables €10 bn takeover offer for Zodiac Aerospace
19 Jan 2017
French aircraft engine maker Safran SA is reported to have tabled a friendly €10-billion ($10.6 billion) takeover offer for aerospace equipment and systems maker Zodiac Aerospace
Airbus to test self-piloted flying car prototype
17 Jan 2017
India launches earth observation satellite Resourcesat-2A
07 Dec 2016
For the first time a camera was put on the rocket to observe the launch of the satellite and the deployment of solar panels
Isro to launch its third remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A on Wednesday
05 Dec 2016
Resourcesat-2A is intended to continue the remote sensing data services to global users and would carry similar payloads as carried by its predecessors
Isro eyes world record with launch of 83 satellites in one go next year
31 Oct 2016
Russia holds the record for the largest number of satellites placed into orbit in one launch with the placing of 37 satellites in 2014, followed by the US, which launched 29 satellites at one shot
ISRO’s PSLV-C35 places eight satellites in two orbits
26 Sep 2016
Besides Isro’s own weather satellite SCATSAT-1, the PSLV-C35 mission also successfully launched PISAT, a nanosatellite developed by PESU and a consortium of engineering colleges and the Pratham satellite designed and built by the students of IIT Bombay
Isro arm Antrix bags deals to launch 68 foreign satellites
31 Aug 2016
With more nations and private customers keen on having their own satellites for various applications, India is pitching itself in the multi-billion dollar launch market, leveraging its cost advantage
Antrx-Devas row: CBI says Devas used false info to sign deal
19 Aug 2016
CBI, in its latest charge sheet, alleges that the deal was bagged on the basis of false claims that Devas has intellectual property rights to a hybrid technology to use S-band spectrum to deliver multimedia services
Airship technology comes back to fore courtesy Airlander 10
19 Aug 2016
With a length of 92 metres and width of 43.5 metres, the world's largest aircraft dwarfs heavyweights such as the Airbus A380 ''superjumbo'', but is far cheaper, with a catalogue price of £25 million, compared with $375 million for an A380
Wipro Infra Engg to buy Israeli aero components manufacturer H R Givon
02 Aug 2016
The acquisition of Givon, Israel's largest manufacturer of metallic aero structure parts, will enable Wipro to broaden its product portfolio and expand its global reach
Malaysia Airlines to buy 50 Boeing 737 MAX jets
27 Jul 2016
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