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Bengaluru-based Dynamatic Technologies bags contract from Airbus to build doors of A220 aircraft
Fp Staff •This is one of the single-largest export contracts for an Indian aerospace manufacturing company, President of Airbus India, Remi Maillard, said
Airbus launches first global aircraft recycling project in southwest China: Report
Fp Staff •The Airbus Lifecycle Services Centre, with investment of 6 billion yuan ($838 million), aims to improve the recycling rate of aircraft components and materials, so that over 90% of an aircraft by weight can be recycled, according to a report
Cleaning up Space: Airbus launches Detumbler to clean up space debris in Earth orbit
Mehul Das •Airbus has launched a new spacecraft, which they hope will be instrumental in cleaning up space debris cluttering Earth's orbit. Called Detumbler, the spacecraft is a magnetic damping device designed to prevent defunct satellites from uncontrollably tumbling in space
India gets its first C-295 aircraft: How it will boost IAF’s defence prowess
Fp Explainers •Indian Air Force (IAF) chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari is in Spain’s Seville city and received the first C-295 transport aircraft. The force will procure a total of 56 planes, 40 of which will be manufactured in India, providing a boost to the country’s aerospace ecosystem
Boeing, Airbus likely to stop supplying spare parts to Pakistan International Airlines
Fp Staff •Pakistan's carrier also informed that it has been forced to ground five out of 13 leased aircraft and it has been considering grounding four additional aircraft this week due to the prevailing crisis
High Fly: What IndiGo’s deal of 500 planes from Airbus means for India’s aviation sector
Fp Explainers •IndiGo has inked a deal of 500 A320 planes from France’s Airbus – the largest order in the history of commercial aviation. This comes just five months after Air India signed a massive deal with the French aerospace company as well as Boeing
Airbus inks record order with IndiGo, eclipses Air India deal
•The multibillion-dollar deal eclipses Air India's combined purchase of 470 jets earlier this year as India's two largest carriers plan for a sharp expansion in regional travel demand
Big boost for IAF, will get C-295 military transport aircraft from Airbus in September
Ajeyo Basu •The purchase of the C-295 is a part of the Indian government's efforts to upgrade its military hardware and expand India's capabilities, especially that of the Indian Air Force (IAF)
France: Court acquits Air France, Airbus over 2009 Rio-Paris crash
Fp Staff •The ruling, which was expected after prosecutors recommended to the Paris court not to seek a conviction, is being considered as a huge blow for families of victims who have waged a 14-year campaign for justice
Japan Airlines and Boeing ink deal for 21 737 MAX jets
Fp Staff •The civil aviation deal is worth at least $2.5 billion at list prices. It is also being billed as a victory for Boeing against European competitor Airbus, which was in talks with JAL on the bestselling A320neo narrow body jet