Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet makes emergency landing at Gatwick

A Virgin Atlantic jumbo jet en-route from London to Las Vegas turned back midway and made a dramatic but safe, emergency landing at the Gatwick airport in the UK after developing a landing-gear......

8 cheetahs to arrive in India in this special jet

A specially customised B747 jumbo jet has arrived in the Namibian capital, Windhoek, to bring eight cheetahs to India's Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh where they will be......

After Rahul's jibe, 'govt sources' say UPA started process to buy VVIP jets

The process for procuring two VVIP aircraft, over whose acquisition Congress leader Rahul Gandhi attacked the Modi government on Tuesday, had begun under the United Progressive Alliance government,......

'Grenade' on flight turns out to be plastic wrapper

A security drill on Sunday created a major scare and sent Air India and security officials into a tizzy after a grenade-like object was found on a Boeing 747 aircraft when it landed at Jeddah in......

Air India has good news for Delhi-Mumbai fliers

The revised check-in baggage limit is effective from Saturday A day after announcing its ticket prices at par with AC II of Rajdhani trains, National carrier Air India, on Friday, came out with......

Lufthansa flies world's newest aircraft to India

Opening a new chapter in Indian aviation, Lufthansa's Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental touched down for the first time in the country at 0035 on Tuesday.A grand water canon salute welcomed the arrival......

Sneak Peek: Lufthansa brings the new B747-8 aircraft to India

German carrier Lufthansa said in a press release that it would operate the latest Boeing 747-8 jumbo jet between Delhi and Frankfurt from August 2012, making it the second destination for the......

Swiss aviators on world tour may land solar craft in India

Ahmedabad and Varanasi are the two Indian cities among the dozen landing stops planned by two renowned Swiss aviators for their round-the-world trip on a solar-powered aircraft in March next year.......

Olympic flame arrives in Beijing

The 2004 Olympic flame arrivedin the Chinese capital on Tuesday for the fifth leg of a six-week 78,000-km-long global torch relay leading up to the Athens Games in August.A small lantern carrying......

'December is ideal to hold F1 in India'

President of Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) Vicky Chandhok feels it would be ideal if India hosts its inaugural F1 Grand Prix in the month of December instead of scheduled......

AP's F1 bid causes furore in assembly

The Andhra Pradesh government's efforts to bring Formula One racing to the state resulted in an uproar in the legislative assembly today, with the opposition accusing the ruling Telugu Desam Party......

F1 track not a priority with AP govt.

The Congress government seems poised to drop the bid for Formula One racing track for Hyderabad. Chief Minister Dr Y S Rajasekhar Reddy hinted at this when he told the State Assembly on Saturday......

Jet-lagged Team India unhappy with travel schedule for New Zealand

'A lot of people had problems in adjusting with the change of time and it affected their sleeping pattern' India's Virat Kohli and Mahendra Singh Dhoni warm-up prior to the start of their ICC......