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Two aircraft have completed flight trials and are awaiting certification to the 2000-5 standard.

Airlines and charter companies do not see eye to eye on regional policy.

Manufacturers see opportunity in the new government's stated goal of making aerospace a focus for domestic and export markets.

The deal is valued at $2.5 billion.

Pilatus Aircraft has signed a 10-year contract with Tata Advanced Systems for the Indian company to supply aerostructures for the PC-12 NG.

The helo maker has agreed to pay a fine which, it claims, is an admission of wrongdoing or liability.

Despite losses, Etihad Airways reaffirmed plans to stay the course in its partnership with Jet Airways.

India's first solely private-sector project could have trouble finding an acceptable number of competitors.

OIS announced IObserver, a low-cost, fixed-wing, manned aerial surveillance platform based on the Italian SkyArrow very light aircraft (VLA).

Thailand has started to build its aerospace industry starting with spare parts.

Indian defense policy got bound up in red tape and confusion but there is renewed optimism that things could get back on track.

Aviation sector left in the lurch.

Regional carrier is set to benefit from the elevation of Sri Lanka’s flag carrier through the Oneworld alliance.

At its recent air transport summit in Brussels, Global IT provider SITA launched a common-use beacon registry.

Tough market conditions in India have forced charter operator Invision to scale back its fleet plans.

Multi-role combat aicraft and multi-role tanker are among the aircraft covered by deals likely to be signed this year.

Etihad Airways is buying the airline maintenance and flight training businesses of Abu Dhabi's Mubadala group.

Established Indian airlines are facing a competitive squeeze with new market entrants aggressively adding seat capacity and cutting prices.

SriLankan Airlines is modernising its fleet to carry more feeder traffic in and out of India.

Indian operators demand security changes after a pilot and mechanic are beaten up by a charter customer.

Company is evaluating other aircraft for the new services it intends to operate within the state of Maharashtra in the west of India.

India’s Business Aircraft Operators Association says aviation officials are trying to deflect blame for the country’s recent safety downgrade.

India’s Business Aircraft Operators Association said aviation officials are trying to deflect blame for the country’s recent aviation safety downgrade.

A civil aviation authority with financial and administrative autonomy would allow it to be more effective in the development of general aviation.

The Brazilian manufacturer has provided an instructor for the Phenom 300 to line-fly the aircraft with Joy Jets captains for the first 100 hours.

Mehair, which has invested $3.2 million in the new service, expects its passengers to include wealthy business people and tourists.

The Indian bizav community hopes a change in political leadership will yield changes to a regulatory environment that has stifled industry growth.

Jet Aviation is due to complete construction of 79-foot-high second hangar at Singapore’s Seletar Aerospace Park by the end of this month.