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It is not a giant balloon. It is not an airplane. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto It is not a giant balloon. It is not an airplane. Well, it is in spirit, both. A blimp is a type of airship. Airships are, simply said, lighter-than-air pressure ships. Technically, it is a powered (like how we…
Singapore’s flagship carrier announced a plan to merge Vistara and Air India in November 2022. New Delhi: The song ‘Kal Ho Na Ho‘ played as Vistara’s Goa-Bengaluru flight landed at its destination on Sunday, invoking nostalgia among crew and members a day before the carrier’s time in the Indian aviation landscape was to come to…
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Boeing has pointed to extensive testing that it says proves the 787 is safe. New York: Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun will likely face tough questions Tuesday when a Senate panel grills the executive on safety problems, manufacturing missteps and alleged efforts to intimidate whistleblowers. The hearing, an examination of “Boeing’s Broken Safety Culture,” follows an…
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The government’s biggest claim to success in aviation since 2014 is building “74 airports in seven years”, as opposed to the same number built in the seven decades since Independence. However, only 11 of these airports have actually been built from scratch, while 15 airports have fallen into disuse over this period, due to the…
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