India is preparing to launch six satellites for Singaporean customers in December, including the TeLEOS-1 Earth observation satellite.

IndiGo, India’s biggest and most-profitable airline, will sell its shares on the stock market in an initial public offering (IPO) valued at up to $500 million, as it seeks to retain control of the country’s highly competitive aviation market.

India has signed a contract with Slovenia-based Pipistrel Aircraft to buy 194 Virus SW80s and is likely to buy an additional 100 aircraft after three years.