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The agreement, announced on Thursday (Nov. 9), is part of Airbus’ strategy to support Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) growing its footprint in commercial aircraft MRO in India.

With this fresh funding round, Skyroot has raised a total of $95 million, top among Indian space startups.

As a part of the deal, HAL will produce CFM Leap engine parts for Safran Aircraft Engines Bangalore facilities.

The AFRL is leading its first cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) between the U.S. Space Force and companies outside the U.S.

India has confirmed several changes to its aviation regulations, including doubling the validity period of some pilots’ licenses.

Given the benefits for Indian airlines of leasing aircraft through GIFT City, doing so could become more common in the future.

While the notice does not mention it, the ministry’s action was almost certainly due to the dispute between embattled Indian carrier Go First and its lessors.

India’s Akasa Air has received clearance to launch international operations using its narrowbody aircraft fleet.

India has carried out the first live firing of the indigenously developed Astra air-to-air missile from its HAL Tejas fighter.

A recent report from CRISIL focused on three MRO service providers that account for more than 90% of the industry’s revenue in India.

Luna-25, the first Russian lunar exploration mission in almost 50 years, is bound for the Moon.

India’s Jet Airways has confirmed that its air operator certificate (AOC) has been reinstated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

India’s hunt for a new medium transport aircraft (MTA) has attracted interest from Airbus, Embraer and Lockheed Martin.

Spirit Air has reached an agreement to order the Britten-Norman turboprops it will use to establish its planned commuter airline network.

India’s aviation regulator has granted Go First in-principle permission to restart operations, but many conditions still have to be fulfilled.

Aviation Week Network editors discuss new aircraft orders and what it means to the future airline networks.

The decision to establish the JV, follows a memorandum of understanding inked by the two companies in July 2022, with workshares agreed during 2023.

The announced selection by the Indian Navy of a French fighter is another blow to the future of Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet assembly line in St. Louis.

India is France's leading defense export customer, receiving 30% of French armament exports over the 2018-22 period.

A joint statement hailed the agreement as a “trailblazing initiative that would “enable greater transfer of U.S. jet engine technology than ever before.”

IndiGo and Airbus managed to stun the industry on the first day of the Paris Air Show with the firm order for A320neo family aircraft which was unusually big.

Air India is looking to build a third connecting hub in South India once the airline has taken delivery of a sufficient number of new long-haul aircraft.

An Indian court has rejected efforts by lessors to overturn a moratorium placed on the reclamation of aircraft operated by Go First.

India has become one of the hottest markets for aircraft manufacturers, as airlines place hundreds of new orders to support growth plans.

Less than six months since its inaugural route to Jeddah, the airline is adding a second city in Saudi Arabia to its network.