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[ad_1] File photo of an Air India plane. (Photo: Reuters) The order comprises 20 787 and 10 777X wide-body aircraft, along with 190 B737 MAX narrow-body aircraft Air India on Tuesday finalised a historic order for up to 290 Boeing aircraft at the Paris Air Show, following IndiGo’s announcement of the largest-ever aircraft purchases by an airline, with an order of 500 narrow-body planes from Airbus. During the Paris Air Show, a signing ceremony took place to commemorate the momentous acquisition of Boeing’s top-notch single-aisle and widebody jets, marking a significant milestone in the fleet renewal and expansion of Air India, the official statement read. The order comprises 20 787 and 10 777X wide-body aircraft, along with 190 B737 MAX narrow-body aircraft. Additionally, options for 70 more aircraft are included in the deal. “The order, which includes 190 737 MAXs, 20 787 Dreamliners and 10 777X jets with options for 50 737 MAXs and 20 787 Dreamliners, is Boeing’s largest order i

[ad_1] Last Updated: February 19, 2023, 14:24 IST The partnership will help foster relevant skills and develop a leading pipeline of talented workforce that will power the future of the aerospace sector in India (Image: Reuters/File) Airbus and IISc will collaborate to develop curriculum, training, modules and promote research and innovation on topics such as sustainability, engineering, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and big data, that are relevant to the aerospace sector Airbus has tied up with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru to expand access to aerospace education and research in the country, an official said on Friday. An MoU was signed in the presence of institute representatives and senior Airbus management at Aero India 2023, a biennial air show and aviation exhibition held here. The partnership will help foster relevant skills and develop a leading pipeline of talented workforce that will power the future of the aerospace sector in India. Under

[ad_1] Boarding a flight does take some time, as you have to pass through multiple screening points, showing your baggage, identity proofs and more for security checks. In fact, while boarding the aircraft, a final screening of boarding passes is performed to ensure that you are not getting on a wrong flight. However, recently a man with a ticket to Patna, ended up landing in Udaipur, almost 1,400 km away from his original destination. The incident took place on an IndiGo flight. Identified as Afsar Hussain had to board flight 6E-214 from Delhi, but mistakenly boarded 6E-319, which was flying to Udaipur. Indigo flies passenger to Udaipur instead of Patna, inquiry ordered Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/JTT6DgmDGa #Indigo #udaipur #patna pic.twitter.com/8yZNjNHdFf — ANI Digital (@ani_digital) February 3, 2023 The passenger realised the mistake only after landing at Udaipur Airport. After which he informed officials at Udaipur Airport, who then alerted the airline abo