Pakistan on Monday formally joined the international community of fighter aircraft manufacturers as JF 17 Thunder, the first ever multi role state of the art rolled out of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex, Kamra and was included to the fleet of Pakistan Air Force. Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani was the chief guest at the ceremony that marked a milestone in the Sino Pak joint venture in air defence...
Ancient Chinese philosophers emphasized the importance of balance. So does Zhang Jianwei, president and chief country representative of Bombardier China. The native of Shandong province, the hometown of Confucius, said one of his top priorities is seeking a balance between the Canadian company's rail transport and aircraft businesses in China. Globally speaking, trains and aviation each contribute...
Liberhan Commission report on the demolition of Babri Majid stalled Parliament on Monday despite the government's assurance that the report along with the ATR would be tabled in the current session.
10 passengers who survived a crash on a Boeing 777 aircraft which occurred near Heathrow airport are to sue the aircraft manufacturer. The flight was travelling between Beijing and London in January 2008. All 152 passengers survived the crash but several suffered injury as a result of the incident. According to the BBC a report is [...]
Bombardier's CSeries has good potential to elbow into the market for single-aisle jets over 100 seats, an aviation analyst said in an Innovation Analysis Group podcast Thursday.
Executives from Wichita’s aircraft manufacturers will take part in the Wichita Aero Club’s “On-Air Summit,” Dec. 15 at the Hilton Wichita Airport Conference Center.
How did people living in the Home Front contribute to the war effort in World War One? World War One was one of the most catastrophic wars, that Britain had to be thrown into. Although Britain’s armies did a reasonable job, it wasn’t enough anymore due to unrestricted warfare. The enemy could simply attack them at anytime, anywhere. The enemy was now not only attacking Britain’s armies,...
Members of the self-proclaimed fastest-growing union in North America have started fights at town hall meetings, share office space with ACORN and spent over $60 million to elect President Barack Obama. The left-wing, 2.1 million-member Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and its president, Andy Stern, spent much of 2009 campaigning for health care reform that would include a government-run...
The biennial Dubai Airshow ended on Thursday, fulfilling pessimistic analyst forecasts, as sales of only a bit more than 14 billion dollars dimmed against 155.5 billion dollars in 2007. "The declared on-site order book for Dubai Airshow 2009 is now over 14 billion dollars (9.3 billion euros)," the organisers' website said, with final figures expected to be released in the coming days. European...