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Did Mediapart mislead on mandatory partnership with Reliance?
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 16 (ANI): Giving a fresh twist to the political tussle over the Rafale fighter jets deal, a new document published by French defence writer Yves Pagot claimed that Dassault Aviation (DA) had in a letter to trade unions explained that it was mandatory for it to have a t
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Sitharaman visits Dassault Aviation plant in France
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], Oct 13 (ANI): Amid the raging controversy over the 2016 Rafale deal signed between India and France, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday paid a visit to the production plant of French aerospace major, Dassault Aviation, in Argenteuil near Paris.
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Rafale row: Goyal calls Rahul a 'serial liar'
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Union Minister for Railways Piyush Goyal on Friday called Congress president Rahul Gandhi a 'serial liar' and said Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dassault Aviation, Éric Trappier has 'categorically' mentioned that Dassault themselves chose their o
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Suresh Prabhu directs high-level inquiry in AI Express flight mishap
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 12 (ANI): Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed a high-level enquiry into an incident in which an Air India Express Trichy-Dubai flight hit the compound wall of ATC at the Trichy International Airport on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
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Choice of offset partners belongs to Dassault, says company's CEO
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], Oct 11 (ANI): Signing an offsets contract is a condition imposed by Indian law (Defence Procurement Procedure) and the realisation of offsets is an obligation but the choice of partners belongs to us under that law, said Dassault Aviation CEO Eric Trappier on Thursday.
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Dassault 'freely' chose Reliance for Rafale partnership
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Paris [France], Oct 11 (ANI): Dassault Aviation clarified on Wednesday that it had "freely chosen" India's Reliance Group for a partnership to set up joint-venture Dassault Reliance Aerospace Ltd (DRAL) to manufacture parts for Rafale
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Centre cuts excise duty on jet fuel to 11%
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 11 (ANI): In a major relief to airline companies, the Centre on Wednesday slashed excise duty on Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) to 11 per cent from 14 per cent.
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Cargo Airport to boost the real estate market of Bhiwadi
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 10 (NewsVoir): The Aviation Ministry has approved a Green Field Cargo Airport in Alwar district of Rajasthan to facilitate business on Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC).
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Dubai South to be world's largest vertical farm facility
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
Dubai [UAE], Oct 09 (ANI): Dubai South has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Collaboration with Emirates Flight Catering. Under the agreement, Emirates Flight Catering will expand its operations in the aviation district to build the world's largest vertical farm in a joint vent
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Suresh Prabhu calls for India-Russia agreement on diamond imports
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 5 (ANI): Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday called for a government-to-government agreement with Russia to facilitate import of diamonds, keeping in mind the benefits that can be availed by both the countries.
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Etihad throws $35 million life vest for Jet Airways
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): Reliable sources in the aviation industry in Abu Dhabi have confirmed to ANI that Etihad Airways has green lighted JPPL, Jet’s Frequent Flyer Programme which is majority-owned by Etihad, to enter into an agreement that will provide Jet immediate liqui
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Centre unveils Digi Yatra initiative for flyers
Updated : 7 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Oct 4 (ANI): To make air travel hassle-free and paperless, the Centre on Thursday unveiled Digi Yatra initiative which will allow biometric based boarding for flyers using facial recognition technology. It is likely to be operational by February 2019.
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