Posts Tagged ‘aircraft’

London, April 8 (ANI): An 'uncanny' glowing disc hovering above London has been captured by an amateur photographer.hmad Zaigham, 30, took the picture of the unidentified object from his home in South Harrow, North West London. "I was immersed in the TV programme when just by chance I saw this uncanny light in the sky and I ... Full story

Kuwait City, Apr 6 (ANI): Vice President Hamid Ansari on Monday sought the support of Kuwait in forging a common, comprehensive approach to deal with terrorism.Terrorism is an international plague and it has to be fought at the international level," Ansari told reporters onboard his aircraft. On a three-day visit to the Gulf state, Ansari ... Full story

London, Apr 6 (ANI): Passengers on a Bangalore-London flight were in for a drama, when a drunken model got enraged after catching her boyfriend romping with a woman next to him. Sources have claimed that blonde Sarah Hannon woke up from a stupor and found Daniel Melia enjoying a sex act with pretty Clare Irby, with whom he got friendly on board. Magazine covergirl Sarah went mad ... Full story

New Delhi, Apr. 1 (ANI): President Pratibha Patil has inducted the new state-of-the-art VVIP jets into the Indian Air Force before going on board its maiden flight to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. The new jets can double as an office-in-the sky and a command centre in an emergency situation, like a nuclear attack. "The trip would now be more business like. We will get more time to ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 31 (ANI): Union Defence Minister A. K. Antony on Tuesday asked all concerned agencies to plug gaps in coastal security within a definite time frame. Antony, who chaired a high-level meeting of officials of various ministries and forces, called for speedy implementation of the maritime security plan, approved by the Government recently. ... Full story

Washington, March 31 (ANI): Scientists have used fuel cells to power unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which would help tactical decision-makers gather critical information more efficiently and more quietly. Piloted remotely or autonomously, UAVs have long provided extra "eyes in the sky" especially for missions that are too dangerous for manned aircraft. This latest technology is showcased by Ion Tiger, a UAV research program at ... Full story

Onboard Air India One, Mar.31 (ANI): As Prime Minister Manmohan Singh boards the last commercial jet commissioned by Air India for VVIP flights, one can't help but get nostalgic. Called Air India 001, this is just another Boeing 737-400 operated by the national carrier. The 20-year-old aircraft is modified whenever the Prime Minister or President travel overseas. The Prime Minister has a small cabin to ... Full story

London, Mar.31 (ANI): When US President Barack Obama touches down in London tonight, he will be cruising the British capital's streets in the limo dubbed "The Beast". According to Sky News, "The Beast", a 250,000 pound vehicle, is equipped with rocket-propelled grenades, a night-vision camera and pump-action shotguns to destroy would-be attackers. "The Beast's" titanium superstructure is capable of shielding the president from a chemical weapons attack. ... Full story

London, Mar. 29 (ANI): British Prime Minister Gordon Brown and his ministers can take a lessons on cost cutting from Prince William, second in line to the British throne, who has directed his staff to book him in economy on scheduled flights whenever possible. "He is determined to get his traveling costs down. Obviously there will be occasions when his security team will advise him against ... Full story

London, March 29 (ANI): Six volunteers will be locked up in small steel tins off a parking lot in Moscow for 105 days, as scientists simulate a space rocket ride to Mars. The cramped metal capsules will be connected by cables and corrugated metal pipes in a hanger at the back of the Institute of Medical and Biological Problems (IMBP) in the Russian capital on Tuesday. The ... Full story

London, March 28 (ANI): Richard Jenkins, a British engineer, has smashed the world land speed record for wind powered vehicles, by clocking 126.1 mph (miles per hour) in the Ecotricity Greenbird. According to a report in the Telegraph, Jenkins beat the previous American-held record of 116mph, which was set by Bob Schumacher in the Iron Duck almost 10 years ago to the day at the same ... Full story

California (US), Mar.20 (ANI): President Barack Obama has revealed that while he thought flying in the presidential aircraft Air Force One is "pretty cool", his two daughters - Malia and Sasha - begged to differ. Speaking to The Tonight Show " host Jay ... Full story

California (US), Mar.20 (ANI): President Barack Obama has revealed that while he thought flying in the presidential aircraft Air Force One is "pretty cool", his two daughters - Malia and Sasha - begged to differ. Speaking to The Tonight Show " host Jay ... Full story

Baghdad, Mar.17 (ANI): American warplanes shot down an unmanned Iranian aircraft last month as it flew over Iraq, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Monday. The U.S. military said it had tracked the drone for about an hour and 10 minutes before shooting it down February 25 about 60 miles northeast of the capital, Baghdad, the Washington Post reports. "This was not an accident on the part ... Full story

Ontario (Canada), Mar.13 (ANI): At least 17 people, including 16 offshore oil rig workers, are feared dead after their helicopter fell in to the frigid waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Thursday. According to a Globe and Mail report, the helicopter had flown out of St. John's, and was hit by mechanical problems half-an-hour later above the choppy seas of the North Atlantic. One person was ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 12 (ANI): Air Marshal DC Kumaria has taken over as the first ever Director General Operations at Air Headquarters (Vayu Bhawan) here today. Air Marshal Kumaria was commissioned as a fighter pilot in the flying branch of Indian Air Force (IAF) on July 2, 1973. A graduate of Defence Services Staff College, he is a Qualified ... Full story

Nicosia, Mar 12 (ANI): The refurbishment of Terminal 2 at Dubai International Airport, which currently serves some 25 scheduled airlines, has been completed. Now, the Terminal is in a position to serve five million passengers, compared to three million before the improvement works began. Terminal 2 has extended its check-in and boarding facilities, improved its interior and exterior décor and created more dining choices than before. ... Full story

Islamabad, Mar.8 (ANI): Strengthening their bilateral relations in the filed of military armaments, the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) and Chinese firm CATIC have struck a deal to jointly produce the JF-17 (Thunder) aircraft. Following the deal, serial production of the fighter jets would start soon. Fourty two such aircrafts would be jointly produced by the PAF and the ... Full story

Bangalore, Mar 6 (ANI): A small aircraft crashed at Seshagirihalli near Bidadi here on Friday, killing all of its occupants. Bidadi is located 40 kilometers from Bangalore.he NAL-built Saras aircraft crashed at around 3.45 P.M. Fire-tenders were pressed immediately into service to douse the blaze out. All three bodies ... Full story

Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): A report by top US political figures and experts released on Wednesday in Washington has claimed that Israel is seriously considering unilateral military action against Iran to prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons. The Jerusalem Post quoted the report as saying that Israel's time frame for action is growing shorter, not only because of Iranian advances, but because Teheran might soon acquire ... Full story