aviation   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Policy & Regulation   Airlines  
ch-aviation • Dirk Andrei Salcedo

SkyHop Aviation gets India DGCA AOC to launch commercial seaplane operations

SkyHop Aviation says India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued its air operator’s certificate (AOC), clearing the start of commercial seaplane flights. The start-up confirmed the certification and indicated it will move forward with its launch plans.

2026-04-29T01:58:45.875851-07:00
defense   Helicopter   Military Aircraft Procurement   Boeing  
DefenseNews.com • Vivek Raghuvanshi

India May Sign Helo Deal by Boeing Deadline

By DefenseNews.com: Pressured by a possible price hike from Boeing in its planned purchase of 22 AH-64E Apache and 15 CH-47F Chinook helicopters for the Air Force, the Indian Ministry of Defence is considering inking the final contract before March 31 when the price set by Boeing will expire, said an MoD source.

2026-04-28T15:34:27.102073-07:00
aviation   Aircraft Manufacturing (OEMs)   Aviation Safety & Regulation   Airbus  
FlightGlobal • Jon Hemmerdinger

Airbus will not have A220 ‘secondary’ cockpit barriers ready by FAA’s July deadline

By FlightGlobal: JetBlue has requested an extension to the deadline, following a similar request by Horizon Air. Certification delays and supply chain hold ups have left Airbus unable to meet the Federal Aviation Administration's 31 July deadline for introducing secondary cockpit barriers on A220s.

2026-04-28T16:34:35.356008-07:00