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Iraq Business
4 hours ago
- Business
- Iraq Business
GE-Led Consortium Wins 750MW Mansuriya Power Contract
By John Lee. GE Verona, in consortium with GE Global, General Electric Global Services, Ontex Trading, and Calik Enerji, has been awarded the contract for the expansion of the Mansuriya gas power plant. The project involves adding two gas turbines and a combined-cycle system, with a total capacity of 750 megawatts (MW). The Iraqi Cabinet approved the contract on the condition that GE: Fixes the total contract value; Ensures operation of the plant using gas from the Khasham al-Ahmar [Khashim Ahmer-Injana] field at no additional cost; Commits to covering the cost of the environmental impact assessment. The expansion is part of the government's strategy to develop Iraq's electricity generation sector and increase reliance on domestic gas sources. The Khasham Al-Ahmar field in Diyala was awarded to UAE-based Crescent Petroleum, as part of Iraq's fifth licensing round. (Source: PMO) Tags: Calik Enerji, cg, Electricity In Iraq, energy, featured, GE, GE Verona, General Electric, Khasham Al-Ahmar, Khashim Ahmer-Injana, Mansouriya, Mansuriyah Power Station, Ontex, Turkey, Turkiye
Indian Express
10 hours ago
- Automotive
- Indian Express
Air India to start restoring its international flight schedule from August 1; was curtailed in wake of AI 171 crash
Air India will start from August 1 the partial restoration of its international wide-body schedule that had been truncated by about 15 per cent due to the airline taking a 'safety pause' after the June 12 crash of its Ahmedabad-London Gatwick flight AI 171 operated by a Boeing 787 aircraft. The full restoration of the airline's international wide-body schedule is expected from October. The announcement comes a few days after the preliminary report into the AI 171 crash came out. The accident claimed 260 lives—241 of the 242 people on board and 19 on ground. The report identified the primary trigger of the accident—both engine fuel control switches transitioning from 'RUN' to 'CUTOFF' in quick succession moments after lift-off. The causes behind the fuel control switch transition are what the investigators are now focussing on. The preliminary report did not find any fault with Air India, and did not have any recommendation for other operators of the Boeing 787 aircraft or its GE engines. Apart from enhanced safety inspections of the Air India's Boeing 787 fleet mandated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after the Ahmedabad air crash the airline also decided to do its own voluntary checks and adopt a cautious approach in flight operations, leading to delays and cancellations in the week that followed the crash. Airspace closures over Pakistan and parts of West Asia and night curfews at several overseas airports compounded the disruption. In view of these factors, the Tata group airline had announced on June 18 that it was cutting wide-body international flights by 15 per cent. 'That (safety) pause enabled Air India to perform additional precautionary checks on its Boeing 787 aircraft as well as accommodating longer flying times arising from airspace closures over Pakistan and the Middle East. The partial resumption will see restoration of some frequencies from 1st August, relative to July, with full restoration planned from 1st October 2025,' the airline said Tuesday in a release. The restoration will also see a few changes from the earlier schedule. For instance, the five-times-a-week Ahmedabad-London Gatwick service will be replaced by a thrice-weekly service to London Heathrow from August 1. Delhi-London Heathrow and Delhi-Zurich flight frequencies are being reinstated to weekly 24 flights and five flights, respectively. Delhi-Tokyo Haneda and Delhi-Seoul flights, whose weekly frequencies had been reduced by two flights each, are being reinstated to seven and five weekly flights, respectively. The airline is also reinstating its thrice-weekly Delhi-Nairobi service till August-end, after which it will be suspended for the whole of September. Most other routes on which flights were reduced will stay at the current frequency levels till September-end. There are also a few routes on which there is a further reduction in flights. For instance, the Delhi-Paris route will have seven weekly flights instead of 12, Delhi-Milan will have three weekly flights instead of four, Delhi-New York (JFK) and Mumbai-New York (JFK) will have six weekly frequencies each instead of seven, and Delhi-Newark flights will reduce to four a week from five. Temporary suspension of three routes—Goa (Mopa)-London Gatwick, Bengaluru-Singapore, and Pune-Singapore—will remain in place till September-end. 'As the schedule reductions taken as part of the Safety Pause had been implemented until 31 July 2025 and the restoration to full operation is being phased, some services initially planned to operate between 1 August and 30 September 2025 will be removed from the schedule. Air India is proactively contacting affected passengers to offer re-booking on alternative flights or a full refund, as per their preference. Air India apologises for the inconvenience,' the airline said. Sukalp Sharma is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Indian Express and writes on a host of subjects and sectors, notably energy and aviation. He has over 13 years of experience in journalism with a body of work spanning areas like politics, development, equity markets, corporates, trade, and economic policy. He considers himself an above-average photographer, which goes well with his love for travel. ... Read More
India Gazette
16 hours ago
- Business
- India Gazette
India gets second GE-404 engine for LCA MK-1A, to receive 12 more by end of current fiscal
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): In a significant development, India on Monday received the second GE-404 engine from the US for the LCA Mark 1A fighter jet aircraft programme, Defence officials said. The engine has been received by the Public sector firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and it is expected to receive 12 more GE-404 engines by the end of this financial year. The engines will be fitted on the LCA Mark 1A fighter jets. The delivery of the engines had been delayed by more than a year due to supply chain issues faced by the American engine manufacturing firm. Indian Air Force has placed orders for 83 LCA Mark 1A fighter jets and a proposal to buy 97 more of these planes is at an advanced stage after the clearance from the Defence Ministry, officials said. Earlier this year, GE Aerospace delivered the first of 99 F404-IN20 engines to HAL for the Light Combat Aircraft Mk 1A fighter jet. The HAL is planning to integrate the engines with the Mark1A fighters and supply over 10 of these planes to IAF. Recently, Principal Secretary to Prime Minister PK Misra had visited the HAL facilities in Bengaluru and received the LCA Mark 2 project along with the Mark 1A programme. The LCA Mark 2 project is expected to be the replacement for the aging fleet of Mirage 2000, Jaguar and MiG-29 aircraft around the year 2035. Over 400 indigenous LCA aircraft are expected to be built by India with the American GE engine variants in the next over 10 years. More than Rs 9000 Crore have been sanctioned for the development of LCA Mk 2, an updated and more lethal version of LCA Tejas. To further promote indigenisation, including of the aircraft engine, Transfer of Technology for manufacturing of the GE engine in India was negotiated with GE during Prime Minister's visit to the US in June 2023. In the coming years, Tejas would be the largest fleet of fighter aircraft to be operated by the Indian Air Force. (ANI)
Time of India
20 hours ago
- Business
- Time of India
India gets second GE-404 engine for LCA MK-1A, to receive 12 more by end of current fiscal
Representative image (ANI) In a significant development, India on Monday received the second GE-404 engine from the US for the LCA Mark 1A fighter jet aircraft programme, defence officials said. The engine has been received by the public sector firm Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) and it is expected to receive 12 more GE-404 engines by the end of this financial year. The engines will be fitted on the LCA Mark 1A fighter jets. The delivery of the engines had been delayed by more than a year due to supply chain issues faced by the American engine manufacturing firm. Indian air force has placed orders for 83 LCA Mark 1A fighter jets and a proposal to buy 97 more of these planes is at an advanced stage after the clearance from the defence ministry, officials said. Earlier this year, GE Aerospace delivered the first of 99 F404-IN20 engines to HAL for the Light Combat Aircraft Mk 1A fighter jet. The HAL is planning to integrate the engines with the Mark1A fighters and supply over 10 of these planes to IAF. Recently, principal secretary to Prime Minister PK Misra had visited the HAL facilities in Bengaluru and received the LCA Mark 2 project along with the Mark 1A programme. The LCA Mark 2 project is expected to be the replacement for the aging fleet of Mirage 2000, Jaguar and MiG-29 aircraft around the year 2035. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Luxury Views, Affordable Prices - Binghatti Hillviews Binghatti Developers FZE Learn More Undo Over 400 indigenous LCA aircraft are expected to be built by India with the American GE engine variants in the next over 10 years. More than Rs 9000 Crore have been sanctioned for the development of LCA Mk 2, an updated and more lethal version of LCA Tejas. To further promote indigenisation, including of the aircraft engine, Transfer of Technology for manufacturing of the GE engine in India was negotiated with GE during Prime Minister's visit to the US in June 2023. In the coming years, Tejas would be the largest fleet of fighter aircraft to be operated by the Indian Air Force.
India.com
a day ago
- Business
- India.com
Bad news for China, Pakistan; US to supply engines for Tejas fighter jet rapidly, Army to get Javelin and Striker, they are capable of...
New Delhi: The production of India's indigenous fighter aircraft Tejas has now picked up pace as the delivery of GE F404-IN20 engines for the Tejas Mk1A fighter jet has started rapidly from the USA. General Electric will deliver two engines every month till March 2026. India's Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh has given this information to CNBC-TV18. What caused the delay? According to the report, one engine was delivered from the US in April and the second engine is expected to be received by the end of July. Let us tell you that India had signed a $ 716 million deal with General Electric to buy 99 F404-IN20 engines in 2021. Due to problems in the supply chain, the delivery of engines was not being done. According to some reports, South Korea was not able to deliver some components due to which the schedule was pushed to March 2025. Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) manufactures the Tejas fighter aircraft and had to face a lot of criticism due to the delay in the manufacturing of the aircraft. The Indian Air Force is moving towards inducting a total of 352 Tejas aircraft, which will have both Mk1A and Mk2 variants. The annual production of Tejas is expected to reach 30 units by 2026–27. What other weapons India is buying from America? Apart from this, India is also planning to buy Javelin Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) from America. Defense Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said that the talks on this deal are in the final stages. The Javelin missile is known for its 'fire and forget' capability. It attacks enemy tanks from above, where their security is weakest. Its range is about 2.5 kilometers and it meets the needs of the modern battlefield very well. Currently, most of the ATGM systems in the Indian Army are of the second generation and according to an estimate, the army still has a shortage of more than 68,000 missiles and more than 850 launchers. India is trying to fulfill this as soon as possible. What is Striker Armored Fighting Vehicle? India has also recently tested the American Striker Armored Fighting Vehicle. However, the army did not like its variant. The Defense Secretary said, 'The Indian Army is looking for an amphibious variant of this system, which the US will demonstrate in future joint exercises with India.' The Striker is an 8×8 wheeled modular armoured vehicle known for its high speed and operation in all types of terrain. It is equipped with a 30mm automatic cannon, machine gun and anti-tank missiles, making it a very lethal combat platform. It has an NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) protection system, which keeps the soldiers safe even in dangerous situations. This vehicle is ready for network-centric warfare, that is, it is capable of real-time communication and battle management. The Amphibious variant of the Striker can run on both water and land, which makes it important even in river, swamp or coastal areas.
