Tag: Emmanuel Macron

Cochin International Airport Ltd was presented with UN’s highest environmental prize the ‘Champions of Earth-2018’ at a grand ceremony held at New York on the side line of the 73rd General Assembly of United Nations on 26th September 2018.  V J Kurian, Managing Director of CIAL, who pioneered the idea of making the airport a world’s first fully powered by solar energy, received the renowned prize from Sathyapal Thripati, Assistant Secretary of United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) “Cochin International Airport took home the award for Entrepreneurial Vision category, for its leadership in the use of sustainable energy. Cochin is showing ... Read more

SpiceJet has entered into a $ 12.5 billion contract with Safran for LEAP-1B engines to power its fleet of 155 Boeing 737 Max planes. The agreement, which covers ten-year rate per flight hour agreement and spare engines, was signed yesterday on the sidelines of French president Emmanuel Macron’s visit to India. The LEAP-1B engines are manufactured by CFM International, a part of Safran group of France and are the sole engine variant for the 737 Max planes. Under the terms of the agreement, CFM guarantees maintenance costs for all SpiceJet’s LEAP-1B engines on a pay by hour basis. SpiceJet ordered Boeing 737 Max ... Read more