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Infoglobal I-22 Sikatan
The Infoglobal I-22 Sikatan is a proposed Indonesian twin-engine, tandem-seat light fighter unveiled as a mock-up at Indo Defence 2022 in Jakarta, with a prototype expected in 2025–2026.
INS Vikramaditya (आईएनएस विक्रमादित्य)
INS Vikramaditya (आइएनएस विक्रमादित्य) is an aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, a heavily rebuilt former Soviet Kiev-class cruiser that entered service on 16 November 2013.
INS Vikrant (2013)
INS Vikrant is India's first indigenously designed and built aircraft carrier, commissioned in 2022 and the largest ship ever built in India, operating up to 30 aircraft.
INS Viraat (विराट)
INS Viraat (विराट) was a Centaur-class aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy from 1987 to 2017, having previously served in the Royal Navy as HMS Hermes.
INS Vishal
INS Vishal, originally designated Indigenous Aircraft Carrier 2 (IAC-2), is a planned 65,000-ton CATOBAR aircraft carrier for the Indian Navy, on hold since December 2022.
Institute of Aerospace Systems (TU Braunschweig)
The Institute of Aerospace Systems (Institut für Luft- und Raumfahrtsysteme, ILR) was a research institute of TU Braunschweig in Germany working on unmanned aircraft and space debris.
Instrument approach
An instrument approach, or instrument approach procedure, is a series of prescribed maneuvers transferring an aircraft from instrument flight conditions to a landing, approved for a specific airport.
Instrument flight rules
Instrument flight rules (IFR) let pilots navigate by cockpit instruments instead of outside visual cues, with air traffic control providing separation; most airliners fly under IFR at all times.
Instrument landing system
The instrument landing system (ILS) is a ground-based radio navigation system that guides aircraft on final approach, allowing landings in low visibility since its first blind landing in 1931.
Instrument landing system localizer
The instrument landing system localizer, also called the ILS localizer or localizer, is the ground radio transmitter giving aircraft lateral guidance onto the runway centerline during a precision approach.
Instrument meteorological conditions
Instrument meteorological conditions (IMC), also known as instrument conditions, are weather with visibility, cloud distance, or ceiling below visual flight minima, requiring flight under instrument flight rules.
Instrument rating
An instrument rating, also known as an IFR rating, is an addition to a pilot license authorizing flight under instrument flight rules in weather below visual minimums.
Integral rocket ramjet
The integral rocket ramjet (IRR) is a missile propulsion system in which a rocket booster and ramjet share a single combustion chamber, studied from the 1970s onward.
Integrator (air cargo)
An integrator in air cargo is an end-to-end provider combining air and ground transport, a category created by Federal Express and now led by FedEx, UPS, and DHL.
Interceptor aircraft
An interceptor aircraft, also called an interceptor fighter, is a fighter built for speed and climb to intercept enemy aircraft, trading agility and range for the mission.
Interjet
Interjet (ABC Aerolíneas) was a Mexican low-cost airline based at Toluca that operated from 2005 to December 2020, at its peak carrying about 20 percent of Mexico's domestic market.
Interline agreement
An interline agreement is a commercial arrangement between two airlines in which each accepts the other's tickets, baggage checks, and cargo waybills for single-itinerary travel.
International Aero Engines
International Aero Engines (IAE) is a multinational aero engine consortium headquartered in East Hartford, Connecticut, founded in 1983 by Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce, and other partners to develop the V2500 turbofan, which entered service in 1989.
International Air & Space Hall of Fame
The International Air & Space Hall of Fame honors aviation and space pioneers, and is administered by the San Diego Air & Space Museum in Balboa Park.
International Air Transport Association
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is a non-profit association of airlines, founded in 1945 and headquartered in Montreal, that sets operational and financial standards for its members.
International Airlines Group
International Airlines Group (IAG), formally International Consolidated Airlines Group, is a European airline holding company created in 2011 through the merger of British Airways and Iberia.
International airport
An international airport is an airport designated by its state as an entry and departure point for international commercial air traffic, where customs, immigration, health, and quarantine formalities are performed.
International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is a United Nations specialized agency, created by the 1944 Chicago Convention and headquartered in Montréal, that sets international aviation standards.
International Gliding Commission
The International Gliding Commission (IGC), formally the FAI Gliding Commission, is the body within the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale responsible for international gliding, founded in 1932.
International Miniature Aerobatic Club
The International Miniature Aerobatic Club (IMAC) is a non-profit organization governing radio-controlled scale aerobatic competition, founded in 1974 and affiliated with the full-scale International Aerobatic Club since 1976.
Interstate Aviation Committee
The Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC; Russian: МАК) is a permanent interstate body, established in 1991 in Moscow, that coordinates civil aviation and investigates aircraft accidents among post-Soviet states.
Interwar aviation accidents and the evolution of air safety
Interwar aviation accidents were the crashes and record-attempt losses of 1919 to 1939, whose investigations built licensing, independent safety boards, and standardized equipment, transforming air safety.
Invincible-class aircraft carrier
The Invincible class, also known as the through-deck cruiser class, was a class of three light aircraft carriers of the British Royal Navy, in service from 1980 to 2014.
Iran Air
Iran Air, also known as Iran National Airlines, is the state-owned flag carrier of Iran, founded in 1962 by merging Iranian Airways and Persian Air Services.
Iran Air Flight 655
Iran Air Flight 655 was a Tehran–Dubai passenger flight shot down by the USS Vincennes over the Persian Gulf on 3 July 1988, killing all 290 aboard.