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Aircargo's unsung heroes will come out smiling – again!

Bharat Thakkar takes a look at the present dismal air cargo scenario but predicts that the sector’s stakeholders will be able to ride out the turbulence.

TruJet Lessons: How To Keep Flying And Counter The Competition

Barely five years old and with only five ATRs in its fleet, TruJet has managed to survive in what can be considered as difficult times for the aviation sector in the country. The regional carrier has not been able to scale up its operations and today, finds itself at a crossroad, writes Ameya Joshi. If it can sustain itself, TruJet could become a model for successful regional operations in the country.

Trade War Heavy On Cargo

Air cargo is now in its longest slump in demand since the global financial crisis in 2008. According to latest figures by IATA, the demand in global air freight market has contracted by 3.9 percent.

LCCs Find Solace In Cargo

IndiGo and SpiceJet have been focusing on boosting cargo and have witnessed success. Today, quite a large percentage of cargo – domestic and international – is being handled by the two carriers. A report.

Jaffna airport becomes operational

The first international flight to land at Jaffna airport was an Alliance Air flight from Chennai.

Drought In The Time Of Plenty

How do you explain the Indian aviation market when you have the country’s largest airline declare a huge, more than anticipated loss and just a week later make one of its biggest-ever aircraft acquisitions of 300 single-aisle Airbus planes worth more than $33 billion at list prices?

Betting Big On The ‘Profit Hunter'

Brazil’s Embraer is all set to become Boeing Brazil. And, when that does happen, Boeing could well brush away the MAX worries and look at better times.

‘Never Give Up'

Burdened by a host of taxes, business aviation in the country is yet to take off. While everyone agrees that business aviation is one of the main ingredients for the growth of an economy – more so in the case of India – the government is yet to make some policy changes to smoothen the road for the sector. NIDHI SHARMA finds out what the Business Aircraft Operators Association (BAOA) plan to do to ensure that bizjets take to the skies in a big way.

Nation's Tallest, The Most Advanced ATC Tower Is Operational

With air traffic at Delhi Airport growing every passing day, it became imperative to have an upgraded infrastructure for better functioning.

Indian MROs Long Wait For Good Times

The Indian MRO industry has been waiting for ‘achchey din’ for a long time. Given the fact that the country is inching towards the world’s third largest aviation market in a couple of years, the MRO sector has immense potential. That, however, will take a long time to fructify, writes C SANTHOSH, if the government does not take proactive steps.

Air Cargo Takes A Beating

The global slowdown impacted air freight and the tariff war between US and China only exacerbated the situation. Adding to the problems of freight forwarders were the protests in Hong Kong. So, what do the next few months bring for Indian exporters and freights forwarders?

‘Airlines Must Meet Challenges As Growth Explodes'

APAC airlines need to keep on investing in fleet modernisation and maintenance to keep aircraft downtime, operational costs, and maintenance costs to a minimum, says Paul Nef, Regional Director, Asia Pacific, Commercial Aviation, Honeywell Aerospace in this conversation with Cruising Heights. He also spoke out on the challenges faced by APAC airlines catering to exponential growth in air travel.

A Level Down For An Upgraded Experience

The race to innovate the cargo hold of airplanes – remember Qantas CEO Alan Joyce’s Project Sunrise with its bunk beds and gym – has brought to the forefront Florian Barjot, an aeronautical engineer based in Toulouse, the home of Airbus.

Hyderabad Adds Spicexpress Services

The freighter service will connect Hyderabad with Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai

Change Policy To Lower Logistics Costs

Even as country’s first national Time Release Study (TRS) is conducted to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of international trade flows, the Express Industry Council of India has demanded a change in National Logistics Policy to ensure reduction in air cargo delivery costs, reports Tirthankar Ghosh

Colours Of Freedom– The Airbaltic Way

On August 23, 1989, a unique and peaceful political demonstration took place.

Durgapur Emerges From The Shadows

The first private airport in West Bengal, Durgapur Airport has witnessed unprecedented passenger growth making it the third busiest airport in the state, reports Amartya Sinha

Zunum Zooms Out?

Founded by Ashish Kumar a former Googler, Zunum Aero had ambitious plans for its ZA10 hybrid-electric airliner. It would be a gamechanger in aviation: operating at $250 per flight hour with carbon emissions less than 80 per cent of regional aircraft. All that is now over with the company’s two top investors – Boeing and JetBlue – backing out. Does that mean an end to such cutting edge technology in aviation?

Spreading Its Wings

Barely five years old, Vistara is living up to its name as it ramps up to fly to distant shores. CEO Leslie Thng put it admirably when he said that to make Vistara the best global airline, it would have to fly to more destinations internationally. AMEYA JOSHI takes a look at the Vistara journey so far.

Halted! Boeing's Contender For ‘Sunrise'

It is well known that Airbus and Boeing have been competing to build the world’s longest-range aircraft.

Delhi Airport - Phase 3A For 100 mnpax

The GMR-led Delhi Airport is all set to expand with a fourth runway – the only airport in the country – a bigger T1 apron area and development of a dual elevated Eastern Cross Taxiway (ECT), reports NIDHI SHARMA

BizAv's Green Revolution?

Improving environmental performance is becoming one of industry’s top priority and General Aviation is no exception. The industry has been working on green solutions, including sustainable fuel alternatives — and not just recently.

Air Freight Plunges Further

For the eighth month in a row the global air freight market decreased by 4.8 per cent. Airlines in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East once again suffered the sharpest declines in year-on-year growth in total air freight volumes.

A Landmark Journey By Qantas

The 30th anniversary of Qantas’ record-holding Boeing 747-400 VH-OJA jumbo jet continuous flight from London to Sydney — a marathon journey featuring specially-made fuel and covert planning — was recently marked with a special flight.

'Our Solutions Will Help Connect Far-Flung Places To Hubs All Across India'

JAN WIDERSTROM, Chairman and MD, Saab India talks of their long commitment with India and how with UDAN and more airports coming up where their remote tower systems could work as a preferable solution for operation, the bond is meant to get stronger.

'Working On Industrial, Delivery Plan To Minimise Customer Disruption'

PALASH ROY CHOWDHURY, Managing Director - India, Pratt & Whitney talks of how India -- the pioneer user of geared turbofan engine — has bonded strong with the company with time, be it with customer training Center in Hyderabad or the new bond with YMCA. Also, he gives insight on the engine issues with A320neos

CSIA: Giving Wings To India's Growth Story

Not only the second busiest in the country, Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport is also one of the most challenging airports to operate anywhere in the world. Managing 980 take-offs and landings in a given day, the airport recorded a number that any other single-runway airport anywhere in the world has ever managed in a 24-hour period.

Celebi Delhi Reaches Out To Kolkata

A bonded trucking initiative linking Kolkata with Delhi has been undertaken by the Celebi Delhi Cargo Terminal Management. While it will boost air cargo volumes at Delhi, it will help Kolkata and the North-east to link to the world

Are We A Safe Aviation System?

We are way below global standards of aviation safety, comments CAPT A RANGANATHAN and points out that what the system lacks are professionalism and transparency.

Al Baker, The Blockade Breaker

Were it not for the feisty Akbar Al Baker, CEO of Qatar Airways, the Gulf kingdom of Qatar would have starved to death. What is it that makes this aviation honcho tick?