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Positions That Fliers Love
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Positions That Fliers Love

Dramatic advances in aircraft seating technology are allowing airlines to offer more comfortable aircraft cabins than ever before

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6 mins  |
February 2018
Record CFM Orders But Shortfall Continues
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Record CFM Orders But Shortfall Continues

CFM remains confident about ramping up output this year. The engine maker is also handling queries from aircraft manufacturers about potential future increases in demand.

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2 mins  |
February 2018
Will Our Airports Be Secure?
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Will Our Airports Be Secure?

The recent bombings in Colombo, Sri Lanka, has raised the question of security. It is in such a situation that the recent Airports Authority of India (AAI) tender for Ground Handling assumes importance. While a senior official has been caught by the Central Bureau of Investigation for allegedly demanding a bribe from a ground handling company, many questions still remain unanswered. TIRTHANKAR GHOSH asks why to simply accommodate a handful of favoured few participants, officials, for reasons best known to them, went out of their way to welcome entities with questionable security clearances in the most security-sensitive zones in our country: Airports.

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8 mins  |
May 2019
VR Prescription For Faulty Engines
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VR Prescription For Faulty Engines

The ways in which VR is being applied in the aviation industry are extremely useful and varied. Commercial aircraft faults are now being enhanced by the use of VR simulations, along with aviation training, component design, and several other uses. And now, Rolls-Royce and Qatar Airways are using Virtual Reality (VR) to train engineers, in a first for the two companies.

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4 mins  |
May 2019
Simulation Can Augment Indian Aviation
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Simulation Can Augment Indian Aviation

As the Indian aviation industry story plays out, it is important that safety should be the topmost priority and simulation is a process that can help meet all the challenges.

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4 mins  |
May 2019
Air Cargo - Readying For The Future
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Air Cargo - Readying For The Future

Representing prominent players from the air cargo fraternity in the country, the Air Cargo Forum India’s recent conference has set the ball rolling for India to become the third largest in the movement of both cargo and passenger traffic.

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May 2019