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Acquisition Season

It can be a major jolt to Airbus! Carriers are opting Boeing for their long haul plans. Vistara is eyeing to buy B787 Max whereas IndiGo, an Airbus dominated airline is ready to induct B777s, 787s for its expansion plans.

Fewer Indian Bizjet Fliers in 2018

Unlike the world over, the business jet market saw its best quarter since 2015 with aircraft deliveries increasing 1.5 per cent. In India, however, business was slow with little use of general aviation aircraft.

Ready For The Future

The recent International Air Transport Association (IATA) Annual General Meeting (AGM) and World Air Transport Summit could not have been in a more perfect location than Sydney. With the city preparing to become the hub for ultra-long haul flights in Qantas’ CEO ‘Project Sunrise’ programme, it also saw some candid assessments about the future of the industry and active debates on gender equality in the aviation business. Highlights:

Down, down, down…

That is the way airline stocks have been going over the last few months. Most of these aviation stocks have been in the spotlight after global brokerage firm HSBC initiated coverage on major stocks.

Is Udan Ready For International Skies?

The UDAN or regional connectivity scheme remains virtually on paper. Regular operation of regional flights continue to lag behind due to a variety of reasons. And even as these issues continue to trouble the scheme, the government has unveiled a draft scheme to extend the ‘affordable’ UDAN air travel programme to international destinations.

First Dedicated Cargo Airport No Longer A Dream

Andhra Pradesh ties up with SCL-Turbo Consortium to set up a dedicated cargo airport at Nellore.

IATA Prescribes Three-pronged Approach

Countering the gloomy future, the IATA chief outlined three priorities that would help air cargo to gain some growth: Modernisation, enforcing Global Standards and opening borders for trade. A report

A Bird, A Tiger, A Shark? No, It's A Plane

Spanning the three worlds – Earth, Water and Sky – Embraer’s ‘Profit Hunters’ fly around looking for new markets.

Boeing Has Plenty On Its Plate

2018 has been a tough year for Boeing. The trade war with China, the cancelled Iran deal, the regulatory woes over the Embraer deal and the Lion Air Max crash have all come back to back. A special report on the issues.

GMR's CSR arm pledges to create tomorrow together

The GMR Varalakshmi Foundation ends its Silver Jubilee year with promises to continue its services for the under-served communities of India.

Network Planning Team Size

However, having an aircraft is not cheap and an airline cannot afford multiple types of planes. Over a period of time, as airlines have moved to dual categories of planes, they have started adjusting the flights. Take the case of indigo.

Will Trump's tariffs affect Indian pharma?

As the international pharma market grows at a steady pace, Indian suppliers could be affected if US imposes tariffs on air cargo.

Challenges In The Sky, Countered On The Ground @FSTC

If there is one organisation that has been working over the last few years to keep Indian carriers in the air, it is Flight Simulation Technique Centre (FSTC). Having trained more than 1100 pilots – both Indian and foreign – the Centre feels that the government should help out and reduce taxes to enable it to be competitive, as TIRTHANKAR GHOSH found out.

Bangalore's Prepping To Unveil Its Airport In A Garden

A few years ago the word ‘Bangalored’ meant losing one’s job to outsourcing in dia, and more specifically, to Bangalore. Well, the manner in which Bangalore irport has chalked out plans for growth, it will probably ‘Bangalore’ all other rports in South India.

A380: Going, Going – Almost Gone

Is the lifeline deal for the A380 superjumbo between Airbus and Emirates on the brink? That is ever since Bloomberg put out a story on November 4, stating that the deal “has reached an impasse amid drawn-out talks involving the engines”.

VEECON ROK Ties Up With BSNL

Tie-up announced for citywide wi-fi network in 25 Indian cities; Veecon Rokit will launch mobile handsets that will include India’s first 3D glasses free handsets.

Air Cargo Means More Revenues

Domestic carriers are no longer averse to picking up cargo – thanks to e-commerce – to boost bottom lines.

Flying Abroad On Private Jets Becomes Easy

Flying Abroad On Private Jets Becomes Easy

Falcon 5X Ends Journey Even Before Flight

The first deliveries of 5X had to be pushed back to 2020, which prompted at least 12 customers to cancel their orders for the $45 million jet.

Brexit: Conundrums

No one really knows what will happen in the next 15 months to aviation stakeholders after the UK leaves the European Union in March 2019.

The Monarch Is Dead...And So Is Air Berlin And Niki

“Important! Monarch has stopped operating. Please do not go to the airport.” A simple enough message but one that Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) was forced to send out. The October 2, 2017 message was blunt but what else could the CAA do when the 49-year-old Monarch airline stopped flying.

The Year Of The Upstarts

If there is one segment that most carriers are interested in, it is the middle of the market, often abbreviated MoM, the airliner market between the narrowbody and the widebody aircraft. Over the last year, a number of aircraft manufacturers have put their best foot forward to get into the hallowed MoM segment.

Sky High Demand For Onboard Wi-Fi

Inmarsat survey hints at Asia demand for onboard Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, the Indian skies don’t allow internet in the skies.

'We Try To Improve Quality Of Training'

...And it is done with the help of virtual reality, said a Dassault spokesperson to K SRINIVASAN. While there is no wastage of time, the process allows learners to get a better view and understanding of an aircraft.

Air Cargo - Mial Sets Benchmark In Pharma Handling

The Mumbai international airport’s partnership with brussels airport has made it the first airport in the country to embark on a community approach for the IATA CEIV pharma certification, Manoj Singh, senior vice president and head of cargo, Mumbai international airport told Tirthankar Ghosh.

‘Global Alliances Need To Innovate And Adapt'

Aviation alliances will continue to be effective only if they change, said Rob Gurney, in a speech he delivered to Aviation Club members on the alliance’s 18th birthday. We reproduce excerpts:

Harts Together

Harts Together

Delhi Lifeline For N-E's Perishables

GMR-led Delhi Airport has started a new service that seeks to open up markets for fruits and vegetables from the North-Eastern states

Airbus To Chop Its Way To The Top

Light single- and twin-engined helicopters from Airbus will dominate, accounting for 16,234 combined sales, or 74 per cent of the total

ACAAI's Not Guilty

In the latest round of the battle over the Cargo Accounts Settlement System (CASS), Tirthankar Ghosh reports that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has dismissed allegations levelled by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) against the Air Cargo Agents Association of India (ACAAI) of unfair practices.