SP's AirBuz - ISSUE No 03-08

Issue Features

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  Burn Less to Fly Longer
  By Joseph Noronha, Goa

  Fuel efficiency is rapidly becoming a matter of survival for airlines and it is increasingly likely that only the leanest and meanest will come through this crisis unscathed.

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  Miles to Go
  By G.S. Chaudhry, Chandigarh

  Save for a handful of private entrepreneurs, private airlines and the aviation industry have not taken adequate measures to train commercial pilots, relying instead on hiring pilots from other airlines or abroad.

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  Talking Solutions
  By B.K. Pandey, Bangalore

  On April 29, Experts from a wide range of disciplines pertaining to airport development and operational management converged in Delhi for a two-day International Conference on Indian Airports organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI).

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  Avian Menace
  By Raju Srinivasan, Coimbatore

  Apart from the serious threat to air safety, bird strikes cost the aviation industry millions of dollars in loss of revenue.

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  Very Light Very Happening
  By A.K. Sachdev, Bangalore

  The US saw the first of the VLJ operators with Europe soon following. Now, of course, the VLJ fever has struck the whole world. However, several issues still cloud the sky.

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  The Comfort Quotient
  By Phil Nasskau, Dubai

  Belying fears of an economic recession in the US, spiralling fuel costs and challenging environmental concerns, the two-day Aircraft Interiors Middle East in Dubai drew the spotlight on in-flight accoutrements that make flying not just pleasurable but also actualising.

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  Let Ambition Grow Wings
  By Dr Ram Pattisapu, Texas, USA

  Self-sufficiency can only be achieved if India recognises the important role general aviation and small business aircraft play in training youth to acquire not just flying expertise but a host of other skills.

• Jeeves to the Travel Bug
  By Joseph Noronha, Goa

  Over the next few years, aviation and hospitality should provide immense opportunities for youngsters to secure challenging openings.

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  Fuelling Optimism
  By Alan Peaford, London

  At Farnborough International Airshow, the buzz was more about agreements and technology than airframes, reports Alan Peaford from London.

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  Kingfisher Airlines
  By SP's Team

  Following its merger with Deccan, Kingfisher Airlines today covers all segments of air travel from low fares to premium fares and offers the maximum number of flights by any single airline network in India.

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  Airports are getting Bigger & Better
  By B.K. Pandey, Bangalore

  Greenfield airports at Shamshabad in Hyderabad and Devanhalli in Bangalore reveal that the tide with respect to airport infrastructure is turning.

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  A Word from Editor
  By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

  World over, the civil aviation industry is grappling with severe difficulties and the situation in India is no different. The price of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) has doubled in the last one year and appears to be on an unrelenting upward trajectory.