SP's AirBuz - ISSUE No 06-08

Issue Features

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  The Economy : The Tide’s Turning
  By G.S. Chaudhary, Chandigarh

  Caught in the quagmire of a financial drought, airlines in India buffet the storm even as the infrastructure and manufacturing sectors, and the training institutes put up a brave face and ride the wave of potential growth

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  General Aviation : Forging a Symbiosis

  As airlines grow, so will general aviation. The growth, it goes without saying, will not be painless. Besides fuel prices, inherent competition will temper the process of general aviation expanding.

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  Health : Economy Class Syndrome
  By Dr U.S. Mohalanobish, Bangalore

  The term was first coined in the late 1980s when it was observed that people undertaking long duration flights in the cramped conditions of economy class were vulnerable to enhanced risk of formation of blood clots

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  Safety : Danger In The Skies
  By Raju Srinivasan, Coimbatore

  A study carried out during the period 1950 to 2006 on accidents involving commercial aircraft indicates that 60 per cent of these were attributable to human error, 21 per cent to mechanical failure, 11 per cent to weather or to causes beyond human control, such as bird strike, and 8 per cent to miscellaneous factors

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  OEM : Hearty Embraer

  The Brazilian aerospace major has correctly embraced market segments with high growth potential in commercial and business aviation, reports SP’s Airbuz Editor B.K. Pandey following a tour of the company’s manufacturing hubs in Brazil from November 6 to 8 last year.

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  Biofuels : Algae & Jatropha on the menu
  By Joseph Noronha, Goa

  Biofuels do have a potential positive impact on climate change, but opinions are sharply divided over claims that they can meet projected growth in global energy needs

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  The Year That Was

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  2008 A Turbulent Flight
  By Joseph Noronha, Goa

  India rallied around daunting adversities even as the country’s aviation industry struggled to retain its cheer amid the gathering gloom

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  Lufthansa Technik : India’s MRO volume gaining weight in Asia
  By SP's Team

  Walter Heerdt, Senior Vice President Marketing & Sales of Lufthansa Technik, outlines the company’s strategies and range of MRO services for the Indian market