SP's AirBuz - ISSUE No 01-11

Issue Features

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  I dream to create airport infrastructure in the remotest corners of our country
  By SP’s Team

  V.P. Agrawal took over as the Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in January 2009, when revenue generation seemed to be drying up because of global economic meltdown.

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  10,000th Order
  By SP’s Airbuz News Desk

  Airbus gets first order for A320neo

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  Bullish Indian Market
  By Joseph Noronha, Goa

  The Business Aviation Association for India predicts that there will be 1,400 private aircraft including helicopters by 2015, compared to some 550 today.

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  Jets - Growing Fast
  By Arun Lohiya, Jaipur

  Aircraft, as opposed to motor cars or other modes of transport, require highly trained personnel and a variety of specialised skills to operate and maintain

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  Helicopters - Stifled Growth
  By A.K. Sachdev, New Delhi

  Despite the multi-faceted utilisation of helicopters in a variety of operations, the total number of helicopters bearing civil registration is an unimpressive 288 as compared to 1,122 fixed-wing aircraft

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  Aero India - Opportunities Abound
  By A.K. Sachdev, New Delhi

  Aero India 2011 will serve as a platform for companies and airlines to enhance networking with the Indian and foreign aviation industry.

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  Training - Talent Hunt!
  By Joseph Noronha, Goa

  According to an industry thumb rule, 100 to 150 employees are required per aircraft—the number the airlines will need to factor in for each additional aircraft

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  Increased Safety & Efficiency
  By Mahesh Acharya, Bengaluru

  With the help of GAGAN, India will be one among the few countries to have an indigenous satellite-based augmentation system

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  A Long Way Ahead
  By A.K. Sachdev, New Delhi

  If basic issues such as infrastructure to support helicopter operations, expansion of training facilities and rationalisation of stifling regulations are appropriately addressed...

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  Turning The Tide
  By B.K. Pandey, Bengaluru

  With all-round improvement in performance, higher efficiency and better yield management strategies, Air India hopes to be out of the red by the end of the current financial year