SP's AirBuz - ISSUE No 05-11

Issue Features

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  Fair Recovery
  By SP’s Special Correspondent

  Business aviation is poised for moderate recovery beginning in 2012, stated Honeywell Aerospace’s Annual Business Aviation Outlook, released at the NBAA 2011

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  Eye In The Sky
  By SP’s Special Correspondent

  The advanced technology of helicopters and the state-of-the-art equipment available today have made aerial filming not only safe and cost-efficient, but also capable of producing high-quality and stable images.

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  Stunted Growth
  By A.K. Sachdev

  As transportation of cargo by air is expected to be speedy and time saving, delays due to inadequate infrastructure are not only irksome but also financially discomforting for the client. The general consensus is that Indian aviation infrastructure is ill-equipped to handle the efflux of goods that traverse through its airports.

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  Emerging Competitors
  By Joseph Noronha

  Regional airlines are beginning to exhibit a marked appetite for bigger planes, both jet and turboprop, to reduce per-seat operating costs. The dividing line between narrow-body and regional jets continues to blur.

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  Improve Troubleshooting Skills
  By Joseph Noronha

  In an age of technically-sophisticated aircraft with quadruple-redundant systems, how many pilots train for high altitude manual flying, leave alone handling emergencies simultaneously?

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  Ultra Proficient

  Taurus G4 was able to fly 320 kilometres in less than two hours

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  Zero-Emission Jet

  Eurocopter innovation puts the focus on safety with the world’s first flight of a hybrid helicopter combining an internal combustion engine and an electric motor

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  Automation Complacency
  By Dr Mani Sishta

  From preliminary reports of the first Airbus A320 crash at Bangalore, it appeared that the accident had a lot to do with the Captain being unable to comprehend the ‘fantastic’ cockpit automation technology that was then available on that airplane.

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  Obstacles Galore
  By A.K Sachdev

  Helicopters are smaller craft and lack the capability to circle for prolonged periods in the congested traffic patterns at Indian metros.

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  Flying a Turboprop
  By Vasuki Prasad

  The Q-400 and the ATR-72 are both twin-engine turboprop aircraft and carry around 70 passengers. Both are high-wing, with a T-tail and are powered by Pratt & Whitney engines with six-bladed propellers.

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  Soaring Higher
  By Prakash Chandra

  The seminar “Indian Civil Aviation—Long Term Perspective” held at New Delhi, focused on the three key areas of airspace design, management and modernisation, airport development, operational airline economics and general aviation

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  Low-Cost Exit
  By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

  The message is clear that full service and low-cost carrier are unlikely to coexist and prosper when operated by one airline under a common banner and brand