SP's AirBuz - ISSUE No 03-13

Issue Features

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  AirAsia's Foray into India
  By R. Chandrakanth & Sucheta Das Mohapatra

  AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes says that the market in India is now favourable and it’s the perfect time to enter as silly capital has gone out.

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  Nothing General About It!
  By Mahesh Acharya

  The nation already has elements necessary to support the complete range of general aviation activities–airfields, MRO facilities and market opportunities.

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  Training - Human Factors Vital
  By J.P. Joshi

  Past accidents prove that technical competence is a very important requirement but not the only one for safe operations.

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  A350 XWB - Quiet & Impressive
  By Sucheta Das Mohapatra

  The A350 XWB twin-engine jetliner family has a range of new-generation aircraft designed keeping in mind the demand for different sizes, ranges, passenger comfort, etc

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  The Right Choice?
  By Joseph Noronha

  Regional airlines are often in a dilemma about whether to choose jets or turboprops, as they prefer sturdy aircraft that require less maintenance than their mainline counterparts

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  For A Greener Future
  By Deepanjali Bhas

  It is heartening to note that with passenger numbers growing at an average of five per cent per annum, aviation has managed to decouple its emissions growth to around three per cent or 20 million tonnes annually.

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  'CSeries - A True Game-Changer'

  In an interview with SP’s AirBuz, Michele (Mike) Arcamone, President Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, said that the company is now focused on existing development programmes—the all-new CSeries aircraft.

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  Paris Gives True Flavours of Aviation Industry
  By R. Chandrakanth

  This 50th International Paris Air Show was a great success with a record number of exhibitors and confirmed orders for more than $150 billion

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  Safran: Indian Market has Enormous Potential

  Safran (François Planaud, Snecma Executive VP, Commercial Engines), speaking to SP’s AirBuz, said that the show is more about celebrating deals than starting new negotiations

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  Boeing: Strong and Productive Show

  In an interview with SP’s AirBuz, Boeing (Dinesh Keskar, Senior Vice President of Asia-Pacific and India Sales for Commercial Airplanes) talks about the company’s plans

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  Gulfstream: G650 Established a New Market Segment

  Gulfstream Aerospace (Steve Cass, Vice President, Communications) in an interview with SP’s AirBuz, spoke about the company’s latest innovation

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  ATR: Best Ever Show

  ATR recorded its best show at the 50th edition of the Paris Air Show. Speaking to SP’s AirBuz, ATR officials gave out details about the company’s performance.

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  EADS: The Rain Brought us Some Very Good Luck

  The European major airframer, Airbus, invariably dominates the Paris Air Show. In this edition too, it did notch up massive orders. In an interview with SP’s AirBuz, EADS outlined the success story of Airbus at Le Bourget.

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  Remove Barriers
  By B.K. Pandey

  While a respectable level of synergy has been achieved between civil and military aviation in airspace management, there is much ground to be covered in the regime of flying training