SP's AirBuz - ISSUE No 06-15

Issue Features

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  AIRLINES | TOP TEN
  On Top of the World
  By R. Chandrakanth

  Extensive connectivity, high-class entertainment and profitability make top airlines and here is a list of Top 10 based on these parameters.

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  FIRST
  Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System

  The IRNSS will rid the nation of its dependence on the existing GPS owned by the United States

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  VIEWPOINT | VISTARA
  5/20 Rule Should Go
  By Phee Teik Yeoh, CEO, Vistara

  Currently around 70 per cent of passengers travelling internationally to and from India are Indians. But only 30 per cent of them travel on Indian carriers.

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  OPERATIONS | DRONES
  Drones & Indian Civil Aviation
  By B.K. Pandey

  A major impediment to the employment of drones in the Indian civil aviation domain has been the difficulty in seamlessly integrating the operation of pilotless vehicles into civilian airspace

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  ENGINES | PRATT & WHITNEY
  80,000 Engines and Still Counting
  By R. Chandrakanth

  With over 13,000 large commercial engines installed, today Pratt & Whitney provides dependable power to hundreds of airlines and operators every day.

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  AIR TRANSPORT | FUTURE
  'SkyDeck' Dome with a View

  Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief of SP’s AirBuz, gets an exclusive opportunity to chat with Shakil Hussain, the President and CEO of Windspeed Technologies, which is working continuously on innovations for the aviation sector.

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  AIR TRANSPORT | REGIONAL AVIATION
  Future Lies in Regional Aviation
  By B.K. Pandey

  Growth in the Indian civil aviation industry will come from extending connectivity to the smaller towns and cities that currently do not figure on the air map of the nation.

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  AIR TRANSPORT | REGIONAL AVIATION
  Tapping into Under-served & Un-served Markets
  By R. Chandrakanth

  Civil Aviation Ministry in its draft Policy has clearly mentioned in its objectives that it intends to enhance regional connectivity through fiscal support and infrastructure development.

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  Finally
  Central University for Indian Civil Aviation
  By B.K. Pandey

  The Rajiv Gandhi National Aviation University Bill, 2013, was passed by the Parliament and received the Presidential assent on September 18, 2013.