SP's AirBuz - ISSUE No 02-11

Issue Features

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  Spacious & Luminous
  By SP’s Airbuz News Desk

  Boeing 747-8 Intercontinental conducts successful first flight

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  Pure Power

  IndiGo selects Pratt & Whitney PW1100G engines for Airbus A320neo

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  New Technologies - Engine Power
  By Joseph Noronha, Goa

  The aero engine industry is gearing up for a step change in technology that could reduce fuel burn and cut operating costs by another 15 to 20 per cent

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  Industry - Bullish on India: Eaton

  Interview with SP’s AirBuz team, Eaton Chairman and CEO, Alexander M. Cutler outlines the roadmap in India.

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  Centenary - 100 and Counting
  By Joseph Noronha, Goa

  In the last five years prior to the centenary, domestic air travel has doubled. In 2010 alone, Indian carriers mounted a total of 5,25,504 flights on the domestic network, carrying 520.21 lakh passengers and making this the ninth largest civil aviation market in the world.

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  Airlines - A Growing Concern
  By A.K. Sachdev, New Delhi

  As of now, the impact of aviation on the environment is small but as a proportion of the total, its share is going to increase for the simple reason that other sectors will ‘decarbonise’ faster and aviation will continue to grow

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  Radiation - Onslaught from Outer Space
  By Dr Mani Sishta, Hyderabad

  Acute radiation poisoning is never a possibility unless the airplane flies through a nuclear explosion or there is highly radioactive material in the aircraft.

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  Jets - Luxury Redefined
  By Dr Paramjit Singh Jaiswal, New Delhi

  Although an expensive proposition, a business jet provides immense flexibility to corporate honchos to optimise the use of time for professional pursuits in the comfort of a lavish and luxurious environment onboard while flying over long distance

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  Airlines - Stepping up to Excellence
  By Joseph Noronha, Goa

  In seven years, Etihad has flown over 26 million passengers on more than 1,80,000 flights to destinations across the Middle East, Africa, Australia, Europe, North America and Asia

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  Aero India 2011 - Latest & Best
  By B.K. Pandey, Bengaluru

  Aero India continues to offer an excellent opportunity for the global aerospace majors to showcase their capabilities in the civil aviation industry

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  Meaningful Action
  By B.K. Pandey, Bengaluru

  The newly appointed Minister of Civil Aviation has publicly vowed to eliminate the malaise afflicting civil aviation and has ordered a comprehensive audit of the 40 flying training schools in the country