SP's AirBuz - ISSUE No 06-14

Issue Features

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  Vistara — A Dream Come True!
  By B.K. Pandey

  Tata-SIA has successfully negotiated all the procedural hurdles and is now set to launch on January 9 of the New Year

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  The AirAsia Disaster
  By B.K. Pandey

  In all probability, the pilot of Flight QZ8501 too has blundered into a violent thunderstorm and lost control of the aircraft

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  2014: A Mixed Year
  By R. Chandrakanth

  The industry story is largely positive, but there are a number of risks in today’s global environment—political unrest...

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  Important Events and Launches of the Year 2014 in Photographs

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  Beyond Borders, Between Boundaries
  By Arindam Mallik

  International aviation is regulated by a complex web of over 3,000 interlocking Bilateral Air Service Agreements

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  Low-Cost Airports
  By A.K. Sachdev

  The single major factor contributing to the reduction in cost of operation of airlines outside of India is the availability of low-cost airports

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  Civil Aviation Authority
  By A.K. Sachdev

  The passage of the CAA Bill is eagerly awaited by the Indian civil aviation industry and there is optimism about changes predicated to the appointment of a new CAA

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  Doing Away With Archaic Rules
  By Ajit K. Agtey

  The colonial philosophy embedded in the regulations has been inherited by the DGCA thatis the sole authority with immense discretionary and overriding powers

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  Leap Years Ahead
  By R. Chandrakanth

  CFM estimates that the LEAP can save an airline as much as $1.6 million in fuel costs per plane per year

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  Business Aviation Core to Middle East Growth
  By R. Chandrakanth

  The Middle East is becoming a major aviation hub on the East-West axis and business aviation is contributing significantly to aviation growth