SP's AirBuz - ISSUE No 04-14

Issue Features

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  Breaking Records is the Norm
  By R. Chandrakanth reporting from Farnborough, UK

  Every two years, Farnborough International Airshow breaks its own records, indicating how popular the show continues to be, even in difficult times.

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  Embraer Showcases E2 Jets
  By R. Chandrakanth

  Embraer is the leader in the 70- to 130-seat market with 52 per cent of the firm global orders

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  Aggressive Plans for China, India

  In an interview with SP’s AirBuz at Farnborough, John S. Slattery, Chief Commercial Officer, Embraer Commercial Aviation, said that the Asian giants are going to be driving business in the years to come, riding on economic resurgence.

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  Strategic Shift
  By R. Chandrakanth

  JAL’s wholly-owned subsidiary J-Air is playing a significant role in JAL’s restructuring and the new E-Jets ordered are in line with its regional expansion plans

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  Hatchback Philosophy - The Way Forward
  By V.K. Verma

  The best way forward is for the AAI, the state governments and the IAF to work jointly to solve the manning problems at the small regional airports...

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  Private Airports for Regional Connectivity
  By R. Chandrakanth

  The plan is to build 200 low-cost airports in the next two decades to connect Tier-II and Tier-III cities

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  Sheer Performance
  By R. Chandrakanth

  Only Pratt & Whitney’s PurePower Geared Turbofan engine can deliver game-changing improvements in fuel burn years ahead of the competition with noise and maintainability advantages unmatched by conventional engines

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  Rich Rolls-Royce Heritage
  By R. Chandrakanth from Derby, UK

  The collection in Derby is housed over two sites and contains over 200 engines

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  Budget 2014: Impact on Indian Aviation
  By Shriniwas Mishra

  Considering that this newly elected government has shown pro-reform intentions right from day one and also the fact that the governance is an ongoing process and not restricted to an event such as a budget...

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  New Government, New Hopes
  By A.K. Sachdev

  Despite predictions of the Indian civil aviation becoming the third largest globally by 2020, the current disarray in the industry is evident from the combined losses of $1.2 billion of the Indian carriers in 2013-14

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  Aviation Turbine Fuel Pricing in India
  By Arindam Mallik

  Indian domestic carriers pay around 65 per cent higher price for ATF than their global counterparts

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  Attaining Stardom!
  By B.K. Pandey

  July 11 this year marked a new beginning for Air India when the national carrier was formally inducted as a member of Star Alliance.