SP's AirBuz - ISSUE No 05-14

Issue Features

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  Lockheed Martin Forays into Commercial Aviation
  By R. Chandrakanth

  Lockheed Martin will be rolling out in 2017 the LM-100J, the civil freighter version of the C-130J military workhorse.

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  Way Ahead of Competition
  By R. Chandrakanth

  Embraer has notched up over 1,000 deliveries of E-Jets since inception and is going strong, dominating the market for regional jets.

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  Addressing Environmental Concerns
  By R. Chandrakanth

  Increased environmental regulations and ever rising fuel costs are making jet engine manufacturers develop products that reduce emissions and noise pollution.

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  We are not talking
  We are acting
  We are doing
  By Jean-Paul Ebanga

  The CFM56 defines the industry standard in terms of the lowest emissions level of an engine in the single-aisle market.

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  Safran announces R&D collaborations with Indian Institutions

  Global aerospace, defence and security leader Safran has entered into R&D collaborations with the Foundation for Innovation & Technology Transfer of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT Delhi) and the Society for Innovation & Development of the Indian Institute of Science (IISc Bengaluru) to initiate R&D in the field of advanced avionics systems...

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  Regional Aircraft for India
  By B.K. Pandey

  The next round of growth in the Indian airline industry will be triggered by expansion of regional aviation into remote and not easily accessible regions.

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  Route Dispersal Guidelines
  By A.K. Sachdev

  What is really required is a thorough and professional review of the Route Dispersal Guidelines, supported by a healthy debate amongst the stakeholders leading to a mutually acceptable policy framework for regional and remote area air connectivity.

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  Ambitious Air Costa
  By R. Chandrakanth reporting from Vijayawada

  Ramesh Lingamaneni says that the airline industry is fraught with challenges and Air Costa is ready to overcome these...

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  Runaway Success
  By R. Chandrakanth

  NBAA 2014 featured about 1,100 exhibitors. Over 26,000 people attended the show, including representatives from 49 US states and 95 countries around the world.

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  A Bright Future
  By B.K. Pandey

  There is now hope that with a dynamic and visionary government at the Centre, the Indian civil aviation industry will finally emerge from stagnation.