SP's AirBuz - ISSUE No 05-17
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The Air Transport Action Group report indicates how fuel efficiency co-relates with the distance an aircraft can fly, the payload it can carry and, more importantly, offers better environmental performance
Engine manufacturers are investing heavily in alternative fuels and leading-edge technologies such as additive manufacturing and nanomaterials to make even greener and quieter engines
Pratt & Whitney’s large commercial engines power more than 25 per cent of the world’s mainline passenger fleet
Airbus has to drive home the point that the A380plus will give good returns to airlines that are flying to congested airports using limited landing slots and delay-prone air corridors
Dubai Air Show might well decide whether Airbus will close shop on the A380 and shelve the 380 Plus programme as the sales graph literally sinks to zero
What Emirates would really need as evidence is that the A380 has a tangible validity in the market of the future is at least a sale of another 50 aircraft to another carrier or two
In BizLab, Airbus found an opportunity and zeroed in on India and Bengaluru was selected as its base as it is home to a well endowed ecosystem for entrepreneurs
There is a long way to go for the Regional Connectivity Scheme and there are a host of challenges that lie ahead for this segment of the Indian airline industry
In the recent past, small airports, some new, some upgraded are coming up fast, thus connecting the vast hinterland of India with regional aircraft
Dubai Air Show 2017 is going to be quite the display of air power in various categories and the highlight will still be the predicted match between Boeing and Airbus
Nine years after its closure, talks on the reopening of HAL airport to commercial flights have been revived and hopes of a positive outcome are high