SP's AirBuz - ISSUE No 4-2022

Issue Features

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  INDUSTRY | FORECAST
  CAPA Indian Aviation Industry Outlook
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  Consolidation is still looked at as a high probability amongst Indian airlines, even after Air India’s privatisation

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  BOEING | TRENDS
  Boeing Bullish on India’s Aviation Sector
  By Neetu Dhulia

  India’s air traffic is projected to grow at seven per cent annually through 2040

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  INDUSTRY | OUTLOOK
  Indian Aviation on the Fast Track
  By Rohit Goel

  Aviation sector in India going to touch 400 million passengers annually in 7-10 years from the current 200 million per year

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  REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY SCHEME | ANALYSIS
  RCS UDAN Scheme: Achievements and Way Ahead
  By Sanjay Bhatnagar

  Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN has had a positive impact on the economy by providing connectivity across the length and breadth of the country as well as ensuring balanced regional growth resulting in economic growth and employment to local population

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  AIRLINES | SAFETY
  Indian Skies Demand Enhanced Vigilance
  By Sanjay Bhatnagar

  Air safety is paramount in aviation and recently a lot of steps have been taken by DGCA to ensure this in the Indian skies. These, safety oversight process of DGCA includes surveillance, spot check and regulatory audits.

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  ENGINES | TECHNOLOGY
  Next Gen Aero Engines
  By Anil Chopra

  The engines being the most important, and most expensive, aircraft part, their development will shape the airline industry’s green transition

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  SUSTAINABILITY | PRATT & WHITNEY
  Stronger, Safer, Sustainable; P&W’s Consistent Approach
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  The company believes that changing today’s aircraft engines and aviation fuels would transform tomorrow’s flight

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  SUSTAINABILITY | DEVELOPMENTS
  The ABC of SAF
  By Byron Bohlman

  The race to ramp up Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF)

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  FINALLY
  Leading From the Front
  By Rohit Goel

  The bold and inspiring leadership of Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister for Civil Aviation has put Indian Civil Aviation sector firmly back on path to becoming the 3rd largest in the world

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  NEWS BRIEF | AIRLINE NEWS
  First Flight of Akasa Air

  Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya M. Scindia and Minister of State for Civil Aviation General V.K. Singh (Retd) inaugurated the First Flight of Akasa Air (QP1101) from Mumbai to Ahmedabad virtually on August 7, 2022.

• NEWS BRIEF | AIRLINE NEWS
  UPS Purchases Eight Additional boeing 767

  Boeing announced an order from UPS for eight more 767 Freighters. The incremental order will increase UPS’s 767 Freighter fleet to 108 airplanes, enabling the global carrier to further modernise and sustainably grow its fleet.

• NEWS BRIEF | AIRLINE NEWS
  AirAsia India to use AI-powered CAE Rise Training System

  AirAsia India and CAE have announced their collaboration to integrate the CAE Rise Training System into the airline’s simulator training programme.

• NEWS BRIEF | AIRLINE NEWS
  Air India selects Amadeus to power its passenger service platform

  Tata Group has taken a major step towards transforming Air India’s customer experience and operational effectiveness by deploying best-in-class technology solutions from Amadeus as part of the carrier’s revitalisation.

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  NEWS BRIEF | INDUSTRY NEWS
  Pratt & Whitney Announces Certification of Regional Turboprop Engine

  Pratt & Whitney Canada, a business unit of Pratt & Whitney, announced that Transport Canada Civil Aviation has type certified the PW127XT-M regional turboprop engine that will power new builds of ATR aircraft.

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  NEWS BRIEF | INDUSTRY NEWS
  Flight Testing of E195-E2 Aircraft with 100 per cent SAF Completed

  Pratt & Whitney and Embraer have successfully tested a GTF-powered E195-E2 aircraft on 100 per cent Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF).

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  NEWS BRIEF
  Appointments

  The Boeing Company named Brian Besanceney as the company’s Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer effective September 6, 2022.
  ATR has appointed the new Chief Executive Officer, Nathalie Tarnaud Laude, effective from September 17, 2022.

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  Editor’s Note
  By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

  Indian Aviation sector is witnessing a slew of reforms and policy initiatives by the Ministry of Civil Aviation to enable the sector to surpass pre-Covid levels and also make the Indian skies safer