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National
carrier merged entity to consider regional jets
The Air India-Indian merger is likely to open up a new dimension
in buying and leasing of aircraft, amongst other developments,
and is considering investing in regional jet aircraft.
MDLR
spreads wings to Kulu with jet engine aircraft, Port Blair
to follow
The recently launched MDLR Airlines, which has in its fleet
only jet engine aircraft - the Avro RJ 70 - is soon to commence
operations to Kulu on July 16, 2007. It has also announced
plans to commence operations to Port Blair, that is New Delhi-Port
Blair via Kolkata by October 2007.
Garuda
Indonesia to fly into India by year end
After a long delay, national airline of Indonesia, Garuda
Airline, will fly into India by year end. The plan is to start
operations from Chennai to Medan and on to Singapore.
Silver
Software receives AS 9100B certification
Bangalore-based Silver Software which designed, developed
and verified the Landing Gear Extraction Retraction Systems
(LGERS) for the A380, has been given the AS 9100B certification,
which is an extension of ISO standards focusing on aerospace
safety.
"Avalon
was established to meet the increasing industry demands"
Aptech, known for its global solutions in the fields of IT,
education, and soft-skills training for institutes has digressed
a little and plunged into fresh territory with the setting
up of its own aviation academy. Established in 2006, the Avalon
Aviation Academy is looking to market itself as an institute
that exclusively caters to industry needs. In conversation
with Andrea Lopez, vice president Preeti Malik puts the institute
and its goals in perspective
Air
India launches its cargo operations
Air India launched its cargo operations in end-June by deploying
the VT-EQT A310 freighter aircraft from Mumbai. The carrier,
one of the two converted passenger A310s, was flagged off
by Praful Patel, the Union minister of state for civil aviation.
"Open
the market, stimulate people to travel and everybody will
benefit"
Air Arabia, a premier low-cost carrier (LCC) operating in
the Middle East and Northern Africa is one of the youngest
and vibrant airlines in the world. In an exclusive conversation,
Adel Ali, CEO, Air Arabia spoke to Chetan Kapoor about the
company's strategies to cut costs and improve its efficiency.
India
to get its first direct connection to southern China
A month before beginning of the fourth quarter of the year,
Indian skies will have a new entrant flying in the skies.
Air
France - KLM: Dedicated customer service base in India
Taking a step ahead in strengthening their presence in the
Asia Pacific region, primarily in India, Air France - KLM
and NorthWest Airlines opened a dedicated centre of expertise
for customer service in New Delhi, India catering out and
out to the Indian customers.
‘India,
China account for 60% of Airbus' sales worldwide’
After a stellar performance at the Paris Air Show, with over
600 orders to boot, including an order for 50 aircraft from
Kingfisher Airlines, valued at US $7.3 billion, Airbus is
indeed flying high. Neeti Mehra in conversation with Kiran
Rao, executive vice president (marketing & contracts)
of Airbus.
‘We
are in talks with the airlines for fractional ownership’
The non-scheduled market has not got its due share in the
country. Ashok Pratap Rai, CEO, Club One Air speaks to Chetan
Kapoor about the segment's relevance, market and most importantly,
the company's future plans.
Zebra
Technologies to strike deal with more airlines
Zebra Technologies is in talks with airlines in the country
to incorporate their mobile printers at airports to speed
up the process of getting boarding passes.
Air
Asia plans to fly long haul
Credited to be one of the first LCCs to enter the Asian market,
Air Asia has finally announced its plans to fly long haul.
Speaking at the CAPA Low Cost Symposium, CEO of Air Asia,
Tony Fernandes said, "Air Asia is planning to fly long
haul to India, China, the Middle East and eventually to Europe.
Flightraja
now Via, announces US$ 5 million VC
Flightraja, a travel services portal, has announced that it
has raised US$ 5 million investment from NEA Indo US ventures,
a venture capitalistic firm. Vinay Gupta, chief executive
officer of Flightraja also announced that the company will
be renamed as 'Via'.
PATA
announces dates for CEO Event 2008
Pacific Asia's Travel Association (PATA) has taken a major
step forward as the chiefs of Burba Hotel Network (BHN), Centre
for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA) and PATA formally sealed
their partnership.
London
Stansted Airport looks at Indian carriers
BAA has initiated talks with Indian carriers including Jet
Airways and Kingfisher Airlines, positioning London Stansted
Airport as a viable alternative to London Heathrow Airport
for direct flights to the UK. Revealing this to Express Aviation
was Justin Baines, marketing director, BAA, who said that
the airport has been identified among BAA's airports for capacity
expansion.
Finnair
now connects Helsinki to Mumbai
After launching the first Delhi-Helsinki flight in October
2006, the national carrier of Finland has introduced a Helsinki-Mumbai
flight from June 27 that will carry passengers between the
two cities five times a week.
FDI
in domestic carriers unlikely to be increased beyond 74%
The government is considering two options to raise the cap
on foreign direct investment (FDI) in domestic airlines. The
first option is to raise the cap to 74 per cent from the existing
49 per cent and the second is to cap it at a level below 74
per cent.
Domestic
air travel rises 25% in June
Airline companies in India will fly more than 42,200 domestic
flights within India in June. This is an increase of 25 per
cent in the number of flights and 5.7 million seats, a 43
per cent rise in the number of seats in comparison to June
2006.
AAI
to modernise Chennai airport
Clearing the proposal to let Airports Authority of India (AAI)
modernise and upgrade the existing Chennai airport, the Prime
Minister's Committee on Infrastructure (CoI) also accorded
an "in principle" approval to the setting up of
a greenfield airport at Sriperumbudur.
Malaysia's
Air Asia planning to fly in India by end 2008
Air-India Express, a low cost subsidiary of Air India, will
soon have a competitor on the southeast Asian routes. According
to Tony Fernandes, CEO of Air Asia, the designated low cost
carrier of Malaysia, the airline is planning to fly to Indian
destinations like Kolkata, Cochin, Amritsar by end of 2008.
Civil
aviation ministry likely to probe ATF increase
Shaken by the massive increase in charges levied by airport
operators on the supply of aviation turbine fuel (ATF) by
oil companies, domestic carriers and the Federation of Indian
Airlines (FIA) have requested the civil aviation ministry
to look into the matter.
Airlines
can avail engineering service from AI, post-merger
Following its merger with Indian Airlines, national carrier
Air-India (AI) will throw open its engineering services to
other domestic and international airlines as well. Currently,
many domestic airlines send their aircraft to the Middle East
for engineering services.
Air
Arabia increases connectivity between Mumbai and Sharjah
Air Arabia, the first and largest low cost carrier in the
Middle East and North Africa, has announced an additional
increase in its frequency on the Sharjah-Mumbai sector.
Etihad
Airways launches flights to Thiruvananthapuram
Etihad Airways has started its three flights-a-week service
from Abu Dhabi to its latest destination, Thiruvananthapuram
in Kerala.
Gulf
Air announces revamped flight schedule
Gulf Air is all set to introduce a totally revamped flight
schedule beginning July 1, 2007. The new network, based on
a ‘wave’ model, offers as many as 588 flights every
week in the Middle East with more non-stop flights than any
other airline. "
Singapore
Airlines announces its 50th flight to India
Singapore Airlines announced its 50th flight service to India,
with the launch of its eighth weekly flight to Chennai.
IndiGo
launches flight to Agartala
Low-fare domestic airline Indigo, has started a service to
its fourteenth destination, Agartala. IndiGo will connect
Agartala to Kolkata and onward to Hyderabad and Bangalore
on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, with its
ninth brand-new Airbus A320.
Continental
Airlines re-announces date for Mumbai-New York service
Continental Airlines, the world's fifth largest airline, announced
it will launch a non-stop service between Mumbai and New York/Newark
earlier than originally planned, following a positive market
response to the proposed flights.
Air
Deccan takes delivery of its 20th new Airbus A-320 to be based
in Kolkata
Air Deccan, India's largest low cost airline added its 20th
brand new Airbus A-320 to its fleet taking the airline's total
fleet strength to 44.
Airservices
Australia signs fire service contract with MIAL
Airservices Australia today announced that it had signed an
agreement with Mumbai International Airport (MIAL) to provide
aviation rescue and fire fighting (ARFF) consultancy services
at India's busiest airport, the Chhatraputi Shivaji International
Airport (CSIA).
Boeing
receives Global Vision Award for work in India
The Boeing Company announced that the US-India Business Council
(USIBC), the premier US-India business advocacy organisation,
has presented the company with the USIBC Global Vision Award.
British
Airways permits students to carry extra 23 kilos
If you are pursuing education abroad and worried about not
being able to carry all that you wanted to, British Airways
now lets you 'carry your world with you'.
Finance
ministry seeks merchant airport policy overview
The finance ministry has called for a complete examination
of issues relating to the upcoming policy on merchant airports
and has asked the civil aviation ministry to look into issues
like - selection criteria for private players willing to build
merchant airports, possession of minimum land holding, whether
licences for such airports should be given on the basis of
bidding or if some other criteria could be adopted, and what
could be the financial requirements for companies applying
for such projects.
Jet
Airways may ring down profits in fourth quarter
Aviation sector analysts expect India's largest private sector
airline Jet Airways Ltd to post significantly lower profits
for the January-March 2007 quarter, compared to the corresponding
period in fiscal 2006.
Vision-2020
eyes capital market funds
The proposed aviation policy is in favour of private and foreign
participation in the Airports Authority of India (AAI). The
policy 'Vision-2020,' which has been referred to a group of
ministers recently for wider consultations, suggests that
efforts would be made to raise funds from the capital market
and various modes of public-private partnership (PPP) "on
a fast-track mode" as part of restructuring the profit-making
public sector unit, sources said.
Modernisation
of Kolkata airport to begin in January
Work on modernising, expanding and renovating the Netaji Subhash
Chandra Bose International Airport will be taken up early
next year, civil aviation secretary Ashok Chawla said recently.
Sharper
teeth for aviation regulator
The government has added teeth to the proposed airport economic
regulator, giving it powers to punish defaulters with heavy
penalties if they wilfully fail to comply with the orders
of the body.
Centre
to revive Malda airport
There is good news for the people of Malda a small town in
north Bengal famous for its 'mouth-watering' mangoes. The
Union civil aviation ministry has decided to upgrade and get
the 'non-functional' aerodrome in Malda functioning once again.
Product
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The
glorious skies
For years the Middle East has kept itself restricted from
outsiders. But this seems to be changing now, with huge investments
being made, especially in aviation, finds Chetan Kapoor.
Rudymentary,
my dear Watson
He is the man who heads India's busiest airport and is just
three years away from his first big deadline. In his first
interview since he took over, COO of Mumbai International
Airport Private Limited, Rudy Vercelli discusses the challenges
ahead with Lekha Agarwal.
Edge
Debate,
network and do business in Asia Pacific
Delivering three days of high-level, multi-stream debate focused
on the issues central to the aviation growth across Asia Pacific,
the Congress at Asian Aerospace 2007 will be the forum for
the region's civil aviation sector to engage in meaningful
dialogue with the international aerospace community.
All's
well if it’s Honeywell
Honeywell Aerospace Engineering's Advanced Vision Cueing and
Control system tackles the causes for aircraft accidents and
facilities. Here's how
The
wonder of technology
Information technology plays a critical role in enhancing
the operations of airlines and simultaneously helping them
in cutting costs.
Travel Life
Cruising
the skies
A number of aviation academies have mushroomed all over the
country, each promising to churn out smart, successful professionals.
Andrea Lopez outlines some of the basic requirements that
one would need to succeed as an enterprising flight attendant/purser.
Behind
the scenes
With domestic and international airlines directing funds towards
acquiring more aircraft, the need for quality mechanical and
aeronautical engineers to oversee MRO procedures has increased.
Andrea Lopez finds out the nature of Aircraft Maintenance
Engineering (AME) institutions in India and the careers they
offer.
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