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A Level Down For An Upgraded Experience

The race to innovate the cargo hold of airplanes – remember Qantas CEO Alan Joyce’s Project Sunrise with its bunk beds and gym – has brought to the forefront Florian Barjot, an aeronautical engineer based in Toulouse, the home of Airbus.

Hyderabad Adds Spicexpress Services

The freighter service will connect Hyderabad with Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Chennai

Change Policy To Lower Logistics Costs

Even as country’s first national Time Release Study (TRS) is conducted to measure the efficiency and effectiveness of international trade flows, the Express Industry Council of India has demanded a change in National Logistics Policy to ensure reduction in air cargo delivery costs, reports Tirthankar Ghosh

Colours Of Freedom– The Airbaltic Way

On August 23, 1989, a unique and peaceful political demonstration took place.

Durgapur Emerges From The Shadows

The first private airport in West Bengal, Durgapur Airport has witnessed unprecedented passenger growth making it the third busiest airport in the state, reports Amartya Sinha

Zunum Zooms Out?

Founded by Ashish Kumar a former Googler, Zunum Aero had ambitious plans for its ZA10 hybrid-electric airliner. It would be a gamechanger in aviation: operating at $250 per flight hour with carbon emissions less than 80 per cent of regional aircraft. All that is now over with the company’s two top investors – Boeing and JetBlue – backing out. Does that mean an end to such cutting edge technology in aviation?

Spreading Its Wings

Barely five years old, Vistara is living up to its name as it ramps up to fly to distant shores. CEO Leslie Thng put it admirably when he said that to make Vistara the best global airline, it would have to fly to more destinations internationally. AMEYA JOSHI takes a look at the Vistara journey so far.

Halted! Boeing's Contender For ‘Sunrise'

It is well known that Airbus and Boeing have been competing to build the world’s longest-range aircraft.

Delhi Airport - Phase 3A For 100 mnpax

The GMR-led Delhi Airport is all set to expand with a fourth runway – the only airport in the country – a bigger T1 apron area and development of a dual elevated Eastern Cross Taxiway (ECT), reports NIDHI SHARMA

BizAv's Green Revolution?

Improving environmental performance is becoming one of industry’s top priority and General Aviation is no exception. The industry has been working on green solutions, including sustainable fuel alternatives — and not just recently.

Air Freight Plunges Further

For the eighth month in a row the global air freight market decreased by 4.8 per cent. Airlines in Asia-Pacific and the Middle East once again suffered the sharpest declines in year-on-year growth in total air freight volumes.

A Landmark Journey By Qantas

The 30th anniversary of Qantas’ record-holding Boeing 747-400 VH-OJA jumbo jet continuous flight from London to Sydney — a marathon journey featuring specially-made fuel and covert planning — was recently marked with a special flight.

MROs: In Dire Need Of Maintenance, Repair, Overhaul

The potential of the MRO business to flourish in India continues to remain on paper. While on the one hand, we do not miss any opportunity to tom-tom the rapid growth of the aviation sector and how the country will be in the top three in the next five years in the world, the MRO industry – one could refer to it as the backbone of the aviation sector — has been totally forgotten by the government. The size of industry in 2015 was ₹5 billion. Today, is the size remains at the same ₹5 billion and as C Santhosh found out, most of the MROs would have to down shutters by March 2019 if the situation does not improve.

Tough Landings For Seaplanes

Even before Prime Minister Narendra Modi capped his Gujarat campaign with an eye-catching takeoff from the Sabarmati river to a touchdown in the Dharoi dam, seaplane services were being discussed by the government. But are the conditions conducive enough for air journeys via water?

Exports Slowdown: GST Effect Or international Phenomena?

While some international airports have shown a dip in cargo volumes in the first year of the Goods and Services Tax, others have seen a rise. Tirthankar Ghosh talked to freight forwarders and airport cargo heads to find out what a year of GST has thrown up for the air cargo trade.

North-East Focus On Asean Connectivity

India is keen to increase trade with its immediate ASEAN neighbours and air links will provide the answer.

Donated Organs Face Transport Challenges

While intra-city movement of donated organs has now become an accepted fact, moving them by air is not only an expensive proposition but also time consuming.

Focus On Air Cargo As Growth Driver

As air cargo at Indian airports see huge rise, the government has adopted a multi-pronged approach to ensure that the air cargo and logistics sectors do well.

Mile High Surfing

Indian carriers have lagged behind their global peers when it comes to in-flight connectivity. However, carriers like Vistara have been finding out ways to offer entertainment on board.

IATA Boss Delivers A Warning

It is clear that the demand for air travel is growing very fast – IATA expects it to double in the next 20 years – but it will come after a lot of struggle by airlines. The recent IATA AGM in Seoul, resounded with a warning about the trade war waged by the USA. A close look at the takeaways.

Showtime @ Paris!

The 53rd edition of the Paris Air Show would have gone down in history as possibly the first one where US aerospace giant Boeing entered as a 'loser' but emerged as a 'winner'courtesy Willie Walsh and his 200-B737 MAX order. There were, however, other innovations to look forward to at the show: electric, supersonic and autonomous aircraft. A show of shows!

Pakyong Airport: Only Visuals, No Action

Nestled amidst the clouds at 1400 meters above sea level, with a breath-taking view of the beautiful Pakyong valley amidst the Himalayas, is Pakyong Airport in Sikkim.

Ten Years Of The Leap Engine Programme

The Leap engine that powers the Airbus A320neo and Boeing 737 Max families, is the result of a carefully crafted strategy worked out by its maker, CFM. Aware that it would sell in large numbers, the Leap production is robust and offers no single manufacturing choke point that could seriously hurt the production rate. A close look at the LEAP's rise to stardom.

Enhancing Aircraft Surveillance

The grey area over the Bay of Bengal has shrunk to 69,000 sq km, cutting by half the blind flying time through ADS-B data sharing between India and Myanmar, after an agreement was signed between the nations' aviation authorities.

Madness @ Mumbai

If airline operators were asked for their wish list every year, topping the chart would be ‘Slots in Mumbai’. Costlier, perhaps many times more than the real estate in India’s maximum city, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) – along with the other metro airports – is crying out for desperately-needed infrastructure that will enhance capacity.

The Rise And Fall Of Bombardier

Not long ago, Canadian aircraft manufacturer, Bombardier, was ruling the skies. It had the inimitable C Series that was itching to give Boeing and Airbus a run. But all that is now over…

Jet Creates A Cargo Record

The financial troubles notwithstanding, the Naresh Goyal-led carrier managed to haul a whopping 45 tonnes of cargo on its Mumbai-London route.

EU Wants More Indian Cargo

The European Union would like to strengthen trade ties with India in preparation for a hard Brexit.

Loo(k) For A View

This is only for those who love to look at the rolling clouds at 30,000 ft from aircraft.

A Kick-start For Regional Cargo?

The government’s decision to provide viability gap funding for cargo flights from regional to urban centres would not only boost the economy but help domestic cargo sector.