Quest to make next generation aero engines

As the aviation industry strives to cut its emissions, there is growing race to built next generation engines that not only slash its greenhouse gas emissions, but also its noise levels.

A game-changing green trend is good news for this best-in-class company.

Black Saturday

The tragic crash of Air India Express at Mangalore airport has initiated debate on air safety in India.

MAY 22, 2010 will be remembered as a black day in the history of Indian civil aviation.

Implication of Service tax on the aviation industry

By Sujit Ghosh

YEAR 2009 has been an eventful and tumultuous year for the aviation sector worldwide.  The worst is over and things appear to be turning around for the better.

The state of MRO industry in India

THERE are a number of reports to suggest that India's maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) segment is estimated to grow at 10 per cent and reach US$ 1.17 billion by end of 2010 and US$ 2.

BRAVING global economic slowdown, riding piggyback over the first edition of India’s only civil aviation show, the Ministry of Civil Aviation is hosting the second edition of the show, INDIA AVIATION 2010, Hyderabad, March 3-7. Organised by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FICCI) and supported by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Air India, Airports Authority of India and Pawan Hans, INDIA AVIATION 2010 will be bigger not only in the number of participants, but also in size, incorporating more features.

BUSINESS Aviation in India is on the rise. This phenomena has been fuelled by fact that increasing number of business houses realize the importance of owning aircraft/helicopters for transporting top officials or even middle level ones to destinations they have to move to quickly without depending on scheduled airlines.

DEFENCE Minister AK Anthony formally inducted Indian Navy's latest acquisition, the MiG-29K into its air arm at a ceremony held at INS Hansa, Goa on February 19. The MiG-29Ks took off from the runway with their full afterburners.

IN a first ever display of its precision strike capability by night, a mammoth fire power demonstration (FPD), codenamed Vayu Shakti-2010, showcasing the operational capabilities of Indian Air Force by day, dusk and night will be held at the sprawling Chandan air-to-ground Range, Pokharan on February 28. This information was given to the media by Air Chief Marshal P.

AS part of celebration of the Indian Air Force 75th Anniversary Indian Air Force, Wing Commanders and Squadron Leaders Rahul Monga and Anil Kumar completed a round-the-world flight in 79 days involving 19 countries flown by a Flight Design CTSW aircraft, setting a new world record for this class of aircraft.

The Indian Air Force team began their journey from New Delhi on June 1 and returned back to base on August 19, 2007.

Training partners

By Paul Behnke

ACI’s decision to team up with ICAO to create the Airport Management Professional Accreditation Programme (AMPAP) has redefined the training manual.

DR Assad Kotaire, long-time President of the ICAO Council, often referred to ACI, ICAO and IATA as being the “three pillars of aviation” and frequently stressed that all should work together for the good of the industry.