SP’s
Cover: The air traffic numbers in Asia for the eleven months ending November 2021 are depressing. The hardest hit markets are those that have a high proportion of connecting flights yet don’t have any domestic network. Cover Design: SP’s Design
February-march 2022 `100.00 (IndIa-based buyer Only)
An SP Guide PublicAtion
VOlume 15
Issue 1
www.spsairbuz.com
RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24198
CONTENTS
SP’s A n
E xc l u s i v E
M A g A z i n E
o n
c i v i l
Av i At i o n
f r o M
i n D i A
Page 6
AsiAn RecoveRy
The Long RoAd BAck LOOking baCk at india’s CiviL aviatiOn indUstry
Large Jet engines: POWer With FUeL eFFiCienCy
Pratt & Whitney gtF engines: the Latest game Changer
P 10
P 13
P 18
February-March 2022 | VOLUME 15 | ISSUE 1
Cover Photograph: C hangi Airport Group
Industry / Recovery P6 | Asian Recovery The Long Road Back
Engines / Technology P18 | Pratt & Whitney GTF Engines: The Latest Game Changer
SP's AirBuz Cover 1-2022.indd 1
08/02/22 12:37 PM
Pratt & Whitney GTF engines have achieved the reduction of carbon emissions by 20 per cent, reduction of noise footprint by 75 per cent as also reduction in maintenance costs Airlines / ACQUISITIONS P22 | Tata Completes Air India Take Over
The transaction covers three entities –Air India, Air India Express and AI SATS The numbers are still sobering. Although overall traffic volumes remain significantly depressed compared to prepandemic levels, the recent relaxation of some border restrictions are welcome moves towards the restoration of international air travel in the region. Industry / Review P10 | Looking back at India’s Civil Aviation industry in 2021
Amid relief, expectations, corona variant fluctuation, new schemes, changes in the leadership, shifts in the airlines’ ecosystem, 2021 has been an active year for the Indian aviation industry Engines / Fuel Efficiency P13 | LARGE JET ENGINES: POWER WITH FUEL EFFICIENCY
Flight Safety / 5G rollout P25 | FAA, 5G & aviation safety in the US
FAA clears an estimated 90 per cent of the US commercial aircraft fleet for most low-visibility approaches in 5G deployment Show Preview / SAS 2022 P28 | Ready For Take-off, Again!
The first major airshow of 2022, Singapore Airshow will open its door from February 15-18 this year. Asia’s largest and most influential aviation exhibition commences in-person participation again, but this year will be slightly different from previous years departments P2 | Editor’s NOTE P3 | NEWS BRIEFS P32 | Finally
Awards 2017 The smart engine has a huge magnitude of computational power that supports improved engine efficiency and reduces fuel consumption
Special
Contribution to Business Aviation
SP’S AIRBUZ • Issue 1 • 2022
1
