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SP’S AIRBUZ • Issue 5 • 2022
SP’s
October-November 2022 | VOLUME 15 | ISSUE 5
AIRPORTS / NEW TERMINAL P6 | GARden CITy’S GARden TeRmInAl PM Modi inaugurates Bengaluru airport’s sustainable second terminal during his South visit
AIRlIneS / PRIVATE AVIATION P10 | eXeCUTIVe ARmS Of mIddle-eAST AIRlIneS
Skilled talent, sufficient workforce, high-levels of professional services and technical support have all enabled the Middle East region to continue advancing the business aviation sector over the past year
AIR TRAnSPORT / TECHNOLOGY P15 | AdVAnCemenTS In PROPUlSIOn TeChnOlOGy And AIRfRAmeS
Onboarding a battery-based propulsion system in an aircraft necessitates, improvements in battery technology, redesigning circuitry within the airframe and the resultant modification of airframes
enGIneS / SUSTAINABILITY P19 | TIme TO SeIze The GReen InITIATIVe Despite the resolute efforts of the world’s top engine makers to increase fuel efficiency, the growth in commercial flights may dwarf the gains. Till alternative power sources become viable, the accent must continue to be on improving jet engines and reducing fossil fuel emissions.
enVIROnmenT / SUSTAINABILITY P23 | BIOfUelS fOR CleAneR SkIeS Of IndIA Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) produced from agricultural residues will not only contribute to environmental solutions, but also will help to improve the rural economy. However, since the cost of SAF is significantly higher than that of the ATF, policies are required to play crucial role in SAF commercialisation in India.
Cover: The diversified requirement of the clientele to personalise their travel experience have bolstered the demand for private aviation in the Middle East. These demand-side dynamics of the market are being effectively served by the Executive Aviation Arms of leading Middle East Airlines.
Cover Design: SP’s Design Cover Photograph: Emirates Executive
RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24198
AN EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE ON CIVIL AVIATION FROM INDIA
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EXECUTIVE
ARMS OF MID-EAST AIRLINES
ADVANCEMENTS IN PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY
P 15
SP's Airbuz Cover 5-2022.indd 1 TIME TO SEIZE THE GREEN INITIATIVE
P 19 BIOFUELS FOR CLEANER SKIES OF INDIA
P 23
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IndUSTRy / OPERATIONS P26 | POST-PAndemIC AVIATIOn In IndIA The pandemic is already over and there is a silver lining on the horizon that needs to be harnessed by the airlines to remain profitable
AIRlIneS / ACQUISITION P30 | AIR IndIA InChInG TOwARdS COnSOlIdATIOn Air India commences process to merge AirAsia India with Air India Express by end-2023
dePARTmenTS P2 | edITOR’S nOTe P3 | newS BRIefS P32 | fInAlly
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