Shilpa Nagpal

Air India-Vistara Merger Analysis

merger subjected to approval of authorities by March 2024 Air India’s name will be retained and presence in major cities can show huge growth Domestic market has 70.1 million departing seats this winter and Air India and Vistara’s combined share would be 17%. IndiGo still holds 56% share. Better opportunities at major metro-level routes as …

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Air India Express to increase flights between Surat and Sharjah

Currently Air India Express is operating flights between Surat and Sharjah thrice a week Sharjah acts as gateway to Dubai and Abu Dhabi for Surat Most diamantes in Surat have physical offices in Dubai, more flights will enable more accessible business travel opportunities Approx. 2,200 tourists travel between Surat and Sharjah every month

ZEROe Program by Airbus – quick update

Airbus’ ZEROe program is one step closer to making zero-emissions commercial aircraft a reality. The European manufacturer took part in the brief EU-backed CRYOPLANE project. Airbus tasked its employees in Nantes and Bremen with developing and manufacturing its cryogenic tanks. Chris Redfern, Head of Manufacturing at ZEROe.

Tata Group Airlines Dominating Indian Sky on Busiest Routes

The Tata Group prepares to streamline its airline business. These airlines individually are much smaller than the industry leader IndiGo. The merger approval is in process and the Competition Commission of India too looking over the matter. On Delhi-Mumbai route IndiGo alone has 214 weekly departures but together the Tata Group carriers offer 344 weekly …

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Piedmont Airlines Reaches To Improve Pilot’s Quality Of Life

Pilots Association (ALPA) have reached a tentative agreement that will improve the quality of life for its pilots. Pilots at Piedmont Airlines just scored a victory thanks to the efforts of the ALPA. Captains (including Direct Entry Captains) will not spend extended time on short-call reserve. 12 days off per month for all pilots 50% …

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Rolls-Royce Starts Hydrogen Tests On Turbine Engine (AE2100 and Pearl 15)

Rolls-Royce presented its AE 2100 test engine. Rolls-Royce has entered into a multi- million-pound hydrogen engine. The AE 2100 is a turboprop and the Pearl 15 is a jet engine by Rolls-Royce. The tests have shown that a jet engine using hydrogen can be started up and run at low speed. This significant milestone on …

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Airbus A220 “nearly catastrophic” incidents

Two “nearly catastrophic” incidents with Airbus A220 related to inadvertent engagement of autopilot function 38 is alarming number of events with only 230 A220 aircrafts in operation Problems centres around inadvertent engagement of autopilot when attempting to engage auto throttle Problem caused aircraft to rotate before V1 (low-energy take-off) Solution is still on the way …

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