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Cover: A major development in civil aviation that is currently underway and will soon be a reality, is the launch of commercial flying cars aptly described as ‘a car that flies and a plane that drives’.
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CARs READy FOR DRiVE
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GROWING RESOLVE TO GO GREEN
FUEL EFFICIENCY & LOW EMISSIONS
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appointment / Felicitations P3 | SP GUIDE PUBLICATIONS (SP’S) WELCOME THE NEW UNION CABINET MINISTER AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR CIVIL AVIATION. WE WISH THEM THE BEST FOR SETTING NEW MILESTONES AND SERIES OF SUCCESSES IN ONE OF THE MOST EVOLVING SECTORS!
Engines / Environment P22 | FUEL EFFICIENCY AND LOW EMISSIONS: RESPONSIBLE AVIATION MISSIONS
Innovations / Flying cars P7 | Flying CARs READY FOR DRIVE
Industry / Forecast P25 | Boeing Says a 4-Fold Increase in Fleet over the Next 20 Years expected for India
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The aviation sector contributes less than two per cent of the total global carbon emissions into the atmosphere, yet the industry has taken proactive steps to improve fuel efficiency and to reduce its carbon emission
Boeing also predicts that the country’s passenger traffic will double by 2030 and India’s civil aviation industry will require nearly 90,000 new pilots, technicians and cabin crew personnel during the next 20 years Airlines / Operations P28 | The New Normal
While uncertainty looms large over global travel’s restoration, the airline industry has to overcome the financial grievances as well as innovate for transforming consumer behavior Flying cars do promise to cut the travel time, free us from the traffic woes, and certainly transform the way urban landscape looks Innovations / Next Gen Airliners P12 | Redesigning the sky
departments P2 | Editor’s NOTE P4 | NEWS BRIEFS P32 | End Note
The upcoming generation of aircraft is sure to look very different from what we presently witness, aiming for lighter, quieter, safer and more efficient aircraft Airlines / Operations P16 | IndiGo Selects CFM’s LEAP-1A Engine & Services Agreement for A320neos
The engines have been selected to power the airline’s fleet of 310 new Airbus A320neo, A321neo, and A321XLR aircraft Engines / Technology P19 | GROWING RESOLVE to GO GREEN
If the various emerging avenues the aero-engine industry is determinedly pursuing – such as all-electric, hybrid and hydrogen propulsion succeed, air travel could change beyond recognition in a few decades
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