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Cruising Heights takes a look at Vistara in its April 2017 issue. Since its birth in January 2015, the full service carrier has been demonstrating its unique value proposition to customers through its innovative offerings and its future plans. Plus: A detailed story on Pratt & Whitney's Geared Turbofan engines on the new A320Neos that IndiGo and GoAir are having problems with, and much more.
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Tatas Plan To Beef Up Air India Fleet
Air India is in the final stages of closing orders for around 200 narrow body and widebody jets, it is planning to take aircraft from the secondary lease market to beef up capacity in the short term. Tata Group has chalked out an aggressive expansion plan for Air India and Air India Express, inducting six Boeing 777200 aircraft and 25 Airbus A320 Neos by the first quarter of next year. Currently, Tata Group's three airlines Air India, AirAsia India, and Vistara - hold a 24 per cent share of the Indian aviation market.
Elon Musk 'building his own private airport'
Elon Musk's use of his private jet has concern raised that he may want to build a private airport.
SLS VERSUS SATURN-V:
A COMPARISON BETWEEN TWO GIANT ROCKETS
ORION IS LIGHTYEARS AHEAD OF APOLLO
Development of the Apollo spacecraft began in 1961 at North American Aviation, the company that built the spacecraft for Nasa. Early designs were predicated on the idea that the Apollo spacecraft would itself land on the moon.
The Zephyr flight ends in a crash
An Airbus Zephyr high-altitude drone was a few hours away from breaking a 63-year-old flight endurance world record when it suffered a catastrophic failure and crashed.
Russian Bizav recovering
AT INonline had an interesting piece on Russian Business Aviation: "The Russian business aviation industry is steadily recovering after the sharp drop in the first half of the year caused by sanctions and the ongoing military conflict in Ukraine, according to some leading local experts in the field of business aviation and Russian media reports.
Landing at Mopa!
Goa's ready to inaugurate the "Today, we have completed the international airport at Mopa completed a Required Navigation Performance (RNP) with the landing and take-off of the first commercial aircraft from its runway. Once operational, it will be the second international airport in Goa after the one in Dabolim.
SpiceJet's widening losses and stake sale lollipop
SpiceJet is exploring multiple options, including a stake sale to other airlines, to raise up to $2,000 crore so that it remains a "strong and vibrant" carrier, its chairman and managing director, Ajay Singh, said on Tuesday. SpiceJet has been making losses for the last four years. Moreover, it is currently operating less than 50 per cent of flights, following the July 27 order of the aviation regulator in the wake of a spate of incidents.
Pieter takes over at 6E, eyes 'new frontiers'
IndiGo's new chief executive officer (CEO) Pieter Elbers has formally taken charge at the company's Gurugram headquarters. According to the announcement in May, Elbers was to replace Ronojoy Dutta, from September 30.
Farnborough 2022 concludes
The grand biennial aviation extravaganza in UK witnessed the participation of many countries, and sealing of many deals, thus setting a roadmap for the civil aviation industry for the next few years.
