Airbus
Qatar Airways Airbus A350-1000: The aircraft that the airline expects to aid it in its expansion ambitions. Airbus has delivered its first A350-1000 to Qatar Airways on February 20, 2018. This makes Qatar Airways the launch customer of this aircraft variant. The airline will launch initial flight with A350-1000 on
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‘Electrification of aircraft’ is getting a serious push with big weights such as Boeing, Airbus, NASA, Siemens seriously involved in or backing such projects. Boeing On 5th Oct 2017, Boeing unveiled news to acquire Aurora Flight Sciences. Among many other R&D projects, Aurora is also involved in the
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The aviation industry has long been dominated by incremental improvements in technology, resulting in greater safety and efficiency but ultimately providing the same basic experience for passengers. However, could the concept of utilizing an interplanetary rocket for long-distance travel on Earth, championed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, revolutionize air travel
Aerospace Industry
Air travel is growing fast, with IATA indicating the strongest growth ever seen since the Global financial crisis rebound. Demand is growing at a rate of 6.5% annually well above the 10 year moving average of 5.5%. For airlines, this increasing demand is an opportunity to capitalize on
aircraft ground handling
Airport ground handling operations include the services that are provided to an aircraft between the time of its arrival, and departure for the next flight, and can be broadly classified as ‘terminal operations’ and ‘airside operations.’ Terminal operations include services such as baggage handling, passenger loading/unloading, transit passenger handling,
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Radio frequency identification (RFID) is gaining traction in aviation industry. RFID system generally comprise of RFID tag (transmitter) and RFID reader (receiver). RFID tag is basically a small electronic chip, that is attached to an object to collect and store data. The integrated chip also consists of a small antenna
Airline Alliance
Currently, there are three major multinational airline alliances, namely Star Alliance, SkyTeam, and Oneworld (passenger airline sector). Multinational airline alliances have become an important factor in the strategic growth of international airlines. These three airline alliances account for nearly 47% of the global air passenger traffic. Star Alliance is the