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an from Aviation Week, nothing sensational just a good sum up.



India Takes Off with a Roar


When Asia's second-biggest tiger starts clearing its throat, the world pays attention. India's air traffic has been growing at a torrid 20 percent annual pace for about 18 months, and more than 400 aircraft have been ordered, doubling the current fleet. State-run airlines are renovating; an established private carrier, Jet Airways, is expanding; new airlines with a variety of business models have taken off and even more are on the taxiways. Global aviation firms, including maintenance providers, are watching this newly muscular Bengal beast very closely....


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India's traditional international carrier, Air India, wants to join the growth and has ordered 68 Boeing aircraft, with a list value of $11 billion including $2 billion in new CFM and GE engines. Next-generation 737s will start arriving in November, 777s in February 2007 and 787s in late 2008....


Indian has major maintenance capabilities for its existing fleet, A300s, A320s, 737 classics and Dornier 228s, at Delhi, Mumbai, Calcutta and Hyderabad. Delhi and Calcutta perform heavy airframe work on 737s and A320s, while Mumbai does heavy checks on A300s. These major bases also have substantial component workshops. FAA-approved engine shops in Delhi can refurbish and test JT8D-9As and -17As as well as IAE V2500-A1s and do plasma coating and electro-plating......


In just 10 years, Jet Airways has risen to number one in India's domestic market with 50 Boeing 737s and has started international services with widebodies. The carrier has another A330 due in June and has ordered 12 A350s and 10 777s, expecting to have a fleet of 67 narrowbodies and 22 widebodies by 2009. Jet is hoping to complete a merger with Air Sahara, which flies 20 737s, seven Bombardier regional jets and one 767, by late June. ...


Another fast-growing start-up that is planning to go public is Kingfisher, which flies about a dozen ATRs and A320s and will take many more of these types. Hitesh Patel, vice president of maintenance and engineering, finds his new assignment ııımore exciting and challengingııı than his 20 years at Continental Airlines and JetBlue. Kingfisher already has ordered A330s, A340s and A380s....



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Thanx for the article Aseemji


But i have a question...


9W ordered A350s???



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the_380 wrote:

Thanx for the article Aseemji But i have a question... 9W ordered A350s???

here lies the importance of link.  Had I not posted it, you'd have flamed me for it.  Now the blame goes to the reporter.


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-- Edited by Aseem at 04:28, 2006-07-03

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Pretty smart 


I am not blaming any1 but i wanna know if its really true or not



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Not true 9W & A350. probably Typo.


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I too feel its a type error


So far only Kingfisher has ordered A350s from India



-- Edited by the_380 at 13:44, 2006-07-03

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Well, the A350 is dead and buried now. Lets talk A370 - or whatever Airbus decides to call it!

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A350/A370 its the same but why is Airbus thinking of changing the name

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Do the French believe in Muhurat


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well from their actions it seems they surely do believe on muhurat


Hope not learnt from the Indians there



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