Aerospace Diary

By Brian Holland  President of Point Security Inc. , a certified small business with over twenty-five years of experience providing sales and service of security screening equipment throughout the United States and the Caribbean. He enjoys educating individuals on ways they can better secure their facility.  Have you ever wondered why some people at the airport seem to breeze through security checkpoints while you are stuck in a lengthy and aggravating line? Chances are they have TSA (Transportation Security Administration's) pre-check: an option available to fliers so they don't have to stand in regular airport security lines. Having TSA pre-check means that you have already gone through extensive security assurance with regulated personnel prior to flying and simply don't have to do it again, in as great of detail when arriving at the airport. What is a pre-check? TSA pre-check: -           You will never wai...

  →By Neelam Mathews Devaluation of oil-rich Kazakhstan’s currency, tenge, twice in two years following a crash in oil prices has led national carrier Air Astana to focus its expansion on neighboring countries such as China and the Ukraine, and less on the saturated domestic market. But even as it fine-tunes its growth strategy, the carrier is eager to retain  its solid #PaxEx credentials . President and CEO Peter Foster, who has been with the airline for 11 years, told RGN in a recent interview that he is accustomed to fluctuations in oil prices and will not be deterred by the downturn. While Air Astana’s “cost base has never been lower”, Foster acknowledged that the short-term challenge is to manage recession. “We face a revenue challenge.” This is because Kazakhstan’s population of 17 million people is catered to by multiple airlines, which are targeting the same market with cutthroat fares, and in turn threatening ...

Neelam Mathews Aug  8 2016 Aerospacediary is hearing a buzz that is getting louder.  Is one of India's most successful airlines about to sign an MRO deal with Air India? Just goes to show political will is a strong contender! Either ways, if AIESL gets two dozen aircraft , it will be a coup.

by  Neelam Mathews  -  August 3, 2016, 8:35 AM An artist's impression of an Indian Air Force A330MRTT refueling two Mirage 2000 fighters. (Airbus D&S) India has withdrawn the tender for a new air refueling tanker, more than three years after choosing the Airbus   A330   MRTT   in preference to the Ilyushin Il-78 following a second round of bidding. This latest example of indecision on major defense projects, following the saga of the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft ( MMRCA ) program, is creating concern in the international defense industry that India is chronically indecisive. However,   AIN   has learned from a senior Indian Ministry of Defence official that the   A330MRTT procurement may still be concluded, on an intergovernmental basis between Spain and India. Though there has been no official confirmation, Indian media reported that the high price of the   MRTT   is the reason behind the natio...