Aerospace Diary

AINONLINE by    NEELAM MATHEWS Dinesh Keskar, Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ senior v-p of sales for Asia Pacific and India. [Photo: Neelam Mathews] March 13, 2014, 4:35 PM Airbus and Boeing released their outlooks for the Indian airliner market over the next two decades on at the India Aviation show in Hyderabad this week, with both  OEM s estimating different figures. Boeing forecast demand in India for 1,600 new airplanes worth $205 billion, with the country’s fleet expected to grow more than five times in size over the next 20 years, while Airbus estimated a slightly more conservative 1,290 aircraft worth $190 billion. “India’s demographics are highly favorable to the growth of air transportation,” said Dinesh Keskar, Boeing Commercial Airplanes’ senior vice president of sales, Asia Pacific and India. “The share of India’s large population entering the workforce is growing and India could have the world’s fourth-largest econom...

Posted by Neelam Mathews Aug 11, 2012 Go Airlines (GoAir) and Lufthansa Technik have signed a 10-year component support contract, effective from August, 2012, for the carrier's present and future fleet of 20 A320 classic and 72 A320 neo aircraft. The contract covers most of the spare parts required for the regular maintenance of A320 classic aircraft and will also cover the new A320neo fleet of GoAir which is expected to enter into service from 2016 onwards. The component support will be handled via the Lufthansa Technik Group network. Spare parts shall be supplied to the airline's bases at Mumbai and Delhi . The contract also provides GoAir access to Lufthansa Technik's manage/m technical operations WebSuite, whereby both parties shall observe just-in-time inventory management. This will enable further efficiency gains for both parties. The maintenance and repairs of the components will be done at Lufthansa Technik facilities. GoAir shall be supported by a d...