Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews , Delhi Jane's Airport Review UK 31-Jan-2019 Asia-Pacific airlines reported strong demand for business and leisure travel in the first 11 months of 2018. Their international passenger traffic grew by more than 7% year on year to 325 million. The region includes some of the busiest city pairs in the world; as this market grows, and budget carriers also add ....more  in JAR

SINGAPORE AIR SHOW AEROSPACE by  Neelam Mathews  -  February 2, 2018, 12:05 AM Nivedita Bhasin, India Airlines, discusses aviation as a career with students. Even as the aviation industry grows at its fastest pace—28 percent in an average year in India—and orders for aircraft are at a high for the next five years, there is concern that growth could shrink if skill shortages are left unaddressed in the industry. Lockheed Martin India, known for its Innovation Growth Program launched in 2007, is playing a dominant role in encouraging girls from 15- to 18-years-of-age to consider jobs in aviation when making career choices. A recent event to encourage women to contribute their skills in the field of aviation was held jointly by Lockheed Martin, Women in Aviation International (WAI) India and Airports Authority of India at the Indian Navy’s airport in Visakhapatnam, south India, with reinforcement from the state government present...

Posted by- Neelam Mathews Nov 15, 2011 Sikorsky Aerospace Services (SAS)has signed a follow-on contract with the Royal Saudi Land Forces Aviation Command to upgrade its fleet of BLACK HAWK UH-60A helicopters to the UH-60L aircraft configuration.  SAS is the aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. The parties anticipate that as a result of this upgrade program the RSLFAC's fleet of 12 UH-60A BLACK HAWK helicopters will benefit from improved performance, increased mission readiness, extended service life, and reduced maintenance and support costs, says SAS. "Our A-to-L conversion program for the UH-60A BLACK HAWK helicopters provides the Saudi Land Forces with a cost-effective option to extend the service life of their fleets while permitting better integration with newer BLACK HAWK helicopter models," said David Adler, President of SAS. The RSLFAC A-to-L conversion plan is the second international modernization pr...