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Hopefully, with a regulatory authority monitor- Wrizon clearly signals that the industry may not be out ing the charges, these will be rationalised in the future. of the woods as yet. Far from it. International price of For now, survival requires airlines to cut the flab crude is on the upswing. Having doubled in the last and adopt a “lean and mean” policy. Apparently, grim few months, it is hovering around $72 (Rs 3,500) a bar- realities of the aviation industry seem to have finally rel—worrying, considering the chances of an economic dawned on those at the helm of affairs, and retrench- recovery are still remote. ment of employees—which the government had op- Indications are that Indian airlines in the private posed barely a year ago—is no longer taboo. Further sector may not benefit from the budget and instead con- delving into the travails of the airline industry, S.R. tinue down the slippery slope of disaster with the pros- Swarup argues an unique and debatable perspective pect of respite from the losses accumulated over the last on the realities behind the so-called ‘boom in civil avia- five years remaining a distant dream. There seems to be tion’, questioning the very premise that there was one. no option, therefore, but to restructure business models Budding aviation enthusiast Vasuki Prasad presents with focus on reduction of operational costs. Fuel, which a first-hand account of a microlight expedition un- accounts for the major portion of operating cost, must dertaken in south India by amateur aviators and aero logically figure high on the list of priorities for airlines. sports enthusiasts who actually landed their winged In the long term perspective, the problem of rising contraptions on a—yes—beach in Goa! As always, we fuel costs needs to be viewed in the context of dwin- bring you the buzz. dling global reserves of fossil fuels and escalating cost of production. Joseph Noronha examines the options before the engine manufacturers to make future en- gines more fuel efficient. Yet another article explores the viability of algae—with its promise of continuous harvest and the possibility of yielding aviation fuel—as the possible source of affordable biofuel. Speaking of operating costs, the new government has B.K. Pandey finally decided to set up the Airport Economic Regula- Editor tory Authority to keep an eye on the various charges Issue 3 • 2009 • SP’S • 3 Earlier, Buffet had admitted it was one of his few indulgences. Subse- quently, what elevated the business jet from a luxury toy to what is increas- ingly seen as a vital corporate tool? In the US, hundreds of Fortune 500 com- panies now flaunt their own aircraft, with companies arguing that this vital conveyance saves time and boosts pro- ductivity.News A recentB CNNriefs report quoted HondaJet programme Augsburg Airways inducts operated directly by the engine. : BUSINESS delayed first Embraer 195 Meanwhile, the noise footprint AVIATION Augsburg Airways, a regional could also be halved, possibly operator of Lufthansa, has by locating the engines above First Lineage 1000 received the first of five 116-seat the horizontal tail plane. Ad- delivered by Embraer dual class configuration Em- ditionally, Dassault is making braer 195, the first jet aircraft to endeavours to make production join the fleet. This aircraft offers more efficient. better fuel economy and a high- er comfort level. Augsburg Air- Falcon demo aircraft ways had so far been operating equipped with EVAS Citing global aerospace industry an all-turboprop fleet consist- EVASWorldwide, distributor of challenges, Honda Aircraft last ing of Bombardier Q300/400s the Emergency Vision Assurance month announced that it is mov- regional jets. The German flag System (EVAS), has finalised an ing the projected first flight of a carrier Lufthansa placed orders agreement with Dassault Falcon production-conforming HondaJet for a total of 30 Embraer 195 to equip all of the manufacturer’s After a delay of eight months to January next year, a delay of aircraft in 2007 for its different demonstration aircraft with on account of some residual nearly a year from its previous regional operators. Induction of EVAS. According to the distribu- certification issues with the schedule. A HondaJet prototype the Embraer 195 aircraft is part tor, EVAS “provides a clear space Federal Aviation Administra- has been flying since December of a plan to revamp Lufthansa’s of air through which a pilot can tion, the first Lineage 1000 2003. According to the company, regional fleets operated by its see flight instruments and out was delivered by Embraer in difficulties in receiving critical partners. Apart from the Em- the front windshield