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Alaska Airlines Buys Virgin America On April 4, 2016 Alaska Airlines and Virgin America announced their merger. Alaska Airlines will most likely buy Virgin America in a deal that could be worth around US$ 4 billion.

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NewLeaf to Begin Ultra Low Cost Flight Services in Canada A new Canadian LCC 'NewLeaf' has received green signal from the Canadian Transport Agency to begin operation.

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Bill Proposed to Privatize US Air Traffic Control A controversial bill was proposed on February 3, 2016 that aims to privatize the US air traffic control.

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Orders Soar for New CFM LEAP Jet Engine Orders soar for CFM's LEAP jet engine. The order backlog for LEAP engine now exceeds 10,000 units as per the announcement from CFM International on January 8, 2016.

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ANALYSIS: Merger and Acquisition in Drone Industry

In this research article, you will find a number of interesting facts – about the merger and acquisition in drone industry – that transpired over the last few years. However, we believe that the best collaboration of ideas and assets are yet to come. To explain what is exactly going on right now, we will distinguish the actors into two categories: “internal” and “external” – or “out-of-segment” –…

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Global Air Traffic Surged in 2015 The global air traffic grew at its strongest since the global financial crisis rebound in 2010. The data from IATA shows that in 2015, the international RPK (revenue passenger kilometers) grew by 6.5% in comparison to the previous year.

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Drone Pilot Training Schools Booming in China China has already emerged as one of the largest drone manufacturers in the world. China manufacturers a wide range of drones that are being used in diverse industries for various different purposes such as in agriculture, 3D mapping, and law enforcement.

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Analysis of the Indian Aviation Industry

What is the status of the Indian aviation industry? In 2014, India accounted for nearly 83 million air passengers (including both domestic and international air travellers). The current size of the Indian civil aviation industry is about US$ 16 billion and contributes 0.5% to the country’s GDP. India is also one of the largest and fastest growing aviation markets worldwide. Considering the…

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ANALYSIS: Current Trends and Measures to Overcome Talent Crunch in Indian Aviation Industry What are the trends and measures being implemented to overcome talent crunch in Indian aviation industry? Companies now recognize the need to nurture talent holistically by partnering with educational institutes, encouraging employee participation and recognizing the benefits of a formal education in the management team.

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NEWS: Honda Business Jet Finally Launched in the US The HA-420 HondaJet (Honda's Business Jet) has finally launched in the US. The first delivery was made on January 22, 2016 amid a ceremony in Phoenix, Arizona.

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NEWS: Boeing 737 MAX Completes First Flight The Boeing 737 MAX successfully completed its first flight at the Boeing field in Seattle on January 29, 2016.

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NEWS: World's First Low Cost Carrier Alliance Formed

NEWS: World's First Low-cost Carrier Alliance Formed

A new strategic low cost carrier alliance U-FLY has been formed (on 18th Jan, 2016) between the four low cost carriers in Hong Kong. With this launch, U-FLY became the world’s first low-cost carrier (LCC) alliance. U-FLY alliance consists of HK Express, Lucky Air, Urumqi Air, and West Air. With this LCC alliance, the member airlines are looking to leverage the extended benefit by linking their…

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ANALYSIS: Aviation Workforce - Shortage of Licensed Personnel in India

Aviation workforce scenario: The shortage of licensed personnel in India. The demand for pilots, cabin crew and engineers has risen along with the increasing number of flights and airports. These licensed personnel are required in set numbers due to regulatory requirements, and the costs to companies because of a shortage are substantially high. Each narrow body aircraft needs between 5-7 sets of…

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ANALYSIS: HR Challenges in Indian Aviation Industry

Few of the major HR challenges in Indian aviation industry can be categorized into cultural challenges, regulatory challenges, and training related issues. Cultural Challenges In the past, there has been none or very little formal education available in the country up until the turn of the new millennium that specialized in aviation. Post liberalization, the talent void for the startups was…

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ANALYSIS: Evolution of Aviation Talent in India

What is the status of skilled aviation professionals in India? Over the years the roles of human resource departments have evolved with the changing trends, mindsets and lessons learnt in order to respond to business needs. The most valuable asset to the organisation (human resources or talent) is not shown in the balance sheets of an organisation. However, without this asset, the organisation…

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ANALYSIS: Need for Efficient and Responsive Airport Ground Handling Operations

Airport ground handling operations include the services that are provided to an aircraft between the time of its arrival, and departure for next flight, and can be broadly classified as ‘terminal operations’ and ‘airside operations’. Terminal operations include services such as baggage handling, passenger loading/unloading, transit passenger handling, security checks and cargo handling. Airside…

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ANALYSIS: RFID is Gaining Traction in Aviation Industry Radio frequency identification (RFID) is gaining traction in aviation industry. RFID system generally comprise of RFID tag (transmitter) and RFID reader (receiver).