In the face of financial woes creeping across its airline sector, Airbus is sticking to upbeat forecasts for aircraft demand in India. The European planemaker recently said in Singapore that there is a lot of growth. The Indian aviation industry lost a combined $2 billion last year and all but unlisted IndiGo - an Airbus customer - lost money, complaining of high taxes on jet fuel, expensive airports and subsidies to state carrier Air India.
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‘Asia-Pacific to lead demand for bigger, efficient planes’
According to latest forecast by Europe-based aircraft manufacturer Airbus, airliners from Asia Pacific region will surpass Europe and North America and lead the global demand for larger and more fuel efficient planes in the next 20 years. The companies are expected to take delivery of around 9,870 new passenger and cargo aircraft, including 3,840 widebody ones, valued at $1.6 trillion, it said, insisting the Asia-Pacific market is 'where the action will be' during the period.
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Airbus joins Chinese firm to produce green fuel
To jointly explore an alternative fuel for the aviation industry Airbus has signed a deal with Chinese biofuel producer ENN. Airbus, with its parent company EADS Innovation Works, signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with ENN, one of the leading biofuel producers in China, to develop the fuel made from algae oil, reported Xinhua.
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Aerotropolis to be ready next year
Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL), the company building India's first aerotropolis, is confident of commencing operations by July 2012.
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AI to spin off MRO
National carrier Air India (AI) plans to spin off maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) engineering operations by April to earn about Rs 3,000 crore annually through the engineering division.
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