Aircraft News - Asia / Pacific.Aug 6, 2007 Air India Air India (formerly Air-India, Hindi: एअर इंडिया) is the national flag carrier of India with a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services. SITA welcomed Air India as a new user of its air/ground communications services for both voice and data link. Air India will use SITA's Aircom Server. Aug 1, 2007 Air India A mysterious witness at the Air India inquiry, who backed out after being billed as having "seismic" evidence, may have feared retribution from the Indian government, not from Sikh terrorists, Canadian Sikh activist Amanpreet Singh Bal says. The witness refused to testify at a public hearing in June after inquiry chief John Major acknowledged the commission could not protect his identity. Efforts to protect the witness's name, however, were futile. A reputable magazine in India called Tehelka published his name on the weekend. Tehelka reported that retired Punjab police The Punjab police is responsible for policing in Punjab. WWE Wrestler The Great Khali is a former Punjabi policeman History After the British annexed Punjab in 1849, the Punjab police was created as a separate unit after 1861. officer Harmail Singh Chandi brought the entire record of the confession of prime suspect Talwinder Singh Parmar Talwinder Singh Parmar , including audiotapes and statements, to the inquiry in Ottawa. Jul 31, 2007 Air India Recording of Air India bombing confession allegedly surfaces 22 years later. A recording of the alleged confession of the mastermind behind the bombing of Air India Flight 182 has surfaced 22 years after the tragedy, an investigative magazine in India says. Vancouver Sikh militant Talwinder Singh Parmar confessed to Punjab police during five days of interrogation interrogation In criminal law, process of formally and systematically questioning a suspect in order to elicit incriminating responses. The process is largely outside the governance of law, though in the U.S. in October, 1992, before being killed by police, the article says. The officer who arrested Mr. Parmar, Harmail Singh Chandi, was directed to destroy the tape-recorded confession but he kept them secretly, it says. Jul 31, 2007 Air India, Airbus, Boeing Air India May Need 60 More Aircraft By 2011. State-run Air India may need another 60 new aircraft by 2011 to expand operations and meet growing demand, the firm's chairman said on Saturday. "Looking at the demand and the passenger growth, the number would be in the range of 60 planes. But this is a very rough estimate," Air India Chairman V. Thulasidas said at a ceremony to mark the induction of a new aircraft to its fleet. Air India has already received the first of its long-range Boeing planes, which will be used for a daily non-stop flight A non-stop flight in the aviation industry refers to any flight which does not involve any intermediate stops. Many laymen mistakenly assume that a "direct flight" is similar to a "non-stop flight". between Mumbai and New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . Jul 30, 2007 Air India, Airbus, Boeing The Indian government merged state-run carriers Air India and Indian earlier this year to help them face tough competition from private airlines. The merged entity, to be called Air India, will begin operations by August and will have more than 100 planes in its fleet, which analysts say will be big enough to compete with larger rivals such as Singapore Airlines  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . and Emirates. The state-run carrier has already ordered a total of 43 new planes from Airbus and 68 from Boeing to be delivered over the next few years, with 25 of these to be added this year. India's Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel Praful Patel (born February 17, 1957, Kolkata) is an Indian Member of Parliament. He currently if minister of state of Ministry of Civil Aviation of India. Shri Patel graduated in Commerce prior to joining the family business with diverse interests in bidis, tobacco, said his ministry would revisit the aircraft acquisition plan in two weeks' time and the process for identifying new aircraft would be started. India's state-run carriers have not bought new aircraft since the 1990s and have lost market share in recent years. Jul 30, 2007 Air India, Boeing Air India last week took delivery of its first Boeing 777-200LR, part of its January 2006 order for 68 aircraft . It is expected to take an additional three 777-200LRs and three -300ERs this year. It will use the aircraft delivered last week on its new Mumbai-New York JFK service scheduled to launch Aug. 1. The aircraft will seat 238 passengers in a three-class configuration. Jul 30, 2007 Air New Zealand Parameter not given Error... ''Template needs its first parameter as beg[in], mid[dle], or end. Parameter not given Error... , Boeing Air New Zealand signed a firm order for four Boeing 777-300ER jetliners. Aug 3, 2007 Air New Zealand, Boeing Air New Zealand said on Friday it would buy four Boeing 777-300 aircraft. It did not disclose a price but said the planes were being bought at a substantial discount to the list price of USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. $1.1 billion. It said it had also taken options to buy three more of the planes, which are to be powered by General Electric engines. Aug 3, 2007 Air New Zealand, Hawaiian Airlines Hawaiian Airlines is the 11th largest commercial airline in the United States. It is the largest airline based in the State of Hawai'i and is commonly referred to by the acronym "HAL". Air New Zealand Technical Operations signed a five-year, $45 million deal with Hawaiian Airlines covering heavy MRO MRO In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Mauritanian Ouguiya. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. on the airline's 18 Boeing 767s. First aircraft will arrive in Auckland in mid-August. Jul 30, 2007 Air New Zealand, Hawaiian Airlines In its June Investor Update, Air New Zealand told the Australian stock exchange Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Australia's major securities market, formed when the six state stock exchanges (Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Melbourne, Perth, and Sydney stock exchanges) were merged in 1987. that passenger load factors on Tasman and Pacific Island routes continued to track ahead of last year, with 75.3 per cent of seats filled in June, 9.1 percentage points ahead of June 2006. This was due largely to the rationalisation of Tasman services earlier this year, the airline said. Long haul Long distance. Long haul implies traversing a state or a country. Contrast with short haul. services also performed well in June with a load factor of 80.0 per cent compared to 72.5 per cent in June 2006. Jul 30, 2007 Boeing Boeing announcing an upward revision to its earlier forecast said India will likely need 911 new passenger jets over the next 20 years to meet the growing demand for air travel, India's demand for new planes over the next 20 years could result in orders worth US$86 billion ([euro]63 billion) at current list prices, making it one of the world's largest markets for new jets, Boeing said in its latest market outlook for India. India's rapid economic expansion in recent years, coupled with policies to break the monopoly of state-run companies in the airline sector has driven demand for air travel and new planes. In 2003, India had a fleet of only 121 planes, which has since increased to 257 with 387 firm orders for new planes by Indian firms. Jul 30, 2007 Boeing Boeing Sees USD$86 Bln India Orders Over 20 Years. Boeing raised its market outlook for new plane orders from India to more than USD$86 billion over the next 20 years, from an earlier estimate of USD$72 billion. "The Boeing company detailed its current market outlook for India projecting India's need for 911 new commercial airplanes worth more than USD$86 billion over next 20 years," according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a company statement. Boeing is among several global contenders to sell India up to 126 advanced multi-role fighter jets in a deal that could be worth more than USD$8 billion. Boeing has won orders for 144 jets worth US$21 billion in the past two years, said Dinesh Keskar, Senior Vice President of sales. Jul 30, 2007 Jet Airways Jet Airways (India) Ltd. is an airline based in Mumbai, India, operating domestic and international services. It operates over 330 daily flights to 50 destinations across the country and 6 overseas. , Boeing Jet Airways exercised options for three Boeing 777-300ERs valued at more than $790 million, bringing its total firm orders for the type to 13, Boeing announced yesterday. Jet took delivery of its first 777-300ER in April. Aug 2, 2007 Pacific Airlines, Boeing Pacific Air Plans Doubling Fleet Size. Vietnam's Pacific Airlines, 30 percent owned by Qantas Airways plans to double its fleet to six aircraft by next year, the company said on Friday. The unlisted budget airline added a Boeing 737-400 to its three Boeing 737-400s in June. It plans to lease another 737 in October, the company said. The airline said it had raised its chartered capital to 647.8 billion dong (USD$40 million). Pacific Airlines runs several domestic flights and also operates a route to Thailand. Aug 3, 2007 Philippine Airlines Philippine Airlines, also known historically as Philippine Air Lines (PAL), is the national airline of the Philippines.[1] It is the first commercial airline in Asia and the oldest of those currently in operation. , Airbus Philippine Airlines announced financing agreements Financing Agreements In the context of project financing, the documents which provide the project financing and sponsor support for the project as defined in the project contracts. with Calyon Credit Agricole and KfW-IBEX Bank to fund the acquisition of two new Airbus A320s. It is revamping its narrowbody fleet with nine ordered and two leased A320s and four leased A319s and has options for five more A320s. It has taken delivery of seven aircraft so far and plans three more arrivals before year end. Aug 3, 2007 Qantas Airways Vietnam's Pacific Airlines, 30 percent owned by Qantas Airways plans to double its fleet to six aircraft by next year, the company said on Friday. Aug 3, 2007 Regional Express, Saab Regional Express Holdings Regional Express Holdings is the parent company of a number of airline and associated companies in Australia. It is based in Mascot, New South Wales (a suburb of Sydney) and is a public listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange. , which operates in Australia as Rex, announced the purchase of five Saab 340Bs that recently came off lease for A$11.5 million ($9.8 million). It now operates 22 owned Saab aircraft and has an additional 11 on lease. Jul 31, 2007 Singapore Airlines, Airbus OEMServices was selected by Singapore Airlines to provide Airbus A380-800 component support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services under a 14-year agreement. OEMServices, a joint venture company formed by A380 suppliers Diehl Aerospace Diehl Aerospace GmbH is a Joint venture between Diehl BGT Defence and Thales Group operating in the field of Avionics. The headquarters of the company are in Überlingen, Germany. , Liebherr-Aerospace, Thales and Zodiac (acting through IN-Services), will provide "complete support services for more than 600 part numbers." The agreement covers door-to-door repair and overhaul service including advance exchange for more than 300 components as well as coverage of SIA's overseas stations. 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