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Superjumboes In Air India Fleet |
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 Airbus estimates Air India requiring at least 12 A380s in their fleet in the next three to four years,company executives said.
"According to our studies, the A380 will be ideal for Air India. There can be at least 12-13 such aircraft in their fleet" said Airbus CEO, John Leahy, while talking to reporters on the sidelines of a press meet.
Factors working for the aircraft he said were its fuel efficiency among other things. The A380 burns 2.9 litres of ATF every 100 kilometres per kilometre.
Air India has been considering both the A380s and the 747-8 the two superjumbo aircraft from Airbus and Boeing respectively. Till now, Kingfisher is the only Indian carrier to order for 5 A380s, delivery of which will begin from 2010-11.
Kingfisher plans to use it for its long haul operations to the US.
Talking about their sales Kiran Rao, president, Airbus (India) said that, they had a 70 per cent share in terms of the new aircraft orders including passenger and cargo aircraft. The estimate was that India would require 1,100 aircraft worth 105 billion dollars in the next 20 years, he said and added that the company was also focusing on the country's cargo market which would see a 75 per cent growth in the next four years, said Rao.
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Helicopter Crashes Into Diesel Tanker In Norway |
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 Monday, October 29, 2007
OSLO, Norway. A helicopter crashed into a tanker truck loaded with diesel fuel on Monday, and, in a narrow escape, all three people aboard the aircraft survived, police said. The small helicopter slammed upside down into the cab of the truck and just missed its tank, which was carrying 7,000 liters (1,850 gallons) of flammable diesel fuel, said the district police's operations leader, Rune Arneberg. There was no one inside the truck, which was parked at a construction site. "It's pretty incredible," Arneberg said by telephone from the southeastern Norwegian town of Sarpsborg. He said there had been no fire and no leak from the fuel tank. Arneberg said all three men aboard climbed out of the wreckage on their own. One of them then lost consciousness and was flown to Ullevaal Hospital in Oslo for examination, although his condition was not immediately known, Arneberg said. He said the pilot suffered minor injuries and that the third person aboard was unhurt. The four-seater helicopter, a Robinson R44, had been sent up to film the construction site. Arneberg said the cause of the crash remained to be determined. www.aircrafts-aviation.com |
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Jailbreak Gang Crash Helicopter Into Prison |
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 Sunday, October 28, 2007
Two criminals escaped from a Belgian prison after a helicopter crash-landed inside the prison grounds as an apparent diversion, police said. The two men, including notorious serial escapee Nordine Ben Allal, managed to flee in a car thanks to armed accomplices, police said. The unknown accomplices had hijacked the helicopter then crash-landed it in the prison courtyard south of Brussels to allow Ben Allal, convicted of several armed attacks, to flee in the confusion and smoke, according to Belgian media. RTL television reported that a prison guard had been taken hostage during the commando-style operation and that several people were injured. A major police search, including helicopter surveillance, was underway. Media reports said the car was found abandoned about five kilometres from the prison. The prison did not wish to give any immediate information on the situation and the local police commander was similarly tight-lipped. Ben Allal has escaped from prison before, notably in 2004 when two police officers were injured in the getaway. www.aircrafts-aviation.com |
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