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SpiceJet proud to be the only scheduled Indian airline to be audited by ICAO
According to a press release, Spice Jet officially announced on December 5 that it had passed the ICAO safety assessment and was the first airline to do so. However, there is a new twist that involves its claims. Other airlines have also been audited because ICAO has not yet clarified the audit report. The Spice Jet’s claim has not yet been identified.
Spice Jet statement: It is proud to be the only scheduled Indian airline to be audited by ICAO
The International Civil Aviation Organization’s thorough examination of SpiceJet’s operations, safety procedures, and systems revealed that everything was in working order (ICAO). The comprehensive ICAO assessment firmly establishes SpiceJet’s credentials as a safe airline. ICAO is a specialized organization of the United Nations that works to promote the safe and orderly growth of international civil aviation globally.
SpiceJet was the only scheduled Indian airline part of the audit conducted by ICAO under the Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) Continuous Monitoring Approach. The audit of SpiceJet safety systems helped India achieve its highest-ever safety ranking in the ICAO audit.
On 14 November 2022, the ICAO Auditing Committee visited the SpiceJet Head Office, from where all SpiceJet flights are controlled, and the SpiceJet flight dispatch offices at Delhi Airport. They audited and reviewed the various flight critical functions and operational areas such as flight planning, weather assessment, route planning, aircraft serviceability, operations to critical airports, pilot rostering systems, cabin safety procedures etc.
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Story twist: The ICAO has not yet provided clarification for its official statement.
According to TOI “ICAO teams perform industry inspections as part of an ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission to confirm the efficacy of the civil aviation authority’s safety oversight. This will involve stopping by various operators. Visits to these operators are not at all an audit or inspection, the ICAO emphasized in its statement.
The ICAO is undoubtedly one of the aviation bodies that is least well-known, and the SpiceJet case has demonstrated how airlines may take advantage of this to their advantage, according to the senior official. The ICAO has also been contributing to the fight against this kind of false information. For instance, the Worldwide Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is careful to make it clear on its website that it is “not an international aviation regulator, just as Interpol is not an international police organization.” According to the statement, “we cannot arbitrarily close or restrict a nation’s airspace, discontinue travel options, or criticize airports or airlines for subpar customer service or safety records.” It explicitly states on its website that it never checks airlines.
According to the most recent ICAO release, “from November 9 to November 16, 2022, ICAO’s Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) team conducted an ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM) to India. An ICVM’s goal is to confirm advancements made in addressing the results of earlier USOAP initiatives.
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Lufthansa is interested in deepening its partnership with Air India to expand its cargo operations
Lufthansa is willing to expand its cargo collaboration with Air India in order to increase cargo volumes.
“We believe that a strong Air India is good for both India and global aviation.” “We are always looking for ways to strengthen our ties with Air India,” Lufthansa stated According to the report.
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In the midst of a robust revival in its cargo sector, the German airline is eager to work more closely with Air India. The ambitious growth plan for Air India includes the installation of wide-body aircraft, which will expand its cargo capacity by 300%.
“Lufthansa Cargo has seen a strong recovery in India, with cargo volumes recovering to surpass pre-pandemic levels in the first half of 2023,” the company said. Positive forecasts for the remainder of the year include continuous expansion, according to the airline. “India is one of the world’s air freight markets with the quickest rate of growth. As India’s economy continues to expand and its exports rise, there will likely be a rise in the demand for air cargo, it added.
LATAM Airlines has taken possession of the first A321neo it had leased from AerCap and placed an order for 13 more of the aircraft to boost regional expansion and expand its route network. This A321neo aircraft is the first in a committed backlog of 76 to be delivered. LATAM will receive 111 A320 Family aircraft in total.
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The recently arrived A321neo for LATAM has Airbus’ Airspace XL bins in the cabin and can accommodate 224 passengers. The larger bins enable 60% more carry-on baggage and 40% more storage space, allowing passengers and cabin crew to board flights more leisurely. 49% Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) was used to propel the just-delivered A321neo to its destination.
The largest single-aisle A320 Family model sold by Airbus is the A321neo. The lowest seat-mile cost of any single-aisle aircraft on the market is provided by the A321neo, allowing operators to serve the entire market. Customers from all across the world have ordered more than 5,200 A321neos so far.
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The LATAM Airlines Group and its affiliates are the major airline group in Latin America, operating internationally throughout Europe, Oceania, the United States, and the Caribbean in addition to five local markets in the region: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. LATAM is currently Latin America’s largest Airbus operator, flying 240 Airbus aircraft. LATAM received a brand-new Airbus A320neo in July of this year, marking the first delivery made with 30% SAF.
Airbus has sold over 1,150 aircraft in Latin America and the Caribbean. More than 750 are in operation throughout the region, with more than 520 in the order backlog, representing a market share of 58% of in-service passenger aircraft. Since 1994, Airbus has secured 75% of net orders in the region.
According to Vikram Rai, CEO of GE Aerospace South Asia, India’s civil aviation market, one of the fastest-growing in the world, has the potential to add 130-150 more wide-body aircraft to its fleet. In India, there are now about 700 commercial aircraft in service, although only about 50 of them are wide-body aircraft.
India, the third-largest aviation market in the world with about 1,500 aircraft on order from domestic airlines, is viewed as having “great potential” by GE Aerospace, a key manufacturer of aircraft engines.
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India is a focus market and a priority market for GE Aerospace” and added that in his opinion, domestic airlines would think about adding more wide-body aircraft to their fleet and using them on busy domestic routes.
The government is attempting to create international aviation hubs in India in order for domestic airlines to transport passengers directly to a variety of foreign locations as a result of the growing air passenger traffic.
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Currently, the majority of passengers flying out of India to distant locations do so on connecting flights run by foreign airlines.”We need to reach a stage where we can transport our passengers from end to finish. We are talking about the next stage of growth here, Rai added.
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