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Air India Named Strongest
Growing South Asian Airline at
Changi
Changi Airport Group (CAG) celebrated
a year of close partnerships and joint
successes with its top airline partners, at
the recent Changi Airline Awards 2016.
India’s national carrier Air India was
among the award-winning airlines and
named Top Airline by Absolute Growth in
Passenger Carriage (South Asia). Air India
operates 42 weekly flights between India
and Singapore, with daily services from Flybe Adds Fifth ATR 72-600
Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai, registering a Leading UK regional airline, Flybe has taken now owns 38 commercial aircraft,” said
strong 25 per cent year-on-year growth in delivery of its fifth new ATR 72-600 regional Executive Chairman, Avation PLC, Jeff
passenger carriage on its Singapore routes transport aircraft (RTA) from commercial Chatfield.
in 2015. This is largely due to capacity passenger aircraft lessor, Avation PLC. The The aircraft will be flown in SAS colours
addition by Air India route expansion that new aircraft will be operated on behalf of for six years with an option for further
has taken place in the last two years. Scandinavian Airlines (“SAS”) under a wet lease extension. The aircraft are operated by
Mr Lim Ching Kiat, Senior Vice operational contract arrangement by Flybe. Flybe as part of the “White Label” project
President of Airline Development Division, “As at the date of delivery of this brand and will operate in Scandinavia in the livery
CAG, said, “As the seventh largest country new ATR 72 aircraft to Flybe, Avation of SAS.
market for Changi Airport, India continues
to be a priority link. The steady increase
in Indian passenger traffic in recent years RUAG Dornier 228 Completes Latin America Demo Tour
presents an opportunity for airlines RUAG Aviation’s Dornier 228 demonstrator RUAG Aviation. “Each guest remained
connecting to Singapore to further has returned to its home base at impressed and absolutely convinced that
enhance their connections to other cities Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany, following the Dornier 228 delivered on every one of it
in India.” the successful completion of a successful promises. Speed, performance, versatility
3.4 million passengers travelled month-long, Latin America Demo Tour. and exceptional value for money were
between India and Singapore in 2015. The Dornier 228 demonstrator visited confirmed,” he added. The Do-228 is well
Changi Airport is the most connected over 17 cities in 9 countries, logging suited for the region’s challenging special
Southeast Asian airport to India, being over 20’285 NM over the course of the missions, especially in maritime patrol, as
linked to 13 cities in India through 404 tout. “We provided our guests with a very well as passenger and cargo operations.
flights on a weekly basis. SIA and SilkAir’s hands-on experience with the Dornier Even more pressing is the rapidly growing
has recently increased frequencies 228. This was the prime opportunity to demand for intensified maritime policing
to Cochin, Colombo, Hyderabad and judge the Dornier 228, its capabilities for the targeted prevention of illegal
Trivandrum and the entrance of low-cost and its robust nature. The energy created fishing and water pollution. The Dornier 228
carrier Scoot’s entry to the Indian market by the actual aircraft at each venue was is recognised as a reliable, high-endurance
from May 2016, will only further increase truly remarkable,” said Carlos Salamanca, and cost-efficient solution for addressing
the traffic to Changi. Regional Sales Manager Dornier 228, these issues.

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