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YEAR EDITOR’S NOTE

CREDIT Expect the Unexpected

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It has been an eventful start to the year with tensions between India and
Pakistan reaching boiling point and the two air forces of the nuclear
Editor armed nations having a go at each other. The impact was immediate on
Vittorio Rossi Prudente commercial traffic with Pakistan closing its airspace until March 4th and
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg temporary disruptions happening in India as well with airports being
closed and flights being cancelled. For international traffic, the
Deputy Editor
Jay Menon disruptions have proved critical as more than an estimated 800 flights a
jay.menon@gbp.com.sg day use the India-Pakistan air corridor.
Bangalore Bureau Chief This forced airlines to reroute flights or suspend them, resulting in
Atul Chandra delays, longer flight times and wasted fuel. With a large number of
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Indians and Pakistanis travelling abroad, any further escalation in the
Singapore Bureau Chief conflict between the two nations could have longer-term effects on air
Aprajita Anil travel. Airlines operating in the region would do well to expect the
aprajita.anil@gbp.com.sg unexpected.
US Bureau Chief
Arun Sivasankaran In another development, this one along expected lines, Airbus finally
arun.sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg pulled the plug on the A380 Super Jumbo, bringing an end to the era of
ultra-high capacity jetliners, which are popular with passengers but have
Contributors
Geoffrey Thomas lost favour with airline operators. Emirates' decision to reduce its A380
orderbook from 162 to 123 was the final straw. Airbus will now deliver
Operations Director the last A380 in 2021.
Siva Sachi
siva.sachi@gbp.com.sg Airbus will now focus on the A330neo and A350. The renewed focus on
these two jetliners could allow Airbus to quickly respond to market
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requirements. Whether Boeing can benefit from Airbus’ decision on the
Miamica Khonglah
maya.khonglah@gbp.com.sg A380 will be keenly observed by industry watchers.
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Editor
Circulation Manager Asian Airlines & Aerospace
Akshay Satyamurthy
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