26 Jul 2021

India Aviation Industry Newsletter 26

Bangalore International Airport Limited Partners with IBM for Digital and IT Transformation Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) and IBM announced a ten-year agreement under which IBM and Kyndryl will provide best of breed IT solutions to create a new "Airport in a Box" platform that will support transforming the end-to-end travel experience for passengers at BLR Airport. "We are excited to partner with IBM as part of our vision to make BLR Airport the Smart Airport-- a digitalized, seamlessly connected, intuitive airport," said Mr. Hari Marar, MD & CEO, BIAL. "BLR Airport is a pioneer and leader of change in the Indian aviation industry. Our aim is to introduce more digitally advanced, innovative services and products at BIAL to ensure that the passengers and partners have the advantage of future forward technologies, in a seamless operating environment.” Hyderabad to host next edition of WINGS INDIA ‘WINGS INDIA 2022’ - the flagship biennial exhibition on civil aviation - will be organised from March 24 - 27, 2022 at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) announced last week. Ministry of Civil Aviation and FICCI jointly organises this event which provides a platform to the aviation fraternity to showcase the challenges of the aviation sector and understand how the technology driven innovations will change the air travel in future. IndiGo climbs 7 ranks to be 36th in brand finance top 50 airline list IndiGo has emerged as a stronger and more valuable airline brand over the last year as per the Brand Finance Top 50 Airlines Report 2021. IndiGo rose to the 36th place in 2021 from 43rd in 2020, registering the highest gain of 7 points. IndiGo Director & CEO Ronojoy Dutta said “It gives us immense pleasure to see IndiGo taking a leap of 7 ranks, to be #36 in the Brand Finance Top 50 Airline brands list this year. This is a testament to the efforts made last year towards making IndiGo more efficient and resilient in the face of the pandemic, by providing a safe and hassle-free experience for our customers as well as employees. This recognition further encourages us to continue our tradition of on-time performance at affordable fares, with courteous and hassle-free service on our lean clean flying machines.” Modair introduces Sky Adventure Tourism activities in India Modair, one of India’s leading adventure travel companies, has begun offering exciting Sky Adventure Tourism services first time in India. Modair specializes in multiple flying activities like adventure flying, cockpit flying and sky-diving among others India in line with the government’s commitment towards Atmanirbhar Bharat in all strata of economy. Atul Jain, Chairman, Modair said, “Enthused by the government’s renewed commitment towards boosting domestic tourism we have launched Sky Adventure Tourism in India with the aim to support the economy to grow on the back of domestic spending in tourism sector. While we have already introduced a wide range of air adventure tourism services, we further look forward to come up with many more exciting offerings for adventure travel connoisseurs to explore great number of world-class tourist attractions in India. All our efforts are intended to help support Indian economy by giving a boost to investment in India’s price competitive tourism sector.” Rajasthan CM approves land allotment for new Kota airport Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has approved the allotment of 1,250 acres of free land for a brand new airport in Kota. The instructions in this regard have been issued to the District Collector, Kota. On the initiative of the chief minister and after continuous efforts made by the state government, the Union Ministry of Civil Aviation agreed to set up a greenfield airport. Acumen Aviation © 26 July 2021 All Rights Reserved.