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HONDA AIRCRAFT APPOINTS ARROW AIRCRAFT SALES & CHARTERS. SEEN HERE ARE ROHIT KAPUR OF ARROW AIRCRAFT (LEFT) AND SIMON ROADS OF HONDAJET (RIGHT) SIGNING THE AGREEMENT. THE INAUGURATION OF WINGS INDIA 2018 BY TELANGANA IT AND INDUSTRIES MINISTER K.T. RAMA RAO. R.N. CHOUBEY, SECRETARY, MOCA, USHA PADHEE, JOINT SECRETARY, MOCA, SANDIP SOMANY SR. VP, FICCI AND B.S. BHULLAR, DIRECTOR GENERAL, DGCA, ARE ALSO SEEN IN THE PICTURE. WINGS INDIA 2018 TAKES OFF

By ROHIT SRIVASTAVA “They have done a stellar work… and I hope the civil aviation industry continues to grow,” he said. midst the political twist and turn, Wings Gajapati Raju resigned from his post before com- India 2018, the flagship event of the Minis- mencement of the event. try of Civil Aviation (MoCA), was inaugurated Talking about the growth of the aerospace indus- by the K.T. Rama Rao, Minister for Industry, try in Telangana, the Minister said that it is the most Commerce and IT, Government of Telangana, vibrant hub of this industry in India and hosts large Aat the Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad. number of global firms in aerospace and aviation sector. The biennial event, organised by FICCI jointly with He informed that the Warangal airport is being MoCA and Airport Authority of India (AAI), will witness made functional under RCS. the global industry leaders discussing policy issues Talking about the leadership position of his state in and business aspects of the civil aviation sector. The the sector specific skill in the aviation and aerospace theme of the four-day biennial event this year is ‘India- sector, he requested MoCA to open a regional centre of Global Aviation Hub’. the National Aviation University in the state. Delivering his inaugural speech, Rama Rao com- Speaking further Rama Rao added that Telangana plimented the former Civil Aviation Minister Ashok has the most competitive incentive offer for setting Gajapati Raju and his entire team at the Ministry of up aviation industry in the country and is establish- Civil Aviation for their exemplary work in expanding ing fourth aerospace park. At present, state has three the reach of the aviation industry in the country. He aerospace park out of which two have been designated PHOTOGRAPHS BY SP GUIDE PUBNS, KARTHIK congratulated them for implementation of the UDAN as the aerospace special economic zone. State govern- KUMAR, TWITTER & RESPECTIVE (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik)-Regional connectivity ment envisaged to make Telangana as skilled man- ORGANISATIONS Scheme (RCS) which has brought the unserved and power provider to this industry, not only in India, but underserved areas under the ambit of civil aviation. for the world.

SP’s WWW.SPGUIDEPUBLICATIONS.COM ShownewS 1 Day 2 www.spsshownews.com WINGS INDIA 2018 ShownewS SP’s LEAD Assam hasproposedtogiveasupportof`100croreperyearforthreeyearsinternationalflights gation andtrafficmanagementmatchinginfrastructurewithgrowth. states. Highlightingsome ofthekeychallengesinsector, hediscussedtheneedforbetterairnavi- about theUDAN andtheyareholdingdiscussionwiththeairlines forincreasingairtrafficintheir prices andstatewillnotlosemuchrevenuealso. among the highest in the world and if state government reduce it this will help in reducing the ticket weeks. Highlighting a majorconcernofthesector, hesaidthat VAT onaviationturbinefuel(ATF) was of Interestforthedisinvestment Air IndiaandPawanHans willbesentoutinnextcoupleof connecting thecitiesandtownstoincreaseregionalconnectivityincountry. doubling ofairportcapacityeveryfiveyears.” Government wascommittedto that the Choubey said the next20years. RCS willhelpindustrygrowat15percentfornexttwodecades. “This willrequire oil pricesneededtoremainsoft, below$80abarrelforthesectortogrowatCAGR of15percentfor growth inthissector, hesaid. years ifthefuelpricesremainslow. At present countryiswitnessingaround20percentyearon sector morevibrant. HeanticipatesIndiabecomingtheworld’s biggestaviationmarketincoming the contoursofcivilaviationindustryinIndiaandnewpolicyinitiativesthatwillmake flights onregionalroutessothatflyingbecomesaffordabletothecommonmaneveninsmalltowns. market-based mechanisminwhichairlinesbidforseatsubsidies. of theNationalCivil Aviation Policy2016, whichenvisionsenhancingregionalconnectivitythrougha during thecourse oftheevent. • and SkillsG2BB2Bmeetings arescheduled. Morethan300B2Bmeetingsarescheduled static display. Besidestheconferenceandexhibition, Roundtableson Tourism, CargoandLogistics Boeing, Embraer, Dassault, Club one Air, Aeroteck, Zoom Air, Air India, NAL and others will be on Germany, Malaysia, HongKong, ItalyandIran. Besides, 15aircraftby ATR, Honda, Trujet, Gulfstream, will alsoseerepresentationfrom 10countries, namely USA, Japan, UK, Russia, Singapore, France, cargo werelaunched. other’s need,” hesaid. of pressmeetsaidthattheyareverysupportiveandthereno issuebetweenus. We understandeach of months, willnotifyit. non-scheduled flightsnoregulationisrequiredbutforscheduled flights, government innextcouple ment willbeabletocomeoutwithit. Speakingonregulationforseaplanes, Bhullarsaidthatfor General, DGCA, duringthepressconference, saidthathopefullyinnextcoupleofmonthgovern- ously. Indiahasaround900aircraftonorder. be requiring around eight to ten thousand pilots in next half decade and we are working on it vigor- one eachatDelhiandMumbai. for fouryears, isworking onexpansionofadozenbrownfieldairportsandtwogreenairports, such initiativesandsaidthatUDAN isatemplateforsuchscheme. originating from Assam. Hedidnotseeanyneedforcentralsupportifstategovernmenttakes Discussing thenewdevelopmentsinRCSscheme, theSecretaryinformedthatGovernmentof Later addressing the press, Choubey informed that the state governments are very enthusiastic Talking furtherhesaidthattheministrywantstobeaheadofgrowthcurveandExpression Calling the subsidy being given under the RCS as a “significant political step”, Choubey said that Speaking attheevent, RajivNayanChoubey, Secretary, MoCA, discussedhowUDAN ischanging This isfirst-of-its-kindschemegloballytocreateaffordableyeteconomicallyviableandprofitable One ofthemajorfocusareas Wings India2018isUDAN-RCS, whichwaslaunchedaspart The four-day eventwillwitness the presenceof125exhibitorsand35CEOs. Wings India2018 During the event, a White Paper and Exhibitors Directory were unveiled and two e-portals on air Talking toSP’s ShowNewsonIndian Air Force’s supportforUDAN, Secretary, onthesidelines Replying to a query on regulation for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), B.S. Bhullar, Director On therequirementofadditionalpilotsduetomassiveexpansionfleets, hesaidthatIndiawould Talking ontheairportexpansion, hesaidthat AAI, withcapitalexpenditureplanof`18,000crore TELANGANA ITANDINDUSTRIESMINISTERK.T. RAMARAO ADDRESSING THEDELEGATES AT THE STORY INAUGURAL SESSIONOFWINGSINDIA2018

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T ShownewS SP’s sibility ofsingle enginecraftswerealsodiscussed. tors, over-regulations andthesafetyaswellfea ture, perceptionissuesaboutprivate jetopera confidence-building measures.” Lackofinfrastruc but therearereasonsbehindit mainlythelackof take timesaying, “Of coursethey areslow(DGCA) regulatory changes in the private aviation sector regulatory relatedissues. Padheeadmitted thatthe efforts wouldbemadetoaddressbothpolicyand to takeupissuesrelatedgeneralaviation, and She alsosaidthatataskforcehasbeenformed (DGCA). So, youcandiscussallyourgrievances.” ated bytheDirectorateGeneralofCivil Aviation this weekwiththeoperatorsthatwillbemoder can beaddressedinourroundtableconference put into place (in business aviation sector), which bias onthedais’, shesaid, “Many thingshaveto be Terming herpresenceasanantidoteto ‘gender IT’S RAININGAPPROVALS By aviation sector, theJointSecretarygaveahopefulpromise From in-principalapprovaltoin-flight Wi-Fi to ‘officialcommitment’oncharterjetissuesofthegeneral Usha Padhee Buoys Up Joint Secretary at Civil Aviation Ministry BIZAVINDIA BizAvIndia 2018Conference stole theshowwithherrefreshingpeptalk. Secretary atCivil Aviation MinistryUshaPadhee discussed afewburningissuesinthesector, Joint India, KapilKaul, CEO, CAPA andmanyothers Kapur, PulakSen, Founder, MRO Association of erans inthefieldsuchas BAOA PresidentRohit ARPITA KALA (RIGHT) USHA PADHEE,(RIGHT) USHA SECRETARY, JOINT CHAUKIYAL, G.K. MOCA; EXECUTIVE DIRECTORGROUP CAPTAIN AAI; (RCS), BALI (RETD),MANAGING R.K. DIRECTOR, BAOA year. While paneldiscussionswithvet come forthebusinessaviationsectorthis a sneak-previewofthegoodthingsto held on Wednesday mayjusthavebeen he BAOA BizAvIndia 2018conference (LEFT) ROHIT KAPUR, PRESIDENT, BAOA, SETTINGTHECONTEXTFORBIZAVINDIA AND DELIVERINGTHEWELCOME ADDRESS 2018 CONFERENCE; CONFERENCE AND RAJIVNAYANAND CHOUBEY, SECRETARY,AT MOCA, SESSIONOFBIZAVINDIA THEINAUGURAL 2018 CONFERENCE. - - - - - MoCA Usha Padhee,Secretary, Joint conﬁdence-building measures,” behind itmainlythelackof (DGCA) butthere are reasons “Of coursetheyare slow for theunveilingofDeloitteBAOA reportaboutthe Business andGeneral Aviation, alsosetthestage Air ConnectivityinIndia:NavigatingtheFutureof The conference titled – Emerging Opportunities for ISSUES OFTHEMOMENT Now, it’s justamatteroftime.” issue. Sofar, thein-principalapprovalisdone. party ofinteresthasspokeninfavourthis minister said, “The aviation ministry being the tion oftheday–statusin-flight Wi-Fi, the ment inthesubjecttoo. As fortheburningques months signaling interest of the tourism depart address charterissuesinthenexttwotothree lacking it’s domainexpertise.” the worldarenotreallyagile. So, what’s really thoughts at the event. He said, “Regulators all over BAOA PresidentRohit Kapur also echoed the same Padheealsogavean ‘official commitment’to

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BAOA - - ownership aswelloperation. infrastructure for general aviationto create easeof to theGST council.” Healsodiscussedcreatingan on GST, sowearealsopreparingareporttotake had said, “We stillneedtoironoutalotofissues es of GST. In an earlier interview with SP’s, Kapur that it’s imperative to understand the consequenc impact ofGST. The BAOA Presidentalsostressed a major focus on regional connectivity. • of theeventis ‘India –Global Aviation Hub’with the Begumpet Airport inHyderabad. The theme merce andIndustry, kickstarted on Thursday at and theFederationofIndian Chambers ofCom is beingorganisedbytheUnion Ministry, AAI Force airportshavebeennotifiedinUDAN II.” sion growth. Healso pointed out that “60 Indian Air greatly helpinboostinginfrastructureforadmis have comeforwardtosharetheirassets, whichwill out thatMinistryof Tourism andMinistryofDefence benefit generalaviationsectortoo. Healsopointed ing bays are expected to come up too which would that 56airports, 31helipadsaswell as275park cent to40peroftheroutes,” hesaid, adding round, theNSOPsincludinghelicoptershave30per round, 84routeswereawardedandinthesecond pating inbothroundsof(UDAN) biddings. Inthe first (NSOP) in UDAN scheme. “NSOPs have been partici and shed light on non-scheduled air operators (AAI), G.K. Chaukiyalwasalsoapartofthepanel Executive Director(RCS), Airport Authority of India RCS TRICKLE-DOWN The four-day long Wings India2018, which

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WINGS INDIA 2018 www.spsshownews.com WINGS INDIA 2018 H W ShownewS SP’s possibility ofventuringintodrones. remote areas then.” Sharma also suggested the regional connectivityisinplace, wecanlookat vices echoedthesamesentiments saying, “Once By 2017. in category its in jetdelivered most the was • incorporates manytechnologicalinnovationsinaeronauticaldesignandit Latin America, Europeand Asia. The HondaJetisanadvancedlightjetwhich ers. The HondaJetauthorisednetworkspansterritoriesinNorth America, network toprovideunsurpassedserviceandsupportforHondaJetcustom and efficientbusinessjetinitscategory.” our customerswithadedicatedsalesteamforthefastest, mostcomfortable and featuresareatruegamechanger. We arelookingforwardtoproviding tion marketcontinuestogrowinourareaandtheHondaJet’s performance added, “We areexcitedtobeappointedasHondaJetIndia. The businessavia Honda Aircraft PresidentandCEOMichimasaFujino. strong salesandpromotionofthemostadvancedlightjetinmarket.” said growing businessaviationmarketofIndia. We arelookingforwardtotheir sales representativewillallowfortheHondaJettobesuccessfulinfast- during Wings India, wheretheHondaJetismakingitsfirst-everappearance. Delhi, India. Honda Aircraft madetheannouncementatBegumpet Airport role ofthehelicopters. have totakeadecisionontheinterorintra-city that inspiteofthesuccess, thegovernmentwill layas. They haveahugepotential.” Healsoadded ters havecoveredalmost75percentoftheHima areas. Hesaid, “Since UDAN IIbiddings, helicop immensely usefulinconnectingremotehilly rector, AAI saidthatthechoppershavebeen about thesame, G.K. Chaukiyal, ExecutiveDi gional ConnectivityScheme, UDAN. Speaking bidding inaviationministry’s ambitiousRe of participants during the second round of Helicopters wereaddedtotheillustriouslist ROTORSOF RCS AND RCS, tourismindustryandsingleengines, helicopterstogetamajorfillipsoon Helicopters Arrow Aircraft SalesandChartersPvtLtdappointedasHondaJetIndia HondaJet Salesto IndiaExpands Honda Aircraft Company SPECIAL / Regulatory bodies haveoftenbeenaccusedof har SINGLE ENGINE PHOBIA erated paneldiscussion. discuss thefutureofchoppersinamod officials fromtheindustrycametogetherto in Hyderabad, thegovernmentandprivate event onthesidelinesof Wings India2018 ation seemstobeonamend. At arecent ARPITA KALA Honda Aircraft hasestablishedaworldwidedealerandauthorisedsales Rohit Kapur, Managing Directorof Arrow Aircraft SalesandCharters “We areconfidentthattheadditionof Arrow Aircraft as anauthorized Harshvardhan SharmaofHimalayanHeliser Charters PvtLtdasanauthorisedsalesrepresentativebasedinNew the HondaJet to India with the appointment of Arrow Aircraft Sales & onda Aircraft Companyannouncedtodaythatithasexpandedsalesof helicopters inthecountry, thesitu lament theuntappedpotentialof hile manyaviationindustryexperts REPORTS - - - - areBuzz Word theNew - - - - Rohit Kapur, President, BAOA like commercialairlines,” moderated andregulated just now thehelicopterindustryis opened upmore becauseright but theindustryneedstobe “UDAN maygive alittleboost

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SIGNING THE AGREEMENT.SIGNING THE parking baysparking under UDAN, may soonchange. that • upcoming constructionof31helipads aswell275 stellar performanceintheRCS operationsandthe remains adismal270sincethen. Lookingattheir years fromthethen300. However, thenumberstill fleet waspredictedtoalmosttriple to800inafew ing toaBAOA report in2011, theIndianhelicopter the associationhintedatasimilarsituation. Accord And thatseemslikeavalidconcernsincestudyby erated andregulatedjustlikecommercialairlines.” because right now the helicopter industry is mod boost buttheindustryneedstobeopenedupmore growth inthefield. Hesaid, “UDAN may givealittle BAOA PresidentRohitKapurspokeabouttheslow served asahelicopterpilotintheIndian Army), Coming fromahelicopterbackground(he IF BIG THE top ournotice.” model regardingthesame, pleasedobringit in theworld. Ifyouknow of anysuccessful ing to our notice that it isn’t allowed nowhere commence operationsbecauseit’s beencom a sensitiveissue. We havenotbeenableto el. Shesaid, “Single engineoperationsare ing feedbackregardingthesafetyofmod Usha Padheerespondedtothesamebyinvit engine helicopters.” JointSecretary, MoCA, is aphobicnationwhenitcomestosingle founder ofJetSetGo, hadputinplainly, “India lier interviewwithSP’s, Kanika Tekriwal, Co- the eventvoicedtheseconcerns. Inanear tions andthegeneralaviationoperatorsat bouring anaversiontosingleengineopera WWW.SPGUIDEPUBLICATIONS. COM ------ENGINE INTELLIGENCE. HUMAN EXPERTISE.

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- / - - - HONDAJET MilestonesandTimeline feet andmorethan130acres. footprint tomorethan6,00,000square bring thecompany’s totalcampus open in2013. This expansion will Carolina. The facilityisscheduledto headquarters inGreensboro, North Customer ServiceFacilityatitsworld Aircraft breaksgroundonanew 2012: confirmed. rate of3,990feetperminuteisalso feet. The aircraft’s maximumclimb maximum operatingaltitudeof43,000 conforming HondaJetachievesits the productionaircraft. mitment tocustomersof420KTAS for surpasses Honda’s performancecom on March11, 2011. This achievement 0.72 above30,000feetinflighttesting of 425KTAS at30,000feetandMach HondaJet achievesamaximumspeed 2011: HondaJet. first flightofthe FAA-conforming aerospace programmebyachieving reaches asignificantmilestoneinits 2010: PTIA. located onthecompany’s campusat new, 1,87,000-square-footR&Dcenter Company completesconstructionofa In December2008, Honda Aircraft The complexspans68,000squarefeet. International Airport.TriadPiedmont into itsnewworldheadquartersatthe 2008: and productionfacility. new worldheadquarters, R&Dcenter breaks groundonJune27, 2007, fora In thesecondhalf of2012, Honda On April 27, 2011, thefirst FAA- OnSeptember27, 2012, Honda The first FAA-conforming OnDecember20, 2010, Honda InMay, Honda Aircraft moves

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Honda Aircraft Companydelivers The HondaJetreceivesfinaltype The HondaJetreceivesprovisional Honda Aircraft Company’s cus On December20, 2013, the HondaJet flight simulator HondaJetflightsimulator The firstproductionHondaJet OnMarch4, 2016, theHon OnOctober17, 2013, Honda - - HondaJet inEurope. Mexico. the Civil Aviation Safety Authority of February 8, 2018. ness jetfleetwiththeHondaJet on Wijet commitstoupgradingitsbusi 2018. International Airport onJanuary26, ing CeremonyatGuangzhouBaiyun 2018: Iceland toLisbon, Portugal. boro, NorthCarolina;andKeflavik, Arizona; Pensacola, FloridatoGreens Dallas, Texas; Dallas, Texas toPhoenix, Panama; Greensboro,NorthCarolinato Miami, FloridatoPanamaCity, records initsclassduring2017; tion inCanadaandBrazil. day aroundtheworldtour. China, HongKongandMacau. providing sales, servicesupportto announces ChinadealeratGuangzhou dealer. east Asia through Thailand based announces HondaJetsalesinSouth 2017: Massachusetts toPalmBeach, Florida. Fort Lauderdale, FloridaandBoston, courses from Teterboro, NewJerseyto in itsclassovertworecognized eral Aviation Administration. a ProductionCertificatefromtheFed Safety Agency onMay23, 2016. tification fromtheEuropean Aviation The HondaJetreceivestypecer Honda Aircraft deliversthefirst French air taxi service provider French airtaxiserviceprovider The HondaJetsetvariousspeed HondaJet awarded Type Certifica HondaJet customersembarkon80 Honda Aircraft Companyformally HondaJet setstwospeedrecords Honda Aircraft Companyreceives Honda Aircraft Company HondaJetChinaHoldsOpen- WWW.SPGUIDEPUBLICATIONS. • - - - COM - - - ShownewS SP’s A Air IndiaMakes aMark facturing activity. Otherreasonswere, realigningof tion underSubpart-G to proceed with aircraft manu migration ofCSIR-NAL tothenewCAR-21 Regula completion ofaccidentinvestigationthePT2, and facturing activitiespertainingtoSARAS aircrafttill ing testflightin2009, completestoppageofmanu be awarethataftertheunfortunateaccidentdur clearance inthenexttwotothreeyears. As youmay Jadhav: tional clearance? Why didittake somany years? Dhulia: When willSARASbeready foropera sition andmaintenancecost. erable fromsemipreparedairfieldandlowacqui high and hotairfield, with pressurizedcabin, op take-off distance, lowcabinnoise, operablefrom speed, lowerfuelconsumption, shortlandingand reduction withuniquefeatureslikehighcruise improved version has considerable drag/weight improved versionofSaras(Mk2)isfinalised. The next threetofourmonthsbeforethedesignfor nearly nineyears. CEMILAC and HAL in reviving the projectafter put inbytheentireteamofNAL, ASTE, DGAQA, the secondflightandhighlyappreciativeofeffort S&T, and VP CSIRalongwithDG, CSIRwitnessed 21, 2018. DrHarsh Vardhan, UnionMinisterfor fully testflownforthesecondtimeonFebruary Jitendra J. Jadhav (Jadhav): test ofSARASaircraft? Neetu Dhulia(Dhulia): INTERVIEW in thepast. mark eventasithasbeeninthesameairshow ence wasthecentreofattractionatthisland with thatofcivilaviationinIndiaanditspres from March8, 2018. India heldattheBegumpet Airport inHyderabad networking opportunities withthepresence of aviation inIndia. Italsoprovidesimmense for seamlessandsustainable growthofcivil best practicesetcandlaydown theroadmap ing challengesandopportunities, international relating topolicyandregulatory regime, emerg all over the world to debate on diverse topics unmatched platformfortheaviationplayers istry ofCivil Aviation, hasbeenprovidingan Around 18moreflightswilltakeplaceinthe The event, heldundertheaegisofMin Air India’s historyhasbeensynonymous civil aviationExhibition&Conferencein India 2018, thesixtheditionofpopular ir Indiamadeitspresencefeltat Wings The SARAS willbereadyforoperational

/ NAL NAL How doyou seetheflight Saraswassuccess / REPORT Aerospace PvtLtd(MAPL). aviation aircraftCNM-5thecountry’s firstpublicprivatepartnershipwithMahindra Hansa, fourteenseatmulti-roletransportaircraftSARAS, andfiveseatgeneralcivil Excerpts fromtheinterview: speaks aboutCSIR-NAL roadmapforcivilaircraftdevelopmentprogrammes. Director, CSIR-NAL. Inaninterviewwith for aircraftdevelopmentprogrammesliketwoseater of Scientific&IndustrialResearch(CSIR)andistheleadinginstitutionincountry National Aerospace Laboratories(NAL) isaconstituentoftheautonomousCouncil Propelling Indian Jitendra J. Jadhav, ------Jadhav: Dhulia: Tell usaboutthelasttwo testsofSARAS? exceeded theoriginallyanticipatedeffort. tions towardsconversionofPT1aircrafttoPT1Nfar Quality Assurance (DGAQA). Further, themodifica (CEMILAC) andDirectorateGeneralof Aeronautical Centre for Military Airworthiness and Certification CSIR-NAL toregulatoryprocess and proceduresof mance oftheaircraft. we havereceivedpositivefeedbackontheperfor efforts haveresultedintwosuccessfulflightsand such changesweremadeovertheyears. These enously developed stall warning system and more flight control system, increased ruder area, indig Changes likeinstallingnewengines, animproved nine majormodificationsinSarasPT1Naircraft. ing andstudyingthefailuresincorporate The teamwasinstrumentalinanalyz hasservedthe ADA for17yearsandiscurrentlythe

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Aerospace Industry Neetu Dhulia - - - - uto gnyfrtemltr eso fSrs • agency forduction military the version ofSaras. first 15aircraft. HALhasbeen identifiedasthepro for civilianusage. Indian Air Forcewillinductthe be certifiedinitiallyformilitaryuseandsubsequently Jadhav: vate sectorintheSARASproject? Dhulia: Tell usaboutthecontributionofpri from sanction. expect thatthetestflightmayhappeninthreeyears development projectfromthegovernment, wecan Jadhav: to fly? Dhulia: When we canexpect 19seaterSARAS airfields. altitude and are unsuitable for operations from hot and high- speeds, unpressurisedcabin, highoperatingcost EMB 110, theyhavehigherfuelconsumption, lower such asBeechcraft19000D, Dornier-228, Embraer the internationalmarketareof1970’s technology, country. Further, theaircraftcurrentlyavailablein tems willbeserviced, including spares withinthe aircraft inthesamecategoryasindigenoussys nitely 20to25percentcheaperthananyimported content intheSARAS aircraftthecostwillbedefi Jadhav: craft? cent costeffective thanothercomparable air Dhulia: Why NAL believes SARAS will be 25 per aviation market. ing investmentopportunitiesinIndiancivil customers/business partnerstotaptheemerg global expertsandcorporateleaders, potential key policymakers, seniorGovernmentofficials, ni aiin • pavilion. India Ramarao and Choubey, also appreciated the Air tiatives andachiefements. Dignitaries, including attractive displayhighlighting theairline’s ini by ourPrimeMinisterNarendra Modi. the firstflightunder UDAN whichwas flaggedoff India’s whollyownedsubsidiary, hadoperated -UDAN.Incidentally,Connectivity AllianceAir, Air lamp. The themeofthisyear’s eventisRegional and other dignitaries by lightingtheceremonial Secretary MinistryofCivil Aviation UshaPadhee Aviation R.N. Choubey, DGCA B.S. Bhullar, Joint ister of Telengana K.T. RamaRao, SecretaryCivil SARAS PT1Ncompletedthesecondtest-flight. Wings India2018waslaunchedbytheMin The Air Indiapavilionstoletheshowwith ab-initio The productionversionoftheSARAS will Subject to approval of 19 seater aircraft Subject toapprovalof19seateraircraft With more than 70 per cent indigenous With morethan70percentindigenous of SP’s ShowNews trainer aircraft traineraircraft WWW.SPGUIDEPUBLICATIONS. , Jadhav COM ------

WINGS INDIA 2018 www.spsshownews.com WINGS INDIA 2018 M C ShownewS SP’s going toMROsabroad.” of maintenancetobedoneandhasresort speak, anairlinehas “The MROindustryisbeingkilledinIndia. As we Airport, seemstoechohissentiments. Hesays, icker, DeputyCEO, GMRHyderabadInternational outside for maintenance.” And, PradeepPan 2018 conference, “Nobody likes to send their jets especially theaviationsector. and Indiaisgoingtobenefitthetwoeconomies, the everimprovingbilateralrelationbetweenUAE fly toanyairportinIndia. Heexpressedhopethat Ali saidthatifallowed, Air Arabia willbereadyto we willcontinuetoprogressonthat,” hesaid. have managedtoachievethatandwehope get themtohome quicker andfaster. I think we sible tomakethelifeofpeoplemucheasier, to make sure that weserveas many as airport pos very confidentforthisparticularmarket.” Over allitsbeenanexcellentprogress. We remain seems to be growing from strength to strength. my isgood. The relationbetweenIndiaandUAE a positivegrowthinthemarkethere. The econo a weekintoDelhiandJaipurfromSharjah. We see bia, onMarch5, said, “We servearound21flights Secretary intheMinistryofCivil Aviation R.N. Choubeysaysit’s thelatter B Indian MROs: By / INTERVIEW enough capacity inMROstodaytomakeitflour said, “There’s absolutelynoproblem. We have MRO situation. While addressingthemedia, he R.N. Choubeyseemedtobehopefulaboutthe 2018, Secretaryin the Ministry of Civil Aviation However, onDay1oftheongoing Wings India THEGLASSHALFFULL SEEING y ROHIT SRIVASTAVA ARPITA KALA Talking aboutexpansionof Air Arabia inIndia, “When startedin2005, ourobjectivewasto Adel Abdullah Al.Ali, Group CEO,Group Adel AbdullahAl.Ali, AirAra an aviationmarket. Speakingtoreporters expressed confidenceinthegrowingIndi bia, Sharjah based low-cost carrier (LCC), alling Indiaoneofitskeymarkets, Air Ara Execujet said during the BizAV India As Anurag Srivastava, CEO, Bird- concern formanyaviationoperators. (MRO) withinthecountryareamajor aintenance andRepairOperations ` 1.5 thousandcroreworth AIR ARABIA AIR to gonewdestinationsinIndia One oftheleadinglowcostcarriersMiddleEast, Air Arabia, ifallowed, wouldlike Adel Ali,Group CEO,AirArabia ‘India isOneofOurKey Markets’: / REPORT ------rica andChina. At laterstagetheairlinealsointent the highdemandrouteslikeEastEurope, East Af- markets, Ali said. These aircraftwillbeusedon six Airbus A321neo aircraftwhichwillopennew aircraft thisyear. In2019, theairlineisreceiving that Air Arabia is expecting to receive three more very small. We stilldonotexceeddoubledigit.” said, “Our marketshareinIndiacontinuestobe and competitive.” petitive market. Indianlowcostcarriersaregood market withpricesbeingveryhightoacom moved fromtheeraofsortbeingverycontrolled lar marketwillgrow.” years. We remainveryconfidentthatthisparticu Ali said, “It’s been anexcellentprogress in lastfew hi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Ahmedabad andChennai. thapuram, Goa, Kozhikode, Hyderabad, NewDel to Jaipur, Kochi, Nagpur, Coimbatore, Thiruvanan hub inSarjahto13citiesIndia. Currently, itflies and nowoperatesover112weeklyflightsfromits rica, Air Arabia starteditsIndiaoperationin2005 the day, theairlinemustdecidewheretheycan prices will affect consumers too. “At the end of abroad ispurelytheoperator’s decisionsincethe that thesituationofaircraftseeking maintenance capacity isnotaproblemanymore.” Healsosaid was underutilisedinputtcountry. So, luckilythe ish evenmore. Actually tillnow, theMROcapacity Problem or Paradise? The leadingLCCofMiddleEastandNorth Af Talking onthefleetexpansion, heinformed On the Air Arabia’s marketshareinIndia, Ali “India isaverycompetitivemarket. Ithas Expressing his confidence in Indian market,

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- - - - - Bird-Execujet AnuragSrivastava, CEO, jets outsideformaintenance,” “Nobody likes tosendtheir like Boeing’s 737 and wearetalkingtobothBoeing Airbus.” year, wewillhavetoputordersformoreaircraft said, “We arehopingthatprobablybyendofthis 32’’ seatpitch. best economyconfigurationinthemarketwitha A320 aircraftoffering Air Arabia passengers the to flyintoSouthEast Asia. The carrier tookdelivery of four new aircraft. • erating hubsintheUAE, Morocco, EgyptandJordan. Air Arabia added21newroutestoits globalfiveop – in2017stoodatanimpressive79percent. In2017, passengers carriedasapercentageofavailableseats Arabia in2017andtheaverageseatloadfactor–or recorded profit. commencement of operation in 2003, airline has year profitof$180million. Everyyear, sinceits Ali saidthat Air Arabia made30percentyearon Morocco andJordan. ent hubsconvenientlylocatedinUAE (two), Egypt, dier’s Cseries. Air Arabia operatesfromfivediffer those mattersare beingpursued.” are makingitdifficultforthe domestic MROsand Finance. Still, thereareelements oftaxationthat obtained taxation-relaxationfrom theMinistryof are reallyimportantandinseveral caseswehave the taxationtroubles. Hesaid, “Taxation matters within or outsidethe country, he did acknowledge have todecideonwhetheravailMROservices Although, accordingtotheminister, airlinesmay TAXATION-RELAXATION to bebornebyyouandmeasairpassengers.” MRO serviceisexpensive, thecostwillalsohave get thecheapest services. Please remember if the Air Arabia islookingatnarrowbodyaircraft Responding toqueryonexpansionoffleethe Air Arabia fleetconsistsof50new Airbus More than8.5millionpassengersflewwith Air Discussing the airline’s performance in 2017, MAx , A320/321s andBombar WWW.SPGUIDEPUBLICATIONS. •

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