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BOEING-EMBRAER JV CIVIL AIRCRAFT SHOW TARGETING AIRBUS- MANUFACTURE PREVIEW: BOMBARDIER FOR UDAN FIA 2018 P 7 P 18 P 29 JUNE-JULY 2018 `100.00 (INDIA-BASED BUYER ONLY) VOLUME 11 • ISSUE 3 WWW.SPSAIRBUZ.COM ANAIRBUZ EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE ON CIVIL AVIATION FROM INDIA Farnborough International Airshow 2018 Special PAGE 14 ‘our FOCUS IS ON EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERvice’ STOP PRESS SANJIV KAPOOR, VISTARA SIGNS CHIEF STRATEGY AND $3.1 BILLION DEAL COMMERCIAL OFFICER, WITH AIRBUS & BOEING VISTARA DETAILS IN THE NEXT ISSUE AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24198 THERE IS NO COMPARISON. NO EQUAL. THERE IS ONLY ONE. THE COMMERCIAL JET ENGINE IN A LEAGUE OF ITS OWN. Powered by an industry-fi rst geared architecture — and more than 40 other groundbreaking innovations — the Pratt & Whitney GTF is unlike any engine that’s come before it. EXPLORE THE FUTURE OF FLIGHT AT PW.UTC.COM TABLE OF CONTENTS EXCLUSIVE COVER STORY / INTERVIEW Cover: BOEING-EMBRAER JV CIVIL AIRCRAFT SHOW “Our strategy is to remain TARGETING AIRBUS- MANUFACTURE PREVIEW: BOMBARDIER FOR UDAN FIA 2018 focused on bringing the ‘new P 7 P 18 P 29 P14 ‘our focus is on excePtional JUNE-JULY 2018 `100.00 (INDIA-BASED BUYER ONLY) VOLUME 11 • ISSUE 3 customer service’ feeling of flying’ to all our WWW.SPSAIRBUZ.COM ANAIRBUZ EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE ON CIVIL AVIATION FROM INDIA Farnborough International customers and continue finding Airshow 2018 Special PAGE 14 ‘OUR In a candid interview Sanjiv Kapoor, various ways to do it.” —Sanjiv FOCUS IS ON EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER Kapoor, Chief Strategy and SERVICE’ Chief Strategy and Commercial STOP PRESS SANJIV KAPOOR, VISTARA SIGNS CHIEF STRATEGY AND $3.1 BILLION DEAL COMMERCIAL OFFICER, WITH AIRBUS & BOEING VISTARA Officer, Vistara talks to Jayant Commercial Officer, Vistara. DETAILS IN THE NEXT ISSUE Cover Photograph: Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief of AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION Vistara RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24198 SP’s AirBuz. SP's AirBuz Cover 3-2018.indd 1 11/07/18 4:56 PM INDUSTRY / AIRLINER P7 BOEING-EMBRAER JOINT VENTURE TARGETING AIRBUS-BOMBARDIER: CONTINUATION OF COSY DUOPOLY The Boeing-Embraer announcement confirms the strong market potential in the 100- to 150 seat category. P9 INDUSTRY / TECHNOLOGY NEXT GENERATION AIRLINERS ENVIRONMENT / UPDATES P21 REGIONAL AVIATION / RCS P11 AVIATION RELATED ENVIRONMENTAL REACHING FOR THE REMOTE INITIATIVES P23 REGIONAL AVIATION / Aviation related Carbon Dioxide (CO2) AIRCRAFT emissions are currently approximately two per Comac c919 – emerging cent of the global Greenhouse Gas emissions CHALLENGE TO EXISTING PLAYERS and growing with growth in aviation. P25 TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION ARE FLYING CARS THE FUTURE OF INDIAN AVIATION? P27 TECHNOLOGY / INNOVATION INTERVIEW WITH DEWANG GALA, CO-FOUNDER OF PIGEONIS DEPARTMENTS P2 A WORD FROM EDITOR P3 NEWS BRIEFS P32 FINALLY REGIONAL AVIATION / INDUSTRY SHOW PREVIEW / FIA 2018 P18 CIVIL AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE FOR P29 ALL THE DEALS AND DEVELOPMENTS UDAN: ‘MAKE IN INDIA’ COMING TO FARNBOROUGH AIRSHOW Awards 2017 In India a long term vision on how to The week-long biennial event, being held develop civil aircraft manufacturing from 16-22 July, is the perfect opportunity SPECIAL industry is sadly lacking. for veterans as well as newbies in the CONTRIBUTION TO aerospace field. BUSINESS AVIATION SP’S AIRBUZ • ISSUE 3 • 2018 • 1 A WORD FROM EDITOR PUBLISHER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jayant Baranwal EDITOR Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) DEPUTY MANAGING EDITOR Neetu Dhulia CONTRIBUTORS Group Captain A.K. Sachdev (Retd) Group Captain Joseph Noronha (Retd) S.R. Swarup, Vasuki Prasad Shriniwas Mishra CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR MAJOR EVENT IN THE RECENT past that will have far reaching impli- Jayant Baranwal cations for the global civil aviation industry is a deal for partnership between PLANNING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT the US aerospace giant Boeing and the renowned Brazilian aerospace major Executive Vice President: Rohit Goel Embraer to set up a joint venture in which the former will hold a stake of 80 ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR per cent and the remaining 20 per cent will be the share for the latter. Under Arpita Kala thisA deal, Embraer’s commercial jet business will be transferred to the joint venture com- PRINCIPAL CORRESPONDENT Rohit Srivastava pany. Subject to all necessary clearances being obtained, the partnership is expected to be CREATIVE DIRECTOR functional by 2019. In this issue of SP’s AirBuz, Sukhchain Singh has a detailed report on Anoop Kamath this newly announced partnership. The author has an analysis of the implications for the GRAPHIC DESIGNERS other major players in the global civil aviation industry who are likely to face new levels of Vimlesh Kumar Yadav, Sonu Singh Bisht competition and fresh challenges. Research Asst/Graphics: Survi Massey A major issue the global civil aviation industry is confronted with today is that of the ADMIN & COORDINATION adverse impact of the industry on the environment, not only through the emission of Green- Bharti Sharma house Gas, but in a myriad of other ways beginning with the decision on location and con- ASST - ADMIN, HR & INFRA Pooja Tehlani struction of airports as also its ground operations. Anil Chopra has a detailed review of the SALES & MARKETING problem that prevails worldwide and delves into the initiatives underway as well as the mea- Director Sales & Marketing: Neetu Dhulia sures necessary to minimise the ill effects of this segment of business on humanity. General Manager Sales: Rajeev Chugh While India has one of the fastest growing markets in the world, the environment is sP’s websites highly competitive for the airlines in the private sector. In an exclusive interview with Jayant Sr Web Developer: Shailendra Prakash Ashish Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP’s AirBuz, Sanjiv Kapoor, the Chief Strategy and Commercial Web Developer: Ugrashen Vishwakarma Officer of Vistara, a full service carrier set up in the private sector five years ago through a © SP Guide Publications, 2018 joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, catalogues the challenges the airline SUBSCRIPTION/ CIRCULATION Annual Inland: `600 • Foreign: US$180 faces, the opportunities ahead, its aspirations to bring back the charm of flying, efforts the E-mail: [email protected] airline is devoting towards this aim as well as its plans and strategies for the future. [email protected] Looking at the future, Arpita Kala talks about the unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly LETTER TO EDITOR referred to as Drones. However, successful employment of Drones in civil society will require [email protected] formulation of regulatory provisions and their implementation to ensure safe integration FOR ADVERTISING DETAILS CONTACT with other manned air traffic, drafting of standard operating procedures and large scale [email protected] [email protected] training. In an interview Dewang Gala, Co-founder of Pigeon Innovative Solutions, a Drone SP GUIDE PUBLICATIONS PVT LTD Survey and Aerial Photography Company, delves on the various issues related to employ- A-133 Arjun Nagar (Opposite Defence Colony), ment of Drones by the civil society. Both these articles figure in this issue of the magazine. New Delhi 110003, India. Another major event on the global civil aviation scene is the Farnborough International Tel: +91 (11) 24644693, 24644763, 24620130 Fax: +91 (11) 24647093 Airshow (FIA) that is being held from July 16 to 22 this year at Farnborough in England. E-mail: [email protected] When it began, it was an annual event. However, since 1962, it became a biennial event BENGALURU, INDIA alternating with the Airshow at Paris, another major global event. This year at the FIA, 204, Jal Vayu Vihar, Kalyan Nagar around 1,500 companies are to exhibit their products and 150 aircraft will be on display. Bengaluru 560043, India. The Airshow is expected to host over 1,50,000 visitors from trade as also from the public. In Tel: +91 (80) 23682204 a curtain raiser, Arpita Kala has a detailed preview of the event in this issue of SP’s AirBuz. www.spguidepublications.com All this and more in this issue of SP’s AirBuz. Welcome aboard and wish you happy Owned, published and printed by Jayant landings! Baranwal, printed at Kala Jyothi Process Pvt Ltd and Published at A-133, Arjun Nagar (Opposite Jai Hind! Defence Colony), New Delhi 110003, India. All rights reserved. MEMBER OF: B.K. Pandey Editor 2 • SP’S AIRBUZ • Issue 3 • 2018 www.spsaIrbuz.com G Earlier, Buffet had admitted it was one of his few indulgences. Subse- quently, what elevated the business jet from a luxury toy to what is increas- ingly seen as a vital corporate tool? In the US, hundreds of Fortune 500 com- panies now flaunt their own aircraft, with companies arguing that this vital conveyance saves time and boosts pro- ductivity.NEWS A recentBRIEFS CNN report quoted ( AIRLINE NEWS Revenue Officer, AeroMexico, said “The AIRBUS A380 FOR ALL NIPPON AIRWAYS celebration of this code-share agreement is Japan’s first customer for the Airbus A380, further proof that AeroMexico continues to All Nippon Airways (ANA), saw the first of SHORTAGE OF PILOTS work to connect its customers to the most the three it has ordered, make its debut at Although shortage of pilots in the recent important regions of the world, which is Airbus headquarters in Toulouse recently past has adversely affected Regional Avia- why it was fundamental to sign this agree- as the aircraft left the final assembly plant tion in the US, in the Middle East, the largest ment for travel to India, a country featuring for the next stage in construction. With the airline Emirates, had to ground 18 per cent continued growth of its economic activities ANA logo already in place on the tail plane, of its fleet. Emirates had to also reduce pilot and diverse tourism industry.” As part of the the aircraft was moved to an outdoor sta- staffing on long-haul flights.