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SEPTEMBER 2010 VOL - 4 ISSUE 5 Asia AeromagAviation, Aerospace, Airports, Air Cargo Middle East Indian space industry flying high www.birdstrikeindia.com A Publication in Association with the Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies & Industries (SIATI) AeromagAsia EDITORIAL A Bimonthly Publication Dedicated to Aviation & Aerospace Industry Editorial Advisory Board 6 Dr. C.G.Krishnadas Nair, Chief Editor ndian space programme has Air Chief Marshal S.Krishnaswamy (Rtd) been growing from strength BIAL unveils Terminal-1 PVSM, AVSM, VM & Bar Contents to strength in recent years, Air Marshal P. Rajkumar (Rtd) I expansion plan PVSM, AVSM, VM attracting global attention for the Air Marshal Ajit Bhavanani (Rtd) rapid strides it has been making. Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has Indian space PVSM, AVSM, VM The Chandrayaan-1 mission has unveiled designs and details of the Terminal 1 (T1) Rear Admiral K. Mohanan (Rtd) clearly caught the imagination expansion with enhanced capacity to cater to the rapidly industry AVSM of the leading space-faring nations, catapulting India to a select growing passenger traffic in Bangalore. 8 flying high Pushpindar Singh Chopra band with such high-technology expertise. Indian Space Research Dr . K. Ram Chand Organisation is on a high-growth path and appears set for greater Page 20 Indian space J.K.Sharma glory in the future with some exciting programmes on the anvil. industry, over the Arunakar Mishra From the era of Aryabhatta/Rohini Satellites, India has come a past several years, Air Cmdre. (Rtd) Joseph Varkey long way, targeting its space programmes largely for the benefit Rolls-Royce finalises contract for additional has made significant Sunny Jerome of masses. Commercial forays in recent years by its marketing Adour-powered Hawks for India forays, notable Delhi arm, Antrix, have resulted in encouraging success, what with India Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has amongst which are Gp. Capt. (Rtd) H.C.Bhatia showcasing its capabilities in satellite building and reliable launch finalised the contract for the order of an additional 57 space based services Secretary , AeSi services at extremely competitive rates. One can clearly feel proud Adour-powered Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft for the in the fields of of ISRO’s achievements. But this is not time to sit on past laurels. Indian Air Force and Indian Navy. telecommunications Ashok Iyer The challenges are many, and the nation’s expectations from the and broadcasting and E-mail : [email protected] space agency are far too many. There is no doubt that ISRO would application of space Mobile : + 91 9811831199 live up to its reputation. Page 33 technology in the ISRO has a clear agenda and moving in the right direction. It has areas of telemedicine Bombay lined up several launches to augment capacity, and is working on and tele-education. P. A. Augustine 2nd International Seminar on new, cutting-edge technologies to stay ahead of the race. Inter- Email : [email protected] planetary exploratory missions have now become an integral part Bird Strikes on Aircraft Germany of India’s space programmes. Clearly, exciting times are ahead of 17th & 18th September 2010 Detlef Becker us. Venue : Kothari Auditorium, DRDO Bhavan, New Delhi EADS Astrium Email : [email protected] The Bangalore Space Expo offers ISRO another opportunity to www.birdstrikeindia.com We are the Phone : + 497 112317595 showcase its capabilities in space research and other critical space 14 Mobile : + 491 701626053 technologies before a global audience in its own backyard. Driving Force We wish all the success to the expo and the conference being Page 12 New York held concurrently. We are sure the participating companies would Astrium, as a wholly Joseph J engage in fruitful discussions for mutual benefit and add value to owned subsidiary of Email : [email protected] the overall deliberations. HAL eyes export EADS, employs a staff Dubai ISRO Chairman Dr. K Radhakrishnan, his team at ISRO and those opportunities in of 15,000 in state-of-the Rajan Joseph who strived to put together this show deserve praise. art design, production E mail : [email protected] space sector and test facilities throughout Europe. London HAL’s dynamic aerospace With programmes such Naresh Mohan Yadav division is fully geared to as Ariane and Galileo, Warmly, Tel : + 44 208 989 1110 meet the requirements it is a global leader in of Indian Space Research the aerospace industry. 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A e r o m a g A e r o m a g BIALBIAL unveilsunveils Terminal-1Terminal-1 expansionexpansion planplan angalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) has Managing Director, BIAL added “The expansion of unveiled designs and details of the Terminal 1 (T1) the existing terminal marks a significant milestone for Bexpansion with enhanced capacity to cater to the Bengaluru International Airport and is a step towards rapidly growing passenger traffic in Bangalore. giving the city of Bangalore an airport that caters to its The expansion of the existing T1 has been designed to global aspirations. The radiant interiors and breathtaking enhance the operational performance in order to handle exteriors will be designed to mirror the rich culture of the increase of passenger traffic between now and 2015. Karnataka and the vibrant colors of the Garden City. Our The traffic is estimated to increase from the current 10.6 thought is to seriously consider the views of the local million passengers annually to approximately 17 million citizens while realising the T1 expansion. The shared sneak passengers. The expansion is scheduled to be completed in preview into our communication designed to generate 18 months from the commencement of its construction at ideas from the passengers and the city is testimony to our an estimated cost of Rs 1000 crore. inclusive approach.” The enhanced T1 will be spread over an area of approximately 1,34,000 square metres. Designed by HOK, along with several leading international architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects & engineering consultants, the expanded T1 sports an enhanced and modern design elevation. The architectural concept is based on the idea of a dramatic swooping and curving roof, under which the building sits. The roof is the unifying element for new and existing facilities, bringing both together as one composition. It also forms a dramatic canopy to the main entrance, offering passengers and public a giant covered area, protected from the weather. The undulating wave form provides the Terminal with greater physical presence. Speaking at the event, Mr. G V Krishna Reddy, Chairman, GVK said “GVK is proud to be a part of this prestigious project as it serves an important driver for the overall growth of Bangalore, Karnataka & Southern region of India. We are committed to the success and growth of Bengaluru International Airport and share the vision of making it the gateway to South India. GVK’s business expertise combined with the operational excellence established by the airport is a perfect combination to achieve both infrastructure and From L-R: Mr. Sanjay Narayan, Director - GVK, Mr. Marcel operational growth for the airport.” Hungerbuehler, President -BIAL, Mr. Sanjay Reddy, MD - Unveiling the T1 expansion design, Mr. Sanjay Reddy, BIAL, Dr. G. V. Krishna Reddy, Vice Chairman - BIAL. 6 7 A e r o m a g A e r o m a g Indian space industry fly ing high ndian space industry, over the past cooperation is an integral part of space Dr. Radhakrishnan several years, has made significant activities, and ISRO continues to lay Chairman, ISRO Iforays, notable amongst which are importance on bilateral and multilateral space based services in the fields of relations with space agencies and space telecommunications and broadcasting related bodies with the aim of taking and application of space technology in the up new scientific and technological areas of telemedicine and tele-education. challenges, defining international The policies adopted by the Department frameworks for exploitation and utilisation of Space (DOS) have been instrumental in of outer space for peaceful purposes, commercialising the space programme for refining space policies and building and national development. It is envisaged that strengthening existing ties between this buoyant space market would provide countries. opportunities for DOS to participate in the also takes great interest in providing global market for spacecraft and related expertise and services available at its launch service technology. centres for helping other developing Association of more than 500 small, countries in the applications of space medium and large scale industries with technology. DOS has been a key feature of space Formal Memoranda of Understanding industry partnership and this is a result (MOU) or Agreements have been entered of gradual nurturing of the symbiotic into with several countries towards relationship over the past years. harnessing the space technology for Active co-operation in the form of mutual benefit. procurement control, know-how transfers International cooperation has become an and provision of technical consultancy integral part of the space programmes of has enabled DOS to meet the increasing all the countries across the globe. DOS has challenge of advanced technology and been pursuing bilateral and multilateral handling complex manufacturing jobs.