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SP’s AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION ED BUYER ONLY) ED BUYER AS -B A NDI I News Flies. We Gather Intelligence. Every Month. From India. 75.00 ( ` Aviationwww.spsaviation.net March • 2012 BONUS DISTRIBUTION INDIA AVIATION 2012 VISIT US AT HALL C, BOOTH 3 BUSINESS AVIATION: UNTAPPED ASSETS REGIONAL AVIATION: AWAITING A REVOLUTION FBOs: THE DIRE NEED AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILES ICAUV 2012: A REPORT PAGE 32 RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24199 SHOW STOPPER To see where a new engine will take you, look at where it came from. LEAP History alone makes the new LEAP engine the right choice for the A320neo. No other engine manufacturer equals the record of CFM* in developing and seamlessly introducing technology and innovation. Or matches its legendary reliability. The new LEAP engine is the next generation. Offering 15% lower fuel consumption and 15% lower CO2 emissions than the engines it will replace. See history repeat itself. 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The six-day Awaiting a Revolution REGULAR DEPARTMENTS event witnessed about 1,45,000 16 FBO visitors and the largest ever 3 A Word from Editor The Dire Need number of top level delegations. 6 NewsWithViews 18 Industry – Mirage 2000 Crashes, Air Marshal Chopra ejects Are you Ready? • – Air India may sell its SP’s AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION Dreamliners IBAE News Flies. We Gather Intelligence. Every Month. From India. 8 In Focus 75.00 (INDIA-BASED BUYER ONLY) BUYER 75.00 (INDIA-BASED ` 19 Report Aviationwww.spsaviation.net MARCH • 2012 The Sinking Feeling Enhancing Relationships BONUS DISTRIBUTION INDIA AVIATION 2012 VISIT US AT HALL C, BOOTH 3 9 Forum Gasping for Funds MILitaRY BUSINESS AVIATION: UNTAPPED ASSETS 35 Hall of Fame REGIONAL AVIATION: 20 Air-to-Surface Missiles AWAITING A REVOLUTION FBOs: THE DIRE NEED Women’s Air Derby (1929) AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILES Battling Neighbourhood ICAUV 2012: A REPORT Challenges PAGE 32 36 NewsDigest RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24199 SHOW STOPPER 22 Electronic Warfare SP's Aviation Cover 03-12 final.indd 1 12/03/12 11:55 AM 40 LastWord Countering Missile Threats Cover Photo: Muse over Expatriates Photogenic view of F-35 display during Singapore UAVs 24 Airshow held in February 2012 The Ubiquitous NEXT ISSUE: Image By: Experia Events 26 SP’s Exclusive Defexpo India 2012 Special Wither Indigenisation Issue 3 • 2012 SP’S AVIATION 1 TABLE of CONTENTS PLUS... 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The government would do great service to the la for the forthcoming India Aviation 2012 beleaguered sector by rationalising the ATF prices within the to be held from March 14-18 at Begumpet country to bring these closer to the international norms, as airport in Hyderabad, the airline indus- also, standardise these throughout the country by making try in India continues to crowd the media the sales tax on ATF specific instead of ad valorem. headlines for all the wrong reasons. Heading the latest nose- With India Aviation 2012 round the corner, this issue Wdive is Dr Vijay Mallya-led Kingfisher Airlines which seems also deals with many more areas connected with civil avia- to be staring at a possible terminal illness, being subjected to tion such as business/general aviation, infrastructure and never ending financial blows by its creditors and suppliers. fixed-base operator (FBO) requirements in India. Essen- But Kingfisher alone is not the only sufferer; practically all tially, India’s civil aviation potential and growth story is not the airlines in India—big or small—are suffering from vary- only intact but gathering greater and greater momentum ing degrees of financial distress. The story of Air India, which by the day. Hopefully, the government would pay heed to has by now outlived even the notorious sobriquet of being bring pragmatic policy decisions into play, to spur growth called a ‘white elephant’, is well known to be repeated. With and achieve the desired results in this vital sector of the na- a staggering cumulative loss in excess of `60,000 crore ($12 tion’s economy. billion), it would have wound up long ago but for the regular And, on that hopeful note, we look forward to meeting hefty sums of public money being doled out by the obliging you at the India Aviation 2012 pavillion. Do visit us at Stall government to keep it afloat. Jet Airways, the biggest private 3, Hall C at Begumpet airport in Hyderabad. carrier in India, though not as badly affected as the King- Wishing you happy reading and happier landings! fisher is also struggling hard to contain its losses. By now it is evident that it is not only the flawed business models of the Indian carriers but also skewed government policies which have led to the present morass in the civil aviation sector. However, it is still not too late to salvage the situation, but for that, a comprehensive policy direction is needed by the government to address the prevailing crisis and lay a path for future growth. There is indeed an urgent need for the government to create an industry-friendly and financially pragmatic environment in the civil aviation sector. First and foremost, the government should get over the bo- gey of ‘security risks’ and allow foreign airlines to enter the Indian civil aviation market. A liberal FDI regime would pave the way for foreign airlines to participate in India’s aviation sector and strengthen it. The government should seriously consider allowing foreign airlines to invest up to 49 per cent at least in the cash-starved domestic air carriers. Then there is the issue of ATF prices in India which are amongst the highest in the world. The Indian Government’s recent policy Jayant Baranwal decision to allow direct import of ATF from abroad by the In- Publisher & Editor-in-Chief dian carriers though welcome falls short on promise because Issue 3 • 2012 SP’S AVIATION 3 irst F F Eurocopter has unveiled its ENHANCED new EC130 T2 with optimised performance, comfort VERSATILITY and mission diversity UROCOPTER HAS UNVEILED ITS newest heli- increased maintenance accessibility for electrical and air copter, the EC130 T2, which features enhanced conditioning systems. comfort, improved operational performance and The EC130 T2’s increased performance is provided by increased versatility for the company’s lightweight its Turbomeca Arriel 2D engine, which provides 10 per cent Esingle- engine product line. more average power than the EC130’s current power plant The EC130 T2 was revealed during a ceremony at the with lower specific fuel consumption. Based on the proven 2012 Heli-Expo exhibition in Dallas, Texas, where Eurocop- Arriel 2 engine family, the Arriel 2D benefits from such tech- ter also announced seven launch customers for the rotary- nology advancements as a new axial compressor and new wing aircraft covering a total of 105 bookings—Maverick blade materials, and also provides a higher time between Helicopters, Papillon Helicopters, Blue Hawaiian Helicop- overhaul (TBO) intervals.