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| INSIDE | wings india 2020 opens today Courting a Boom India’s Civil Aviation agenda aims for new heights with a vision for a $290 Billion spend to put 2,000 aircraft in the skies by 2040, a $13.6 Billion sectoral investment to fund 100 new airports in 5 years, a Delhi-Jewar airport combine bigger than Heathrow-Stanstead-Gatwick

Interview: Ashmita Sethi, Managing Director, Pratt & Whitney India 4 Pratt & Whitney to Showcase Aviation Expertise at Wings India 2020 5 Potential for Civil Helicopters in India 8 AIESL to Perform Pratt & Whitney GTF Maintenance 9 Interview: Captain Ajay Chauhan, CEO, Gujarat State Aviation Infrastructure Company Limited 9

Minister of Civil Aviation Hardeep S. Puri at the Wings India 2020 curtain raiser event in New Delhi

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rojected investment of about `1,00,000 crore ($13.6 billion) in India’s aviation sector over BAOA’s BizAvIndia seminar the next five years provides the backdrop for Wings India 2020 – billed as Asia’s largest civil takes off with deliberations aviation show – at Hyderabad from March 12 on “Socio-Economic Impact Pto 15, where business leaders from across the globe of GA/BA” 10 will gather to prospect opportunity. The big policy driver for India’s civil aviation sec- Embraer: A Constant tor is the UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) Innovator 11 aimed at making air travel affordable and accessible to the common man in small town India, and the con- DEBUT: Embraer has brought it’s comitant programme to at least double the number of E2 Profit Hunter for the first time airports in the next five years. The airport count at the to India for display at Wings India 2020 moment is 75. Some official statements put the target ....Detailed story on page 11 for new airports by 2024 at 100.

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SP's CAYB AD 2019 for SN.indd 1 30/01/20 9:21 AM shownews SP’s traffic by2022 terms ofaipassenger largest maketin to bethworld’sird al in thenexfivyears aircraft inheirfleets plan adding900 aircraft at themoment, colletivl Indian carriers,which traffic, schedul rapid expansion in T CURT airports andheliports. • an aviationindustryhub, Raospokeaboutplansforgreenfieldairports and reactivationofold ment proposalswithin30days bythestategovernment. Besidesthepromotion ofHyderabadas raiser event, Telangana Industries&ITMinister K.T. RamaRaopromisedclearancesforinvest- ATR 600andDornier. G2B meetings. The 15aircraftonstaticdisplayincludedthesawPhenom300, Legacy500, ATR 72, showed upfor Wings India2018. Fourteenairlineswererepresentedattheshow whichhosted285 the previouseditionintermsofparticipationandexhibition. Over700delegatesfrom10countries have redefinedflyinginIndia. aircraft, aflyingdisplaybyBritishteamisalsoslatedattheevent. aviation arealsoontheagenda. common forum. ConferenceSessionsoncargo, logisticsandsecurity, drones, helicoptersandgeneral tal inattainingtheobjectiveofconnectingbuyers, sellers, investorsandotherstakeholdersata of Civil Aviation, MrHardeepPuri,” theorganisersstated. companies toexplorethenetworkingandexpansionopportunitiesinpresenceofHon’bleMinister ing dinnersandaerobaticdisplaysawaityourpresence,” anofficialstatementadded. acquisitions, investmentsandregionalconnectivity. Morethan150exhibitors, conferences, network- in accordancewiththeGreen Aviation Policy2019. tally sustainableairtravel, ensuringsolarpoweredairportsandinductionofenergyefficientaircraft be aplatformforaddressingenvironmentalconcernsbyhighlightingthecommitmenttoenvironmen- e-commerce operationslike Amazon. give dueprominencetothe Air CargoandLogisticssegment, whichisalreadyastrongenablerfor one aircarrier, betweenDecember2018and April 2019, thesectorhasregistered agrowthof11.03 would notcloudthelong-termprospectsforthissector. Jet Airways –tillrecentlyIndia’s largestcommercialairlinewithapassengershareof22.6percent– as 15-to-25percentinthenearfuture, theMinisterindicated. level of7-8percentintheCivil Aviation sector, policyisbeingtailoredtodriveupthisfigureashigh may handleatrafficof100millionpeople,” theCivil Aviation Ministersaid. With acurrentpenetration tract forthedevelopmentofasecondairportDelhiNCRatJewartoZurich Airport consortium. a curtainraisereventfor Wings India2020inNewDelhiJanuary. Indiarecentlyawardedthecon- bination, whichhandle140millionpassengers,” India’s Civil Aviation MinisterHardeepPurisaidat ing yearsDelhiandJewarairportcombinewillbebiggerthanHeathrow, GatwickandStanstedcom- slated tobetheworld’s thirdlargestmarketintermsofairpassengertrafficby2022. aircraft at the moment, plan adding 900 aircraft in their fleets in the next five years alone. India is expansion planisabout1.5lakhhectares. over thenextfiveyearsinairportandrelatedinfrastructure. Thelandrequirementforthisambitious foreign investors. The Government of India’s Airport Authority of India by itself will invest $3.5 billion first 16monthsoftheUDAN scheme. across Indiain75years, asmany56additionalairportsand31heliportshavebeenawardedinthe ing growthinairpassengertrafficfrom315millionto1.1billionby2040. While75airportscameup e o gearupfthe one. Indiaisslated Pitching bigasaninvestment destinationwillbethehoststateof Telangana. At thecurtain With 150exhibitorshavingconfirmedparticipation, Wings India2020isslatedtobebiggerthan Wings India Awards willbeannouncedonMarch 12 togiverecognition Aviation Centreswhich Besides anelaborateexhibitionandstaticdisplaysofcommercial, business, regionalandcargo The eventwillprovideafilliptotheaviationandrestructured focusedforumswillbeinstrumen- A GlobalCEOsForumwillbeahighlightoftheshow. “This isanunparalleledplatformforaviation “WingsIndia 2020isallsettoshowcaseanexceptionalforumofCivil Aviation fornewbusiness Asia’s biggestCivil Aviation showatHyderabad–India’s premieraviationindustryhub–willalso “In spiteofturbulenceinthesector, particularlycharacterisedbythecessationofoperations Puri expressed optimismthat the current turbulence beingfacedby operators and thecollapseof “Delhi airport today is literally bursting and wants to grow. Even if we have a fourth runway, we “My projectionindicatesthatnotonlywillwehave2,000aircraftintheskysoon, butinthecom- To gearupfortherapidexpansionintraffic, scheduledIndiancarriers, whichcollectivelyfly587 100 percentFDIinbothgreenfieldandbrownfieldairportprojectscreatehugeopportunityfor The airportstatisticsbringouttheurgencyforcreatingnewinfrastructurewhichisaimedatdriv- AIN RAISE y fl y 587 y 587

freight marketsby2025, Wings India2020isalsosetto enable unmannedflights. drones andthesettingupofaregulatorymechanismto the sectorbothinshortandmediumterm,” hesaid. the civil aviation sector and contribute to the expansion of ers. According to projections, privatisationwillstrengthen process ofaprivatisationprogrammeforourflightcarri- mitment toprivatise Air India. “We arecurrentlyinthe jected togoup2,359byMarch2040, shecorroborated. civil aviationpoolat622asinMarch2018. This ispro- put thecumulativenumberofalltypesaircraftin ing totheMinistryofCivil Aviation. rent fleetofIndiancarriersinthenextfiveyears,” accord- and 250helicoptersareexpectedtobeaddedthecur 20 years. “Three hundredbusinessjets, 300smallaircraft ments at2,100aircraftworth$290billionoverthenext said. per centonayear-on-year basisforNovember2019,” he With Indiaaimingforaspotinthetop5globalair Puri also highlightedthegrowingimportanceof Minister PurialsoreaffirmedtheGovernment’s com- Usha Padhee, JointSecretaryMinistryofCivil Aviation Official estimatespegIndiancivilaviationrequire-

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Civil Leasing Civil Leasing on more than 130 different aircraft types including regional air- aircraft from either another operator or a financial institution aerospace media awards in 2019 liners, business jets, general aviation aircraft and helicopters. (the lessor). India has ratified the 1997 Article 83bis of the Con- To support this vast market and related Maintenance Repair & vention on International Civil Aviation 1944 which was the first EnginE LEasing Overhaul (MRO) activities, P&W claims that it offers the largest substantial amendment of the Convention and came about in engine rental and exchange pool of any engine OEM in the form response to industry growth and leasing trends. Under Article of more than 850 engines worldwide to support its MRO activi- 83 bis, a bilateral agreement can be signed between the avia- ties. The other leading engine OEM is CFM International, a 50/50 tion authorities of two contracting states and that agreement Aircraft spare engine leasing is separate from aircraft leasing because engines require more joint company formed in 1974 by Snecma (Safran) in France and transfers and delegates the responsibility for the regulation and intensive technical management GE in the US. Shannon Engine Support Limited (SES), a wholly- safety oversight of an aircraft in accordance with the require- owned subsidiary of CFM International, specialises in provid- ments of the state of registration from that state to the air trans- ing spare engine lease solutions to CFM56 and LEAP operators port authorities in the airline’s home state. DGCA meticulously around the globe. Headquartered in Shannon, Ireland, with maintains a register of aircraft with details of aircraft type,, year By Group Captain a.K. SaChdev (retd) marketing offices in Beijing and Budapest, SES has a portfolio of of manufacture, full name and address of the owner or lessor AND, sp guide publications emerged over 200 CFM56 and LEAP spare engines, including CFM56-5B, and of the operator or lessee. The notable point is that there is CFM56-7B, LEAP-1A and LEAP-1B engines. SES’ 13 strategic no engine-specific register in India to record separate registra- pool locations give SES both the capacity and the reach to sup- tion title of an engine on an aircraft, whether maintained by port airlines operating CFM engines worldwide. The Rolls-Royce DGCA or any other registry. The certificate of registration for the & Partners Finance companies (collectively, the “RRPF Affili- aircraft does not include details of the engine(s) mounted on it. ates”) are a collection of 50 per cent owned domestic and foreign joint ventures with Rolls-Royce, another leading manufacturer of CONCLUDING REMARKS commercial aircraft jet engines. The RRPF affiliates are primar- Aircraft engine leasing is a highly effective and economical alter- ily engaged in two business activities: lease financing of aircraft native even for large operators who own the majority of their spare engines to a diverse group of commercial aircraft opera- engines as they too need leased engines in times of high unsched- tors worldwide and sale-leaseback financing of aircraft spare uled engine removals ( UERs), Life Limited Parts (LLP) shop vis- engines to Rolls-Royce for use in their its etc. The flexibility to plan removals, as a winning media with engine maintenance programmes. GE UERs, warranty issues etc, relies upon Engine Leasing Holdings Incorporated the use of leased assets. In reality, is another big name in engine leasing the cost of ownership versus leasing business. Besides these, there are doz- It is pertinent to point can make a huge financial impact on ens of companies like Engine Lease out that International the operators. Although engines are Finance and Willis Lease which have increasingly reliable, they are complex spare engines to lease out for lease Civil Aviation and when they are removed from air- rentals include long term lease on the Organisation has craft for maintenance, repairs can take one end and short term ones, even on a long time to complete. Also, some a daily basis, on the other. Perhaps not provisioned for a events such as bird strike cannot be Shannon EnginE Support LimitEd SpEciaLiSES in providing SparE EnginE LEaSE SoLutionS to cFm56 and LEap opEratorS around thE gLobE the most dynamic part of the engine formal definition of the predicted. Spare engines are a small leasing market is the short term leas- segment, around two percent, of the seven articles nominated term ‘lease’ in relation ing segment in the newer narrow body total aviation finance market. in general, the airline industry is capital intensive aircraft down time is expensive in terms of lost revenue, airlines engine types. to aircraft Digital technologies and Artifi- and the aircraft used by it are high cost and long life assets. generally maintain a number of spare engines to ensure air- cial Intelligence are helping airlines Moreover, how these aircraft come to be flying with a particu- craft are not grounded when engines are removed for normal INDIAN SCENARIO reduce spare engine requirements by lar airline is not always the result of a simple purchase form maintenance or as a result of failure. Prior to development of Regrettably, India produces no com- accurately predicting engine removals, the aircraft Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). The most the aircraft spare engine leasing business, airlines had to man- mercial aircraft and its entire airline industry is reliant on but spare engines are vital as all engine removals cannot be pre- common modus operandi is a sale and leaseback wherein a age engine removals via spare engine ownership or expensive import of foreign-built aircraft under lease or ownership. The dicted. Although no figure can be put on the number of spare tripartite agreement between the airline that originally booked emergency engine leasing. Aero engine leasing is not as old as Indian scene is dominated by lease in contrast to ownership. engines required by an airline, the generally accepted ratio is an aircraft with the OEM lets a leasing company buy it from the aircraft leasing and not long ago operators owned their engines Aviation finance and leasing are not covered under any specific one for every ten in use. However, local conditions, airline finan- OEM and then the airline leases it from the leasing company. including the spare ones they needed. However, as engines legislated Act in India, but are governed by Indian contract laws, cial health considerations and operational models may dictate Payments to OEMs include options (amounts paid in advance became more powerful and more technically advanced, their Indian company laws and Indian foreign exchange regulations. variations from this thumb rule. There is tough competition as finalists under to book an aircraft purchase), purchase rights, deposits and costs also skyrocketed; in addition to initial costs, their mainte- Also, the (Indian) Aircraft Act, 1934, read with the (Indian) Air- amongst the engine leasing market players to provide more and 4 categories progress payments. While aircraft leases have been in vogue nance costs also increased considerably. Engine leasing became craft Rules, 1937 and the Civil Aviation Requirements (CARs) more attractive and innovative options to lessees. Cost focused ever since airlines started sprouting up, engine leasing market attractive for the same reasons as aircraft leasing in a capital promulgated by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) airlines are increasingly able to reduce the required number of started emerging only around three decades ago. At first glance, intensive, cost conscious resource milieu. When an aircraft is from time to time, governs important aspects of aircraft leasing dedicated spare engines and where possible, rely on the spot leasing of an engine differentiated from purchase or lease of an acquired by an operator, it would normally establish an engine in India. In this context, it is pertinent to point out that Inter- market, pooling or engine availability services. These non- aircraft of which it is a part, appears befuddling, but there are life cycle management plan so as to maximise on wing time and national Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has not provisioned dedicated spare engine services can in theory, increase overall financial reasons for this to happen which have evolved from reduce workshop time to the minimum. This plan aims at find- for a formal definition of the term ‘lease’ in relation to aircraft. asset utilisation across the market and reduce costs for airlines. experience over decades of commercial operations. ing a middle ground between airworthiness perspectives and This is basically because national laws governing lease contracts Another healthy trend is availability of “green time” engines; cost saving considerations over engine life cycle. vary and the negotiating process results in individual variations the term refers to older engines with limited life remaining that ENGINE LEASING Aircraft spare engine leasing is separate from aircraft leas- in the terms and conditions of aircraft leases since these are have been taken from aircraft that have been retired. These are It is customary for a car or a load carrying vehicle to be designed ing because engines require more intensive technical manage- usually tailor-made to specific situations. However, ICAO’s Man- offered into the market by a used parts company and very often to carry a single (the same) engine for its entire life; in contrast, ment. Since engine overhauls are one of the largest airline oper- ual on the Regulation of International Air transport (Doc 9626), they are held on the lessor’s books for very low values and it is whereas, aviation week & space technology group an aircraft engine is a replaceable part of the aircraft which gets ating cost segments, each overhaul must be closely managed. describes ‘aircraft leasing’ as the rental rather than purchase of possible for these lessors to offer the engines into the spot mar- replaced several times during an airframe’s useful life, depend- Engine lessors work with airline customers to optimise the cost aircraft by an aircraft operator from another operator or a non- ket at attractive short-term rental and utilisation rates. In gen- ing on aircraft type, utilisation rate, company policies, regula- and ready availability of spare engines at short notice. Pratt & air operator entity. In essence, an aircraft lease is a contractual eral, the trends for the engine leasing market appear to favour SP photograph: www.SES.iE photograph: tory mandates and occasionally due to accidents/incidents. As Whitney (P&W), a leading engine OEM has its engines mounted arrangement in which an aircraft operator (the lessee) rents an the airlines. 26 ISSUE 8 • 2019 www.sps-aviation.com www.sps-aviation.com ISSUE 8 • 2019 27 had their five articles nominated as finalists whereas, flightglobal group had their five articles nominated as finalists whereas, ihs jane’s group had their two articles nominated as finalists

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SP GUIDE PUBLICATIONS AWARD ADVERT Double SN Size.indd 2-3 09/03/20 11:06 AM www.spsshownews.com wings India 2020 I shownews SP’s achieve theabovetwoarticulatedvisions. scope for providing the necessary infrastructure to that therotarywingsectorprovidestremendous areas toowillbedonebyhelicopters. Itcanbeseen by helicopters. Movementsacrossoverpopulated economically viable, willperforcebeconnected be or wherefixed-wingflightservicesmaynot and fringeareaswhereairstripscannotbemade part of the country to another. The remote, hilly craft willdothebulkofhaulingworkfromone all overthecountry. Ofcourse, afixed-wingair and fastmovementofmenmaterialsbyair the availabilityofgoodcommunicationfacilities speed ofdoingbusiness. The lattercanbedoneby our wayofdoingbusiness. This alsoincludesthe are achievableincaseweIndiansstrivetoimprove tinations along the spokeitineraries. alighted fromtheaircraftat hub, totheirdes- also beutilisedtomovethepassengers whohave by the fixed-wing aircraft. The helicopters would tion hubwheretheloadisgoing tobetakenup in passengersfromremoteareas uptotheavia- spokes inahub-and-spokemodel. They willbring ever reason. a fixed-wingaircraftcannotbedeployedforwhat- can alsobeusedtoflybetweentwopointswhere could flyonafixedorcustomiseditineraryand doned airfieldstoaugmenttheRCS. Helicopters of Indiahasgoneontoresuscitatetheoldaban- GAGAN navigationalequipment. The Government ity Scheme(RCS), UDAN andtheestablishmentof ters duetothelaunchofRegionalConnectiv- We arelikelytoseeasurgeinthe useofhelicop- OF HELICPTERS UNLEASHING THEPO multiple tasks. and materials. This machinecanbedeployed for helicopter-based logisticsservicesformovingmen India hasgotatremendouspotentialforgrowthof based congestions. Hence, itcanbeseenthat This saves time on travel and also avoids road- material withinthemunicipallimitsofthiscity. over 300helicoptersdeployedtomovemenand Whereas, acitylikeSaoPauloinBrazilhasgot order toexploititthemaximum. to beconsideredwhileplanningitsdeploymentin are thefacetsofthisversatilemachinewhichhave hovering tasksunlikethelattermachine. These wing aircraftcannotgo. Itcanevenperformspot A helicoptercangotothoseplaceswhereafixed- a fractionofthatrequiredforfixed-wingaircraft. but theinfrastructurerequiredforitsoperationis helicopter farexceedsthatofafixed-wingaircraft, and demandingtasks. altitude withsafetytocarryouthighprecision very slowspeedswhilemaintainingthedesired and photography. Itisalsocapableofmovingat hover to carry out specific operationslike rescue clear ofvegetationandoverheadwires. Itcan vertically overasmallpieceofgroundthatis A helicopterisuniqueasitcantakeoffandland UNIQUEESS OFHELICPTERS By Zora P special the incomeoffarmers. These twoloftyvisions ment hasalsoarticulateditsvisionofdoubling foreseeable future. At thesametime, thegovern- to become a five-trillion dollar economy in the ndia hasembarkedonanambitiousprogramme These helicopterswouldbeoperatingas India presentlyhaslessthan300helicopters. There isnodoubtthattheoperatingcostofa otential forCivilHelicoptersinIndia w ar SinghJaisw REPORT TIAL TENTIAL al

- of Nagalandhas restartedthehelicopterservice in services. Recently, theState Transport Department These placeswillbeconnected throughhelicopter of land, depends onconnectivitytothemainland. East, whichhave gotlargeinaccessiblepockets areas likeJammuandKashmir andtheNorth services. Inthisway, preciouslivescanbesaved. tion wouldnothesitatetosummonairambulatory have themoneyandneedurgentmedicalatten- out to a better equipped hospital. Patientswho including surgeryorthepatientsmaybeflown into remoteareastoprovidemedicalsupport emergency eitherthemedicalteamscanbeflown going tobeusedinabigway. Duringamedical overcome theproblemsoflinesightvisibility. photography fromhelicopter-based camerascan once theviolenceorprotestareover. This aerial helicopter willalsoenablejusticetobepromulgated personnel onground. Any videographydoneusing extract moreeffectivenessfromtheavailablepolice from one part of crowd control point to another to can alsobeusedtomovepolicereinforcements chemicals to disperse the crowds. These machines such asteargasdispensersorsprayskinirritating copters canalsobeusedtolaunchnon-lethalagents tics medium for the law enforcement agencies. Heli- from afullydestroyedareaduetodisasters. who requireurgentmedicalaidinapartiallyor management personnelandflyoutthecasualties during floods. Theycanbeusedtoflyindisaster fires andto enable searchandrescueoperations come inthefuture. going to increase tremendously intheelections to Hence, wecanseethattheuseofhelicoptersis rite meansoftransportationforthepoliticians. Consequently, ahelicopterhasbecomethefavou- amount offatigueandtimespentonroadtravel. people aspossibleonagivendaywiththeleast politicians now aspire to connect with as many from thestategovernmentelections. Mostofthe or electionsofthenationalgovernmentapart out theyear. They couldbeblocklevelelections, Elections areanongoingactivityinIndiathrough- HELICOPTER USA realised inourcountry. that thepotentialofhelicoptersisabouttobe least amountoffatigue. All thesefactorsindicate ters toreachtheirdestinationsfasterandwiththe movement. Peopleinthesetownswillusehelicop- the roads, wouldlookforverticalavenues Ludhiana which face heavy traffic congestion on The politico-economicdevelopment ofremote Helicopter-based ambulatory services are The rotarywingmachineisthefavouritelogis- Helicopters canalsobeusedtocombatforest Places suchasMumbai, Delhi, Bengaluruand Helicoptrs aNOWnintgrlpart of religiousTOURISM GE AVENUES

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helicopter industry inIndiahasbeenachieved. ing, thenwecan saythatthefullpotentialof and lowerservicecosts. Oncethisstartshappen- to thesehubsinorderavail the cheaperlabour that foreignregisteredhelicopters wouldtoocome pre-decided places, it is quitefeasibletoexpect down andmaintenancefacilities areavailableat of timewhenhelicopteroperatingcostscome will provideemploymenttopeople. Overaperiod tenance, RepairandOverhaul. All theseactivities also spurotherancillaryactivitiessuchasMain- and operationofhelicopterscomedown, itwill established, notonlywillthecostofproduction government. Oncearobusthelicopterindustryis of achievingtheloftyvisionsestablishedby ener. The helicoptermustbeviewedasameans its operatingcostshouldnotbeseenasadamp- roads astheytravelfromoneplacetoanother. ment becausetheircavalcadesoftenbarricadethe ticularly usefulinthecaseofpolitician’s move- more timetotheirresponsibilities. This willbe par ple. These executiveswouldthenbeabletodevote be takentomitigatetheproblemsfacedbypeo- on theprogressofprojectsorannounceactionsto would beabletothentakeon-the-spotdecisions flashpoints intheirareasofresponsibility. They the technocratsthroughhelicopterstocritical tion canbeinsuredbyflyinginthebureaucratsor the InternationalCivil Aviation Organisation. be subjecttothesafetyguidelinespromulgatedby ters canbeusedtoovercomethisproblem, butwill ous chemicalsorsubstancesisdifficult. Helicop- ter resultsasperthedesiredoperatingconditions. sible tocontrolthespeedofaircraftgetbet- resolution of the onboard sensor’s output, it is pos- ial surveys. Inordertohavebetteraccuracyand sensing, LIDAR imaging, photogrammetryandaer lift capabilities. Hence, theycanbeusedinremote time andlabourcosts. from theair. This willenablethefarmerstosave also sow seeds, sprinkle fertilisers and insecticides seeding togeneraterainoverdesiredareasand economy. Hence, helicopters can be usedfor cloud such serviceswhichhelpagedpilgrims. Pawan Hansand Air Deccanhavealreadylaunched ating helicopter-based transportfacilities. Ofcourse, Devi ShrineinJammu, canbemadeeasierbyoper Hemkund SahibinUttrakhandandtoMata Vaishno to mountain top-based pilgrimage sites such as the population inadventureactivities. Religioustourism age theadrenalinflowing, thrill-seekingyoung provide aversatileaviationinfrastructuretoencour to attracttheyounggenerationandhelicopterscan opening upforadventuretourism, skydivingislikely Directorate GeneralofCivil Aviation (DGCA) now to placeslikeDubaiandothercountries. With the minimum timeandwithfatigue. business centresof Bengaluru to move peoplein the internationalairportwithotherprominent within themunicipal limits of Bengaluru. Itconnects Aviation isalsoattemptingtostartataxiservice This has been a game changer. Similarly, Thumby can bookhelicoptersthesamewaytheytaxis. based serviceintheUnitedStates(US)wherepeople and otherplacesundertheRCS. Pradesh haslaunchedhelicopterserviceinZiro Phek area. Similarly, theGovernmentof Arunachal For a helicopter to achieve its full potential, Good governancewithminimuminterven- Sometimes, road-basedmovementofhazard- Today, Indiahasgothelicopters havingdiverse Agriculture isthemainstayofIndian Of late, Indianshavebeengoingforskydiving Big playerssuchasUberhavelaunchedanapp- WWW.SPGUIDEPUBLICATIONS.

COM • - - - - P shownews SP’s AIESL asoneofthepremierengineMROsin Asia.” provides uswiththeopportunitytoshowcaseourcapabilitiesandestablish ciation withPratt& Whitney goesbackalong timeaswell. The GTFengine services to Air Indiaandotheroperatorsforover50yearsnow. Ourasso- Jagannath, CEOof AIESL. “AIESL hasbeenengagedinprovidingengineMRO received itsfirstGTFengine. GTF fleetinIndia. Thefacilityhasalready capabilities asimmediatesupportofthe with engine upgradeandmoduleexchange nance willbeaphasedapproach, starting furthering thegrowthofIndianaviation.” travel growsinIndia, welookforwardto at Pratt& Whitney. “As thedemandforair Vice Presidentof Aftermarket Operations the groundinIndia,” saidJoeSylvestro, capacity andcapabilitiesforcustomerson are excitedtostrengthenourglobalMRO nance onourhigh-techGTFengines, we engines atitsfacilityinMumbai. in India. AIESL willservicePW1100G-JM & Whitney’s GTFenginesand customers SAIL Complex, Ahmedabad, Heli ServiceatStatue Training InstituteatMehsana, MROfacilityatGUJ - ment ofNewGreenfield AirportatRajkot, Aviation nectivity (Intra-State) under the State VGF, Develop - achievements likeimplementation ofRegionalCon- segments ofthe Aviation Sector with somemajor had successfully achieved the targets in various Chauhan: Inthespanoflastfiveyears, GUJSAIL What willbenew targetsaimingatinnearfuture? SP’s: What aretheachievements ofGUJSAILsofar? stewards, airhostess, etc. ment generationthroughtrainingschoolofpilots, multiple locationsinGujaratandtocreateemploy- value chain. Also todevelopgreenfieldairportsat ate employmentopportunities across the aviation tribute togrowthoftradeandtourismgener world-class aviationinfrastructurewhichwillcon- bution inthesuccessofGujaratandtodevelop ture andsystemwhichwillmakeakeycontri- create astate-of-the-artcivilaviationinfrastruc- Captain Ajay Chauhan(Chauhan): The aimisto main objectives ofGUJSAIL? SP’s ShowNews(SP’s): What isGUJSAILand GTF Maintenance AIESL toP special “It’s anexcitingtimeforusaswepreparetheGTFengine,” saidH.R. AIESL’s introductiontoGTF mainte- “With AIESL performingmainte- (MRO) servicesinsupportofPratt maintenance, repair, andoverhaul vices Limited(AIESL)willprovide that Air IndiaEngineeringSer ratt & Whitney recentlyannounced REPORT /

(GUJSAIL) talkstoSP’s ShowNewsabouttheirplansforthefuture Chauhan,Captain Ajay CEO, GujaratState Aviation InfrastructureCompanyLimited aviation sectorinthenext 10years” almost eachandevery cornerof “GUJSAIL hasplannedtoexplore INTERVIEW GUJSAIL erform Pratt &Whitney - - Dahej, Ambaji, andDwarka. Ankleshwar, Palitana, Rajpipla, Morbi, Dholavira, of Unity(SoU)andDevelopmentatNew Airstrip at MRO development, Regional Connectivity (Intra- next 10years. Department hasplanstoimplement each andeverycornerofaviation sectorinthe Chauhan: GUJSAIL hasplannedtoexplore almost SAIL innext 10years? SP’s: How doyou seethedevelopment of GUJ- ments whicharealwaystimebound. and implementation of themandatoryamend- specifically, especiallywhenitcomestoplanning much essentialtosettheguidelinesclearlyand requirement ofcivilaviationauthorities, itisvery clusion. For enabling us to achieve or comply the tion andleadstoconfusionfordrawinganycon- which at times create complication and contradic- guidelines/sub ruleswithinguidelinesand cal subject of aviationwhichgovernedwithsub the CEO, GUJSAIL, isthe compliance oftechni- Chauhan: ThehugechallengewhichIfacedas SP’s: What arethebigchallenges you have asaCEO?

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Since enteringintoserviceinearly2016, theGTFenginehasdemon- and an Aero Sports Hubat Amreli. • mati riverfront, StatueofUnity, ShatrunjayDam tryof Civil Aviation and AAI whichwillbeatSabar Four Water Aerodromes inassociationwithMinis- of thetourisminitiative. also inpipelinealongwithSeaplane tourasapart Law. are first AirBorne services AnAirAmbulance India tohave AirPolicing byimplementing India’s tion sector. Also, Gujaratwillbethefirststatein park inRajkottoraiseawarenessabouttheavia- Chauhan: SP’s: What isyour wishlistfor2020? in consultationwiththeGovernment. spare theirmoneyforthedevelopmentofaviation nomena fortheprivateplayersandinvestorsto aviation activities;alsoservetheexcellentphe- good platformforeducatingthepeopleabout only oneitskindthe “Aviation Park” toprovide EMS etc. etc. GUJSAIL alsoplanningtodevelop, emy forprovidingfleetknowledgeoftheaviation, disaster and rescue operation and training acad- State), Heli Services, Aero Sports, Aviation SEZ, We arealsoworkingontheestablishmentof tion andcosts, bykeepingGTFenginesfly- will save customers the downtime, disrup- the manufacturer, onceperformed in India, based ondeepknowledgeandexpertiseof India forPratt& Whitney. “These services said Ashmita Sethi, managingdirectorof best fromtheirnext-generationproducts,” value servicesthatwillhelpairlinesgetthe in India, andtobuildcapabilitiesforhigh ing inthesuccessofaviationindustry growing aviationworkforce. provides maintenancetrainingtoIndia’s the artCustomer Training Center, which abad ishometoPratt& Whitney’s stateof emissions sinceitsentryintoservice. Hyder more than8,00,000metrictonnesofcarbon operators over90milliongallonsoffueland ily aircraft. The GTFenginehassavedIndian more than 150 GTF-powered A320neo fam- aircraft inservicetodayIndia, including “Pratt & Whitney iscommittedtoinvest- Pratt & Whitney powersmorethan700 GUJSAIL plans to establish an Aviation

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wings India 2020 www.spsshownews.com wings India 2020 A shownews SP’s Aviation’s SituationinIndia BizAvIndia MapsGeneral the ChangesT The Challenges Deliberations on “Socio-Economic ImpactofGA/BA” BAOA’s BizAvIndia Seminar Takes Offwith BA challenges thattheindustryfaceswerealsodis- connectivity, anddisastermanagement. The many for emergencymedicalservices(EMS), remoteair session furthershowcasedthescopeofGA/BA ous aircraftintheformofcoastaltourism. The potential thatIndiahaswhenitcomestoamphibi- aviation inthecountryaswelltremendous need toexploreandexpandhelicoptersforprivate report, GroupCaptainBalialsotalkedaboutthe impact ofGeneral Aviation’. While presentingthe Canada incollaborationwithBAOA titled ‘Social cial conceptreportpreparedbyPratt& Whitney Gupta fromHoneywell. and VarunSouth Asia Helicopter dent Airbus Sales &ChartersPvt. Ltd.; Ashish Saraf, Presi- Rohit Kapur, ManagingDirector, Arrow Aircraft included BAOA President, AVM S.S. Chauhan; tain RajeshK. Bali, MD, BAOA. The panelists at theconferencewasmoderatedbyGroupCap- lines of Wings India2020. The welcomeaddress on March11, 2020, inHyderabadontheside- P missions aretosocietiesaround theworld.” study demonstratesjusthowvital thesekindsof have collaboratedwiththemon thisproject. The general aviationinIndiaand we’re delightedto Whitney India. “BAOA isthevoiceofbusinessand Ashmita Sethi, managingdirectorofPratt& business andgeneralaviationfordecades,” said turbofan engineshavepoweredthegrowthof BizAvIndia 2020conferenceon March11, 2020. Association (BAOA) ofIndia andwasreleasedat laboration withtheBusiness Aircraft Operators mon publicgood. The studywasconductedincol- sions aroundtheworldthatfocusoncom- financial andoperationalmodelsofaviationmis- of General Aviation, thewhitepaperexamines and disastermanagement. CalledSocialImpact gency medicalservices, remoteairconnectivity of IndiaExamineSocietalBenefitsGeneral AviationMissions Pratt &WhitneyandBusinessAircraft Operators Association(BAOA) The session witnessed the release of a spe- O “Pratt & Whitney turboprop, turboshaft and (EMS) are growing Emergency Medical Services(EMS)aregrowing aviation inthreeprimarymissions:emer an assessmentofthesocialimpactgeneral ratt & Whitney announcedithaspublished A /CONFERNCEEPORT the BizAvIndia Conferencewasheld Association (BAOA), the5theditionof by theBusiness Aircraft Operators under thegarbofCOVID-19, organised mid therisingreportsofIndiacoming omorrow: oday and oday and - Director of Air Safety, DGCA. The lastsession copter South Asia and Narayana Vislavat, Deputy & Charters; Ashish Saraf, President Airbus Heli- Kapur, Managing Director, Arrow Aircraft Sales Vice President, Reliance Commercial; Rohit ists forthesameincludedSudhirNayak, Senior with businessandgeneralaviation’. The panel - session wasabout ‘Boosting economicgrowth industry whichrequiredconversation. The first ing tothreeverysignificanttopicsoftheGA/BA discussions dividedintothreesectionscater Government ofIndia. nomic Advisor, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), airline operations,” said Vandana Aggarwal, Eco- and fulfilyourrightfulplacealongwithscheduled a regime for BA/GA which enables you to grow the association(BAOA) inordertoputplace India. We havebeenworkingincloseconcertwith ness aviationsectortorealiseitstruepotentialin place aregulatorysystemwhichenablesthebusi- ment isinterestedinprovidingathrustandput for aneffectivegrowthofthesector. challenges, taxationpolicies, etc. asthehurdles to limitedeconomicopportunities, governance cussed throughtheconferencefrominfrastructure The conferenceproceededfurtherwithpanel “This conferenceisverytimely. The govern- Pra tt &Whitney’sReport onSocialImpac t of GeneralAvia

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Sea tion ted are(L-R)A GROUP CAPT Helicoptr SouthAsiandVarun Gupt AIN R.K.Bali,MD,B VM S.S.Chaun,President, BA - Business Aviation Operators Association (BAOA). • Group CaptainR.K. Bali, ManagingDirectorofthe our fellowcitizens–andboost our economy,” said possible policiesandfinancing models toempower demonstrates howimportantitis tosetupthebest like thesearehelpingmillionsof people. The study tarian Air Service(UNHAS). Programme (WFP)andUnitedNations Humani- humanitarian aidprogramslikethe World Food as firefighting, searchandrescue (SAR) and tance aroundtheworld, includingmissionssuch healthcare spendingandfavorablepolicies. Pacific region–duetoagingpopulations, increased around theworld–andparticularlyin Asia- the socialandeconomicstatusofremoteregions. how acomprehensivesetofpoliciescanhelpliftup and governance challenges. The study talks about cal infrastructure, limitedeconomicopportunities ments canovercomebarrierssuchaslackofphysi- try ofCivil Aviation. • aircraft,” saidUshaPadhee, JointSecretary, Minis- level andworkingtohavededicatedareasforGA lenges andwearetakingtheseuptothehighest government hasalreadyacknowledgedthechal- role itplaysindevelopingcountrylikeIndia, the worked outforthefuture. along withmanyotherinfrastructuralstepsbeing ried andhowit’s hightimethat’s doneawaywith ist tagthatthisindustryhasunnecessarilycar etc. There werealsoextensivetalksaboutthe elit- routing, operationalandtrainingrequirements, single-engine turbopropaircraftincludingproper steps thatcanbetakenforbetterutilisationofthe single-engine operationsinthecountryand Director, Himalaya Airlines inthe panelists. national Airport andHarsh Wardha Sharma, Chief CommercialOfficer, GMRHyderabadInter and thewayforward’added Ashish Kumar, for achievingoptimalgrowthofGA/BA inIndia, tal on ‘Safety/Infrastructural/Security Challenges D’Souza, Vice President–Aviation, JupiterCapi- was moderatedby Wing CommanderJulian “In Indiaandaroundtheworld, socialmissions Disaster Managementisgrowinginimpor Connectivity supportedbygovern- Remote Air “We understandtheimportanceofGAand The panelistspresentedthechallengeswith O A addressingtheaudience. td.; AshiSarf, PresidentAirbus a ofHoneywell. WWW.SPGUIDEPUBLICATIONS. O —Ayushee Chaudhary A; RohitKapur,MD,

COM - - - E shownews SP’s perspectives.” from different eyes and construct new task is to see the world of aviation Embraer statesonitswebsite: “Our a nicheandconstantlyfocusingoninnovation. As a historyofgaugingthemarketaccurately, finding ation armhasdeliveredsteadilyforEmbraerwith commercial aviation. Indeed, the commercial avi- lion with approximately 43 percentcoming from recently, itclockedinrevenuesofalmost$5.9bil- in 2000furtherbolstereditspositionandmost and Services&Support. A capitalmarketlisting Commercial Aviation, ExecutiveJets, Defence evolving intofourdistinctbusinesssegments: went fromstrengthtowiththecompany of economicchallenges. Thereafter, Embraer sition incontrast toturboprops. Deliveringlower lines from1999, focusedontheregionaljetpropo- campaigns fromairlinessuch as American Air further strengtheneditsniche and indeedseveral focus exclusively on jet-powered aircraft, Embraer tantly jetservice, aslargermarkets. Bychoosingto demanded thesamelevelof service andimpor for thelargeraircrafttobeflownprofitably, yet Embraer targetedmarketsthatweretoosmall tinued todeliverloweroverallcosts. With this, addressed while efficiency improvements con- innovation, capacityandrangedynamicswere the E175, E190and E195 variants. Via constant seats. Thus wasborntheE170whichevolvedinto saw anopportunityinthesegmentof80to100 a consideredandperhapscontrarianview were amortizedovermoreseats. Embraertook craft thatwere180seatsorhigherasthecosts costs, thelargemanufacturersweregoingforair the market, giventhefocusonlowerseat-mile tional regionaljets. This cameaboutbyobserving for itselfandtargetedeffectivelyisthatofexcep- manufacturing. stay aheadofthecurveindesign, technologyand enabling ittoadoptbestpractices procurement fromglobalsuppliers inception, Embraerhasbeenopento porated. Additionally, fromits very ideas areactivelytakenupandincor and innovation. Moreimportantly, new is reinvested in research, development Approximately 10percentofrevenue nerships withover50institutions. orative culture of maintaining part- large partofitisdrivenbyacollab- The innovationisnotallin-houseand to seatpitchandoverheadbinspace. avionics andhighwingaspectratios hensive redesign--fromadvanced has deliveredaircraftwithacompre- on theregionaljetsegment, Embraer market anditsproductlines. Focusing ity to carve out and focus on a niche This philosophyisseenbothinitsabil- FOCUS ONREGIALJETS By Satyendra P on innovation, itisalessonforallinaviationonwhat isindeedpossible With anunwaveringfocusbyEmbraeronproducingexceptionaljetswithenviableeconomicsand Embraer: AConstantInnovator special The nichemarketthat Embraer carved out tised inDecember1974duringaperiod as agovernmententerprise, itwaspriva- aviation conglomerate. Founded in 1969 larly knownasEmbraer, isaBrazilian mpresa Brasileirade Aeronáutica, popu- story andey - - - - surfaces andstate-of-the-artfly-by-wiresystems. aspect ratios, improvedaerodynamics, smallertail the useofgearedturbofanengines, higherwing deliver a17percentbetterfueleconomywith followed inearly2018andasofnow, theE2s first flightoftheE190-E2in2016. Certification gramme whichwaslaunchedin2013withthe Embraer jets. ity andhighlightingtothemtheprofitpotentialof overcapacity inmarketswithhigherseatcapac- Embraer isengagingairlinesthathavewitnessed ther strengtheneditsposition. Interestingly, now trip costs and extremelycompetitive seat costs fur shown interest in thejetswithairlineslike Tian- having sizeableorders. Recently, Chinahasalso States continuestoleadwith Brazil andEurope orders across25airlinesand lessors. The United skies viatheirairlineHunnu Air. four Embraeraircraftforuse inthecountry’s spread itswings, mostrecently, Mongolialeased the E145s. Inasignofhowfarthecompanyhas E170s andmostrecentlyStar Air whichisflying now defunctParamount Airways whichflewthe kets. Indiahasseentwooperatorsnamelythe jets areincreasinglypenetratingthe Asian mar and FinnAirwithsizeableEmbraerfleetsthe seen operatorssuchasKLM, HOP(AirFrance) with afleetof61Embraerjet. Europehasalso largest market with Azul as a leading customer of over100Embraeraircraft. Brazilisthenext Airlines. All oftheseairlineshaveanactivefleet Airlines, Envoy, SkyWest Airlines andExpressJet ket withfourlargeoperatorsnamelyRepublic 60 countries. The UnitedStatesisitslargestmar is remarkablewith100airlinecustomersacross is theleaderinthissegment. Itsglobalpresence eries forregionaljetsupto150seatsmarketand Embraer commandsa29percentshareofdeliv- tainly ringtruewhenonelooksatnumbers. The linesabovealsoonEmbraer’s website, cer STRIVING FORMARKETSHARE Embraer isnowfocusingontheE2pro- The orderbookisalsofairlystrong with1000+ Embraer E190-E2aircftTakes off

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- - - - Instrument Rating. Business School. Heisalsoacertifiedpilotwithan the UniversityofNewSouth Wales andtheLondon Advisory andResearch teams. Heisanalumnusof (Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation) where heledthe & PlanningatGo Airlines (India)andwithCAPA His rolesincludeworking astheHeadofStrategy a varietyofpositionswithintheaviationindustry. The authorisanIndiamarket expertandhas held on whatisindeedpossible. • focus oninnovation, itisalessontoallinaviation tional jetswithenviableeconomics, andaconstant With anunwaveringfocusonproducingexcep- air ahowsinParisandDubai. aircraft orders. Morearelikelyintheupcoming is stablewithabacklogof$1.6billionworth to 150-seatmarket. The orderbookasofnow, a demandforaround10,550aircraftintheup forecasts thatfrom2018to2027, therewillbe costs andmovetomoreefficientjets. Embraer right sizingwhereairlineslookatcapacityand lines movetowardsjetenginefleetsandfinally, jets, replacementofexistingturbopropsasair Embraer will retain 20 per cent. This is a win-win 80 percentoftheCommercial Aviation unitwhile ture (JV)in2018. With theJV, Boeingwillacquire on againwiththeannouncementofajointven- major shareholder. A decadelater, thetalkswere sition bytheBraziliangovernmentwhichwasa a transactioncouldnotgothroughduetooppo- Embraer thatcameoutontop. That said, in2005 ation ofstrategicfitandpotentialsynergies, itwas collaboration betweenthetwo, butduringevalu- competitor –Bombardier—thathadsuggested Interestingly, theinitialfocusofBoeingwasona joint venturetoformaCommercial Aviation unit. potential forEmbraer, Boeinghasenteredintoa tured aircraftCOMAC andthisspeaksvolumes. have chosenthisoverthedomesticallymanufac- jets. This isquitesignificantastheChineseairlines jin andColorfulGuizhou Airlines orderingseveral Overall, Embraer’s successisaweinspiring. In afurthertestamenttotheinnovationand ment andupgradingofthe50-70seat fleets ofcurrentoperators, replace- in replacementofexistingEmbraer These willbedrivenbyopportunities mercial aviationjetsgoingforward. significant opportunitiesforitscom- Embraer believesthattherewillbe OPPoRTUNITIES ITHEFUTURE almost certaintogothrough. has yettoapproveitbutthemergeris USA. OnlytheEuropeanCommission from otherjurisdictionsincludingthe Defense (CADE). Itfollowsclearance from Brazil’s CouncilforEconomic approval of their planned partnership 2020, BoeingandEmbraersecured approvals andfilingsinJanuary significant anti-trustexaminations, aircraft market. The mergerinvolved in themarketgapupto150seats Embraer’s innovativeDNA andalsofill while Boeingwillbeabletoleverage ment andsupplychaincapabilities ing’s marketing, financing, procure- with Embraer getting access to Boe- WWW.SPGUIDEPUBLICATIONS. COM -

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