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Interview: Palash Roy Chowdhury, Managing By A.K. Sachdev sobering caveat that the overall rate had slowed down as Director - India, compared to the previous year. The predominant factors Pratt & Whitney 3 he seventh edition of Indian civil aviation sec- helping India in this direction have been the dominance tor’s flagship event, Wings India 2018, is back of the low fare model, low fuel costs, ambitious plans of HondaJet is Game Changer 4 with a bang. The four-day long event kicks airlines in terms of aircraft acquisition, the cut throat off today at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, competition in air ticket pricing and ongoing government Falcon 8X to Make First aptly themed ‘India-Global Aviation Hub’. The efforts to increase the number of city pairs connected by Tdomestic air passenger traffic has grown at 18 per air through a Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS). Appearance 8 cent per year over the last three years and is expected to grow 25 per cent, crossing 130 million in financial Growing pains Gulfstream G650ER: year 2017-18, making the event’s special focus on India is now the third largest domestic aviation mar- High Performance Jet 9 regional connectivity very timely. ket in the world and is projected by international Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju will consulting entities to become the overall third largest Interview: Ewen McDonald, inaugurate and address the Wings India 2018 that com- aviation market within the next decade. The growing mences today. Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashek- spending power of the middle class and the emer- Senior Vice President, har Rao and Civil Aviation Secretary R.N. Choubey will gence of the low-cost model as the predominant one Customers & Services – also address the session of the biennial event. since Air Deccan’s meteoric rise in 2003, have pro- Asia Pacific, Rolls-Royce 10 The previous year saw a lot of bustle in Indian civil vided strong impetus to the airline industry. The total aviation sector. A report by the International Air Trans- number of passengers carried by domestic airlines port Association (IATA), released at the beginning of this during January 2018 was 114.65 lakh, a growth of year, declared that Indian domestic market had posted 19.69 per cent over January 2017. Airlines have been the fastest full-year growth rate of 17.5 per cent in the registering high Passenger Load Factors (PLFs) with world in terms of Revenue Passenger Kilometres (RPK) SpiceJet achieving over 90 percent PLF for 34 con- for the third consecutive year running albeit with the secutive months. IndiGo, GoAir and JetLite have also

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WWW.SPGUIDEPUBLICATIONS.COM shownews 1 Day 1 www.spsshownews.com wings India 2018 shownews SP’s than givingittherequiredpush now. • that inayearortwo, Indiancivilaviationwillplateauout. Re-launching itwilltakemuchmoreeffort the impedimentstoachievean impressiveglobalposition. Ifthatdoesnothappen, itisquitepossible that opportunityappearstohave beensquandered. opportunity to meet that demand somewhat by including it under the GST regime. For the time being, the industrytoplaceaviationfuelundergambitofdeclared goodsismet. Perhapstherewasan aviation moreattractive. A hugefillipcouldbegiventocivilaviationifthelong standingdemandof mended thattelephoneandInternetservicesbepermittedfor allflightsinIndianairspacemaking jump ontotheinternationalflightsbandwagon. Telecom Regulatory AuthorityofIndiahasrecom- that were mismanaged by Air India could come back to Indian carriers, most of whom are raring to expected tobrightenupthescheduledairlinespaceassome of thebilateralairservicesagreements ity especiallyincoastalareasandtownsnearlargewaterbodies. The privatisationof Air Indiais India wasaimingfor10,000seaplanes. Seaplaneswillcontributesignificantlytoregionalconnectiv- is alsobeinggiventoseaplaneoperationswithUnionMinister NitinGadkarireportedlystatingthat financial expertspointout that the budgetaryallocationforthis purposewas inadequate. Importance un-served airportsandintendedtoraisethetallyfive timesofthepresent124. However, autonomy andfinancialpowersbutthisisyettobeimplemented. has beenaproposalforreplacementoftheDGCA byaCivil Aviation Authority (CAA) withcomplete has noaviationspecialistwithprofessionalstandingandknowledgeonboard. Fortwodecadesthere stakeholders. ItisheadedbyageneralistwithlittleknowledgeofaviationmattersandtheMoCA also the nearfuture. There aresafetyimplications of overcrowdedairportswithairtrafficmanagement. capability withinthenextdecadeorso. Thus the domesticairpassengergrowthislikelytoplateauoutin According tooneprojection, majorityofIndianairportsarelikelytoexceedtheirdesignedtraffichandling recently touched980arrivalsandlandingsinasingle24-hourperiod, andotherswillsoonfollowsuit. surate withthedomesticairlineproliferation. The metrosarealreadydistendedtofullcapacity. Mumbai the fullpotentialofIndianaviation. Onemajorfactoristhattheinfrastructuregrowthdoesnotcommen- power ofthemiddleclasshasfuelledoutboundtourism. However, somefactorsinhibittheexploitationof Geographically, Indiaissuitableforbecominganinternationalaviation hub. Moreover, growingspending Impediments ofexploiting thepotential to changebeforegeneralaviationcanexploititsfullpotential. establishment eyeing general aviation as a luxury rather than a contributor to economic growth needs whole, havebeenofimmensebenefittoallstakeholdersinthegeneralaviationspace. Amind-setofthe the DGCA abouttheproblemsbeingfacednotjustbybusinessaviationbutgeneralasa of Business Aircraft Operators Association (BAOA) tosensitisetheMinistryofCivil Aviation (MoCA) and policies andisconstantlytryingtostrugglekeepafloat. Inthisregard, theunswervingendeavours Growth ofgeneralaviation, thestepchildofIndiancivilaviation, hasbeenstuntedduetoregulatory BA metros havenotimeorplaceforthem. con is thatthe flights will have toconnect Tier II/IIIcityairportstoothers in thesame categoryas the figure. ThegeneralconsensusatthemomentisthatUDAN is yettotake-offmeaningfully. Another the Delhi-ShimlaairrouteisoverRs2000butcabfarefromairporttotownexceedsthat airports fromthesmalltownstheyserveisanotherimpediment. Forinstance, thesubsidisedfareon aircraft withupto20seatswouldbemorealignedthespiritofUDAN. The distanceofmost SpiceJet for50BombardierQ-400planes, arenotidealforRCS. Short Take OffandLanding(STOL) around Rs620crorefor325routesascomparedtofirstroundthatrequired213128routes. (31 outof56cities)willbeservedbyhelicopters. The subsidycostofthesecondphaseUDAN willbe routes wereawardedto17operatorsincludingSpiceJet(20), IndiGo(20)andJet Airways (4). 70percent policy of having smaller regional operators and subsidisingtheiroperations. In the second stage, 325 a result. NationalairlineswereropedintoparticipateRCSleadingawateringdownofthebasic under-served airports and 27 functioning airports. Theoretically, 13 lakh seats per year were added as Nagraik (UDAN) andinitsfirststage, awarded128RCSroutesinvolving 31un-servedairports, 12 and under-served airports. Launchedwithfanfare, theschemeusedcatchphraseUdeDeshKa Aam Civil Aviation Policyin2016bringingaboutmotivationalguidelinestoincentiviseflightsun-served results. The NDA government brought outaRegional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) as part of the New remote areaconnectivityincludingaRouteDispersalGuidelineissuedin2007, havehadunimpressive Various policiesbyDirectorateGeneralofCivil Aviation (DGCA) since1994topromoteregionaland Avia Air Indiaalreadyflylong-haulflights. SpiceJet haveannouncedplanstoinductlong-haulaircraftinthenearfuturewhileJet Airways and strength, internationaloperationsbyIndiancarrierscanbeexpecte O Undisputedly, India has great potential in the civil aviation but needs to seriously address some of The FinanceMinister’s recent budget speechmentionedthatthegovernmentwasdeveloping56 Sadly, the DGCA isshortof qualified staffand lacks to command basic respect from civil aviation However, theordersforadditionalaircraftsbyairlineoperators, IndiGofor50new ATR-72 and Perhaps theOTP figuresareareflectionoftheinfrastructurewoesthatafflictIndiancivilavia- A T tion forAamNagrik o TheRescue st ory —With inputsfrom Arpita Kala

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shownews SP’s dia’ initiative? & Whitney underthegovernment’s ‘Make inIn- Dhulia: What aretheinitiatives taken by Pratt aviation skilldevelopmentplatform inthecountry. sities andstategovernmentsto establisharobust and areworkingcloselywitha numberofuniver provided more than 2000 student days training & Whitney facilityintheworld. We havealready dia’s aviationindustry, isonlythethirdsuchPratt address theshortageofaskilledworkforceinIn- This Pratt& Whitney trainingcenter, established to Geared Turbofan™ (GTF)family ofenginessoon. JM andothermodelsfromthePratt& Whitney It isalsoexpectedtooffercoursesonPW1100G- approved trainingsessionson V2500-A5 engines. ing centreisnowfullyapprovedtoofferDGCA- certification fromDGCA in April2017thetrain- since itslaunchinSeptember 2015. Postreceiving Chowdhury: The responsehasbeentremendous training centreinHyderabad? Dhulia: How hasbeentheresponsetoyour and canbeextendedthereafter. from thedateofeachengine’s entryintoservice engines. The 10-yearcontractwillbeapplicable routes inIndia, whichwillbepoweredinPW127M has chosen ATR72-600 aircraftflyingonregional ATR planeswithPratt& Whitney Canada. IndiGo a 10-yearenginemaintenancecontractforits Pratt & Whitney’s F117engines. transport aircraftinIndiathatarepoweredby airlines inIndia. There arealso10C-17military bofan™ enginesfor Airbus aircraftorderedby is nowdeliveringthePurePower®Geared Tur Whitney isamajorityshareholder. The company Aero Engines AG, aconsortiuminwhichPratt& gines made by Pratt & Whitney and International over 100aircraftinIndiapoweredby V2500 engines poweringan Airbus A330. There arewell operate Pratt& Whitney’s PW4000100-inchen- in 1960. Air India wasthefirstcarrierinIndiato Whitney’s JT3Denginewasdeliveredto Air India regional andcivilianpoweredflightengines. small jetandturbopropengines, andothergeneral, includes largecommercialengines, militaryengines, aviation growthstory. The company’s productsuite & Whitney hasplayedasignificantroleinIndia’s engine solutionsforoversevendecadesnow, Pratt ucts, withanestablishedpresenceinIndia. Offering of theworld’s largestsuppliersofaerospaceprod- Whitney ispartofUnited Technologies Corp., one Palash Roy Chowdhury (Chowdhury): Pratt& with India? & Whitney’s over seven decadesofassociation Neetu Dhulia(Dhulia): BrieflytalkaboutPratt Most recentlyinOctober2017, IndiGo, signed The firstBoeing707-437poweredbyPratt& - - the companyhas significantexperience, andthis aircraft. the AirbusA320neo powers subpopulation of the PW1100G-JMengine that Compressor (HPC)afthubwhich affectedalimited relating toaknifeedgesealon theHighPressure revised configurationasa solutionto the issue Chowdhury: Pratt & Whitney has released a cerns ofpotentialdualengineinflightshutdown? posed by EASAon A320neo operations over con- Dhulia: Pleasecommentontherestrictionsim- network withourcustomers, partners, etc. platform forustoshowcaseourcapabilitiesandalso and products. We believe that Wings is a perfect and presentationsofPratt& Whitney’s equipment cialists willbepresentattheboothtogivedemos technical aspects of GTF engine. International spe- with thetouch-screendisplaysdemonstrating to giveaboroscopicexperiencethevisitorsalong engine. Ourboothwillhaveavirtualrealitysection case a scale-size model of Geared Turbofan™ (GTF) Chowdhury: This year at Wings 2018, we will show- shutdown? over concernsofpotentialdualengineinflight tions imposedby EASAon A320neo operations Dhulia: Pleasecommentontherecentrestric- aviation skilldevelopmentplatforminthecountry. sities andstategovernmentstoestablisharobust center andareworkingwithanumberofuniver vided morethan2000studentdaystrainingatthe from DGCA in April 2017. We havealreadypro- in 2015Hyderabadandreceivedcertification world classcustomertrainingcentrethatopened nificant roleinthisarea. 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There are from anumberofIndiancompanies, forsomeof on imports. advanced productsandslowly reduce dependency make Indiaself-sufficientinproducinguniqueand ness spheresincludingaerospaceanddefenceto tion andtechnologicaladvancementsinallbusi- Today, thecountryisfosteringacultureofinnova- tus toIndia’s economicgrowthsinceitslaunch. campaign thathassignificantlyprovidedimpe- ded inIndia, wefirmlysupportthe ‘MakeinIndia’ Chowdhury: As acompanythatisdeeplyembed- growth story significant role inIndia’s aviation Pratt &Whitneyhasplayeda INTERVIEW /pratt &Whitney conversation withNeetuDhuliaonthesidelinesof Wings India2018 Palash Roy Chowdhury, ManagingDirector-India, Pratt& Whitney in The solutionisbasedonadesign withwhich We believe that ‘Make in India’ can only be We sourceengineeringanddesignservices

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wings India 2018 www.spsshownews.com wings India 2018 F shownews SP’s performance andunparalleledefficiency, allow- innovations contributetotheaircraft’s superior of extensiveresearchanddevelopment. These by Mr. Fujino and Honda after nearly 20 years significant aeronauticbreakthroughsengineered ning andcontrol. offers thepilotenhancednavigation, flightplan- onics systemwithtouchscreentechnologythat Garmin G3000, anext-generation, allglassavi- tion, thecockpitfeaturesaHonda-customised wich structures. Certifiedforsinglepilotopera - stiffened panelstructureandhoneycomb sand- Honda, createdfromacombinationofintegral yet strongercompositefuselage, engineeredby that usealuminum, theHondaJetusesalighter dynamic drag. Additionally, unlikemanyjets wing andfuselagenose, whichreducesaero- newly developednaturallaminarflow(NLF) engines. The aircraft’s designalsofeaturesa from theconventionalrearfuselagemounted Engine Mount(OTWEM). This approachstrays porated on the HondaJet is the Over-the-Wing ward areality. Honda’s dreamoftakingpersonalmobilitysky- value byutilisingcutting-edgetechnology, making designed toprovidethecustomerbestpossible of theHondaJet. The clean-sheetaircraftwas Michimasa Fujinosketchedouthisfirstconcepts ago, Honda Aircraft Company’s presidentandCEO technology used by others. Morethan two decades rather thanimplementingincrementalchangesto to developanaircraftcompletelyfromscratch, company decidedtodevotethetimeandresources hanger HondaJet isaGameChanger business lage structure. wing andnose, andcompositefuse- figuration, Natural LaminarFlow Wing EngineMount (OTWEM) con- the patentedHondaJetOver-The- conducted byHonda. These include veloped through extensive research number of innovations that were de- The HondaJetdesignincorporatesa Technologie s: Hond certified forsinglepilotoperation. and Brazil(ANAC). The aircraftis (EASA), Canada(Transport Canada) States (FAA), Mexico(DGAC) Europe HondaJet iscertifiedintheUnited conventional aircraft in itsclass. The and higheroperatingaltitudethan luggage space, highercruisespeed efficiency, moreavailablecabinand that helpitachievefarbetterfuel technology and design attributes vanced lightjetwithrevolutionary The HondaJetHA-420isanad- Ba HondaJet Backgrounder The technologiesutilisedontheHondaJetare The mostvisibleofthetechnologiesincor ckground: a dreamoffounderSoichiroHonda, the Honda initiatedresearchintoanairplane, ity companythroughouttheworld. When trusted, respectedandadmiredmobil- or nearly70years, Hondahasbeena aJet Adv nced anced a viation wing andfuselagenoseweredevel - formance andefficiency. nificantly totheaircraft’s superior per “clean wing” designs, contributingsig- drag athighspeedsthanconventional configuration actuallyexhibitsless gine nacelles, theHondaJet OTWEM the designandplacementofen- reduce cabinnoise. Byoptimisation of The configuration is also designed to for thecabinandexternalcargoareas. ing forgreateruseoffuselagespace tional fuselage-mountdesigns, allow- the carry-throughstructureofconven- The OTWEM configurationeliminates aerodynamics anddesignsimulation. developed using advanced concepts in Mount (OTWEM) configurationwas for atypicalmission)initsclass. efficiency (approximately15percent est altitude(43,000feet), andbestfuel est speed(422knotsatFL300), high- low theHondaJettoachievehigh- A NaturalLaminarFlow(NLF) A patented Over-The-Wing Engine These advancedtechnologiesal- - HondaJet wasaproductivitytoolfortheircorpo- daJets intotheircorporatefleetandfoundthatthe jet onthemarket. GE Aviation incorporatedHon- most productive, efficientandinnovativebusiness the HondaJetprovidecorporateownerswith space andgreatervisibility. situational awareness, allowingthepilotmore is basedonanergonomicdesignandenhanced tionally, theaircraft’s cockpitandavionicssuite gage capacitythelargestinitscategory. Addi- lavatory, makingtheHondaJet’s cabinandbag- passengers includingapilotandfullyprivate space withcomfortableseatingforuptoseven category. They alsomaximiseavailablefuselage cruise higher(43,000ft)thananyotherjetinits ing theHondaJettoflyfaster(422knots)and The technologicaladvancementsofferedby

4 - Day1 flight planningandsystemcontrol. that allowpilotsenhancednavigation, plays andtwotouchscreencontrollers deck withthree14-inchlandscapedis- HondaJet has asophisticatedflight and highlyautomatedavionicssuite. develop the first highly customised complexity. while alsoreducingmanufacturing performance andpayloadcapacity, cess that reduces weight for optimal a patentedintegralco-curingpro- tures. The structureisjoinedusing sandwich andstiffenedpanelstruc- unique combinationofhoneycomb selage structure, consistingofa high liftcoefficient. drag athighspeedstogetherwitha help achieveloweraerodynamic wind tunneltesting. These designs oped throughextensiveanalysesand (43,000 ft) Maximum Cruise Altitude FL430 422KTAS (486mph) Maximum CruiseSpeed@FL300 Basic DesignSpecifica

Honda partnered with Garmin to Honda partneredwithGarminto An advancedcompositefu- Wings India. • play atBegumpet Airport inHyderabadduring how itcouldchangeyourlifebyvisitingthedis- changer inbusinessaviation. detail is overlookedmakesthe HondaJet a game nologies and a commitment to ensuringnosmall Fujino’s passionforinnovatingcutting-edgetech- nation ofHonda’s powerhousereputation, Mr. ered incountriesaroundtheglobe. The combi - speed recordsandhasbeencertifieddeliv- aircraft initscategory2017, hasbroken 13 disruptor, theHondaJetwasmostdelivered nologically advancedlightjet. A provenindustry duction company manufacturing the most tech- pencil sketchisnowastate-of-the-artaircraftpro- in timetoenjoytheirevenings. travel todaytimebusinessmeetingsandreturn around theworld, theyusetheirHondaJetto direct commercialflights. Followingtheirtrip ity industryinareasnoteasilyaccessedthrough places togainmoreknowledgeofthehospital- They wereabletoconvenientlyexperiencenew outstanding dispatchreliabilityduringtheirtrip. setting severalspeed records andexperiencing and traveledmorethan28,000nauticalmiles, isfree Hotels. The MacQueens visited 30 countries the worldforinspirationtheirbusiness, Inn- the World in80Stays” flight, wheretheytravelled HondaJet andrecentlycompletedtheir “Around and KimMacQueenareowner-operators oftheir for personalbusinessjetusage. HoteliersJulian ing thegameforlargeorganisations. is justoneexampleofhowHondaJetsarechang- reduce travelexpenses. GE Aviation’s experience were abletotakedaytripstheselocationsand be reached directly by commercial airlines. They ration asmanyoftheirmanufacturingsitescannot tions: Come, experiencetheHondaJetandlearn What beganwithoneengineer’s dreamanda The HondaJetisalsosettingthestandard feet (1.61cubicmetres)• Aft BaggageCompartment57cubic feet (0.25cubicmetres) Nose BaggageCompartment9 cubic Baggage Capacity: passengers (2crew+5passengers) 6 Alternative Configuration1crew+ passengers (2crew+4passengers) Typical5 Configuration1crew + Seating: (5.43 m) to aftpressurebulkhead)17.80ft Length (Fwd. pressurebulkhead Width 5.00ft(1.52m) Height 4.83ft(1.47m) Cabin Dimensions: Wing Span39.76ft(12.12m) Length 42.62ft(12.99m) Height 14.90ft(4.54m) External Dimensions: Bypass Ratio2.9 derated from2095lbf/each Output (Uninstalled)2050lbf/each– HONDA /HF120(x2) Engines: Manufacturer/ModelGE Rate ofClimb3,990ft/min Range (4occupants)1223nm Range Performance: NBAA IFR Pressurisation (Differential)8.6psi WWW.SPGUIDEPUBLICATIONS. COM GEARED FOR THE FUTURE. TRANSFORMING AVIATION TODAY.

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