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INTERVIEW: EMBRAER:NEW SHOW REPORT: PATRICK DE METRICS OF PARIS AIR SHOW CASTELBAJAC, SUCCESS 2015 CEO,ATR P 7 P 20 P 23 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2015 `100.00 (INDIA-BASED BUYER ONLY) VOLUME 8 • iSSUE 4 WWW.SPSAIRBUZ.COM ANAIRBUZ EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE ON CIVIL AVIATION FROM INDIA P. ASHOK GAJAPATHI RAJU MINISTER FOR CIVIL AVIATION INDIAN CIVIL AVIATION PAGE 12 AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24198 Geared up. Starting now. Our global service network is ready. Because you have a choice of service providers, we strive to be that choice. We’re ready now to ensure maximum time on wing for your PurePower® Geared Turbofan™ engine with the service difference only the original manufacturer can bring. We’re geared up. Starting now. PurePowerEngines.com. Dependable Services 34112_CE StopWatch_SPsAirBuz.indd 1 7/17/15 8:22 AM Client: Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines Ad Title: Geared up. Starting now. Publication: SPs Air Buz India - Aug/Sept - Issue #4 Trim: 210 x 267 mm • Bleed: 220 x 277 mm table OF CONTENTS INTERVIEW: EMBRAER:NEW SHOW REPORT: PATRICK DE METRICS OF PARIS AIR SHOW CASTELBAJAC, SUCCESS 2015 INDUSTRY / POLICY Cover: CEO,ATR P 7 P 20 P 23 AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 2015 `100.00 (INDIA-BASED BUYER ONLY) VOLUME 8 • ISSUE 4 The draft civil aviation policy WWW.SPSAIRBUZ.COM ANAIRBUZ EXCLUSIVE M A G A ZINE ON C IVIL AVIA TION FROM I NDI A P. ASHOK GAJAPATHI RAJU P12 INDIAN CIVIL AVIATION: did not address many long- MINISTER FOR CIVIL AVIATION UNVEILING THE POTENTIAL standing and glaring weak The best thing for Indian aviation areas holding back civil aviation in India. would, of course, be to remove all INDIAN CIVIL AVIATION Cover Image: PAGE 12 AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION fetters from airlines and permit them PIB RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24198 to fly international from day one. INTERVIEW / ATR P7 ATR PROPELLING BEYOND EXpectationS In an interview with the Editor-in- Chief of SP’s AirBuz, Jayant Baranwal, the new CEO of ATR, Patrick de Castelbajac spells out the plans of the company. P6 POLICY / VIEWPOINT P23 SHOW REPORT / PARIS AIR SHOW Whither AIRPORT SECURITY? SENSE OF DÉJÀ VU P11 RENDEZVOUS / CIVIL AVIATION P30 INDUSTRY / REGULATIONS MINISTER IATA SEEKS ‘EASE OF DOING CIVIL Aviation MINISTER: BUSINESS’ IN INDIA GOVERNMENT TO PUSH FOR REGIONAL CONNECTIVITY departMENTS P18 ENGINES / TECHNOLOGY P2 A WORD FROM EDITOR neXT-GEN engineS P32 FINALLY P20 REGIONAL AVIATION / EMBRAER AIRLINES / NEW ENTRANTS neW METRICS OF SUCCESS P15 the NEWCOMERS FLY IN India’s commercial fleet of around 400 aircraft is set for major expansion. Keeping up with the Path of Partnership...We are the Official Media Partner of India Aviation in 2016. SP’S AIRBUZ • ISSUE 4 • 2015 • 1 A WORD FROM EDITOR PUBLISHER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jayant Baranwal EDITOR Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) ASSISTANT GROUP EDITOR R. Chandrakanth (Bengaluru) CONTRIBUTORS Group Captain A.K. Sachdev (Retd) Group Captain Joseph Noronha (Retd) S.R. Swarup, Vasuki Prasad Shriniwas Mishra HE INDIAN CIVIL AVIATION industry, despite the vicissitudes, is showing CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR signs of achieving its humongous potential of becoming one of the top three Jayant Baranwal aviation markets of the world in the near future. Endorsing the potential and PLANNING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT showcasing India’s aviation at the 51st International Paris Airshow was the Civil Executive Vice President: Rohit Goel Aviation Minister, Ashok Gajapathi Raju himself. The Minister who interacted ADMIN & COORDINATION Twith SP’s Aviation endorsed the view that civil aviation in India was on the cusp of major Bharti Sharma transformation and that regional connectivity would be a critical element in this. The CREATIVE DIRECTOR Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) also took an industry Anoop Kamath delegation for the first time to the airshow, reflecting the importance aviation is garnering GRAPHIC DESIGNERS within the country. Vimlesh Kumar Yadav While all Indian carriers barring one have been consistently accumulating losses, yet the Sonu Singh Bisht Designer (3D animation): Kunal Verma level of confidence in the future prospects in the industry appears to be high. This is evident Research Asst/Graphics: Survi Massey in the fact that in the last two years there have been as many as five new airlines that have SALES & MARKETING commenced operations and several more are waiting in the wings to jump into the fray, both Director Sales & Marketing: Neetu Dhulia mainline as well as regional airlines. In this issue of SP’s AirBuz, Joseph Noronha reviews the General Manager Sales: Rajeev Chugh state of the airline industry in India with focus on the newcomers on the scene. SP’s websITES In this issue, R.Chandrakanth comprehensively covers the iconic Paris Air Show Sr Web Developer: Shailendra Prakash Ashish which was accentuated by the battle of the two giants – Airbus and Boeing. According to Web Developer: Ugrashen Vishwakarma the organisers nearly $130 billion worth orders were signed during the show. Even though © SP Guide Publications, 2015 the quantum of orders for aircraft fell somewhat short of the figures recorded in the previ- SUBSCRIPTION/ CIRCULATION ous edition of the Airshow in 2013, the industry was still happy with the orders booked Annual Inland: `600 • Foreign: US$180 this time and still regard it as a major success. Close on the heels of Airbus and Boeing E-mail: [email protected] was the Brazilian aerospace major Embraer that secured firm orders from three airlines [email protected] and one aircraft leasing company for a total of 50 E-Jets, evenly split between the current LETTER TO EDITOR generation and their new products, the E2 variants of the E-Jets family. [email protected] At the airshow, engine orders also were high and here we have a report on next-gen FOR ADVERTISING DETAILS CONTACT engine technologies in civil aviation, all focussed on reducing emission levels and improv- [email protected] [email protected] ing fuel efficiency. The new E-Jets family E2 from Embraer has clearly defined a new segment and has SP GUIDE PUBLICATIONS PVT LTD A-133 Arjun Nagar (Opposite Defence Colony), changed the way the world flies, blurring the line between mainline and regional mar- New Delhi 110003, India. kets. With introduction of these new 70 to 130-seat regional jets, Indian carriers can Tel: +91 (11) 24644693, 24644763, 24620130 hope to improve their bottom lines substantially. Embraer describes this as the “New Fax: +91 (11) 24647093 Metrics of Success”. E-mail: [email protected] Riding on the potential for regional aviation is the key turboprop manufacturer, ATR BENGALURU, INDIA which has reworked its organisational structure and the new CEO, Patrick de Castelbajac 204, Jal Vayu Vihar, Kalyan Nagar in an interview has outlined the company’s strategy of expanding the global footprint, Bengaluru 560043, India. Tel: +91 (80) 23682204 cashing in on the short haul sectors. All this apart from the regular features. Welcome aboard and happy landings! www.spguidepublications.com Owned, published and printed by Jayant Baranwal, printed at Kala Jyothi Process Pvt Ltd and Published at A-133, Arjun Nagar (Opposite Defence Colony), New Delhi 110003, India. All rights reserved. MEMBER OF: B.K. 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Airbus_SPAirbuz_Sept.indd Pg1 Prodigious UK 06/08/2015 09:56 How can I service both regional and long haul routes effectively today? Do what more than 100 operators are doing again and again, choose the modern, reliable A330. Airbus is the answer. airbus.com © AIRBUS, 2015. All rights reserved. Airbus, its logo and the product names are registered trademarks. Airbus_SPAirbuz_Sept.indd Pg1 Prodigious UK 06/08/2015 09:56 POLICY VIEWPOINT WHITHER AIRPORT SECURITY? Aviation should be the model sector demonstrating India’s efforts to make it easier to do business in this country N THE NIGHT OF June 10, 2015, at around 2145 In the past, the responsibility of providing security to commer- hours, there was an ugly spat between employees of cial airports lay with the civil police of the state in which the airport Airports Authority of India (AAI) and the constables of was located. However, the proposal to hand over airport security the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) deployed to CISF was initiated after the incident of hijacking of Indian Air- at Karipur International Airport, Kozhikode, Kerala. In lines flight 814 in 1999. In February 2000, Jaipur became the first air- Othe episode, a constable of the CISF identified as S.S. Yadav, lost port where the CISF was made responsible for providing security. his life on account of a gunshot injury to his cranium and left three Currently, CISF provides security services at around 60 airports in others injured in the violent clash between the two groups. the country, both international and domestic. However, a notable As per reports in the media, CISF personnel on duty at a point anomaly that afflicts the system is that the AAI and the CISF that of entry into the airport, reportedly asked a senior official of the together are responsible for the management of a commercial air- Airport Fire and Rescue Services named Sunny Thomas to show port, are under the control of separate ministries of the Central Gov- his entry pass.