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SP's Aviation August 2011 It’S OFFICIAL: F-35 IS ONLY $65 MILLION (PER UNIT), SAyS Lockheed MArTin – SP’S excLUSive (PAGe 24) 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 AUGUST • 2011 ›› Infrastructure for Business Aviation in India ›› Boeing 787 Debut ›› Mirage Deal Done ›› Regional Aviation: Networking India ›› IAF's Role in Homeland Security ›› Show Report: 2011 AirVenture Oshkosh Salute RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24199 the Shuttle PAGE 39 THE ENTIRELY NEW G650 FASTEST. FARTHEST. LARGEST. With a maximum operating speed of Mach 0.925, the G650® offers the longest range and fastest speed of any other business jet flying today. Imagine going farther, reaching your destination faster and accomplishing more in a day than ever before. Imagine no more. The world’s most remote destinations lie well within the G650’s nonstop range, and worldwide city pairs are never more than a single refueling stop away. Please contact our regional vice president or Gulfstream authorized independent sales representative to learn more. ROHIT KAPUR +91 98 182 95755 [email protected] JASON AKOVENKO +65 6256 8301 [email protected] GULFSTREAMG650.COM SP’s AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION TABLE of CONTENTS News Flies. We Gather Intelligence. Every Month. From India. AviationIssue 8 • 2011 26 Homeland Security Keeping a Close Watch 29 Upgrade Deal Done, Finally 32 Rafale Agile & Distinct 35 Snapshot 39 Browne is the New Air Chief SHOW REPORT A view from the international space 36 AirVenture 2011 station shows the Enthusiasts’ Delight Space Shuttle Atlantis backdropped over terrain SpaCE as the two spacecraft were nearing their much- 39 Atlantis anticipated link-up in Salute the Shuttle Earth orbit. HALL OF famE TECKNOW 43 Kalpana Chawla 10 Fly Like a Bird Lead Story FIRST REGULAR DEPARTMENTS 12 Flying Safe & Efficient THE ROAD 4 A Word from Editor LESS TRAVELLED Privatisation of airports 5 NewsWithViews BUSINESS Aviation pose their own problems – Fighter deal gets bigger 14 Infrastructure in terms of exorbitant – Yet another MiG-21crashes, The Road Less Travelled and escalating cost of pilot killed 17 Viewpoint operation for aircraft Regulatory Snags operators 7 InFocus • IAF Controlling HAL 18 Viewpoint IT’S OFFICIAL: F-35 IS ONLY $65 MILLION (PER UNIT), SAYS LOCKHEED MARTIN – SP’S EXCLUSIVE (PAGE 24) Are We Ready? SP’s AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION 8 Forum News Flies. We Gather Intelligence. Every Month. From India. 75.00 (INDIA-BASED BUYER ONLY) BUYER 75.00 (INDIA-BASED ` Aviationwww.spsaviation.net AUGUST • 2011 Steering HAL Projects ›› Infrastructure for Business Aviation in India CIVIL ›› Boeing 787 Debut ›› Mirage Deal Done ›› Regional Aviation: Networking India 20 Boeing 787 ›› IAF's Role in 44 NewsDigest Homeland Security ›› Show Report: Dreamliner Lands 2011 AirVenture Oshkosh LastWord 21 Regional Aviation 48 Networking India Salute A Growing Liability RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24199 the Shuttle PAGE 39 SP's Aviation cover 8-11.indd 1 24/08/11 9:32 AM MilitaRY Cover Photo: Fisheye view of Earth and NASA’s Space Shuttle NEXT ISSUE: 24 Exclusive Atlantis as seen from Russia’s Mir Space Station Civil Aviation in India: An Overview $65 million only Image By: NASA Issue 8 • 2011 SP’S AVIATION 1 TABLE of CONTENTS PLUS... PUBLISHER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF DESIGN & LAYOUT Jayant Baranwal Senior Art Director: Anoop Kamath Designers: Vimlesh Kumar Yadav, Assistant GROUP EDITOR Sonu Singh Bisht R. Chandrakanth DIRECTOR SALES & MARKETING SENIOR VISITING EDITOR Neetu Dhulia Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia SALES & MARKETING Head Vertical Sales: Rajeev Chugh SENIOR Technical GROUP EDITORS Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey SP’S WEBSITES Lt General (Retd) Naresh Chand Sr Web Developer: Shailendra Prakash Ashish The Road Less Web Developer: Ugrashen Vishwakarma 14 Travelled SENIOR COpy EDITOR & CORRESPONDENT © SP Guide Publications, 2011 Sucheta Das Mohapatra ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION CONTRIBUTORS Inland: Rs 900 • Foreign: US$ 240 INDIA Email: [email protected] Air Marshal (Retd) N. Menon LETTER TO EDITOR Group Captain (Retd) A.K. 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No part of this publication may be MOSCOW, RUSSIA reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or LAGUK Co., Ltd., (Yuri Laskin) transmitted in any form or by any means, Krasnokholmskaya, Nab., photocopying, recording, electronic, or 11/15, app. 132, Moscow 115172, Russia. otherwise without prior written permission Tel: +7 (495) 911 2762 www.spguidepublications.com of the Publishers. Fax: +7 (495) 912 1260 2 SP’S AVIATION Issue 8 • 2011 www.spsaviation.net Dassault Aviation • Snecma • Thales What will protect India in the 21st century? In matter of national defence, there can be no substitute for complete trust in the source, no compromise on the reliability and the availability of the aircraft and its technologies. For over half a century, we have proudly been supporting India’s air defence mission. Today, we look forward to keeping the privilege of serving India, for the next 50 years, with the world’s most advanced latest generation aircraft, Rafale. The OMNIROLE fighter RAF_inde_210x267_SA_uk 1 24/09/10 17:32:04 A Word from Editor As the country decides on which of the two European fighters is chosen for the medium multi-role combat aircraft contract, there is now an US offer for the F-35 joint strike fighter, lower in cost than the two finalists NE OF THE MAJOR challenges of the economic of the two European fighters is chosen for the medium multi- surge in India has been how to handle this phe- role combat aircraft (MMRCA) contract, there is now an US nomenal growth. The aviation sector is faced with offer for the F-35 joint strike fighter, lower in cost than the this scenario and it is here that the wisdom of two finalists. In an exclusive interview with SP’s Aviation, the government in formulating policies comes to Lockheed Martin has clarified that the fifth generation fighter the fore. Liberalised policies go a long way in en- F-35 is highly affordable and have an average unit recurring couraging growth. The policies have to be proactive and here flyaway price of $65 million (`292.5 crore) in 2010 dollars. Oit needs to be mentioned how while the Terminal 3 (T3) at Air Marshal (Retd) V.K.Bhatia makes a case for the IAF to Delhi Airport showcases international class to the world, there improve its proactive surveillance capabilities by acquiring are still niggling issues which the airlines are not comfortable more capable and more persistent platforms both manned with. Kingfisher Airlines and Jet Airways have approached the and unmanned aerial vehicles and space-based satellites of Ministry of Civil Aviation wanting to move back to Terminal 1D all types. The upgradation of Mirage 2000 would usher in as they find the cost of operations, particularly the price of fuel state-of-the-art technologies with modern radar, weapons at T3, very high. These have to be amicably sorted out. and electronic warfare capabilities. But the way the contract The general aviation sector which is in the cusp of is structured, it would take seven to eight years from now for growth is faced with several challenges. The President of its completion, which means it could be the end of 2018 by Business Aircraft Operators Association, Rohit Kapur in the the time the 51st aircraft is configured into its new avatar. article “Are We Ready?” has clearly outlined what needs to In both military and commercial aviation, the wis- be done by the authorities, if India has to be a favoured des- dom and foresight of the government is required and tination for all general and business aviation (GBA) aircraft required urgently. manufacturers in the coming decade. India is expected to have approximately 2,000 GBA aircraft by 2020. The biggest challenge is that the country lacks infrastructure and worse that there is no planning for infrastructure. In another article, A.K. Sachdev mentions that the fore- most impediment to corporate aviation has been purchase of aircraft, caught up in regulatory imbroglio. Echoing similar concerns as Rohit Kapur, he mentions how the corporate avia- tion sector has to contend with lack of infrastructure; no fixed based operators, ineffective ground handling systems, etc. With the prospect of phenomenal growth of the avia- tion sector, the government has no doubt embarked upon modernisation of airports, albeit the pace is not as desired. R.Chandrakanth writes about how with low cost carriers gaining currency, secondary and tertiary airports will get increasingly active in the years to come. There are 136 air- ports in the country and once properly networked, sustain- ing the economic growth momentum will become easier. Jayant Baranwal Moving from civil aviation to defence, Air Marshal (Retd) Publisher & Editor-in-Chief B.K.Pandey opines that even as the country decides on which 4 SP’S AVIATION Issue 8 • 2011 www.spsaviation.net FIGHTER DEAL GETS BIGGER Views The “mother” could well become the “granny” of all defence deals in the years ahead.
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