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SP's Airbuz April-May 2012 INTERVIEW: ONE-TO-ONE: HONEYWELL AND INDIA V.P. AGRAWAL, FILIPPO BAGNATO CIVIL AVIATION AVIATION CHAIRMAN, AAI CEO, ATR SAFETY 2012 P 18 P 26 P 30 SPECIAL APRIL-MAY 2012 `100.00 (INDIA-BASED BUYER ONLY) WWW.SPSAIRBUZ.NET ANAIRBUZ EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE ON CIVIL AVIATION FROM INDIA ❚ airbus’ newest neo ❚ LIMITING EMISSIONS ❚ REGIONAL AVIATION: UNTAPPED POTENTIAL SHOW TIME! BOEING 787 DREAMLINER WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE INDIA AVIATION 2012 IN HYDERABAD AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24198 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTERVIEW: ONE-TO-ONE: HONEYWELL AND INDIA V.P. AGRAWAL, FILIPPO BAGNATO CIVIL AVIATION AVIATION CHAIRMAN, AAI CEO, ATR SAFETY 2012 Cover: P 18 P 26 P 30 SPECIAL The much-awaited APRIL-MAY 2012 `100.00 (INDIA-BASED BUYER ONLY) WWW.SPSAIRBUZ.NET Boeing 787 Dreamliner which is ANAIRBUZ EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE ON CIVIL AVIATION FROM INDIA ❚ AIRBUS’ NEWEST NEO ❚ LIMITING EMISSIONS ❚ REGIONAL AVIATION: expected to be soon inducted into Air UNTAPPED POTENTIAL India’s fleet will be on display at India Aviation 2012 in Hyderabad. SHOW TIME! BOEING 787 DREAMLINER WILL BE ON DISPLAY AT THE INDIA AVIATION 2012 IN HYDERABAD Photograph: Boeing AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24198 SP's Airbuz Cover 02-2012.indd 1 10/03/12 12:29 PM AIR TRANSPORT / FINANCE P14 FUELLING HIGH The largest constituent of an airline’s operating costs is incurred on ATF. In India, its impact is even more impairing in as much as the cost of ATF here is more than 50 per cent higher than the global average. AIR TRANSPORT / AIRLINES P16 THE WAY OUT The Indian space and missile programmes prove that the capability exists and what is needed is proper direction and will. INFRASTRUCTURE / REGIONAL AVIATION P24 UNTAPPED POTENTIAL There is an opportunity that lies slumbering in the form of airports or airstrips that can be commissioned in the future. P10 FLEXING IN ROUGH WEATHER P12 NEWEST NEO P18 INTERVIEW: V.P. AGRAWAL, CHAIRMAN AAI P22 CENTRES OF ATTRACTION P30 SMART RUNWAY & SMART LANDING P32 LIMITING EMISSIONS P34 QUALITY LEARNING P36 SHOW REPORT: SINGAPORE AIRSHOW 2012 P39 IBAE REPORT ONE-TO-ONE / ATR CEO INFRASTRUCTURE / AIR CARGO / INTERVIEW DEPARTMENTS P26 FILIPPO BAGNATO, CEO, ATR P28 V.S. BOBBA, BOBBA GROUP OF COS P2 A WORD FROM EDITOR ‘India still has strong and untapped Bengaluru-based Bobba Group of Companies, P4 NEWSBRIEFS potential ahead’ has a professionally competent and dedicated team of qualified and trained personnel to P9 FIRST handle air cargo. P40 FINALLY SP’S AIRBUZ • Issue 2 • 2012 • 1 A WORD FROM EDITOR PUBLISHER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jayant Baranwal EDITOR Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey ASSISTANT GROUP EDITOR R. Chandrakanth (Bengaluru) SENIOR COPY-EDITOR & CORRESPONDENT Sucheta Das Mohapatra CONTRIBUTORS Dr Mani Sishta, B.N. Gokhale, HILE THE GLOBAL CIVIL aerospace industry is focused R. Srinivasan, Group Captain A.K. Sachdev, on the forthcoming India Aviation 2012, the airline industry in Arun Lohiya, Group Captain Joseph Noronha, India continues to make headlines for all the wrong reasons. Captain Ajit Agtey, S.R. Swarup, Vasuki Prasad, J.T. Nayaham, Mahesh Acharya The national carrier Air India that has been on a perpetual Air Commodore (Retd) K.B. Menon downslide since the ill-conceived merger in 2007 with Indian, Europe Alan Peaford, Phil Nasskau amidst host of other difficulties, has been plagued by labour CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR dispute. The airline has once again been served notice of strike Jayant Baranwal byW its pilots from April 1, 2012, for non-payment of salaries, a problem that has become en- PLANNING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT demic on account of the deep financial mess the airlines has been in for some time now. Executive Vice President: Rohit Goel But what is most surprising and difficult to explain is the sordid mess the most glamour- ADMIN & COORDINATION ous Indian carrier Kingfisher Airlines has descended into. And even more perplexing is the fact Bharti Sharma, Survi Massey that its parent global business house, the UB Group, does not appear to be inclined to come SENIOR ART DIRECTOR to its rescue, at least not so far or overtly. While Kingfisher Airlines appears to be teetering on Anoop Kamath the verge of collapse, some of the other private carriers seem to be in difficulty too. The largest GRAPHIC DESIGNERS private carrier in India, Jet Airways, has also defaulted in disbursement of salaries and there are Vimlesh Kumar Yadav, indications of problem with the budget carrier SpiceJet as well. Sonu Singh Bisht Apart from the flawed business models of Indian carriers, the one factor that inhibits the SALES & MARKETING growth of Indian civil aviation is paucity of infrastructure. While there has been a perceptible Director Sales & Marketing: Neetu Dhulia change in airport infrastructure since the boom in the industry began seven years ago and Head Vertical Sales: Rajeev Chugh major plans are under way as recounted by V.P. Agrawal, Chairman Airports Authority of SP’s WEBSITES India, in an interview covered in this issue, there is yet considerable distance to cover before Sr Web Developer: Shailendra Prakash Ashish the Indian civil aviation industry in general and the Indian airline industry in particular can Web Developer: Ugrashen Vishwakarma exploit the full potential of the demand for air travel that the country holds. In fact in this © SP Guide Publications, 2012 issue, different authors have analysed the inhibiting influence of inadequate infrastructure ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION both at the national and regional levels as also on the growth of the air cargo segment as Inland: `600 • Foreign: US$180 stated by V.S. Bobba, Chairman Bobba Group. Of particular interest would be the perspective E-mail: [email protected] Filippo Bagnato, Chief Executive Officer, ATR, has offered in his interview with regard to the LETTER TO EDITOR potential for regional aviation and the demand of regional aircraft in the country. [email protected] Our correspondent Vasuki Prasad visited CAE Global Academy, better known as Na- FOR ADVERTISING DETAILS CONTACT tional Flying Training Institute. A report on this unique institution titled as ‘Quality Learn- [email protected] [email protected] ing’, figures in this issue. Writing from Goa, Joseph Noronha looks at the environmental [email protected] challenges that the industry is now required to be contended with. While Captain R.S. SP GUIDE PUBLICATIONS PVT LTD Makker writing for us for the first time examines the weaknesses of the Indian civil aero- A-133 Arjun Nagar (Opposite Defence Colony), space industry, our Special Correspondent reviews the progress of the Indian regional jet New Delhi 110 003, India. programme that appears to be a distant dream. This issue carries a pictorial coverage of Tel: +91 (11) 24644693, 24644763, 24620130 the Singapore Air Show and the third Indian Business Aviation Expo organised by the Ex- Fax: +91 (11) 24647093 hibitions India Group and MIU Events held at the Grand hotel, New Delhi. Email: [email protected] All these apart from the regular features in this “India Aviation 2012 Special Issue” of SP’s BENGALURU, INDIA AirBuz. Do visit us at Stall 3, Hall C at the India Aviation 2012 show in Hyderabad, March 14-18. 534, Jal Vayu Vihar, Kammanhalli Main Road Bengaluru 560043, India. Wishing you many happy landings! Tel: +91 (80) 23682534 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 110 003, India. B.K. Pandey All rights reserved. Editor 2 • SP’S AIRBUZ • Issue 2 • 2012 www.spsaIrbuz.net G CAN TECHNOLOGY, PROFITABILITY AND FLEXIBILITY GO TOGETHER ? Toulouse - © pixteur.com © - Toulouse DDB Nouveau Monde Monde Nouveau ATR aircraft offer the lowest greenhouse gas emissions, best technical solutions, and unique commonality while remaining the most cost efficient technology. Now, say Yes to ATR aircraft and choose the best solution for short haul flights. TECHNOLOGY Latest Generation Glass Cockpit PROFITABILITY Designed for economics, 40% less on fuel bills FLEXIBILITY Landing compliant on very short runways (<1000m) www.atraircraft.com 210x267-riz-GB-SPAirbuz.indd 1 27/02/12 16:08 Earlier, Buffet had admitted it was one of his few indulgences. Subse- quently, what elevated the business jet from a luxury toy to what is increas- ingly seen as a vital corporate tool? In the US, hundreds of Fortune 500 com- panies now flaunt their own aircraft, with companies arguing that this vital conveyance saves time and boosts pro- ductivity.NEWS A recentBRIEFS CNN report quoted ( INDUSTRY monthly goal of 9.5 wide-body twin-engine valued at $14 billion. Lion Air currently A330s and three of its double-decker A380 operates a fleet of 66 Boeing 737 including super jumbo jets. 57 Boeing 737-900ER in an all-economy 213- BOMBARDIER AT SINGAPORE AIR SHOW seat configuration. As per Boeing company, PRODUCTION RATE: BOEING 737 this deal is the largest commercial airplane Boeing has successfully increased and order ever in Boeing’s history. The 737 MAX achieved a production rate of 35 airplanes is a new engine variant of the world’s best a month for its narrow body single aisle air- selling airplane and builds on the strengths of plane, the Boeing 737Next-Generation. The Boeing’s Next-Generation 737. The 737 MAX first aircraft from the increased production incorporates the latest-technology CFM rate schedule was delivered to long time cus- International LEAP-1B engines to deliver the tomer Norwegian Air Shuttle via leasing com- highest efficiency, reliability and passenger pany AWAS Aviation Services. Boeing aims to comfort in the single-aisle market. Till date, increase the production rate to 38 aircraft per the 737 MAX has orders for more than 1,000 month by the second quarter of 2013 and to airplanes from 15 customers and the Next- Bombardier Aerospace was present at the 42 aircraft per month by the middle of 2014.
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