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ADDRESSING ...WE ARE ACTING AMBITIOUS ENVIRONMENTAL WE ARE DOING AIR COSTA CONCERNS P 13 P 16 P 27 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2014 `100.00 (INDIA-BASED BUYER ONLY) VOLUME 7 • iSSUE 5 WWW.SPSAIRBUZ.COM ANAIRBUZ EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE ON CIVIL AVIATION FROM INDIA C-130 FORAYS INTO CIVIL CARGO AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24198 Standing on the shoulders of giants Snecma and GE CEOs, René Ravaud and Gerhard Neumann were two men who shared a vision: to make jet engines quieter and more fuel efficient. Together, they created CFM International and laid the foundation for the world’s most successful aviation joint venture. Today, on our 40th anniversary, we salute the everyday giants who continue to make that vision a reality. Those who achieved great things in our past and those who are now shaping our future. A future that would make René and Gerhard extremely proud. Here’s to powering the next 40 years of flight. Go to cfmaeroengines.com CFM International is a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (Safran) and GE. Unmatched Experience | World-Class Support | Exceptional Value C33519.025_CFM_40Years_SPsAirBiz_Oct14_267x210_v1.indd 1 01/10/2014 15:32 taBLE OF CONTENTS CIVIL AVIATION / FREIGHTER P18 LOCKHEED MARTIN FORAYS INTO ADDRESSING ...WE ARE ACTING AMBITIOUS Cover: ENVIRONMENTAL WE ARE DOING AIR COSTA CONCERNS COMMERCIAL AVIATION The LM-100J is the civil- P 13 P 16 P 27 OCTOBER-NOVEMBER 2014 `100.00 (INDIA-BASED BUYER ONLY) VOLUME 7 • ISSUE 5 certified version of Lockheed WWW.SPSAIRBUZ.COM ANAIRBUZ EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE ON CIVIL AVIATION FROM INDIA Lockheed Martin will be rolling out in C-130 Martin’s proven C-130J Super FORAYS INTO 2017 the LM-100J, the civil freighter Hercules and is an updated CIVIL CARGO version of the C-130J military version of the L-100 (or L-382) workhorse. cargo aircraft. Cover Image: AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION Lockheed Martin RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24198 SP's Airbuz Cover 05-2014.indd 1 15/11/14 6:06 PM FACTFILE / EMBRAER P10 WAY AHEAD OF COMPETITION Embraer has notched up over 1,000 deliveries of E-Jets since inception and is going strong, dominating the market for regional jets MESSAGES ON 50 YEARS of SP’S ENGINES / ENVIRONMENT P3 – from PRIME MINISTER’S P13 ADDRESSING ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS OFFICE Increased environmental regulations and P4 – from CHIEF MINISTER OF ever rising fuel costs are making jet engine GUJarat manufacturers develop products that reduce P16 TECHNOLOGY / CFM emissions and noise pollution WE ARE NOT TALKING WE ARE ACTING WE ARE DOING P20 CIVIL AVIATION / CORPORATE SAFRAN ANNOUNCES R&D COLLABorations WITH INDIAN INSTITUTIONS P27 REGIONAL AVIATION / AIR COSTA AMBITIOUS AIR COSTA P29 SHOW REPORT / NBAA 2014 RUnaway SUCCESS CIVIL / REGIONAL AVIATION REGIONAL AVIATION / REGULATORY departments P2 A WORD FROM EDITOR P22 REGIONAL AIRCRAFT FOR INDIA P24 ROUTE DISPERSAL GUIDELINES P6 NEWS BRIEFS The next round of growth in the Indian What is really required is a thorough and airline industry will be triggered by professional review of the Route Dispersal P32 FInally expansion of regional aviation into remote Guidelines and not easily accessible regions SP’S AIRBUZ • ISSUE 5 • 2014 • 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, HE CIVIL AVIATION INDUSTRY in India appears to be in a state of transi- Shriniwas Mishra tion. A decade after the low-cost carrier concept was introduced, most of India’s CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR airlines continue to flounder financially, a state that is largely attributable to a Jayant Baranwal business environment that continues to be hostile. However, despite the finan- PLANNING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT cial difficulties, three new carriers have been bold enough to enter the fray. Two Executive Vice President: Rohit Goel Tof these, i.e. Vijayawada-based Air Costa and AirAsia India are already operational and the ADMIN & COORDINATION third, Vistara, a joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, has just missed Bharti Sharma the target date for launch that was scheduled for October this year. This Delhi-based full CREATIVE DIRECTOR service carrier has already acquired two brand new Airbus A320 airliners. However, as per Anoop Kamath Phee Teik Yeoh, the CEO of Vistara, “The final clearance is taking a little longer time than GRAPHIC DESIGNERS we anticipated. There have been some new developments with respect to DGCA guide- Vimlesh Kumar Yadav lines and we are working to swiftly comply with these.” Sonu Singh Bisht Research Asst/Graphics: Survi Massey Not only is Vistara battling regulatory hurdles, it has also had to face opposition from the association of existing Indian carriers as also from a political personality. Air Costa SALES & MARKETING Director Sales & Marketing: Neetu Dhulia that was launched as a regional airline is now moving forward to expand and upgrade its General Manager Sales: Rajeev Chugh status to that of a national carrier. AirAsia India, a joint venture between Tata Sons and a SP’s websiTES successful Malaysian low-cost carrier, is reportedly doing well and is embarked on further Sr Web Developer: Shailendra Prakash Ashish expansion of operations. The three new entrants are expected to raise the quality of air Web Developer: Ugrashen Vishwakarma travel to a new level. This issue carries a report by R. Chandrakanth on Air Costa wherein © SP Guide Publications, 2014 the management of the airline relate their experience so far as well as divulge their plans SUBSCRIPTION/ CIRCULATION for the future. Annual Inland: `600 • Foreign: US$180 The new government is embarked on a major effort to expand regional connectiv- E-mail: [email protected] ity through the development of airfield infrastructure. 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President and CEO, CFM International, the CFM56 defines the industry standard in Tel: +91 (11) 24644693, 24644763, 24620130 terms of the lowest emissions level of an engine in the single-aisle market. Fax: +91 (11) 24647093 The Indian airline industry continues to be affected by major issues like Route Dis- E-mail: [email protected] persal Guidelines. A.K. Sachdev analyses how the existing Route Dispersal Guidelines BENGALURU, INDIA impinge on profitability of the Indian airline industry. 204, Jal Vayu Vihar, Kalyan Nagar All these apart from the regular features in this issue. Welcome aboard and happy Bengaluru 560043, India. landings! Tel: +91 (80) 23682204 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. Pandey APPLIED FOR Editor 2 • SP’S AIRBUZ • ISSUE 5 • 2014 www.SpSaIrbUz.com G FACTMESSAGEFILE EMBRAFROM EPRIMR E MINISTEr’s OFFICE MESSAGE ON 50 YEARS OF SP GUIDE PUBLICATIONS Prime Minister’s Office Narendra Modi INDia he Hon’ble Prime Minister is happy to learn that SP Guide Publications is celebrating T Golden Jubilee of its publication. In a country like India with limited support from the industry and market, initiating 50 years ago publishing magazines relating to Army, Navy and Aviation sectors without any interruption is a commendable job on the part of SP Guide Publications. By this, SP Guide Publications has established the fact that continuing quality work in any field would result in success. On this occasion, the Prime Minister conveys best wishes to publishers, associates and the readers. 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