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An Exclusive Magazine on Civil Aviation from India Mro MRO IS A PHOTO FeatURE: CFM LEAPFROGS NECESSITY, SINGAPORE WITH HUGE NOT AN OPTION AIRSHOW 2014 ORDERS P 18 P 24 P 26 APRIL-MAY 2014 `100.00 (INDIA-BASED BUYER ONLY) VOLUME 7 • iSSUE 2 WWW.SPSAIRBUZ.COM ANAIRBUZ EXCLUSIVE MAGAZINE ON CIVIL AVIATION FROM INDIA INDIA AViation 2014 SPECIAL AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION RNI NUMBER: DELENG/2008/24198 Sweet Have you heard the buzz? Our industrious engineers have cross-pollinated the fuel efficiency of wide-body engines with more than 630 million hours of high-cycle experience to produce the LEAP engine family. CFM’s legendary reliability and low maintenance costs. Longer time on wing. The result is simply irresistible. Go to cfmaeroengines.com CFM International is a 50/50 joint company between Snecma (Safran) and GE. 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BUSINESS AVIATION / POLICY P9 A WISH LIST Business Aviation is the barometer of the economy; it is the manifestation of a self-confident nation in the international arena. CIVIL AVIATION / REGULATORY P14 AVIATION / FINANCE P12 CAA TO REPLACE DGCA DOLLAR WORRIES Frailties of the Aircraft Act of 1934 led to P16 GENERAL AVIATION / PILOTS the Ministry considering a proposal for MAGNIFICENT MEN AND formulating a new Act which would instate a MACHINES Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to replace the P20 INFRASTRUCTURE / ATM DGCA. GAGAN: INDIA’S FIRST STEP TO A FUTURE AIR Navigation SYSTEM P24 PHOTO FEATURE / SINGAPORE AIRSHOW DAZZLING SHOW! P30 AIR TRANSPORT / REGIONAL AVIATION HUB-AND-SPOKE MODEL: THE WAY TO GO depaRTMENTS P2 A WORD FROM EDITOR P4 NEWS BRIEFS MRO / INDIAN SCENARIO ENGINES / FUTURE P8 FIRST P18 MRO IS A NECESSITY, NOT AN OPTION P26 CFM LEAPFROGS WITH HUGE P32 FINALLY ORDERS With scheduled and non-scheduled operators in India expanding operations, there is a The foundation of the LEAP engine is heavily rooted crying need for full-fledged and cost-effective in advanced aerodynamics, environmental and MRO activity here. materials technology development programmes. SP’S AIRBUZ • ISSUE 2 • 2014 • 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) CONTRIBUTORS Group Captain (Retd) A.K. Sachdev, Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, S.R. Swarup, Vasuki Prasad, HILE THE NATION AWAITS with bated breath the results of the Shriniwas Mishra forthcoming national elections, the Indian aviation industry is looking CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR forward to a new government that it hopes will be decisive and will Jayant Baranwal go beyond mere lip service to help the industry confront the myriad PLANNING & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT challenges it has been facing all these years. In fact the problems par- Executive Vice President: Rohit Goel ticularlyW the airlines industry in India is facing are so acute that one may wonder as to ADMIN & COORDINATION how these brave hearts are able to sustain their relentless struggle to survive. Bharti Sharma Over the last six years, the airlines altogether have accumulated losses of over `53,000 CREATIVE DIRECTOR crore. Even one of the best managed low-cost carrier SpiceJet, despite decent load factors, is Anoop Kamath reporting losses every quarter and appears to be sliding down the slippery slope of disaster. GRAPHIC DESIGNERS Perhaps the most devastating blow has been the demise of the glamorous carrier Kingfisher Vimlesh Kumar Yadav, Airlines deep pockets of the promoters and the political clout of the Chairman notwith- Sonu Singh Bisht Research Asst/Graphics: Survi Massey standing. Jet Airways, the leading full service carrier that has also been losing heavily has found a lifeline in Etihad Airways but the delay in obtaining final approval from the govern- SALES & MARKETING Director Sales & Marketing: Neetu Dhulia ment for the partnership to take-off, is excruciating as well as somewhat frustrating. Even General Manager Sales: Rajeev Chugh the two other joint venture airlines AirAsia India and Tata-SIA, that have been waiting in the SP’s WEBSITES wings to hit the Indian skies, are still wallowing in procedural wrangles. At this point in time Sr Web Developer: Shailendra Prakash Ashish one cannot be certain of the timelines for their launch of their operations in India. Web Developer: Ugrashen Vishwakarma The airline industry is hoping desperately that the new government will take effective © SP Guide Publications, 2014 steps and initiate policy formulations to make the environment more business friendly SUBSCRIPTION/ CIRCULATION for the airline industry. Annual Inland: `600 • Foreign: US$180 The big event that awaits the Indian civil aviation sector is the fourth edition of India E-mail: [email protected] Aviation, a biennial civil aviation air show, scheduled to be held at Begumpet airfield in [email protected] Hyderabad from March 12 to 16 this year. Apart from the concerns of the industry mentioned LETTER TO EDITOR above, India Aviation will have the distinction of being staged in the capital city of a newly [email protected] created 29th state in the country. The Indian civil aviation industry will be patronising the air FOR ADVERTISING DETAILS CONTACT show with the hope that it will see better days ahead and enjoy sustainable growth. Launch of [email protected] the new low-cost airline Air Costa by the Vijaywada-based business house is clear manifesta- [email protected] tion of the confidence that entrepreneurs have in the future of the Indian aviation industry. SP GUIDE PUBLICATIONS PVT LTD This issue of SP’s AirBuz is dedicated to India Aviation 2014 and carries reviews and A-133 Arjun Nagar (Opposite Defence Colony), New Delhi 110 003, India. analyses of the different facets of the Indian civil aviation industry, i.e., the airline industry Tel: +91 (11) 24644693, 24644763, 24620130 including regional aviation and business/general aviation. The coverage includes finances Fax: +91 (11) 24647093 and especially the impact of the depreciating rupee on the civil aviation industry, infra- E-mail: [email protected] structure by way of the joint ISRO-AAI project designated as GPS Aided Geo Augmented BENGALURU, INDIA Navigation (GAGAN) system that would facilitate more accurate navigation by aircraft 204, Jal Vayu Vihar, Kalyan Nagar resulting in savings in operating costs, business model for regional aviation and the state Bengaluru 560043, India. of the MRO facilities in India. Tel: +91 (80) 23682204 SP Guide publications will be present at the India Aviation 2014. Do visit us at www.spguidepublications.com Booth 21 in Hall C. 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. All rights reserved. MEMBER OF: B.K. Pandey APPLIED FOR Editor 2 • SP’S AIRBUZ • ISSUE 2 • 2014 www.SpSaIrbUz.com G Pratt & Whitney. The shortest distance to profitable operation is your direct line to Pratt & Whitney services. Call us. We respond. With lower costs and uncompromising service. Innovative parts repair instead of replacement, when it’s the best option. A broad portfolio of services and innovations, right where – and when – you need them. Take a look at today’s Pratt & Whitney services at pw.utc.com/DependableServices. Providing dependable services and customer-focused value. Dependable Services 29582_CE Aftermarket Distance_SPs Air Buz.indd 3 2/24/14 2:31 PM Client: Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines Ad Title: Shortest Distance Publication: SP’s Air Buz (India) - March/April Issue #2 Trim: 210 x 267 mm • Bleed: 220 x 277 mm 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 ( INFRASTRUCTURE and the Civil Aviation Ministry to give effect sidering incorporating clauses in the model to the contract. The latest postponement concession agreement so that the market effectively implies that the bid process may keeps rates in check. Additionally, work is EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR NEW TERMINAL have to be taken up by the new government on to determine the proportion of non-aero- at KOLkata AIRPORT only after the upcoming general elections. earnings to be included while determining the In order to fast-track the privatisation of revenue-share to AAI by the private operator. the airports, the government had invited applications from the private sector in September last year, marking a major policy ( OPERATIONS shift. But in November, the process was postponed by two months till January, then to February and now March. SEAPLANE SERVICES FROM MUMBAI LAUNCHED On February 28, 2014, a Cessna 206 amphib- INTERNatIONAL OPERatIONS FROM ian aircraft took off from Juhu airport and TERMINAL T2 at MUMBAI landed in Amby Valley Lake 35 minutes later.
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