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A major event on the global aviation scene spanning Association (NBAA) Business Aviation Convention Exhibition across both military and civil aviation, is the biennial Airshow (NBAA-BACE) at the Las Vegas Convention Centre and Hen- at Dubai. Covering all segments of the aerospace industry, this derson Executive Airport. Built on the company’s decades-long Airshow is among the largest aerospace events in the Middle investment in research and development, the G700 is being East and is viewed as strategically the most important aero- called the harbinger of a new era for Gulfstream as well as that space exhibition for the Armed Forces of the UAE. This year, of the business aviation sector. A report on the G700 by Ayushee this iconic event, is scheduled to be held from November 17 to Chaudhary figures in this issue of the magazine. 21 at the Dubai World Central which is regarded as Dubai’s air- One segment of the aviation industry the world over that has port of the future. The Dubai Airshow 2019 is expected surpass immense potential for growth as a financially lucrative busi- the figures of the previous edition in 2017. A comprehensive ness venture is the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) preview of the Dubai Airshow 2019 by Ayushee Chaudhary of segment. In the Asian region particularly, while profit margins SP Guide Publications is included in this issue of SP’s Aviation. may be razor thin with the region’s commercial air carriers, the Dr Vivek Lall, a US citizen of Indian origin, is a world returns and growth prospects for MRO industry appear to be renowned personality in aerospace and defence, now work- consistently healthy. Fuelling the demand is the rapid increase ing with Lockheed Martin. He has held various key positions in the number of low-cost carriers which, by their very nature, with his last stint as Chief Executive of Strategic Development outsource maintenance to eliminate overhead, keep costs low at General Atomics. He is one of the senior-most persons of and ticket prices competitive. This issue of the magazine carries Indian origin in the US in an aerospace and defence sector. This an analysis of this subject by Byron Bohlman. issue of the magazine carries a detailed profile of Dr Vivek Lall’s All this and more in this issue of SP’s Aviation. Welcome illustrious career, his achievements and his contribution to the aboard and we wish you many happy landings! aerospace industry. Jai Hind! A major achievement by Embraer, the aerospace major of Brazil, is the successful development of the KC-390, a medium- lift, twin engine military transport aircraft. The project was launched in April 2009 and the aircraft undertook its maiden flight in February 2015, less than six years after the launch of the project. This is a remarkable achievement indeed and an example for the Indian aerospace industry to emulate. A report on the development of the KC-390 by Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd) has been included in this issue of SP’s Aviation. On October 22 this year, Business Aviation received infusion of new life by way of the entry of the G700 business jet from JAYANT BARANWAL Gulfstream into the global market. This new flagship model was unveiled by Gulfstream at the National Business Aviation PUBLISHER & EDITor-in-CHIEF Owned, published and printed by Jayant Baranwal, printed at Kala Jyothi Process Pvt Ltd and published at FOLLOW US ON A-133, Arjun Nagar (Opposite Defence Colony), New Delhi 110003, India. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, photocopying, recording, electronic, or otherwise without prior written permission of the Publishers. @SPsAviation SPPublications 2 ISSUE 11 • 2019 www.sps-aviation.com CIVIL MRO GARUDA’s GMF AEROASIA OPENED THE LARGEST HANGAR IN ASIA FOUR YEARS AGO, SPECIFICALLY TO ACCOMMODATE NARROW BODY JETS. IT CAN SERVICE 16 AIRCRAFT INSIDE THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT JAKARTA’s SOEKarno-HATTA AIRPORT. GMF COUNTS AIRASIA, INDIGO AND RUSSIA’s NORDWIND AMONG ITS CUSTOMERS. MRO ASIA COMPETITIOn HeATs Up Maintaining, repairing and overhauling aircraft is labour intensive and time consuming, two elements that aren’t compatible with the low-cost, low-fare airline philosophy By Byron Bohlman There’s big money to be made maintaining Asia’s airline LABOUR COST IS KEY fleets. While profit margins may be razor-thin with the region’s Maintaining, repairing and overhauling aircraft is labour inten- SIA commercial air carriers, the returns and growth prospects for sive and time consuming, two elements that aren’t compatible A MROs look consistently healthy. Fueling the demand is the with the low-cost, low-fare airline philosophy. The LCC model ERO A explosive rise of low-cost carriers which, by their very nature, works well with standardisation, uncomplicated processes, outsource maintenance to eliminate overhead, keep costs low automation, digital sales channels, and contracted mainte- and ticket prices competitive. nance. It’s why MRO providers, especially in Asia, are investing RAPH: GMF AvWeek’s MRO-Network.com ranked the expected value of in facilities that cater to A320s and B737s, the most popular G MRO business (US$ billion) from now through 2028 for the top narrow body jets for LCCs around the world.