aviation times march 2020 1 20 22 1 Editorial 4 2 Chairman’s Page 5 3 Mail Box 6 4 Quest & Quench 6 26 5 Aviation National 7-10 6 Aviation International 11-14 7 Travel & Hospitality 15-19 8 Cover Story 20-21 9 Face to Face 22-25 10 Profile 26-27 11 Article- Analysing European Airline Industry 28-29 12 Article- 7 Reasons to fly Business Class 30-31 13 Article- Ethiopian Air Transport Market Set to Grow 32-33 226% by 2037 20 Cover Story 14 Hospitality- In Conversation with Kabir, Vivek & Viraaj, 34-35 Taking off in the Founders, Burgerama New Decade 15 Hospitality- Interview with Nikhil Joshi, Co-founder, 36-37 Digital Jalebi 16 Hospitality- In talks with Vinesh Gupta, General 38-40 49 Manager - The Den, Bengaluru 17 Hospitality- In talks with Nitin Baja - Executive 41-42 22 Face to Face Chef – The Roseate New Delhi Col (Retired) Sanjay Julka 18 Hospitality- Pride Plaza Hotel Aerocity An appealing 43-45 blend of professional service and diverse features CEO - Technical, Club 19 Travel- Monaco The Enchanting Destination 46-48 One Air 20 Travel- Cherrapunji-The Abode of Serenity 49-50 21 Travel- A historical walk through Azerbaijan 51-52 22 Travel- GERMANY-Thrills, Treats and Temptations 53-55 26 Profile 23 Travel- Santa Monica-Land of Splendid Charm and 56-58 Copa Airlines Magnificent tourist places 24 Travel- Interview with Yusuke Yamamoto, Executive 59-61 53 Director, Japan National Tourism Organisation 25 Travel- Women Travellers Major Growth Drivers 62-63 for the Travel Industry 49 National Destination 26 Travel- In talks with Harish Khatri, 64-65 Cherrapunji-The Abode of Founder - India Assist 27 Travel- Interview with Steven Dixon, Regional Trade 66-68 Serenity Marketing Manager, Asia, Tourism New Zealand 28 Skin Care- Expert Repair for Sensitive Skin With Etude 69 House’s SoonJung Range 29 Skin Care- Give your Lips a Satin Finish with SUGAR 70 53 International Destination Cosmetics’ Mettle Satin Lipstick 70 31 Motivation 71 GERMANY-Thrills, Treats and 30 Upcoming Events & Knowledge Enhancers 72 Temptations 32 Subscription Coupon 73 33 Student Feedback 74 70 Skin Care Give your Lips a Satin Finish with SUGAR Cosmetics’ Mettle Satin Lipstick aviation times march 2020 3 Face to face with face to Col (Retired) Sanjay Julka CEO - Technical, Club One Air By: Manchumi lub One Air is an air charter company in India based Con the fractional ownership model. Based in Delhi, Mumbai and Visakhapatnam, it is Asia's first aircraft fractional ownership company. It launched its operations from Delhi in August 2005 and Mumbai in March 2006. To know more about their plans for 2020 and the trends observed in the chartered flights’ sector we met Col (Retired) Sanjay Julka, CEO - Technical, Club One Air. Col. Julka has over 29 years of experience in the aviation sector, both in defence and business aviation. During Can you tell us about the potential What is the present fleet status of his career in the Army, besides flying that exists for the growth of the Club One Air? Are planning for any over varied terrain including the highest Business Aviation (BA) market in expansion? battlefield of the world, Siachen Glacier, India? Fleet Status of Club One Air (COA): Col Julka has held many renowned The potential of Indian Business five Falcon 2000s (8 to 12 seats mid- appointments. Just before retirement, Aviation can be gauged by comparing size jets), one Bombardier CRJ 200 (18 he was the Senior Aviation Advisor the economy of the country with the seats mid-size jet), one Citation Excel to Army Commander in the South largest fleet of Business Aviation aircraft (8 seats small-size jet) and two Citation Western Command where he strategized (USA) with that of India. USA has a CII (6-7 seats very small-size jets). employment of 30 helicopters in war GDP of 22 Trillion USD and 20000 You would notice that we have jet and peace, at the borders of Punjab aircraft. Compared to this India has a aircraft in three segments, two in a very and Rajasthan. Prior to Club One Air, GDP of approx. 3 Trillion USD and small segment, one in a small segment he was the Chief Executive Officer of 500 business aviation aircraft. Hence and six in the mid-size segment. Our one of India’s biggest aircraft charter it should have 3000 Business Aviation plan is to first consolidate our holding companies, India Flysafe Aviation aircraft and is 2500 aircraft short of to only two segments and amongst Limited. its potential. those two segments we would like to 22 aviation times march 2020 face to have similar aircraft. We plan to have industry especially in the domestic sector upgraded, extended and being made Falcon 2000s in the mid-size segment and neighbouring countries in the ME night capable. and Citation Excels in the small size and SE Asia region. Our Company has At times customers opt for mid-size segment. Therefore, we would be selling been steadily adding aircraft to its fleet. segment aircraft because the per-seat other aircraft and replacing them with We are soon to reach the right scale to cost of a mid-size segment aircraft (8 to Citation Excels and Falcon 2000s. We try out various marketing models and 12 seats) is similar to that of a small size have our own MRO. Currently, all cost reduction strategies. Post these; we segment (6 to 8 seats). Since a mid-size maintenance except for paint, interiors, see the growth happening at a rapid segment aircraft is more spacious than engines and major Checks of Falcon pace. I have already mentioned our a small size aircraft, customers have a 2000s are being performed by us. For mid-term plan for maintenance. For natural preference towards a mid-size C Check / Major check of Falcon 2000s, the marketing, COA would soon open segment aircraft. we are sending our aircraft to foreign up multiple bases in India and offer The comfort and space of a mid-size MROs (due to lack of facility in India). more flexible options to customers. I am segment aircraft are disproportionately Once we achieve the right scale, we very positive that COA would be the excellent compared to a small size would upgrade our MRO capabilities, major market shareholder of business segment aircraft and similar to the adding Major Check capability for Falcon jets in India. large size segment. The cabin of Falcon 2000s. Time is ripe for us to develop this 2000 (mid-size) is as wide and high facility in India and take on the major Which segment of Charters appears as a Falcon 7X (large size). Hence the checks of not only our fleet of Falcon to be growing the most? only reason for a customer to hire a 2000s but also other Falcon 2000s in The mid-size segment appears to be Falcon 7X over a Falcon 2000 would India, belonging to other Indian Business growing at the best pace. There can be be the transcontinental range whereas, Aviation Companies. many reasons attributable to this trend. a customer will want to hire a Falcon With the improvement in design, 2000 over a Cessna Excel (small size), Club One Air has been a pioneer the mid-size segment aircraft can now because of range or comfort or both. in its field. How do you see your land at shorter airfields, therefore business prospects in the coming clients who hired smaller aircraft due What is the network of Club One years? to airfield restrictions, no longer need Air? Are you planning to expand? With such great potential in the to compromise on the size of the All but one of our aircraft are based market, we see COA leading the charter aircraft. Even the airfields are getting in Delhi. One aircraft is based in aviation times march 2020 23 sector popular, raise demand and then bring in a bigger aircraft like an ATR or a Q 400. This scenario is possible but the Government ought to be wary of face to the chances of failure of this approach because these companies are incapable of sustaining a schedule. A sector cannot become popular if there are disruptions in the schedule because of the lack of reserve aircraft or weather shutdowns. The government chose to combine two different schemes into one scheme and as a result, they could not help us utilise our spare capacity. I feel that the Government should have come out with two parallel schemes, Regional Connectivity and Remote Connectivity. Regional connectivity Udaipur. We have an MRO at Delhi utilise the spare capacity of Business should have been from Tier II to Tier I airport. We are soon to have another Aviation aircraft. The mathematics cities and Remote connectivity from Tier MRO at Udaipur. As explained above, model that worked out for the scheme III to Tier II-cities. Scheduled airlines like post-consolidation of our fleet, we was based on a 50-100 seat aircraft IndiGo and SpiceJet could have taken are looking to open up a base in like ATRs and Q400s. The Business on the regional connectivity with 50 to the south. Our customers include aviation community typically flies 8-10 100 seat aircraft (ATRs, CRJ-100, Q400s High Net worth Individuals and VIPs, seat aircraft. Although some business etc) and current spare business aviation mainly industrialists and businessmen, aviation companies have ventured into capacity could have been utilised for politicians, film stars and sports stars. UDAN with 8-10 seat aircraft, the math remote connectivity.