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Pandey © SP Guide Publications, 2008 Show Report ASSISTANT EDITOR ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION EBACE ’08 Arundhati Das Inland: Rs 800 • Foreign: US$180 19 Email: [email protected] Mercury Rising SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT & COPY EDITOR Sanjay Kumar ADVERTISING DETAILS’ CONTACTS Infrastructure [email protected] AIRPORTS SUB-EDITOR [email protected] 23 Bipasha Roy [email protected] Critical Care CONTRIBUTORS SP GUIDE PUBLICATIONS PVT LTD Special Report Group Captain A.K. Sachdev, A-133 Arjun Nagar, (Opposite Defence Colony) Group Captain Arvind Oak, New Delhi 110 003, India. 24 DEBUT R. Srinivasan, SSJ100: First Flight Group Captain Joseph Noronha, Tel: +91 (11) 24644693, 24644763, 24620130 Dr Ram Pattisapu, Fax: +91 (11) 24647093 Europe Alan Peaford, Phil Nasskau Email: [email protected] Fact File USA & Canada Anil R. 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TO-BE NAMED Greenfield airport at While Sajal K. Dutt reviews the state of this segment of Bangalore on May 24 is symbolic of the the industry which is still in its infancy and examines efforts being made by the Ministry of future prospects, Joseph Noronha analyses the growth Civil Aviation to bring about qualita- prospects of business aviation. Dr Ram Pattisapu, writ- tive change in the aviation infrastruc- ing from the US, veers focus on the campaign for growth ture of the country. While teething of general aviation in India through his treatise on Light troubles persist and the issue of high speed connectivity is Sport Aircraft. Cyet to be addressed, transit through this new world class In this issue, we have emphasised safety related issues facility in times ahead will hopefully be a charming expe- such as new techniques for keeping runways free of birds rience for both the domestic and international traveller. and the need to strengthen communication among all Coming close on the heels of the new airport at Hyder- personnel involved in the management of a flight through abad, the Bangalore International Airport is being herald- Crew Resource Management training. Dr M. Bish, a spe- ed as the second proverbial feather in the ministry’s cap. cialist in aviation medicine, dilates on the need for effi- Infrastructure apart, there are a number of other cient emergency medical care at our airports. daunting challenges facing the civil aviation industry today. The dual onslaught of rising fuel prices and in- Happy landings! creasing pressure to cut emission levels is expected to provide the much needed impetus for research targeted to confront the green challenge. While Joseph Noronha examines emerging trends in the development of low emission engines for airliners of the future, Ashwini Sa- chdev delves into the controversies surrounding biofu- els, its future prospects clouded by the debate over the use of land for production of food or crops for an alterna- tive to fossil fuel. The civil aviation industry is under constant pres- sure from opposing forces. Perpetually rising cost of inputs and increasing competition are forcing airfares Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey to hover at unrealistic levels threatening the already Editor wafer-thin margins. Entrepreneurs are now exploring 2 • SP’S • Issue 2 • 2008 SP’s AirBuz Launched 1 PHOTOGRAPHS: SHARAD SAXENA Inaugural Issue SP’s An Exclusiv e M a g azine on Civil A viation from India 2 3 Deceptively BRIGHT? Analysing the true picture of Indian aviation • PILOTS TRAINING • BUDGET ANALYSIS & MUCH MORE... www.spsairbuz.net AN SP GUIDE PUBLICATION 5 4 1. Editor-in-Chief Jayant Baranwal flanked by Ashok Chawla, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) and Captain Gopinath of Deccan Aviation release the first edition of SP’s AirBuz together with a host of dignitaries, including Dr Dinesh Keskar of Boeing; Srivastava, Jt Secretary, MoCA; Ramalingham, Chairman, AAI; and Dr Amit Mitra, Secretary General, FICCI, among others; 2. Ashok Chawla with the Editor-in-Chief; 3. Boeing officials express their appreciation; 4. The Editor-in-Chief makes a point as SP’s AirBuz Editor Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey and Boeing’s Dr Dinesh Keskar look on; 5. Captain Gopinath looked especially pleased at the launch of an exclusive magazine on civil aviation Issue 2 • 2008 • SP’S • 3 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 recentB CNNriefs report quoted : OPERATIONS ber at a EU-India summit to be able as available to airline pilots. up a $100 million (Rs 238 crore) held in Marseilles, France. A Helicopter pilots also have a lower MRO facility that would cater to American solution for horizontal agreement results in level of organizational support as large commercial aircraft. decongesting airports in India reduced competition in a given compared with airline pilots. Before winding up its India visit, sector and may include common GE Aviation wins GEnx order the eight-member FAA team pricing policies. The agreement Scheduled helicopter service from Dubai firm identified the key areas of support would provide a legal cover for by JB Aviation Dubai-based aircraft leasing firm with India. These include radar all existing bilateral agreements Coimbatore-based JB Aviation LCAL has placed an order with network, airworthiness and air- between India and the various EU is planning to launch scheduled GE Aviation for GEnx engines port and ATC management. The member states. The EU already helicopter services in South India valued at more than $350 million team also visited ATC towers in has similar horizontal agreements and has acquired land for a heli- (Rs 1,488 crore) to power 13 Boe- Delhi, Mumbai and Jaipur to as- with China and the US. Currently, pad in Ooty. The company, which ing 787 Dreamliner aircraft. GE sess the actual ground situation. some 26 bilateral air services is awaiting approval from DGCA, Aviation’s GEnx engine received The US is coming to the aid agreements exist between EU is planning to start the service to airworthiness certification from of passengers fed up with hover- members and India. Kodaikanal with one helicopter the Federal Aviation Administra- ing over choked Indian airports by September. DGCA is expected tion in April, with more than 1,100 like Delhi and Mumbai. On May Civil-military cooperation to conduct the second round of of the engines ordered so far. 9, American aerospace major in use of airspace inspection by end of this month. LCAL was formed exclusively Boeing shared its expertise with A joint arrangement worked out The company will simultaneously to lease Boeing 787 Dreamliner authorities on more effective by the ministries of civil aviation launch the service to Madurai, aircraft. utilization of airspace by allow- and defence, designed to free for which land has been given by ing planes to safely fly closer at airspace under the control of government of Tamil Nadu and US certification for Indian congested airports and enable defence forces for use by civil in Puducherry where it will tie-up aviation products faster touchdowns. aircraft, will be tried out soon in with the government and operate India is stepping up efforts to India has decided to start Chennai.