From the Editor-in-Chief

Dear Reader,

For the business aviation industry, constant innovation with not just design but also technology and comfort is becoming a growing demand. With so much choice at hand, customers are looking for a complete package and the business aviation leaders are offering the best to not disappoint them.

Embraer has constantly challenged, created and outperformed, accentuating aviation history with disruptive moments of industry-leading progress and innovation and the most recent example of that are Embraer’s remarkable Praetor 500 and Praetor 600 aircraft. This issue of BizAvIndia contains a report on the same by our special correspondent.

Another major player in the business aviation industry, Gulfstream is constantly expanding the horizon of imagination for the industry with its latest technical innovations. In an interview with BizAvIndia Nicolas Robinson, Regional Vice President International Sales, Middle East and South Asia, Gulfstream shares the insights of what goes behind in creating these statement aircraft. The business aviation industry was left under awe by the company once more with the launch of its latest aircraft G700, which is being called the harbinger of a new era for Gulfstream. A report on its details by Ayushee Chaudhary is a part of this issue.

Qatar Airways’ business aviation journey, under its Executive Jets’ arm namely Qatar Executive, is another success story with the highest standards of service and excellence that it offers. This issue traces Qatar’s journey and their rapid expansion onto making Business Aviation as one of the most key offerings for their customers’ base. Qatar Executive became the launch customer of G700 which was unveiled by Gulfstream during NBAA in October this year. Qatar Executive is perhaps a benchmark that may well be followed not only some of the top airlines in the world but also by the top carriers in India, as to how to integrate and how to expand with yet another great business activity.

While business aviation is expanding on a global level, India is still struggling to find stable ground in this sector. Indian business aviation industry is in the dire need for supportive steps to be taken by the Government and the regulator. In an interview with Vishal Thapar, Group Captain R.K. Bali (Retd), Managing Director of Business Aircraft Operators Association (BAOA) talks about issues engulfing the Indian business aviation industry.

Show reports covering NBAA 2019, held in October this year and also the recently concluded Dubai Airshow 2019 are also a part of this edition.

All this and much more in this issue of BizAvIndia.

Welcome aboard and we wish you many happy landings!