SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 01-13
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Issue Features
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Shaping The Future
By R. ChandrakanthThe future skies will be dotted with aircraft that don’t look like aircraft we all have been seeing in the skies. Browse through this article to have a bird’s-eye view of the developments that are taking place in commercial aviation, military aircraft, helicopters and UAVs.
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Airbus Military A330 MRT selected by Indian Government
By SP’s Special CorrespondentAs reported earlier by SP’s Aviation, Airbus Military has emerged victorious in the Indian Air Force’s mid-air refuelling tanker bid.
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France wants India to exercise Rafale options immediately
By SP’s Special CorrespondentDuring a two-day official visit to Paris earlier this month, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid was apprised of the French Government’s keenness that India exercise options for 63 additional Dassault Aviation Rafale fighters...
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Viewpoint - Disorder in Pakistan, Terror in India
By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. PandeyWhile Pakistan is in turmoil, what ought to be of greater concern for the nation is the approach of the Indian Government in handling the obdurate neighbour
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Budgetary Woes
By Air Marshal (Retd) Anil ChopraThe Indian Finance Ministry appears to have been under pressure to apply brakes on expenditure. A cut in the defence budget of Rs. 10,000 crore which amounts to five per cent, is substantial.
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A330 MRTT for India
New year brought cheer to Airbus Military with the selection by the Government of India of the company as the preferred bidder in the tender, for the supply of Airbus A330 MRTT for the IAF.
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Market Outlook - An Engine of Growth
By R. ChandrakanthAviation infrastructure needs to be developed to facilitate unconstrained growth of the aviation market.
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Regional Aviation - Is the Model Viable?
By Group Captain (Retd) A.K. SachdevRegional aviation in India, despite a well-intentioned policy framework, is yet to take off.
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Airlines - FDI not enough
By Kuldeep YadavThe government’s decision on FDI comes a bit too late. At this point in time, it is just a policy statement by the government; the procedure for its implementation is complex, cumbersome and will take a long time for fruition.
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Jean Batten (1909 - 1982)
By Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, GoaA glamorous and reclusive woman, Jean Batten was known as the “Greta Garbo of the Skies”. She was one of the finest female aviators of the golden age of aviation, perhaps a more professional pilot than her better-known contemporaries.
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A Word from Editor
By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-ChiefIt gives us great pride in announcing that SP Guide Publications is yet again the “Key Official Media Partner” of Aero India 2013.
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Plans Ahead
By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. PandeyPaucity of infrastructure to support the Indian civil aviation industry will continue to remain a major impediment to its growth unless there is radical change in policies
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