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SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 11-2017

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Issue Features

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    BUSINESS AVIATION | NEXA STUDY
    NEXA Report
    By Group Captain A.K. Sachdev (Retd)

    Business Aviation communities constantly had to clamour about the benefits that this segment of the industry provides for its users and to the growth of the national economy

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    MILITARY | VIEWPOINT
    Indo-US Relations
    By Dr Vivek Lall

    Both countries have discovered common ground and shared concerns, which have propelled them towards discarding old mistrusts and misconceptions, and adopting methods to establish renewed faith and confidence in each other

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    MILITARY | INDUSTRY
    Russia's 5-th Generation Fighter Jet Named as Su-57
    By Yury Laskin in Moscow

    According to the press office of Russia’s state arms seller Rosoboronexport, Russia and India continue their joint project to develop the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA).

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    CIVIL | VIEWPOINT
    Finally: A new dawn for General Aviation
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    With the patronage by the central government for the launch of seaplane services, the general aviation segment of the Indian civil aviation industry will finally witness a new dawn!

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    CIVIL | REGIONAL AVIATION
    Making Waves
    By R. Chandrakanth

    The regional airline has opened over 80 routes, thus aiding social and economic development of the undeveloped regions, besides helping in tourism activity

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    CIVIL | REGIONAL AVIATION
    Operating on Thin Long Routes
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    For a healthy growth of the Indian airline industry as well for enhanced convenience to passengers, there is no option but to provide direct point-to-point aerial connectivity

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    SHOW REPORT | DUBAI AIRSHOW 2017
    Big 2 Share Spoils, Bell Tolls for the A380
    By Bikram Vohra, Dubai

    For Airbus, the Dubai Air Show 2017 was an occasion to celebrate as it packaged a gift for sales chief John Leahy days before his retirement

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    SHOW REPORT | DUBAI AIRSHOW 2017
    "We expect to sell about 370 aircraft in the Middle East"

    Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, SP’s Aviation had a Quick 4 with John Slattery, President & CEO, Embraer Commercial Aviation during Dubai Air Show

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    SHOW REPORT | DUBAI AIRSHOW 2017
    Endless Possibilities
    By Gene Cunningham

    Boeing is not just offering unmatched products to the Indian armed forces but also significant benefits to India’s indigenous aerospace manufacturing sector

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    SHOW REPORT | DUBAI AIRSHOW 2017
    Bizjet & Middle East
    By Bikram Vohra, Dubai

    Nearly half of the aviation professionals surveyed said the Middle East private jet market is currently attractive for finance companies and projected a healthy growth rate over the next decade

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    MRO | POLICY
    Synergy in Military & Civil MRO
    By Air Marshal Sukhchain Singh (Retd)

    The business models of civil MRO need to look into military aviation linkages and the military MRO needs to open their facilities for utilisation by civil MRO segments

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    A Word from Editor-in-Chief
    By Jayant Baranwal, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

    Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, opened doors to new opportunities for the Regional Connectivity Scheme by inaugurating a seaplane service in Gujarat

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    NEWS WITH VIEWS
    Collaboration with the Private Sector in Space
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) aims to undertake 60 to 70 satellite vehicle launch programmes in the next five years by private operators in order to make up the deficiency in the number of satellites, A.S. Kiran Kumar, Chairman, ISRO said.

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    HALL OF FAME
    Aleksey Maresyev (1916-2001)
    By Joseph Noronha

    The story of Alexey Maresyev’s bravery in the face of incredible odds, inspired generations of people with disability to forget their problems and live life to the fullest

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    LAST WORD
    Revamp Indian Aerospace Industry
    By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

    The widening gap in the combat fleet of the IAF needs to be filled up as quickly as possible with the induction of modern fourth and fifth generation platforms