SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 07-11
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Issue Features
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Paris, Je t’aime
By R. Chandrakanth in ParisIn any major international air show, the presence of new combat jets takes on iconic proportions, but at Le Bourget this time, it was civil aviation which overshadowed military
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Motor Glider
World’s first serial hybrid electric aircraft was on aerial display at the Paris Air Show
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Final Countdown
The wings and fuselage of the nEUROn UCAV demonstrator were mated in early June at the Istres, France flight-test base of Dassault Aviation
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‘Our thought process is based upon consolidating our capabilities rather than being adversary-centric’
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal P.V. Naik
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Rafale - A Fighter Pilot’s Dream
By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. PandeyDassault Rafale is the first omnirole combat aircraft by design. It has the capability to carry out different complex combat assignments during the same sortie, be it ground attack, beyond visual range (BVR) air-to-air combat or interceptions.
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Hard Sell
The CEO of Cassidian Air Systems, Bernhard Gerwert outlines the plans for Eurofighter to SP’s Aviation.
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‘ITT to participate in India’s pilot ADS-B programme’
John T. Kefaliotis, Vice President, Next Generation Systems, ITT Defense and Information Solutions
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The Fine Art of Fencing
By R. ChandrakanthIt was the best ever show for Airbus which had record breaking orders. In terms of units, it was the best ever and in terms of value, it was the second best.
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Airbus Dances to AirAsia Tunes
By R. ChandrakanthAirAsia’s first aircraft deal with Airbus was at the 2005 Paris Air Show. In six years, the airline has ordered 375 planes and 35 for AirAsia X.
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Global MRO in India
By R. ChandrakanthAir France-KLM MRO to ‘gradually increase’ stake in Max Aerospace
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CAE C-130J Simulators soon in Hindon
At the Paris Air Show 2011, R. Chandrakanth interviewed Chris Stellwag, Director, Marketing Communications (Military), CAE.
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Fly Smart
By LeRoy Cook, Missouri, USAThe economy of scale does not follow acquisition of a bigger aircraft, which will need a larger hangar, more expensive maintenance, and steeper operating costs.
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Fully Digital
By John Rosanvallon, President and CEO, Dassault Falcon JetMore than 20 Falcon aircraft are currently operating in India. Almost half of the new aircraft orders are for the Dassault flagship Falcon 7X
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Better Returns
By Daniel Keady Vice President-Sales South Asia-Pacific/India, Hawker BeechcraftStudies have found that businesses which use business aviation as a solution to some of their transportation challenges return more to shareholders than companies in the same industry that do not utilise business aviation
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No Plane No Gain
By LeRoy Cook, Missouri, USANot having a company airplane can be hazardous to the financial health of a business, because of opportunities lost and contacts missed.
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Teasers at the Show
By R. ChandrakanthWhile programmes from the new players are on, Embraer, Bombardier and ATR (turboprop) are on their toes, not just to keep in shape, but also to stave off the imminent competition, albeit delayed
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Glenn Curtiss (1878 - 1930)
By Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, GoaGlenn Curtiss’s immense contribution to aviation, like that of many other pilots of the period, tends to be overshadowed by the legend of the Wright Brothers.
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