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    The First Pick
    By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

    A leading proponent of new technologies, always foraying into areas where it perceived a competitive advantage, Embraer today has become one of the companies driving the aircraft industry.

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    VVIP Helicopter - Coming Soon
    By SP’s Special Correspondent

    New VVIP choppers will begin arriving this month

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    Attack Helicopters - Apache on Top
    By SP’s Special Correspondent

    Boeing AH-64D is likely to be officially declared the winner of the IAF’s attack helicopter competition

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    A Long Wait
    By Group Captain (Retd) A.K. Sachdev

    Despite being geographically located in an ideal position to serve as a hub for international business traffic, India continues to wait for an infrastructure policy permitting FBOs to thrive and prosper

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    ‘Our airplanes perform better onshort runways with increased safety margins’

    Sean McGeough, President, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Middle East & Africa, Hawker Beechcraft

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    Cessna - Green Way to Business
    By SP’s Correspondent

    Cessna is working with customers, suppliers, industry groups and government authorities in a variety of capacities...

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    New Kids on the Block
    By Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, Goa

    The new regional airlines and those on the horizon are still few and far between.There’s room for many more to improve air connectivity to India’s distant airports.

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    High Potential
    By Sucheta Das Mohapatra

    Upbeat as always about the Indian market, Keskar described India as the “big gorilla” and the “shining star” while releasing the Boeing 2012 India Market Outlook on September 4.

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    Special Mission - On Specific Operation
    By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

    The IAF is seeking to induct up to nine special mission aircraft of which two would be for airborne SIGINT and the remaining seven would be configured for multi-mission role...

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    AEW&CS - IAF’s Eye in the Sky
    By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

    With the induction of the Embraer 145 AEW&CS aircraft, the IAF has indeed embarked on a new journey.

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    ‘Boeing sees great value in partnering with India’

    Dennis D. Swanson is now the International Business Development Vice President for Boeing Defense, Space and Security in India. Swanson spoke at length about Boeing’s plans to deepen its presence in the country through long-term and strategy partnerships.

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    Neil Armstrong (1930-2012)
    By Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, Goa

    Like so many other celebrated astronauts, he could have chosen to bask in the heroic afterglow of his stunning achievement. However, he remained an unassuming and deeply private man—a reluctant hero—to the end.

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

    There is little doubt that India’s civil aviation sector is poised for an astronomical growth. But lack of infrastructure in practically all departments of civil aviation could spoil the party.

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    IAF Chief hints at design flaw in Su-30 MKI
    By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia

  • Technology to Offset, At Last!
    By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia

    For the first time, the aim of the offset policy has been spelt out clearly, making it easier for vendors to understand and structure their offset obligations to satisfy Indian objectives

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    Paving The Way for ToT
    By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia

    It is clear that India will have to wait for many more decades before it can realise its publically much touted dream of attaining self-sufficiency to meet its defence needs

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    Unwarranted Delays
    By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

    There is undoubtedly a compelling urgency to finalise the MMRCA deal without further delay to ensure that for the IAF...

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    Dream-liner Comes True

    Boeing celebrates delivery of Air India’s first 787 Dreamliner

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