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SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 5-2019

Issue Features

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  BUSINESS AVIATION | EUROPE
  Europe BizAv Industry Airborne Despite Strong Headwinds
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  Online marketing for younger customers holds promise amidst shifting trend from ownership to rentals, as this segment records 9 per cent growth in the First Quarter of 2019 compared to the corresponding period in 2018

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  BUSINESS AVIATION | ECONOMY
  How Business Aviation Contributes to the Economy?
  By Group Captain A.K. Sachdev (Retd)

  Facts and figures offered by the BAOA study unequivocally point to Business Aviation being a necessary and indisputable asset for national economy, contributing significantly to its growth and sustenance

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  CIVIL | AIRLINES
  Top Airlines
  By Joseph Noronha

  In the awards for 2018, over 24 million eligible entries were counted during the period August 2017 to May 2018 in which over 300 airlines across the globe were evaluated

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  CIVIL | AIRLINES
  India’s Airline Market – An Analysis
  By Group Captain A.K. Sachdev (Retd)

  For the Indian airline industry to take off, some changes are required in the way the government looks at it

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  CIVIL | ENGINES
  Top Engines for Single Aisle
  By Joseph Noronha

  With environmental concerns taking centre stage, most modern jet airliners are powered by low-specific-thrust/high-bypass-ratio turbofans for better fuel economy and reduced noise

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  REGIONAL AVIATION | AIRCRAFT
  Regional Jets vs Turboprops Battle for the Skies
  By Satyendra Pandey

  With a 300-million strong middle class, low air travel penetration and an increasing propensity to spend, India is targeting 500 million passenger trips in the next 20 years

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  MILITARY | COMBAT CAPABILITY
  Time to Act
  By Air Marshal V.K. Verma (Retd)

  Aerial warfare today not only needs capable platforms for various roles; but also in the right numbers to neutralise targets effectively

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  MILITARY | LEADERSHIP
  IAF’s Points-person for Key Procurements is the New Vice-Chief of Air Staff
  By Vishal Thapar

  Air Marshal R.K.S. Bhadauria is being talked of as Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa’s successor despite being scheduled to retire on the same day as him

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

  Business Aviation in Europe, despite severe headwinds like Brexit and economic stagnation in the region for the past many years, has recorded growth, albeit moderately

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  NEWS WITH VIEWS
  HAL Completes Production of 16th LCA Tejas
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  State-owned aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has completed production of the 16th Light Combat Aircraft (LCA), Tejas, as per the target till March 31, 2019.

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  LAST WORD
  Public Sector has No Role in Civil Aviation
  By Air Marshal B.K. Pandey (Retd)

  Unfortunately, Pawan Hans has suffered the ills that PSUs are invariably afflicted with such as bureaucratic management, unprofessional planning, low efficiency, poor performance and lack of accountability

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  SPECIAL REPORT
  Pentagon Strongly Defends India’s A-Sat Test
  By Vishal Thapar

  India’s A-SAT test, which made it only the fourth country after the US, Russia and China with a satellite-kill capability The US Department of Defense was defended by US DoD at a hearing before the US Senate Armed Forces Committee.

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  SPECIAL REPORT
  Spicejet Signs Codeshare Agreement with Emirates
  By Vishal Thapar

  A codeshare agreement between SpiceJet and the leading global airline Emirates is set to open new routes and destinations for Indians across the US, Europe, Middle East and Africa.

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  SPECIAL REPORT
  Jet Under Bankruptcy, Tata to Revive Acquisition Interest
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  After all operations of Jet Airways (India) temporarily came to a halt on April 17, 2019 following 25 years of run, the airline is left under the threat of heading to a bankruptcy court.

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  HALL OF FAME
  Julian Nott (1944-2019)
  By Joseph Noronha

  Julian Nott was the first balloonist to receive the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club which has been awarded to renowned figures in aviation like the Wright brothers and Neil Armstrong

• NEWS | DIGEST: MILITARY
  Collins Aerospace showcases Air Combat Training System
  

  Collins Aerospace Systems, in collaboration with the University of Iowa’s Operator Performance Laboratory (OPL), recently held a Secure Live Air-to-Air Mission (SLAAM) demonstration...

• NEWS | DIGEST: CIVIL
  Optimal Start to Operations for Manta Air
  

  Manta Air, the new domestic carrier of the Republic of Maldives, has signed a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) with ATR.

• NEWS | DIGEST: INDUSTRY
  CFM Continues to Expand Leap Aftermarket Network
  

  The LEAP service model is based on the highly-competitive CFM56 model, which has the most open MRO environment in the industry.

• NEWS | DIGEST: INDUSTRY
  Pratt & Whitney Celebrates Embraer E195-E2 Aircraft Certification
  

  Pratt & Whitney, a division of United Technologies Corp., and Embraer are celebrating a significant milestone as the E195-E2 aircraft receives Type Certification from three regulatory agencies...

• NEWS | DIGEST: INDUSTRY
  Collins Aerospace Supports MQ-9B SkyGuardian
  

  General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI), utilizing Collins Aerospace Systems technology, recently succeeded in the first complete takeoff to landing flight of a MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft...

• NEWS | DIGEST
  Appointments
  

  Air Marshal S.K. Ghotia takes over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command. Embraer Board selects new President and CEO.

• NEWS | DIGEST
  Quick RoundUp
  

  Arianespace announced the signing of a launch service contract with Synspective for the launch of the satellite StriX-α (with a liftoff mass of approximately 150 kg.) into a Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO) in 2020.