India Aviation 2016 - Day 2

ISSUE FEATURES

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  LEAD STORY
  Flying Start to India Aviation
  

  The government is planning to invest over $120 billion for development of airport infrastructure and aviation navigation services over the next decade to propel the growth of the civil aviation sector in the country, the President Pranab Mukherjee said.

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  LEAD STORY
  Civil Aviation Policy to be out in April 2016
  

  The much-awaited civil aviation policy would be announced by April, 2016, the Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapati Raju at the press conference at India Aviation 2016.

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  EXCLUSIVE
  Embraer Executive Jets receives Phenom 100E order from India
  

  Embraer Executive Jets announced an order for a new entry-level business jet Phenom 100E from an undisclosed customer based in India.

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  Exclusive
  5/20 or no 5/20, AirAsia India going full steam: Tony Fernandes
  

  The CEO of Malaysia-based Air Asia, Tony Fernandes today told SP’s ShowNews that irrespective of the 5/20 rule (five years and 20 aircraft rule to fly international destinations from India) getting scrapped or not, Air Asia India would be going full steam.

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  CONFERENCE REPORT
  BAOA to fight ‘Battle of Perception’
  

  Business Aircraft Operators Association (BAOA) determined to engage, engage and engage with government to propel aviation growth

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  CONFERENCE REPORT
  Owner/operator recounts changes in business aviation over the years
  

  He belongs to a family which has been flying planes from the 1930s. A family which has participated in World War II. A family which has spread its industrial tentacles across Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, creating jobs and creating wealth. The Saraya group. And its interest in business aviation is well known.

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  INTERVIEW | BOEING
  ‘Right capacity is the solution for India’ Dinesh Keskar
  

  In an interview with Editor-in-Chief Jayant Baranwal, the Senior Vice President of Sales, Boeing Commercial Airplanes (Asia-Pacific & South Asia), Dinesh Keskar talks exclusively to SP’s ShowNews on how the company is going to expand its market share.

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  BUSINES AVIATION
  Bombardier Business Aircraft looking at long-term profitability
  

  Bombardier Business Aircraft continues to restructure and enhance its business model to improve long-term profitability. To that end, the business segment has completed initiatives to increase the number of direct-to-market channels...

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  HELICOPTERS
  Bell 429WLG delivers exceptional speed, range and performance
  

  After having unveiled the Bell 429WLG in late 2013, Bell Helicopter completed its first North American delivery of the aircraft in early spring, and recently flew almost 30 Bell 429WLG sorties with the support of the Vietnam Helicopter Corporation to introduce the wheeled rotorcraft to the southeastern Asia country.

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  REPORT
  IndiGo celebrates the delivery of its first A320neo
  

  Reinforcing its commitment to the Indian aviation industry, India’s largest airline by market share, IndiGo has taken delivery of its first A320neo. The airline’s first brand new A320neo was received with a watercannon salute at Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), recently.

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  NEWS BRIEF
  Rolls-Royce despatches 100th Trent XWB for service with Singapore Airlines
  

  Rolls-Royce despatched its 100th Trent XWB engine, which entered service on a Singapore Airlines A350 XWB.

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  NEWS BRIEF
  Viking Twin Otter, first dedicated seaplane in 15-19 seat category
  

  Viking Air Limited of Victoria, British Columbia, has introduced the world’s first dedicated seaplane in the 15 to 19-passenger category, the Viking Twin Otter 400S Seaplane.

• NEWS BRIEF
  CFM orders strong in 2015; LEAP engine surpasses 10,000 orders
  

  2015 proved to be another strong year for CFM orders with the company booking a total of 2,135 engines, including 736 CFM56 engines (commercial, military and spares) and 1,399 LEAP engines (including spares).

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  ENGINES
  Pratt & Whitney Canada doubles Asia-Pacific support hub as customer momentum builds
  

  In response to a growing Asia-Pacific operator base comprising more than 7,000 Pratt & Whitney Canada (P&WC) engines in service in the region...

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  TRANSPORT
  HAL exports structural assemblies of Dornier ahead of schedule to RUAG
  

  The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has handed over the first shipset to RUAG, Germany, as part of export orders for structural assemblies of Do-228-212 NG (New Generation).

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  INTERVIEW | AAI
  ‘AAI’s belligerent marketing efforts
  

  The Chairman and Managing Director of Airports Authority of India (AAI), R.K. Srivastava has outlined the strategy of AAI in not only improving airport infrastructure across the country but also monetising through non-aeronautical revenues.

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  HELICOPTERS
  Pawan Hans in an expansion mode
  

  The Pawan Hans Ltd (PHL) and the Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) are collaborating with each other for setting up of MRO business for defence and civil helicopter industry, which has a potential to provide an efficient, cost effective...

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  INTERVIEW | BOMBARDIER
  Bombardier Fleet steadily climbing in Asia
  

  In an interview with Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, the Vice President Sales, South East Asia and Australasia, Frank Baistrocchi gives details about Bombardier’s plans in India.

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  AEROBATICS
  Spectacular flying display
  

  On the inaugural day of India Aviation 2016, Mark Jefferies Air Displays’ put up an exhilarating flying performance of Extra 330 C aircraft to the delight of the viewers.

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  NEWS BRIEF
  Club One Air on an expansion drive
  

  Inducts 3rd Falcon and opens airport & aviation service, targeting combined turnover of more than 200 crore by 2020.

• NEWS BRIEF
  First indigenously developed tarmac coach by Veera
  

  India’s first indigenously designed and developed tarmac coach, Veera, was formally unveiled at the India Aviation 2016 by the Civil Aviation Minister P Ashok Gajapati Raju.

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  NEWS BRIEF
  Air India future A320neo operator
  

  Airbus is delighted to further its long relationship with Air India and to welcome them as a future A320neo operator from 2017.