Important Events and Launches of the Year 2014 in Photographs
Issue: 6 / 2014
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| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh inaugurated the world-class new integrated terminal (T2) at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, on January 10, 2014. | Embraer E-Jets delivers over 1,000 aircraft and continues to attract airlines, offering viable economics, range and performance. Air Costa’s 50 (and more) aircraft order declared at the Singapore Airshow is yet another testimony endorsing the strength of e-jets programmes. |
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| Singapore Airshow 2014 (February 11-16) played host to over 1,000 exhibitors from 47 countries ended with announced deals worth $32 billion. | Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 (MH-370) was a scheduled international passenger flight that disappeared on March 8, 2014, while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport, Malaysia, to Beijing Capital International Airport, China. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER, was carrying 12 Malaysian crew members and 227 passengers from 15 nations. |
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| Highlight of the India Aviation on March 12-16, 2014, Hyderabad, is the arrival of Emirates’ Airbus A380. | GMR-Megawide consortium has been awarded a $700 million project to develop and operate the Mactan-Cebu International Airport in the Philippines.The contract was awarded by the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) of Philippines. Megawide is a Philippine-based construction company. |
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| The second edition of the Asian Business Aviation Conference and Exhibition (ABACE) 2014 held from April 15 to 17, ended on a high note, reflecting the growing trend for business aviation not just in China, but across Asia. | The 14th annual European Business Aviation Convention & Exhibition (EBACE), held at Geneva’s Palexpo conference centre and Geneva International Airport (May 20-22, 2014). Falcon 8X was unveiled at Ebace 2014. |
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| Ashok Gajapathi Raju takes charge as the Union Minister for Civil Aviation in New Delhi on May 29, 2014. | The country’s fourth budget carrier AirAsia India, the domestic arm of Malaysian low-cost carrier AirAsia Berhad, commenced operations on June 12, 2014, with its first flight taking off from Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport for Goa. |
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| The first production business jet dubbed as HondaJet, designed, developed and manufactured by Honda Aircraft Company of Japan, undertook its maiden flight end June this year flagging a milestone that will bring the airframe manufacturer closer to its goal of entry into service of the aircraft in 2015. | The Farnborough International Airshow held from July 14-20, 2014, did phenomenal business with orders and commitments achieving a new record of $201 billion, reflecting buoyancy of the aerospace industry. The latest aircraft from European planemaker Airbus, the A350, is showcased in the UK for the first time at Farnborough Airshow. |
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| All 298 people on board a Malaysia Airlines plane died after the airliner crashed in eastern Ukraine, close to the border with Russia. Flight MH-17 with 283 passengers flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur was travelling over the conflict-hit region when it disappeared from radar. | Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. (MHI) and Mitsubishi Aircraft Corporation held a rollout ceremony for the MRJ (Mitsubishi Regional Jet), a nextgeneration regional jet, at the Komaki Minami Plant of MHI’s Nagoya Aerospace Systems Works in Aichi Prefecture on October 18, 2014. After unveiling Japan’s first jet aircraft, MHI and Mitsubishi Aircraft are now ready to proceed towards the MRJ’s first flight scheduled for the April-June quarter of 2015. |
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| NBAA 2014, which took place from October 21 to 23, featured about 1,100 exhibitors and over 100 aircraft. More than 26,000 people attended the show, which included representatives from 49 US states and 95 countries around the world. | MEBA (Middle East Business Aviation) show took place at Dubai World Central (DWC), December 8-10, 2014. MEBA is the Middle East and North Africa’s premier event for anyone involved in chartering, leasing, selling, purchasing, operating and servicing business and VIP jets. |
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| Tata-SIA joint venture Airline Vistara, a full service carrier granted Air Operator’s Permit granted flying permit by aviation regulator DGCA on December 15, almost nine months after it applied for the licence, agencies reported. | Leading French aircraft manufacturer, Dassault Aviation, unveiled its new flagship, the Falcon 8X, at its Bordeaux-Merignac facility on December 17, 2014. The Falcon 8X is all on course for its maiden flight in the first quarter of 2015 and deliveries scheduled for second half of 2016. |
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