SP's AirBuz - ISSUE No 04-15

Issue Features

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  INDUSTRY | Policy
  Indian Civil Aviation: Unveiling the Potential
  By A.K. Sachdev

  The best thing for Indian aviation would, of course, be to remove all fetters from airlines and permit them to fly international from day one

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  POLICY | Viewpoint
  Whither Airport Security?
  By B.K. Pandey

  Aviation should be the model sector demonstrating India’s efforts to make it easier to do business in this country

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  INTERVIEW | ATR
  ATR Propelling Beyond Expectations

  In an interview with the Editor-in-Chief of SP’s AirBuz, Jayant Baranwal, the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of ATR, Patrick de Castelbajac spells out the plans of the company.

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  RENDEZVOUS | Civil Aviation Minister
  Civil Aviation Minister: Government to push for regional connectivity
  By R. Chandrakanth

  In an exclusive interaction with SP’s AirBuz in Paris, during Paris Air Show 2015, India’s Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said that reforms in civil aviation would be stepped up as to realise India’s potential of becoming one of the largest civil aviation sectors in the world.

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  AIRLINES | New Entrants
  The Newcomers Fly In
  By Joseph Noronha

  India’s commercial fleet of around 400 aircraft is set for major expansion, with over 700 new planes on order

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  ENGINES | Technology
  Next-Gen Engines
  By R. Chandrakanth

  The future for civil engines will require improvements to both propulsive and thermal efficiencies

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  REGIONAL AVIATION | Embraer
  New Metrics of Success
  By B.K. Pandey

  The E-Jets family from Embraer has clearly defined a segment and has changed the way the world flies, blurring the line between mainline and regional markets

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  SHOW REPORT | Paris Air Show
  Sense of déjà vu
  By R. Chandrakanth in Paris

  The Paris Air Show, irrespective of the size of the deals, continues to attract the global aviation industry as it is the ‘Mecca’ of aviation trends and also the perfect platform for the industry to consolidate

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  SHOW REPORT | Paris Air Show
  Airbus forecasts 32,600 new planes in two decades

  Airbus has forecast that in the 20 years (2015-34), global passenger traffic will grow at an average 4.6 per cent a year, driving a need for some 32,600 new aircraft above 100 seats...

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  SHOW REPORT | Paris Air Show
  Airline Fleet Strategies: The Embraer Way

  Brazilian aerospace major Embraer which is making substantial headway in regional aviation globally has been in the forefront of strategising not just for itself but also for airlines.

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  SHOW REPORT | Paris Air Show
  FICCI aerospace and air defence business delegation at Paris Air Show

  The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) for the first time took a 19-member delegation representing both large and MSME (micro, small and medium enterprises) players in the aerospace and air defence sector to the Paris Air Show.

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  INDUSTRY | Regulations
  IATA Seeks 'Ease of Doing Business' in India
  By R. Chandrakanth

  Aviation should be the model sector demonstrating India’s efforts to make it easier to do business in this country

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  Finally
  Aerial Connectivity by Seaplanes
  By B.K. Pandey

  The assessment by the Ministry of Civil Aviation is that by the end of this decade, there would be a demand for over 100 seaplanes in India