India Aviation 2014 - Day 2

ISSUE FEATURES

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  LEAD STORY
  Third Largest Market in the Near Future
  

  The fourth India Aviation 2014 got off to a spectacular start with Boeing-Spicejet formalising an order for 42 Boeing 737 Max 8 worth US $4.4 billion. Otherwise the inaugural function was marked with speeches indicating the enormous potential of the aviation industry and how the government was trying to address these challenges.

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  LEAD STORY
  SpiceJet mega order of Boeing 42 737 MAX 8s
  

  India Aviation 2014 began with a bang with Boeing and SpiceJet formalising an order for 42 737 MAX 8s. The order, previously listed as unidentified on the Boeing Orders & Deliveries website, is valued at $4.4 billion at list prices.

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  SHOW REPORT
  Embraer, Air Works partnership
  

  Embraer Executive Jets has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Air Works Pvt Ltd to provide full maintenance support to the Legacy 500 and Legacy 450 customers in India. The agreement was formally signed at India Aviation 2014.

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  Jet Aviation appoints Arrow Aircraft Services as MRO sales representative
  

  Jet Aviation has entered into an agreement with New Delhi-based Arrow Aircraft Services Private Limited (Arrow Aircraft Services), appointing Arrow Aircraft Services as its MRO sales representative for India effective April 1, 2014.

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  SHOW REPORT
  Air Asia India’s first aircraft in India
  

  Sources in Toulouse have confirmed that VT-ATF, Air Asia India’s first A320, will depart Toulouse today evening (12th March 2014) to reach Chennai on the morning of the 13th at 09:30hrs local (IST).

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  SHOW REPORT
  General Aviation in dire straits, government looks the other way
  

  With bad times hitting the general aviation sector, in 2013 as many as 19 business jets were sold by their Indian owners in overseas markets. In the same year, the addition to the Indian inventory was just three jets, indicating a negative growth for the first time.

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  SHOW REPORT
  Air India has no plans to ground Dreamliner: Rohit Nandan
  

  The Chairman and Managing Director of Air India, Rohit Nandan emphatically stated that there was no plan of grounding Boeing’s Dreamliner aircraft, despite the ‘spate of incidents’ in the recent past. “We are satisfied with the quality of service provided by Boeing.”

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  Sikorsky consolidating in India
  

  Having delivered 75 cabins of S92 from its Hyderabad-based joint venture Tata , Sikorsky considers India of strategic importance to drive its helicopter sales, if not now, but in the near future when the helicopter industry opens up, said Arvind Walia, Executive Vice President, Sikorsky India.

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  Dassault Falcon long haul prospects
  

  Dassault Aviation which introduced the first business jet into India in 1995 with the Tata Group is an expansion mode with regard to its Falcon business jets.

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  Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ajit Singh at United Technologies Corporation
  

  Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ajit Singh at United Technologies Corporation being briefed by Palash Roy Chowdhury, Country Manager - Pratt & Whitney (third from left) on the revolutionary Geared Turbofan (GTF) engine technology.

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  SPECIAL REPORT
  Rolls-Royce comes up with next-gen engine designs
  

  Rolls-Royce has shared details of its next generation of engine designs, which could be ready within ten years, featuring technology innovation designed to transform performance.

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  SPECIAL REPORT
  Steady worldwide helicopter demand: Honeywell
  

  In its 16th annual Turbine-Powered Civil Helicopter Purchase Outlook, Honeywell Aerospace expects that 4,800-5,500 civilian-use helicopters will be delivered during 2014-18. Overall demand remains steady versus the 2013 five-year forecast, with large fleet operator requirements offsetting a moderate softening in new helicopter purchase plans reported in the 2014 Honeywell survey.

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  SHOW REPORT
  Remos GX glass cockpit light sport aircraft
  

  Remos Aircraft GmbH, the manufacturer of the next generation glass cockpit light sport aircraft, has appointed SRK Aviacom (I) Pvt Ltd as its dealer in India.

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  New policy after new government
  

  The Government of India has been talking to different stakeholders in the aviation industry and is in the process of drafting a new policy which would prop up the aviation sector, both commercial and general aviation.

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  CFM off to a great 2014
  

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