Showing posts with label Air Show. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Air Show. Show all posts

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

India Aviation 2012 - Starting Now!!!

As air show opens, forecast predicts 20-year demand for 1,330 business jets in India


India is expected to take delivery of 1,330 business jets and 4,000 commercial aircraft in the 20- to 149-seat category over the next 20 years, according to a market forecast by Bombardier Aerospace.
The growing importance of the market is one reason planemakers are heading to India’s biggest international civil aviation air show this week.
The biennial show, India Aviation 2012, will run Wednesday through Friday in Hyderabad.
India’s large land mass, large population and strong economic performance are driving growth in domestic air travel in the country, Bombardier’s market forecast said.

Bombardier will exhibit its Learjet 60XR, built in Wichita; Challenger 300 and Global 500 business jets; and the Q400 turboprop.

Boeing will exhibit its 787 Dreamliner, outfitted in Air India’s livery.
Cessna Aircraft is not participating in the show, said spokeswoman Shanda Carney. Carney did not provide a reason for the decision.

Hawker Beechcraft will showcase its Hawker 4000, Hawker 900XP and King Air C90GTx.

Hawker Beechcraft said that more than 60 percent of all business aircraft, including turboprops and super-midsize business jets, delivered into India in the past decade have been Hawker Beechcraft products. Its turboprop market share is 86 percent, the company said.

“In the segments in which we compete, Hawker Beechcraft is proud of its market share leadership in India,” Dan Keady, Hawker Beechcraft vice president for Asia, Australia and India. “For years, the family of HBC business turboprops and jets has been in-country and proving they are an excellent fit for this region.”
The company has also expanded its service and support capabilities in the region, he said.


Read more here: http://blogs.kansas.com/aviation/2012/03/13/as-air-show-opens-forecast-predicts-20-year-demand-for-1330-business-jets-for-india/#storylink=cpy

Airbus to set up second pilot training centre in India

Airbus has signed an agreement with CAE simulator training to set up a second pilot and maintenance crew training centre in India.  The centre, to be located in Noida near New Delhi, will train 5,000 pilots and crew annually.  The agreement was signed Wednesday on the first day of India Aviation 2012, the international conference and exhibition on civil aviation.  CAE Simulator Training is a joint venture between InterGlobe and Canada's flight simulator company CAE.  The centre will be fully operational by 2013 and will have a capacity to train up to 5,000 crews annually, making it one of the biggest training facilities of its type in the region.  
The new facility will be in addition to to the Airbus Training India centre (ATI) which was opened in Bangalore in 2007.  "India is a strategically important market and we strategic partnership like the new training centre will help India's aviation sector to grow and to prosper," said Kiran Rao, Airbus Executive Vice President, sales, and President, Airbus India.  "We are confident that in due course this facility will emerge as a centre of excellence for not just India but South Asia offering access to world-class training technology and solutions to commercial aviation industry," said Rahul Bhatia, Group Managing Director, InterGlobe. 

Source: Times of India

Monday, February 13, 2012

Singapore Air Show...starting!!



Singapore Air Show will start very soon!

Dates: 14-19 February 2012 

Official Site: Singapore Air Show

Asia's Aviation Boom Comes With Rising Competition

While Europe's debt crisis and global economic uncertainty are threatening airline profitability in the West, in Asia airlines are experiencing relatively strong growth.

According to forecasts from the International Air Transport Association (IATA), carriers based in Asia Pacific will make profits of $2.1 billion in 2012. That's 60 percent of the total profits of $3.5 billion predicted for the global airline industry.
But below the surface, there's a growing risk to the health of the region's airline sector from increased competition. Airlines in Asia are adding capacity at such a rapid clip on international routes that industry watchers are growing alarmed.
Airline CEOs will be meeting on the sidelines of the Singapore Airshow this week to discuss the challenges facing the sector.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Singapore Show Should Reveal Realities of Asia’s Aerospace Destiny

This month’s Singapore Airshow (February 14 to 19) is on track to surpass the previous 2010 event, with more than 900 exhibitors booked to participate from some 50 countries.

What many observers will be keen to gauge is the extent to which the Asia-Pacific’s air transport and defense markets are holding up in the face of continued Western decline. As important, the show will shed light on what progress the region’s emerging aerospace players–most notably China, Korea, Japan and India–are making in their efforts to ascend through the industry food chain.


According to Jimmy Lau, managing director of Singapore Airshow organizer Experia Events, the 2012 show will give positive answers to both of these questions. “Asia-Pacific is riding on the wave of growth as the region continues to lead in providing new opportunities in the aerospace and defense industry,” he told “Singapore Airshow, strategically positioned as a gateway to the thriving Asia-Pacific region, plays an important role as an effective springboard for industry players to experience the vibrancy of Singapore’s aviation industry and tap into the growing regional markets.”