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INDIA ON A HIGH
WHO WAS BUYING,
WHAT WAS FLYING
IN BENGALURU?
SHOW REPORT P12
REVAMPED HOPES
Its next-generation E-Jet
is on the way, but for now
Embraer is pinning hopes
on mid-life upgrade
PIPER CALL
Thousands of owners
of Cherokees, Senecas
and Seminoles told to
inspect their aircraft
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DEFENCE SPENDING
WINDS OF
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Why transformation is nally
in the air for UK’s ghting forces
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12-18 FEBRUARY 2013
INDIA ON A HIGH
WHO WAS BUYING,
WHAT WAS FLYING
IN BENGALURU?
SHOW REPORT P12
REVAMPED HOPES
Its next-generation E-Jet
is on the way, but for now
Embraer is pinning hopes
on mid-life upgrade
PIPER CALL
Thousands of owners
of Cherokees, Senecas
and Seminoles told to
inspect their aircraft
PIC OF THE WEEK
YOUR PHOTOGRAPH HERE
AirSpace user Keith Campbell, AKA
sunshine band, posted this shot of BAE
Systems Hawk T1 trainer XX242
conducting a sunset-lit practice run ahead
of a display by the UK Royal Air Force’s Red
Arrows team. Our latest World Air Forces
directory lists 58 T1s in the RAF fleet. Open
a gallery in Flightglobal.com’s AirSpace
community for a chance to feature here
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DEFENCE SPENDING
WINDS OF
CHANGE
Why transformation is nally
in the air for UK’s ghting forces
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COVER IMAGE
The UK’s 10-year defence
equipment plan will run
beyond the life of the Royal
Air Force’s remaining
Panavia Tornado GR4s. The
type’s low-level pedigree is
highlighted in this image
from Rex Features.
See Cover Story
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Quest seeks new operators as it eyes global expansion
P27
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Historical, civil and aerobatic aircraft types take to the skies
at Aero India
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NEWS
REGULARS
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38 Straight & Level
40 Classified
43 Jobs
47 Working Week
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JOB OF THE WEEK
DEFENCE
23
Alenia, ATK set sights on armed MC-27J
test ring.
Peru offered 18 surplus Spanish
Euroghters
THIS WEEK
8
Indian Rafale deal remains ‘on track’
9
Battery failure cause remains elusive
10
Continuing budget impasse threatens
US programmes
24
Brazilian tax breaks prompt UAS
developers to team up.
Dutch NH90 programme ies forward
Radiola Aerospace,
business development manager, UK
11
Bristow bullish on EC225 comeback.
First CSeries engines arrive
NEWS FOCUS
COVER STORY
32
Out with the old
AERO INDIA SHOW REPORT
25
Iran’s dubious stealth claims
12
Boeing stays upbeat on Indian market.
New Delhi to learn lessons from Tejas
The UK Ministry of
Defence has set a 10-year equipment
plan, but can the armed forces live within
their budgets?
BUSINESS AVIATION
26
LEA puts faith in big cabins as it stakes
out West Africa.
G280 sets 15 city-pair speed records
13
Helicopter manufacturers jostle for
maritime deals.
Business jet makers upbeat
14
Pictures from the show
27
Embraer predicts growth on rising output.
EASA plans new ight-time ruling
NEWS FOCUS
16
Embraer pins strategy on E-Jet revamp
GENERAL AVIATION
28
AW169 number four ies as testing enters
nal phase.
FAA orders Piper aircraft inspections
AIR TRANSPORT
19
ATR crash puts Carpatair pact on hold.
Russians test potential 19-seat
turboprop design
SPACEFLIGHT
20
SriLankan nearing decision on A340
eet replacement.
Geared turbofan will not hold up MRJ
programme
29
Industry begins to run out of space.
Korea’s KSLV-1 mission succeeds at
third attempt
NEXT WEEK
AUSTRALIA
We preview the Avalon air show with a
country report spanning procurement
plans, rotorcraft and regulatory reform.
Plus: a commercial engines special
21
Improvisation damaged landing 737
22
BUSINESS
Red Wings sceptical over grounding
30
Space risk is at a premium
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CONTENTS
IN THIS ISSUE
Companies listed
AgustaWestland .....................................13, 28
Airbus ..........................................8, 10, 20, 22
Airbus Military..............................................23
Air India .......................................................12
Alenia Aermacchi .........................................23
Alitalia .........................................................19
All Nippon Airways ......................................... 9
American Airlines .........................................16
Antonov .......................................................19
Arianespace ................................................29
Astronics......................................................31
ATR ..............................................................19
Aviastar .......................................................22
Avibras ........................................................24
Avjet ............................................................27
Boeing ...................... 9, 10, 12, 20, 21, 22, 25
Bombardier ...............................11, 16, 17, 18
Bristow Group ..............................................11
British Airways ..............................................31
Cargotec ......................................................31
Cessna ..................................................26, 27
CFM International ........................................20
CHC Helicopter ............................................31
Comac .........................................................20
Dassault ......................................8, 13, 23, 26
Delta Air Lines ..............................................16
Elbit Systems ...............................................24
Embraer.............. 8, 13, 16, 17, 18, 24, 26, 27
Eurocopter .......................................11, 13, 28
Euroghter ...................................................23
ExecuJet Africa .............................................28
Harpia Systems ...........................................24
Hindustan Aeronautics .......................8, 11, 12
Honeywell ....................................................11
Ilyushin ........................................................24
Japan Airlines ................................................ 9
General Electric .........................10, 18, 20, 25
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems ........10
GippsAero ....................................................28
Gulfstream .............................................27, 28
International Launch Services ......................29
Jet Airways ...................................................12
Lockheed Martin ..........................8, 10, 25, 33
London Executive Aviation............................26
Malaysia Airlines ..........................................20
Maldivian Air Taxi ..........................................26
Mitsubishi Aircraft ........................................20
NetJets ........................................................27
NH Industries ...............................................24
Northrop Grumman......................................25
Piper Aircraft ................................................28
Porvair .........................................................31
Pratt & Whitney ................... 11, 16, 18, 20, 28
Prox Dynamics .............................................30
Quest Aircraft ...............................................27
Red Wings ...................................................22
Robinson Helicopter ....................................28
Rolls-Royce......................................10, 11, 20
Row 44........................................................31
Royal Air Maroc ............................................21
Russian Helicopters .....................................13
Saab ...........................................................23
SCAT ............................................................22
Sea Launch ...........................................29, 30
Sikorsky .................................................11, 13
SpaceX ..................................................29, 30
SpiceJet .......................................................12
SriLankan Airlines ........................................20
Sukhoi ...................................................22, 23
Summit Aviation...........................................28
Tailwind Airlines ...........................................21
Trans Maldivian Airways................................26
Tupolev ........................................................22
United Launch Alliance ................................29
Xian Aircraft .................................................19
BEHIND THE
HEADLINES
THE WEEK ON THE WEB
flightglobal.com
Ellis Taylor
and Greg
Waldron were in Bengaluru for
Aero India
(below left)
On The DEW Line, Craig Hoyle hailed “
for
people of a certain age (okay, and children too): there is
going to be a new series of
good news
). “The ardu-
ous process of obtaining visas
and media passes was reminis-
cent of the uphill battle many
aerospace companies face
when dealing with
(
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Thunderbirds
produced for UK
channel ITV. Gerry Ander-
son’s tales from Tracy Island
are to be given a new-
generation,
New Delhi
,”
notes Taylor. “Nevertheless,
the lure of a large developing
population and a growing
armed forces
spin… I
could be opening a real can
of
CGI
here, but my
aircraft choice would
worms
continues to
tempt many, and in some
cases the
certainly be Thunderbird 2 [
see Rex Features shot, above
]:
are great.”
Srikanta HU shot de Havilland,
Mil and Sukhoi aircraft for our
photo special
rewards
it will be
to see whether the new programme
is true to its groundbreaking design for a strategic
transport.” On the Airline Business blog,
interesting
Graham Dunn
), and Bala
Vignesh Medha captured the
Dassault Rafale.
(
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detected some unlikely language used during Ryanair’s
latest results brieng. Such events are usually
“
by a mix of steady prots news and a
generous scattering of
dominated
jibes at rivals and
regulators alike”, wrote Dunn. “But this time two words
took an
colourful
unusually
high prole – customer service.”
Find all these items at
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Last week, we asked for your take on
Boeing’s battery strategy on
the 787
. You said:
Took too big a risk
with lithium-ion
Still the right choice
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Too early to say
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Iran reveals new Qaher 313 stealth ghter
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Israeli experts dismiss Iran’s Qaher ghter claims
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Japan probe nds signs of thermal runaway in ANA 787 battery
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Still no root cause for 787 problem: customers
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