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ROTOR CLUB
AGUSTAWESTLAND
AND EMBRAER
TAKE ON BRAZIL
THIS WEEK P11
TURBOPROP TALKS
Bombardier discusses
plans with three potential
South Korean partners to
develop 90-seater
POWERING DOWN
Production tooling
mothballed as P&W
delivers nal F119
engines for Raptor
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NUMBER 5375
29 JANUARY-4 FEBRUARY 2013
ROTOR CLUB
AGUSTAWESTLAND
AND EMBRAER
TAKE ON BRAZIL
THIS WEEK P11
TURBOPROP TALKS
Bombardier discusses
plans with three potential
South Korean partners to
develop 90-seater
POWERING DOWN
Production tooling
mothballed as P&W
delivers nal F119
engines for Raptor
PIC OF THE WEEK
YOUR PHOTOGRAPH HERE
After EnoAeroPics created a “Belly Week”
gallery, AirSpace peer flyvertosset paid
tribute with this Boeing C-17 shot, captured
at 2012’s Aviation Nation show at Nellis
AFB. Open a gallery in flightglobal.com’s
AirSpace community for a chance to feature
here. And see P29 for India’s first C-17
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AERO INDIA PREVIEW
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COVER IMAGE
Senior editorial artist Tim
Bicheno-Brown applied
Indian air force markings
to this Airbus Military
A330 MRTT, a type
selected by New Delhi as
its preferred bid for a
six-aircraft requirement.
See Special Report
P26
flightglobal.com/imageoftheday
US budget impasse keeps V-22 multi-year buy in hover
P17
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Cirrus hopes new SR22 will be worth the weight
P21
NEWS
COVER STORY
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INDIA SPECIAL REPORT
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F-22 Raptor engine line powers down after
nal deliveries.
Lockheed Martin F-35B grounded following
fueldraulic line failure
THIS WEEK
Defence procurement
30
Rocky relations
Government and
military grow impatient with HAL
On the offensive
8
AW109 hit crane in turn for heliport
9
AirAsia chief Fernandes renews call
for ‘A330neo’.
ATR faces supply chain challenges to
up output
10
Hopes dim for speedy return to skies.
EASA forced to rethink its policy on
lithium-ion technology
NEWS ANALYSIS
19
China lags Japanese airpower
33
Closed door
Limits on foreign
investment continue to draw criticism
BUSINESS AVIATION
34
Piece of the action
Private sector vies
for supply chain business
20
Rizon Jet accuses Qatar CAA of unfair
competition.
Reborn Beechcraft offers free upgrade
35
Connecting the dots
Airports growth
36
Flying circus
Hard times hit Indian
start-up carriers
11
Embraer looks to helo effect in Brazil
21
Research reveals plunging demand in
Europe’s heart
AIR TRANSPORT
42
Mission to Mars
Space agency works
with the industry to sharpen capabilities
12
Airbus closes on launch for A320
wing-tip retrots.
Israeli 707 test-ies commercial
anti-missile pod
SPACEFLIGHT
23
Bigelow expands with NASA deal
BUSINESS
13
Bombardier talks 90-seater with Korea.
Models to study CSeries ditching
14
Iranian A300 skid probe seeks yaw
control revision.
C919 wing design advances after
critical reviews
24
IT giant looks skyward
REGULARS
7 Comment
46 Straight & Level
45 Letters
49 Classified
51 Jobs
55 Working Week
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JOB OF THE WEEK
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Stable rates to avoid A320neo clash.
Pilot miscommunication led to
under-speed rotation
NEXT WEEK
787 CRISIS
After the battery re and grounding, what
is the outlook for Boeing’s Dreamliner?
We present a full analysis of likely fallout
from the airframer’s unhappy new year
DEFENCE
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Navair approves second V-22 Osprey
tiltrotor production deal
Alpha Group, head of
training, Philippines
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 CONTENTS
IN THIS ISSUE
Companies listed
AgustaWestland ....................................... 8, 11
AirAsia ........................................................... 9
Airbus ................................8, 9, 19, 12, 14, 16
AirTanker .................................................. 8, 17
Alaska Airlines .............................................25
Alenia Aermacchi ........................................... 9
All Nippon Airways .......................................10
American Airlines ........................................... 8
American Eagle.............................................. 8
ATR ................................................................ 9
Bell Boeing ..................................................17
Bell Helicopter .............................................11
Bigelow Aerospace .......................................23
Boeing ...................................8, 10, 12, 18, 19
Bombardier ...........................................13, 20
Cessna ........................................................20
Cirrus Aircraft ...............................................21
Citilink ....................................................... 8, 9
Comac .........................................................14
EADS ............................................................. 9
Elbit Systems ...............................................12
Embraer.......................................8, 11, 20, 21
Eurocopter ...................................................11
Garuda Indonesia ...................................... 8, 9
General Electric .....................................14, 17
Gulfstream ..................................................... 9
Hawaiian Airlines .........................................25
Hawker Beechcraft ...................................9, 20
Helibras .......................................................11
HeliVert ........................................................11
Hindustan Aeronautics ...........................17, 24
Ilyushin ........................................................19
International Lease Finance .........................25
Iran Air .........................................................14
Island Air .....................................................25
Japan Airlines ..............................................10
Jet Aviation ..................................................20
Jetstar ..........................................................16
KAL Aerospace .............................................13
Korea Aerospace Industries..........................13
LIAT................................................................ 9
Lion Air .......................................................... 8
Lockheed Martin ....................................13, 18
London Executive Aviation............................20
Lufthansa Technik .......................................14
Mahindra Satyam ........................................24
Mitsubishi ....................................................19
Nextant Aerospace .......................................25
Northrop Grumman......................................19
Orbital Sciences...........................................23
Piper Aircraft ................................................25
Pratt & Whitney ................................13, 18, 25
Rockwell Collins ...........................................20
Qatar Airways ...............................................20
Republic Airways Holdings.............................. 8
Rizon Jet ......................................................20
Rockwell Collins ...........................................25
Rolls-Royce ..................................................17
Sabena Technics ..........................................20
Safran .........................................................25
Shaanxi Aircraft ............................................19
Shenyang Aircraft .........................................19
Sierra Nevada ................................................ 9
Signature Flight Support ..............................20
Sikorsky .......................................................18
Silver Airways ...............................................25
SpaceX ........................................................23
Sriwijaya Air ................................................... 8
Thales ..........................................................10
TransDigm ....................................................25
United Technologies .....................................25
Urban Aeronautics ......................................... 8
Volvo Aero ....................................................14
Zodiac Aerospace ........................................25
BEHIND THE
HEADLINES
THE WEEK ON THE WEB
flightglobal.com
In New York,
Stephen Trimble
(
) was interviewed by
former CBS news presenter Dan
Rather about the 787 grounding
(
top, left
A video that the UK Royal Air Force’s
4 Sqn
put together to
show the
Hawk T2
advanced jet trainer in action was
highlighted by
The DEW Line
.
“Life doesn’t get much
better than doing
), for the 29 January airing
of the AXS show
P10
down on the deck,” wrote
Craig Hoyle. “
450kt
Dan Rather
Reports
.
Michael Gubisch
and
Olivier Bonnassies
) were
in Toulouse for ATR’s annual
January press conference (
(
below
BAE Systems
has had a good last few
months with its new-genera-
tion Hawk, with 4 Sqn now
training ab initio students for
the RAF, and
P9
).
Saudi Arabia
and
having signed deals for 22 and eight T2-derived
examples respectively. The
Oman
big prize
, however, will be
chasing the
’s pending T-X requirement to
replace a massive eet of Northrop T-38
US Air Force
Talons
.” The
Image of the Day
blog carried a Euroghter shot (
above
)
issued with a communiqué on the use of Austrian
Typhoons
for security during the World Economic Forum.
Find all these items at
flightglobal.com/wotw
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Last week, we asked for your take on the
Boeing 787 crisis
.
You said:
Will be resolved quickly
Will drag on, and lead
to lost orders
Back to drawing board
for Boeing
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This week, we ask for your thoughts on the
AgustaWestland,
Embraer tie-up:
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Local tactical play
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Step to global alliance
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HIGH FLIERS
The top five stories for the week just gone:
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Japan: Over-charging preceded ANA 787 battery malfunction
2
Airbus unconvinced over further A350 stretch
3
AirAsia’s Fernandes continues call for A330neo
4
Damaged ANA 787 battery sent for CT scans
5
Analysis:
Grounding order moves 787 into uncharted territory
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 Safran is recruiting engineers for
some Very Important Missions
Safran engineers power thousands
of rescue missions a year
Thanks to the Arriel helicopter engine designed by Safran engineers,
holder of many international records, Eric, a search & rescue worker
in the Alps, can continue helping mountain climbers in diculty.
Yet another innovation from Safran that’s more than just a new
technology.
safran-talents.com
The Arriel family of turboshaft engines was
designed by Safran for light and medium single-
or twin-engine helicopters. Over 10,000 have
been produced to date, logging 35 million hours
in ight for 1,300 customers in 110 countries.
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