BizAvIndia 2/2020 - Supplement to SP’s Aviation

Issue Features

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  COVID-19 | CHALLENGES

  Way Forward
  By Rohit Kapur

  The government needs to work with greater empathy and trust towards the industry and to ensure that the businesses are given immediate blood transfusion so that they can survive

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  COVID-19 | SPECIAL GUEST COLUMN

  ‘After Trains, It’s Time To Open Up The Skies’
  By Naveen Jindal

  As the Union government, along with the state governments, goes about the fire-fighting exercise, Indians stand rock-solid together in this hour of crisis

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  COVID-19 | INDUSTRY VOICES / 5 POINTS

  BOBBY CHADHA, CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR SRC AVIATION

  The recovery when it happens, may not be the V shape that many expect because the appetite for demand may be subdued in favour of savings

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  COVID-19 | INDUSTRY VOICES / 5 POINTS

  ROHIT KAPUR, PRESIDENT – ASIA, JETHQ AND FORMER PRESIDENT OF BAOA

  The present rate of 28 per cent is unsustainable and needs to be brought down to 5 per cent at par with NSOP

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  COVID-19 | INDUSTRY VOICES / 5 POINTS

  JAYANT NADKARNI, VICE PRESIDENT, ACASS INDIA

  Equalisation and low rate of import duties of GA/BA aircraft. This will reduce costs and make processes more seamless.

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  COVID-19 | INDUSTRY VOICES / 5 POINTS

  CAPT. SAKEER C. SHEIK, MANAGING DIRECTOR TITAN AVIATION

  Indian economy cannot be stalled due to such pandemics and this requires businessmen and business houses functioning and moving around. Private aviation is a good solution for this...

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  COVID-19 | BUSINESS

  COVID-19 Boosts Private Aviation
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  As airports and airlines gathered spotlight of being the most likely venues for the spread of the novel coronavirus, private jet operators experienced an undue rise in demand

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  OEM | TEST-FLIGHT

  Gulfstream G700 Development Accelerates
  By SP’s Correspondent

  Two More Aircraft Officially Start Flight Testing

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  COVID-19

  From NBAA - Message

  In these turbulent times, our work at the federal level, before local authorities, with media sources, and elsewhere emphasises of the importance of business aviation to the nation’s economy and transportation system, to achieve the right outcomes for the industry

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  COVID-19 | FROM NBAA - IMPACT

  Pre-owned Business Jet Market Feels Pandemic Impact

  “There is an opportunity here for OEMs and others in the industry to attract new concept buyers,” said JetNet’s Cardarelli.

• COVID-19 | FROM NBAA - TAXATION

  FAA Extends NBAA’s Small Aircraft Exemption Until 2022

  The FAA has approved a 24-month extension to NBAA’s Small Aircraft Exemption until March 31, 2022, allowing NBAA members that operate small aircraft to take advantage of the flexibility usually offered to operators of larger, turbine-powered aircraft.

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  COVID-19 | CSR

  Family-Owned Aviation Company Produces Face Masks to Fight COVID-19

  Billings Flying Service, A family-owned operation specialising in aerial lift and firefighting, recently reprogrammed 3-D printers to produce protective face masks for local medical personnel in Billings, MT, in the fight against the spread of the COVID-19 virus.

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  REPORT | BIZAVINDIA 2020

  The Challenges Today and the Changes Tomorrow
  By Ayushee Chaudhary

  BizAvIndia maps General Aviation’s situation in India. Held on the sidelines of WINGS India 2020 in Hyderabad, the BizAvIndia conference gave the required start to the event amid COVID-19 threats.

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  From the Editor-in-Chief
  By J. Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief

  Amid the challenging situations, India has commendably showcased the significance of taking harsh but necessary actions, despite them having severe consequences on the industry, but it is time now to resume the aviation sector for the revival of economic activities.

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  MESSAGE

  Message from President, BAOA

  On the significant side-lines, before the main issue, considering the current & the likely after-effects of the on-going COVID-19 event, there are perhaps going to be some fundamental changes in future in the mind-sets of people across nations towards air travel, which in turn should, to a lesser or greater extent, affect the fundamentals of the business air travel industry.