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SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 12-11

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Issue Features

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    Bouncing Back
    By R. Chandrakanth

    The Middle East Business Aviation Association has forecast that the Middle East business aviation market will grow to over $1 billion in ten years from now, with a total of 1,300 business jets in operation

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    On its First Voyage

    The maiden flight of the first of three Embraer EMB 145 AEW&C aircraft for IAF was conducted recently

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    LCA Navy - Finally First Flight
    By SP’s Special Correspondent

    The LCA Navy Mk.2, powered by the GE F414 turbofan, when operational, will be ordered in larger numbers

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    Indo-Pak War 1971 - Victory Revisited

    Thanks to the superb use of air power by the IAF, the Indo-Pak War 1971 was the first time India successfully fought a two-front war.

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    Doing Great
    By SP’s Special Correspondent

    Embraer executive jets have received acceptance of excellence from customers in the Middle East

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    Gulfstream Soars

    The company sees growing demand from the Middle East in all market segments, from the mid range to the ultra-long-range

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    Set to Grow

    Despite the recent market conditions, Dassault Falcon has a fleet of more than 60 Falcon business jets operated by customers in the region and a backlog of a dozen additional aircraft to be delivered to regional buyers

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    Rapid Growth
    By Trevor Esling, Vice President, Sales (Europe, Middle East, Africa & Asia), Cessna Aircraft Company

    The Middle East business aviation market will grow and although a preference for wide-body, long-range business jets will remain; midsize aircraft like the Sovereign will continue to grow in importance too

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    Promoting Cooperation
    By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

    The US-India Aviation Summit 2011 served to reinforce the nascent bonds between the aviation industries of the US and India and generated considerable excitement amongst the guests from abroad

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    ‘We are exploring possibility of cooperation in training and general aviation too’

    An interview with Nicole Y. Lamb-Hale, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Manufacturing and Services, International Trade Administration

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    ‘RNP is the way of the future’

    An interview with Steve Fulton of GE Aviation

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    Dubai Air Show - Avalanche of Orders
    By SP’s Correspondent

    More than 56,548 trade visitors along with 960 exhibitors from 50 countries participated in the Dubai Air Show 2011, as the Middle East economy seemed to have bounced back from the global slowdown

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    ‘King Air One Aircraft, Many Missions’

    On the sidelines of Dubai Air Show, Roger Hubble, Special Mission Product Manager, Hawker Beechcraft Corporation, spoke about the capabilities of the King Air 350ER.

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    Moog - Advanced Tech
    By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey, Bangalore

    Over the last six decades, Moog has developed a reputation worldwide for products that are at the forefront of the aerospace industry.

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    Richard Pearse (1877-1953)
    By Group Captain (Retd) Joseph Noronha, Goa

    He will be remembered as an extraordinarily gifted inventor whose vision soared far beyond the confines of his humble workshop

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    A Word from Editor
    By Jayant Baranwal - Publisher & Editor-in-Chief

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    MOP now in USAF Arsenal
    By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia

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    Wait for LUH coming to an end
    By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey

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    In the Last Lap
    By Air Marshal (Retd) V.K. Bhatia

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    Shed Off Indifference
    By Air Marshal (Retd) B.K. Pandey