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SP's Aviation - ISSUE No 1-2026

Issue Features

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  CIVIL | INDUSTRY REPORT
  Building Aviation in India: From Aircraft Registry to A State of Design and Manufacture
  By Manish Kumar Jha

  India’s civil aviation sector is at an inflexion point. Critically, the legislative overhaul signals a shift from viewing India as a “State of Registry” to a “State of Design and Manufacture,” enabling both domestic enterprises and foreign partners to innovate and produce aircraft and major components locally. The idea is to address some of the challenges fast enough to seize the momentum.

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  BUSINESS AVIATION | ANALYSIS
  India’s Business Aviation: Unrealised Potential and the Urgent Path Forward
  By Sanjay Julka, CEO Technical, Club One Air

  India’s business aviation sector faces systemic policy, taxation, and regulatory constraints, despite strong demand. Treating aircraft as productivity assets, reforming taxes, liberalising FDI, and building infrastructure are essential to unlock growth in this sector.

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  EXCLUSIVE

  OEM | BOEING
  A Partnership for the Skies
  

  From Fleet expansion to System Building, Paul Righi, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Eurasia, India, & South Asia, Boeing Commercial Airplanes talks to SP’s Aviation on Boeing’s long-term India play

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  OEM | DASSAULT FALCON
  The Art of Seamless Support
  By Rohit Goel

  In an industry where every minute counts, Dassault’s commitment to Falcon fleet support and customer care turns aircraft ownership into an experience defined by confidence and complete peace of mind

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  MRO | INDUSTRY REVIEW
  Developing a Sustainable Domestic MRO Ecosystem
  By Swaati Ketkar

  India is expanding its civil aviation MRO infrastructure, but without deeper component repair capability, regulatory alignment and supply-chain control, it risks creating capacity without sovereignty and continued reliance on foreign maintenance ecosystems

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  SHOW COVERAGE | WINGS INDIA 2026
  India Takes Centre Stage at Wings India 2026
  By Rohit Goel

  As India moves from scale to influence, Wings India 2026 reflects an aviation ecosystem poised to assume a leadership role in global civil aviation

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

  The upcoming Wings India 2026 show serves as a pivotal platform for showcasing India’s commitment to the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ vision in aviation. By bringing together global manufacturers and domestic enterprises, the event will showcase India as a burgeoning hub for aircraft design and manufacture, facilitating strategic partnerships and investments necessary to transform the nation into a global aerospace leader.

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  HALL OF FAME
  A300: The First Airbus
  By Joseph Noronha

  The Airbus A300 was a technological marvel, employing some of the advanced features of Concorde. The aim was to increase safety, operational capability, and profitability, and establish the airliner in a position of advantage vis-â-vis its prospective competitors.

• NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
  DRDO Successfully Completes User Evaluation Trials of Akash-NG
  

  Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully completed the User Evaluation Trials (UET) of Next Generation Akash missile (Akash-NG) system.

• NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
  DRDO Conducts Successful Ground Test of Scramjet Engine for Hypersonic Missile Programme
  

  Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), the Hyderabad-based laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has achieved a path-breaking milestone in the development of Hypersonic Missiles.

• NEWS DIGEST: MILITARY
  DRDO Successfully Conducts Salvo Launch of Two Pralay Missiles
  

  Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted salvo launch of two Pralay missiles in quick succession from the same launcher off the coast of Odisha on December 31, 2025.

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  NEWS DIGEST: CIVIL
  HAL’s Dhruv Helicopter Marks Entry into Civil Aviation
  

  HAL’s Dhruv New Generation (NG) helicopter successfully completed its inaugural flight, marking HAL’s firm entry into the civil aviation helicopter sector and a significant milestone in India’s journey towards ‘Atmanirbharta’ in civil aviation.

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  NEWS DIGEST
  Appointments
  

  Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor takes over as Vice Chief of the Air Staff, Indian Air Force; Air Marshal Tejinder Singh takes over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief South Western Air Command, Indian Air Force; Air Marshal S. Shrinivas takes over as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Training Command, Indian Air Force; GE Aerospace appoints Shilpa Gupta as Chief Technology Officer, India.