Demonetisation hits Indian helicopter businesses
07th December 2016 - 18:29 by Neelam Mathews in Delhi Read in Rotorhub- Shephardmedia......
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India's Counterfeit Money Crackdown Affecting Bizav Ops
by Neelam Mathews - December 6, 2016, 11:57 AM AIN (US) India’s replacement of all Rs500 and Rs1,000 notes in an attempt to curb counterfeit and “black” illicit money is negatively affecting business aviation in the country. A shortage of the new currency since last month's announcement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi is creating problems for business aircraft operators, who have traditionally conducted certain aviation services transactions in cash in India. “Our business has been affected…mainly because of our own operational compulsions of paying in cash for various purposes,” Jayant Nadkarni, president of India’s Business Aircraft Operators Association (BAOA), said yesterday during the release of the group’s “Business Aviation in India” report. With some 80 percent of the old notes withdrawn, the country is facing a cash crunch that is being amplified by cash withdrawal limitations. Nadkarni told AIN that some flights had to be cancelle...
Light at end of India’s long M777 tunnel
Land Warfare 28th November 2016 - 16:31 by Neelam Mathews in Delhi The governments of India and the US have finally agreed on a Foreign Military Sale of 145 M777 ultra-lightweight howitzers ........ more on Shephardmedia
India’s Light Combat Aircraft Advances with New Order
Neelam Mathews Nov 30, 2016 One of the original batch of LCAs on display at the Aero India show in 2015. (Photo: Neelam Mathews) India’s Ministry of Defense has cleared an order for 83 Light Combat Aircraft ( LCA ), designated Mk1A, from government-owned defense manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd ( HAL ) for the Indian Air Force ( IAF ). HAL currently has in hand an order for 40 GE F404 -engined LCA s for the IAF . Of the 20 to be produced with an initial operational clearance, three have been delivered and the fourth is scheduled to be handed over by early next year. Twenty more will be supplied once they receive the final operational clearance ( FOC ) by end of 2017. HAL says it will increase production from eight to 16 a year “once a formal order is received for the 83 Mk1As.” IAF Air Chief Marshall Arup Raha said last year: “We want the LCA Mk1A with an improved radar [Elta's ...
Opinion-Safe Skies: Public Opinion of Airport Security and What We Need to Do To Improve Travel
Brian Holland Dec 1, 2016 Airport security screening. If you ask most people what their point of view is on airport security screening, you will find that the majority of individuals consider it a necessary evil. A recent Gallup poll actually found that most Americans are okay sacrificing privacy for security, while another Gallup poll on airport security found that Americans’ views of the TSA are more positive than negative. In the cat-and-mouse game between security professionals and terrorists, the stakes could not be higher. The rise of discontented extremist groups around the world has increased since September 11th and so has the frequency of attack. “As threat levels increase, components get smaller and capabilities of our attackers improve. The need for advanced technologies and training in the security industry is a never ending cycle.,” says Brian Holland, president of Point Security Inc., a vendor of security screening equipment. Individuals ...