Aerospace Diary

Jane's Airport Review Author Neelam Mathews 24-Nov-2017 The Airports Authority of  India  (AAI) is moving to rectify past failures to plan for growth, its chairman has insisted to  Jane’s  . New upgrade and expansion projects in the AAI Corporate Plan are based on defined short-, medium- and long-term traffic forecasts, said Guruprasad Mohapatra. “We never anticipated the growth.......Read more in JAR

by  Neelam Mathews  -  November 29, 2017, 8:06 AM The S-70B Seahawk could still be India’s interim multi-role helicopter. After years of procrastination over selecting a new naval multi-role helicopter (MRH), the Indian Ministry of Defence may still make an interim purchase of up to 24 Sikorsky S-70B Seahawkss. This follows repeated appeals by the Indian Navy to hasten the program, given the state of its aging and depleted Sea King fleet and its ambitions to become a "Blue Water Navy." India recently issued a new request for information (RFI) for 123 MRHs to perform anti-submarine warfare (ASW), anti-surface warfare (ASuW), electronic intelligence-gathering, and search and rescue (SAR). These helicopters would be procured and produced according to Delhi’s "Make in India" policy. However, “The Navy wants these [24 S-70Bs] yesterday,” a senior official told  AIN . The performance of the Seahawk has been accepted by the service, fol...

27th November 2017 - 08:11 GMT  |  by  Neelam Mathews  in Delhi After an RfP released five years ago had atrophied somewhat for want of money, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) has requested to fast track an urgent requirement for 14 shore-based twin-engine helicopters for search-and-rescue and surveillance missions. The  H225M  from Airbus Helicopters had been selected for this requirement, but no contract has yet been signed. An Indian MoD official told  Shephard  that the acquisition was...More on Shephardmedia.....

Careful design benefits customers with ease of navigation and helpful technical content (Press Release) Allied Machine & Engineering, a leading manufacturer of holemaking and finishing tooling systems, announces a brand-new product catalog, which incorporates Allied’s comprehensive range of holemaking products into one feature-packed book. With stunning new images and a design that pays careful attention to helping customers select the right tools, the new catalog showcases all the drilling, boring, reaming, burnishing and threading tools in one location. Catalog navigation has been carefully thought out to benefit customers. A wealth of technical details about product sizes, setup tips, and application guidelines make this catalog a valuable all-around educational resource. The new catalog is extremely easy to navigate, ultimately saving customers time and money. Sections are organized in the order in which manufacturing processes would typically be performed. Drilli...

Neelam Mathews Nov 17, 2017 JAR The Chambers of Commerce in Pune is urging private companies to participate in plans to build a new greenfield airport, after the Indian military rejected a proposed Chhatrapati Sambhaji Raje International Airport on a 2,400 ha site in Purandar, some 40 km away from the city. A letter from the Chambers of Commerce, seen by  Jane’s  ,....more in Jane's Airports Review........

Neelam Mathews Oct 20, 2017 JAR The Sri Lankan government continues to search for a joint venture (JV) partner to expand the underused Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA). The JV has two main objectives: to boost trade in tourism in the southern and eastern provinces of the island; and pay off a loan to the Exim Bank of  China , which supported the construction of MRIA. An Expression of Interest in 2016 for developing and running MRIA – the second international airport in  Sri Lanka , alongside Bandaranaike International Airport serving the capital Colombo – received ..........Read more in Jane's

Neelam Mathews Nov 8, 2017 JAR Following state cabinet approval to build the delayed USD4 billion Navi Mumbai Airport, GVK-led Mumbai International Airport Ltd (MIAL) will soon be issued the Letter of Intent to proceed. However, villagers continue to protest for compensation as land acquisition issues remain. As a result, police protection is to be provided to workers even as the blasting of a hill in the vicinity takes place next week. KPMG partner and head of aerospace Amber Dubey called the exercise a ............Read more in Jane's

Neelam Mathews Nov 7 JAR Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), operator of the third busiest airport in  India  after Delhi and Mumbai, has issued a request for proposal (RFP) for 130 e-gates integrated with the Aadhaar national biometric system. Potential vendors must submit bids for the Aadhaar Enabled Entry and Biometric Boarding System (AEEBBS) RFP by 27 November, although  Jane’s  understands this may be extended. The RFP is split into two parts, ...more in Jane's

By  Mark Martin, Director, Operator Edition Product Line, Aviation & Defence Business Unit, IFS The big data generation is upon the commercial aviation industry. According to a 2016 Oliver Wyman MRO Survey , the global fleet of commercial aircraft could generate a massive 98 million terabytes of data per year by 2026. Between the big aviation players – the OEMs, the airlines and the maintenance, repair & overhaul (MRO) operators - there is a ton of interest not just in gathering data, but sharing it for a number of different benefits, such as predictive maintenance or health monitoring systems. Data sharing Some of the leading players in the industry are starting to work on their own data platforms to get in on the benefits of sharing engineering data. GE’s cloud-based Predix platform allows third party MRO operators to download predictive analytical data via the internet, store it within their own systems and share it with customers. Airbus launched its own ...

Honeywell Explains Why ADS-B Updates Today Will Save You a Headache in 2020 It’s hard to imagine where you’ll be next year, much less three years from now, but give it a try. The world is a big place, and global business operates at a fast pace. In 2020, will you need to be in Tokyo, Dubai, London or New York? More importantly, how will you get there? Your answer could be a business aircraft. Of course, how you’ll get to where you want to be in 2020 depends on whether your aircraft has completed its ADS-B Out compliance. Three years may seem like plenty of time, but the window for meeting the Federal Aviation Administration’s mandate for ADS-B Out compliance is closing fast. In reality, the three-year time span is short considering the thousands of aircraft that need to be upgraded by a small network of business jet maintenance, repair and overhaul centers; the challenges faced in servicing so many aircraft; and the uncertainty felt by owners and operators that can bring u...