Aerospace Diary

ABACE CONVENTION NEWS  »  2014 by    NEELAM MATHEWS April 10, 2014, 3:30 PM In its recommendations for improving general aviation in India, an  ICAO -led group has recommended to India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation ( DGCA ) include: Fully implementing a safety management system and ensure the industry is fully compliant; hiring and training sufficient qualified technical and administrative staff to carry out its obligations, and removing the pilot experience requirements for nonscheduled operators that require 500 hours, including 25 hours in type.

ABACE CONVENTION NEWS  »  2014 by    NEELAM MATHEWS Kerala-based charter operator Joy Jets recently received the first Embraer Phenom 300 aircraft to be based in India. It plans to add larger, longer-range aircraft next year. April 10, 2014, 3:45 PM Embraer recently delivered the first Phenom 300 to India. Customer Kerala-based Joy Jets will operate the light jet alongside its existing Phenom 100. The operator, which is part of the Joyalukkas chain of jewelry stores, has said it intends to add a longer-range midsize aircraft to its fleet next year. Embraer’s complete portfolio of executive jets (including the larger Legacy and Lineage models) is now represented in India. The Brazilian manufacturer has provided an instructor for the Phenom 300 to line-fly the aircraft with Joy Jets captains for the first 100 hours. Joy Jets said it selected the Phenom 300 because it can be flown by pilots already holding Phenom 100 ap...