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Anticipating Growth Editor
Vittorio Rossi Prudente
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg
Growth and profits have returned to India’s civil aviation sector and Indian
domestic carriers are seeing a return to profits, helped in no small measure Associate Editor
Jay Menon
by a sharp decline in oil prices and a steady increase in passenger traffic. The jay.menon@gbp.com.sg
buoyant mood and improved market sentiment will benefit the attempt by Special Correspondent
the Ministry of Civil Aviation, to increase the stature of the Indian Aviation Atul Chandra
Air Show that gets underway in March at Begumpet airport in Hyderabad. atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg
Operations Director
The fourth edition of the civil aviation airshow is likely to be the biggest yet, and Siva Sachi
provides an important opportunity for global OEMs to interact with their customers siva.sachi@gbp.com.sg
and suppliers. In excess of 250 exhibitors are expected to participate this year and Art Director
Qatar Airways has confirmed that one of its brand new A350s will be present at Arthur Chan
the show, the first time the wide-body twin engine jetliner will be showcased in the arthur.chan@gbp.com.sg
Indian market. Business aircraft OEMs will also be present in strength at the show. Web Director
Elmer Valencia
Despite a population of 1.3 billion and a large landmass, only 10 airlines operate elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg
scheduled flights in the country. Successes have been few and far in-between and while Circulation Manager
IndiGo has been a spectacular success story, the demise of Kingfisher Airlines, is a Khairul Naem
reminder of the bad times the industry has had to survive. While Airbus has received khairul.naem@gbp.com.sg
orders for more than 500 A320neo jetliners, Boeing will be hoping that industry
miracle, Spicejet which was almost written off just a year ago, will select the 737 Advertising ContACts:
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