The News Review:
- Aviation Nation Returns To Nellis
- Global aviation giants eye $300 bn India potential
- Global turbulence hits airlines
- Election Results Shuffle General Aviation’s Fortunes
- Australian aviation school training Saudi copter pilots
Aviation Nation Returns To Nellis
KXNT, NV
Aviation Nation will include several military air demonstration teams, including the U. Air Force Thunderbirds. the two day event will salute the past and recent accomplishments of the military. Those wanting to go to the event must head to the Las Vegas speedway and be shuttled to Nellis Air Force Base.
Global aviation giants eye $300 bn India potential
Economic Times, India
2 in
China, and with only 40 busy airports serving a population of more than a
billion, companies like Lockheed sees a huge growth potential
here. And it was none other
than Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, who said in Hyderabad recently during
a major civil aviation show that India offered a $300 billion market by 2020 for
new aircraft, infrastructure and air traffic control, navigation and security
systems. “The entire world now
thinks India is the place to grow and we are very much focussed on the Indian
market as our business here can grow to as much as $1 billion in the next few
years,” said Fred A Treyz III of another US giant
Raytheon. “China may be growing
too but most American aviation companies who also have a presence in the defence
sector are not allowed to do business with Chinese companies, so we have to
focus on India,” said Treyz who is the company’s director of business
development and strategic
planning. As aviation
infrastructure suppliers slug it out for the Indian market, aircraft makers,
too, see India as the place to grow. Bell Helicopter, for example, took 52 years
to sell its first 100 choppers in India, but now expects to sell the next 100 in
less than five years.
Global turbulence hits airlines
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
An aviation conference in Hong Kong heard this week that banks and leasing companies were threatening to pull back from the aviation market. Should that occur aviation markets would be left with $US20 billion funding gap with airlines defaulting on orders for 200 new aircraft. "There’s a funding gap and we don’t really know where the money is coming from," said Eddy Pieniazek, a director of aviation adviser Ascend, addressing 200 airline chiefs at the the.
Election Results Shuffle General Aviation’s Fortunes
Aviation International News, NJ
With 99 percent of the vote tallied by late afternoon yesterday, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), ranking Republican on the Senate Transportation Committee, appeared to have retained his seat. But fellow GOP senators want the long-time GA pilot to step down following his conviction on federal felony charges.
Australian aviation school training Saudi copter pilots
Arab News, Saudi Arabia
Speaking about the first-of-its-kind agreement, which will open a new chapter in Saudi-Australian aviation cooperation, Michael Kavanagh, counselor (commercial) at the Australian Embassy, said he was pleased to see such a large contract awarded to Becker Helicopter Services in Maroochydore, Queensland. The company, based at the Sunshine Coast airport, took in the first six Saudi trainees on its rolls this week. The 14-month course will include basic flying lessons through advanced military pilot training. The University of the Sunshine Coast will teach the pilot trainees English language and aviation terminology. “The Saudi students who have been enrolled to take up the training are young men keen to learn about things,” said a statement from the company.
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