Hyderabad airshow attracts global players

New Delhi: India's own Farnborough-style airshow that kicks off in Hyderabad next month is seeing a massive response from global majors. Leading players like Airbus, Boeing, Roll Royce, Bell Helicopter, Embraer, ATR, Bombardier and Eurocopter are going to participate in the bi-annual Indian airshow that has chosen the old Hyderabad airport, Beghumpet, as its permanent venue.
In a show of confidence that Indian carriers will emerge from their current financial troubles and again start placing huge orders worth billions of dollars, these companies are bringing their best products. The most spectacular entry is likely to be from Airbus that is planning to bring in the A-380 - the second visit to India after last May when the superjumbo came to Delhi and Mumbai.
While the A-380 will be the clear show stealer if it makes it to for India Aviation Week that will be held from October 15 to 18, Airbus will bring its first A-340 long range plane here for being delivered to Kingfisher and the A-319 for being given to Air India (domestic).
Other companies will try to match up to this firepower. Air India will display Boeing's latest B-777 that recently joined its fleet. The chopper firms, which are eying big orders from defence forces, will also get their latest offerings. IAF fighter jets will be displayed during the event.
13/09/08 Saurabh Sinha/Times of India

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