'India Aviation 2008' attracts industry majors

The first Indian civilian air show, ‘India Aviation 2008’ – an International Exhibition and Conference on Civil Aviation which was launched on 11 January, 2008, is receiving enthusiastic response from the civil aviation industry. Organised by the Ministry of Civil Aviation alongwith FICCI, this exhibition is being held between 15-18 October, 2008 in the Shamsabad Airport, Hyderabad. USA is the partner country for this event.
The support of the US Commercial Service and AMCHAM has ensured a large participation from the USA. The event will have country pavilions from the USA, Canada and Germany. Aviation majors like Air India, Airports Authority of India, Airbus, ATR, Bharat Electronics Limited, Bell Textron, Boeing, Bombardier, Cessna, CFM, Dassault, Embraer, Engine Alliance, Eurocopter, GE Aviation, GMR, GVK, Gulfstream, HAL, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airline, Rolls Royce, Beagle Aircraft, Hindavia Aeronautical Services Pvt. Ltd., Horizon Flight Academy, Jeppesen, Touch Wood Aviation, Transcon Electronics Ltd., Vaisala Oyj, WH Brady & Co., Wings Aviation, Vectra Aviation etc. have confirmed their participation at the show and have already started preparation for an impressive display.
The India Aviation 2008 will have a number of aircraft on static as well as flying display. By 16 September, 2008, 36 different types of aircraft had already confirmed participation which include the A 380 of Airbus (France), Citation X, Citation CJ2, Citation, Grand Caravan and Skyhawk of Cessna Aircraft Company (USA), Learjet 60XR, Challenger 605, Global Express, CRJ900 of Bombardier (Canada), Hawker 4000, Hawker 900XP, Hawker 400XP, Premier 1A and King Air 350 of Hawker Beechcraft Corporation (USA), Falcon of Dassault Aviation (France), G450 of Gulfstream (USA), 412, 407 of Bell Helicopter (UK), IL114 of Hindavia Aeronautical Services Ltd. (Russian aircraft).
Besides, a number of Indian aircraft will also be on display – Sports Star of E Vector, Airo 1 and Airo 5 of Airo Aviation, Dragon Fly, B-777 300ER, A319 of Air India, ALH of HAL, two aircraft of Vectra Aviation, A340-500 of Kingfisher, HANSA of NAL, ENSTROM 480B of Monarch International, one Helicopter of Pawan Hans Helicopters, 412 and 407 of Bell Helicopters and Cessna 152, Cessna and Pushpak of AeroClub.
A number of companies have already confirmed putting up chalets at the venue. They include Dassault, Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd., Jublent Enpro, Hawker Beechcraft, Bjets Pvt. Ltd., GMR, Vectra Aviation, GVK, Airports Authority of India, Airbus, Kingfisher Airlines, Jet Airways, Boeing, Bombardier and Larsen & Toubro.
Around 37 CEOs from India and abroad have already confirmed their participation. They include Tom Anders, CEO, Airbus; John Leahy, COO, Airbus; Marion Blakey, President and CEO, Aerospace Industries Association; Orlando Neto, President, Embraer Asia Pacific; Trevor Esling, Vice-President, Cessna Aircarft; Mark Van Tine, President and CEO, Jeppesen (a Boeing Company); Todd Kallman, President, Large Commercial Engines; Charles Edelstenne, Chairman and CEO Dassault Aviation; Eric Bachelet, President and CEO, CFM International; Richard G. Millman, CEO, Bell Helicopter; William Blair, Country Director, Engine Alliance; Stephane Mayer, CEO, ATR; Yves Guillaume, CEO, EADS; Chet Fuller, CMO, GE Aviation; Srinivas Duvvury, MD, Rolls Royce India Ltd.; Francoise Dupont, MD, Thales – India; Richard G. Koszarek, MD, Indamer Co. Pvt. Ltd.; Raghu Menon, CMD, Air India; Dr. K Ramalingam, Chairman, AAI; R K Tyagi, CMD, Pawan Hans; V V R Sastry, CMD, Bharat Electronics; Dr. A R Upadhyaya, Chairman, NAL; Ashok Baweja, Chairman, HAL; Dr. Kiran Rao, Sr. Executive Vice-President, Airbus; Nilesh Pattnayak, MD, Bombardier; Manav Singh, MD, Club One; Kiran Kumar Grandhi, Chairman, DIAL; Guy Joannes, CEO, Global Vectra; Naresh Goyal, Chairman, Jet Airways; Jeh Wadia, MD, Go Airlines; Dr. Vijay Mallya, Chairman and CEO, Kingfisher Airlines; Sanjay Reddy, MD, MIAL; M Thiagrajan, Paramount Airways; Dinesh Keskar, Sr. Vice President, Boeing; A M Naik, Chairman, L&T; Albert Brunner, CEO, BIAL; and Toni Fernandes, Air Asia.
19/09/08 Press Information Bureau

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