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AAI Airports taking all precautions in the wake of Cyclone Yaas

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New Delhi, 24th May 2021: After facing the devastation of Cyclone Tauktae, Eastern Coast of India is now bracing for Cyclone Yaas. Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Airports Authority of India are closely monitoring the situation with regular Review Meetings. Sh. Pradeep Singh Kharola, Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation today chaired a meeting to take stock of the preparedness of various airports that may likely be impacted by the cyclone. The virtual meeting was attended by Sh. Sanjeev Kumar, Chairman, Airports Authority of India, Member (Ops) and Member (Planning), Regional Executive Director (Eastern Region), AAI, Director (Eastern Region), Indian Meteorological Department, Station Commander and SeniorMeteorological Officer, Indian Navy and Airport Directors of airports from Eastern and Southern Regions. Due to heavy rain and winds of 20-25 knots gusting up to 35 knots, scheduledcivil flight operations at the Port Blair Airport in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands has been suspended for today, 24th May, 2021. Senior management at AAI, along with IMD, is consistently monitoring the situation at all other airports in Southern and Eastern India. Secretary (Civil Aviation) instructed that all preventive measuresbe in place at all airportsthat are likely to be impacted by the Cyclone, to minimize any damage. Keeping safety of airport infrastructure, manpower and safe flight operations in mind, airports have been advised to ‘anticipate, plan and protect’ to safeguard the airport infrastructure and civil aviation services. As per the latest Weather Bulletin issued by IMD, after laying practically stationary over East-central Bay of Bengal, Cyclone Yaasis very likely to move slowly north-northwestwards, intensify further into aSevere Cyclonic Storm during next 24 hours and into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm duringsubsequent 24 hours. It would continue to move north-northwestwards, intensify further andreach Northwest Bay of Bengal near north Odisha and West Bengal coasts by 26th May earlymorning. It is very likely to cross north Odisha-West Bengal coasts between Paradip and Sagarislands around noon of 26th May as a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm. Chairman, Airports Authority of India, along with the senior officers, is closely monitoring the situation with regular Review Meetings. While flights operations at Bhubaneswar, Kolkata, Jharsuguda and Durgapur Airports are likely to be impacted by the Cyclone; Ranchi, Patna, Raipur, Jamshedpur, Bagdogra, Cooch Behar, Vizag and Rajahmundry Airports have been instructed to be on alert in case the cyclonic winds change path. News Source: AAI Press Release

Cargo, Top Stories

IAG CARGO CONTINUES AID EFFORT TO INDIA WITH FLIGHT CARRYING MEDICAL SUPPLIES

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•IAG Cargo and its sister airline British Airways partners with charities including Oxfam, Khalsa Aid and Christian Aid to fly emergency equipment •Boeing 777-200 aircraft full of critical care equipment, PPE and oxygen concentrators •Fuel partner, Air bp supported the flight and IAG Cargo and British Airways have ensured the flight is carbon offset Monday 24 May 2021: IAG Cargo, the cargo division of International Airlines Group (IAG) and its sister airline British Airways has transported further aid to India for the second time in two weeks. The total weight of the cargo-only flight was 18 tonnes, made up of five thousand pieces of urgent medical aid as the crisis continues to grip India. The B777-200 was loaded with PPE supplies and oxygen concentrators for frontline hospital workers from charities including Oxfam, Khalsa Aid, Christian Aid and LPSUK. The flight departed London-Heathrow at 5pm on Friday 21 May and landed in Delhi at 05:45 am (local time) on Saturday 22nd May. IAG Cargo and British Airways has worked with fuel partner, BP to ensure the flight is carbon offset. John Cheetham, Chief Commercial Officer at IAG Cargo said: “We all have a part to play in the continued fight against COVID-19, and I am grateful that we are able to support our Indian friends again with a further 26 tonnes of urgent medical aid during this very difficult time. “I am hugely grateful to all those who have worked hard to make this second relief flight to India happen – IAG Cargo will continue to work with our partners to support India with much needed medical equipment.” IAG Cargo and British Airways have continued to keep a vital air link open between London and India throughout the pandemic, sending aid on scheduled flights, but this is a special charter that has been funded by British Airways and IAG Cargo.

Top Stories

Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive Appointed Chairman of Oneworld’s Governing Board

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Delhi, India, 21 May 2021: The Governing Board of the oneworld global airline alliance has appointed Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker to serve as its Chairman. Mr. Al Baker will succeed current oneworld Governing Board Chairman Mr. Alan Joyce, Group CEO of Qantas Group. As Chairman of the oneworld Governing Board, Mr. Al Baker will oversee the alliance’s governance, chair oneworld’s Governing Board meetings and work closely with oneworld CEO Rob Gurney and the alliance’s management team. Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, His Excellency Mr. Akbar Al Baker, said: “As we emerge from some of the most challenging times ever facing the global airline industry, I am honoured to be chosen by my fellow board members to lead the Governing Board for oneworld, an alliance that has continued to expand since COVID-19 emerged, with the addition of two new members in Alaska Airlines and Royal Air Maroc. “I am also proud to lead an alliance that has set the benchmark for innovation, safety and customer service throughout the pandemic with many members, including Qatar Airways, taking the lead in trialing digital health passports. Qatar Airways has also enhanced bilateral relations with fellow oneworld members in the past 18 months, further demonstrating the strength of the partnerships between member airlines. “The pivotal role airlines and aviation play in the global economy has never been more evident than this past year, with both passenger and cargo operations in the spotlight, supporting international efforts to protect lives and livelihoods. We have collectively enabled mobilisation of aid, medical supplies and key workers and I would like to pay tribute to all the teams who have worked tirelessly across the oneworld member airlines to support these efforts. “I look forward to serving as Chairman of the Governing Board and working with our alliance partners, oneworld CEO Rob Gurney and the oneworld team to provide more global connectivity, a seamless travel experience and more valuable loyalty offerings for our passengers.” Having led Qatar Airways since its launch in 1997, Mr. Al Baker is the longest-serving CEO of a oneworld member airline.

Recent News

SpiceHealth launches mobile testing laboratory in Aurangabad

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Gurugram, May 21, 2021: SpiceHealth, a healthcare company of SpiceJet has launched its first mobile testing laboratory in Aurangabad for conducting RT-PCR tests to check Covid-19 disease. SpiceHealth has conducted more than 2.5 million RT-PCR tests since its launch in November 2020. All SpiceHealth laboratories are accredited by National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories and Indian Council of Medical Research and each lab can conduct 3,000 tests per day. Avani Singh, CEO, SpiceHealth said, “Aurangabad is the third city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Nagpur where SpiceHealth has set up its RT-PCR mobile testing laboratory. We will soon have one in Nashik too. In addition to the quick deployment of vaccines, it remains equally imperative that we continue large-scale testing to quickly identify, isolate and treat those infected and beat the second wave of the pandemic. SpiceHealth is working relentlessly to expand its reach into the most affected areas of the country and help India fight the disease as quickly as possible.” Aurangabad, like the rest of the country, has been battling with the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic. With new additions each day, the total caseload in the city has surged past 1.38 lakh. SpiceHealth has been actively involved in the country’s fight against Covid-19 and has been working closely with multiple state governments and hospitals.

Airports

WHAT’S NEW IN SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is one of most important airport due to its gateway to Asia, South Pacific, Europe, Canada, Mexico and across the United States. Being the hub for IT sector, flight to this airport is always in high demand. Aviation World highlights key development project and health steps implemented at SFO to make it more passenger friendly airport. Travelling across the airports has completely changed as one has to adhere to strict safety protocols. All, this is done to keep passengers safe throughout their journey. In this feature, we have highlighted San Francisco International Airport which is a very important destination for Indians to enter United States. The official website www.flysfo.com proudly mentions; Ready? So we are. Let’s Go There. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is one of the most important and busiest airports in the United States as it connects maximum parts of North America and also functions as a major gateway to Europe and Asia. With the United States easing lockdown rules, various airports in the country including SFO is enhancing its operations in accordance with the govt. health guidelines. Health Protocols As per the recent directive, face masks are still required for air travel, including at airports and onboard aircraft in the US all times till September 13, 2021 regardless of vaccination status. The strict efforts to maintain health guidelines have earned SFO an Airport Health Accreditation from Airports Council International (ACI) World. The program evaluates new health and safety measures and procedures introduced at airports worldwide in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, SFO also organised three-day onsite COVID vaccination clinic from 11th to 13th May, initially created for airport workers and family later on expanded to all travellers. At present, COVID testing center is functional at Level 1, Courtyard A to Level 3, at the Aisle 6 ticket counter in the Edwin M. Lee International Departures Hall. SFO opened the first onsite rapid testing at the airport in July 2020, initially for airport workers only. In October 2020, the site expanded to offer testing to United Airlines passengers to Hawaii, and then more airlines were added. Terminal connectivity with AirTrain As part of the development program, SFO has recently completed a project to extend the AirTrain electric people mover system to Long-Term Parking. With this accomplishment, the AirTrain now provides seamless connectivity between all terminals, all parking garages, the on-airport hotel, BART station, and Rental Car Center. As transportation to Long-Term Parking was previously provided by shuttle bus, this move is expected to eliminate 600,000 miles of trips annually. “This is the culmination of the long-held ambition for SFO,” said Airport Director Ivar C. Satero. “When the AirTrain opened in 2003, we always envisioned a future project to create this extension to Long-Term Parking. Completing this construction means easier access for travelers, less roadway congestion, and more clean-energy transportation around our Airport. My thanks go out to the entire project team for achieving this milestone in our history.”

Events

4TH AIRPORT MODERNISATION SUMMIT, 16th & 17th September 2021

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This edition of Airport Modernisation Summit has key objective to connect government sector, stakeholders, influencers, experts and solution providers on one platform to meet, network of local and international case study presentations, product presentations, product launches, panel discussions and networking sessions. This Summit is a Two – Day educational and business exchange platform designed to connect regional and international project stakeholders. Event Date: 16th & 17th September, 2021 Venue: Bengaluru, India Hosted By: TraiCon Events Media Partner: Aviation World For more information contact : Mr. Alfin:- Tel: +91 9036981048 ;Email: alfin@traiconevents.com website: www.traiconevents.com/upc-ams4.html

Tourism

HKTB Steps Up Various Promotions to Drive Tourism Recovery

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18th May 2021: The Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) held its annual Tourism Update event online this morning (18 May), discussing tourism trends and sharing details of the HKTB’s latest strategic plans with around 2,700 trade representatives from Hong Kong, mainland and overseas travel agencies, attractions, hotels, airlines, retailers, restaurants, meeting and exhibition operators, cruise lines, and other travel sectors. HKTB Executive Director Mr Dane Cheng told the representatives the HKTB was preparing to step up promotions and would launch a new round of the Hong Kong Neighbourhoods campaign. In addition, the HKTB also hopes to relaunch mega events in physical formats to prepare for tourism recovery.Mr Cheng said: “As well as driving local tourism through the Holiday at Home platform, the HKTB has maintained Hong Kong’s international profile with a succession of promotional campaigns throughout the pandemic.“The global economy has started to rebound with Asia predicted to recover sooner and the Mainland expected to outperform other markets in economic growth. Combined with the gradual easing of the pandemic situation in Hong Kong, this makes it a good time for Hong Kong to further raise its profile. As cross-border travel gradually resumes, the HKTB will launch the Open House Hong Kong platform to conduct large-scale promotions in our source markets.” The HKTB has in recent years launched two promotions, Old Town Central and Sham Shui Po, under its Hong Kong Neighbourhoods campaign. Both were warmly welcomed by visitors who appreciated the in-depth experience they offered. To tie in with the opening of M+ visual culture venue in late 2021, the HKTB will focus its next promotion on the West Kowloon Cultural District and its surrounding area in the next quarter by revamping the promotions on the authentic local cultural aspects of the neighbourhood to help boost interest from visitors as travel resumption draws closer. If the pandemic situation in the city remains under control, the HKTB also hopes to relaunch mega events that Hong Kong people can initially take part in. The first event to return in a physical format will be the Hong Kong Cyclothon, and the HKTB is studying the feasibility of extending its route to the Hong Kong Section of the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge to add to the event’s appeal. For other mega events to be conducted in an “Online+Offline” format, new elements of interests will be added to maintain Hong Kong’s global visibility. The HKTB will also continue to lobby for international large-scale business events and meetings to be hosted in Hong Kong. However, the pace of global tourism recovery will be determined by the situation surrounding the pandemic and the vaccination rate worldwide. The HKTB therefore appeals to everyone in tourism-related industries to take part in the vaccination programme and help Hong Kong achieve herd immunity as soon as possible. At today’s event, the HKTB invited representatives from leading Mainland and Hong Kong brands to share their insights at two forums titled “Seize the Business Development Opportunities in the Mainland and Greater Bay Area” and “Global Hong Kong Brands Gear Up for the Recovery”. Guests at the forums discussed the way forward for tourism and the preparation works. Here are some of the insights they shared: Industry Forum 1: Seize the Business Development Opportunities in the Mainland and Greater Bay Area Mr Yanxiang Liu, General Manager of Tickets & Travel BU, Meituan: “In the wake of the epidemic, the travel industry has accelerated its online transformation, and consumer behaviour and demand have changed. Meituan is committed to exploring effective ways to drive the recovery of the tourism industry. We will leverage the strengths of technology and e-commerce to provide a diverse consumer experience and help Hong Kong’s tourism industry better grasp market trends, allowing us to work together to build a vision for a better life.” Mr Liwei Yang, Head of Volcengine Culture & Tourism Industry, ByteDance: “The idea that ‘content is king’ has become the key to success in digital marketing in recent years. Data analysis plays a very important role in the widespread communication of content. ByteDance will continue to maximise its capabilities in big data analysis, cloud computing and artificial intelligence to move forward with our industry partners.” Mr Frank Huang, Vice President, Fliggy: “The convenience brought by the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge will further increased the demand for travel within the Greater Bay Area. Young consumers has become a key visitor segment. Fliggy will continue to work with the Hong Kong tourism trade to attract visitors from the Greater Bay Area through a variety of promotional platforms and resources and drive tourism development.” Industry Forum 2: Global Hong Kong Brands Gear Up for the Recovery Dr Jennifer Cronin, President, Wharf Hotels and Chair, Heritage Tourism Brands: “Hong Kong’s hotels are renowned for offering the world’s best service. Not only has the quality been enhanced during the pandemic, but we have also committed to be ahead of the curve in guest expectations under the new travel paradigms. I believe the Hong Kong tourism industry is more than ready and geared up for a swift recovery.” Mr Simon Large, Director Customer, Cathay Pacific Airways: “To meet travellers’ expectation throughout their consumer journey, we believe that digitalization, such as digital travel passes in the aviation industry, will play an important role in facilitating the safe, progressive return of international travel, enabling our customers to travel with reassurance and convenience throughout their journey. Moreover, we also believe that vaccination is the key of tourism recovery.” Mr Eric Gnock Fah, COO & Co-founder, KLOOK: “We are witnessing a permanent shift in consumer behaviours and digital adoption will only accelerate further. While the pandemic has brought many challenges to the travel industry, it also presents an opportunity to rethink and reinvent to address evolving customer expectations or risk being left behind.” Mr Syed Asim Hussain, Founder, Black Sheep Restaurants: “I believe in the magic of Black Sheep Restaurants and I believe in our city. Hong Kong is going to come back in a big way, and we

Recent News

Chennai Airport facilitates essential medical supplies for Covid-19 support

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New Delhi, 17 May 2021 India’s various airports and their corona warriors are working day and night to ensure the movement and delivery of essential medical supplies across the country.As a part of these efforts, Chennai airport is playing a significant role for the whole southern Indian landscape ensuring that the essential medical supplies are being transported and delivered while our country is fighting the Covid -19 pandemic.From 12th January 2021 to till 15thMay 2021, Chennai airport has handled 44.26 MT of inbound vaccine and related cargo domestically. The bulk of the vaccine tonnage received were Covishield vaccine shipments through Pune/Mumbai Airports and Covaxin vaccine shipment through Hyderabad Airport. An exclusive vaccine corridor was established by AAICLAS (AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited) and AAI team for smooth delivery of vaccines to the consignee on arrival. The vaccines then get further connected to nearby states and districts. From 1st May to 15th May, 2021, Chennai Airport has received Oxygen concentrator shipments to the tune of 9.53 MT. On the international front, Chennai Airport has received 402.39 MT of inbound medical essentials till 15th May 2021. Most of the consignment can be attributed to oxygen concentrators and medical equipment received from abroad viz; Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Singapore, Doha, Kunming, Istanbul, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur and France. The airport is extending all possible support to Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft movements carrying medical oxygen cylinders and essentials for speedy distribution across the country. Since 01st May 2021 IAF brought 900 oxygen cylinders from the UK and 256 oxygen cylinders from Singapore.Oxygen concentrators are also brought in from within the country. Last week also saw an IAF aircraft airlifting liquid oxygen tanker from Chennai Airport. All these movements adhered to the Covid protocols in place. Chennai Airport has organised Covid vaccination camp for employees of AAI and other stakeholders and approximately 2000 frontline workers have been vaccinated.In March 2020, when the first nationwide lockdown was declared due to the Covid- 19 first wave, the cargo movement at Chennai Airport continued undeterred catering to the entire region. A year later, when our country is passing through another precarious phase, the second wave, Chennai Airport is stepping up to support India’s fight against COVID 19. ( Press Release Received from PIB, Delhi)

Civil Aviation

AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE DOCUMENTATION

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WRITTEN BY MANOJ KUMAR P, ASST. DIRECTOR AIRWORTHINESS, DGCA “In Aviation Each Step has a Footprint. And it is called Signature.” During a friendly conversation with one of my friends regarding maintenance on a ship and aircraft, he stated, ‘If a ship has a technical problem at least it can float, whereas an aircraft having the similar problem, it can’t float in air.’ What my friend stated in passing always strikes me and encourages me to do my assigned task with due focus and diligence whenever I perform aircraft maintenance, documentation, auditing, handling stores, etc. Ensuring an aircraft fly safely requires various types of maintenance (preventive, snags, scheduled, unscheduled, etc.) to be performed on the aircraft at various periodicities based on days, flying hours, aircraft engine starts, aircraft landings, aircraft cycles, etc. In aviation, maintenance documentation (referring and recording) ensures that the scheduled maintenance is performed as per the maintenance manuals and in a correct sequence of steps. If any step in any of the maintenance tasks is skipped / missed or done in the incorrect order, it could result in a catastrophe. In aviation history many aircraft accidents have been caused due to such small missteps or missing of small steps. FOR EXAMPLE: a) Small screw which was erroneously left in the maintenance area after maintenance, in due course of time it can get stuck and obstruct the movement of the control columns, or make a hole in any of the hoses or pipelines of the hydraulic, fuel, pneumatic, Oxygen etc. b) Using a wrong size screw or bolt or nut or any other expendable can cause improper securing of the component or equipment or hose etc. This can cause the components falling out of their designated place due to vibrations and malfunction of the component and aircraft systems. So, it is evident that, maintenances on aircraft must be performed step by step as per applicable Manuals and Regulations. In order to ensure that no step of a maintenance task is skipped, Civil Aviation Regulators have mandated the operators to adhere to the maintenance documentation method of signing off and the use of task card / worksheets. A Proper Documentation Gives Us The Following Information: a) Step by step maintenance undertaken. b) Who did the job? c) When was the job done? d) Which special tools were used? e) What were the values of the checks done? f) How much work was finished? g) Which documents were referred? THE REGULATIONS Based on the history of aircraft accidents and incidents, various aviation regulators have stipulated various regulations for maintenance organisations to imbibe and adhere to. Some of the regulations which are applicable to this article are as follows: I) Para 1.4.13 of FAA Advisory Circular No. 145-9A defines Maintenance Function as a step or series of steps in the process of performing maintenance, preventive maintenance, or alterations. II) CAR GM 145.A.48 Performance of maintenance states that, A ‘sign-off’ is a statement issued by the ‘authorised person’ which indicates that the task or group of tasks has been correctly performed. A ‘sign-off’ relates to one step in the maintenance process and is, therefore, different to a certificate of release to service. III) Para (1) of AMC 145.A.48(c) Performance of maintenance states the procedures should be aimed at minimising multiple errors and preventing omissions. The procedures should specify that every maintenance task is signed off only after completion. IV) ‘Critical Maintenance Task’ means a maintenance task that involves the assembly or any disturbance of a system or any part on an aircraft, engine or propeller that, if an error occurred during its performance, could directly endanger the flight safety. GM M.A.402(h) Performance of maintenance and appendix VII of CAR-M/Part M — Complex Maintenance Tasks has stipulated list of complex tasks V) AMC M.A.305(h) Aircraft continuing airworthiness record system states that keeping continuing airworthiness records in a form acceptable to the competent authority normally means in paper form or on a computer database or a combination of both methods. VI) Para 3 of AMC M.A.401(c) Maintenance data states Maintenance tasks should be transcribed onto the work cards or worksheets and subdivided into clear stages to ensure a record of the accomplishment of the maintenance task. Of particular importance is the need to differentiate and specify, when relevant, disassembly, accomplishment of task, reassembly and testing. VII) Para b of M.A.401 Maintenance data states that the applicable maintenance data is: a) any applicable requirement, procedure, standard or information issued by the competent authority or the Agency, b) any applicable airworthiness directive, c) applicable instructions for continuing airworthiness, issued by type certificate holders, supplementary type certificate holders and any other organisation that publishes such data in accordance with CAR 21. d) any applicable data which is accepted by the regulator. UNDERSTANDING THE REGULATIONS Based on the above said regulations it is expected that the AMOs adhere to the regulations and devise an appropriate procedure for maintenance documentation as follows: a) Point I and Point VI mandate operators to identify the complex maintenance tasks of their fleet and prepare the work cards or worksheets with the following provisions: i. Step or series of steps in the process of performing maintenance ii. Maintenance task is subdivided into clear stages. iii. Record of accomplishment of each stage / Provision for signing by the engineer and technician who performed the task with date and time. b) Point II and Point III mandate that an AME needs to sign-off task or group of tasks has been correctly performed by him/her and to be signed only after task completes. c) In Point V, the regulator provides a provision to the operator to maintain the continuing airworthiness records either in paper form or in electronic form or both which are in a form acceptable to the regulator. d) Point VII lists the documents that fall under maintenance data and same needs to be considered for task cards / work sheets and for maintenance too. ACTION TO BE TAKEN Hence, CAMO must prepare

Events

Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF) to take off in Dubai on May 24

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*8th edition to be held at DWTC over three days *50-plus speakers to address physically/virtually *GCAA, GDRFA and SIRA chiefs to speak *Israeli airports to join for the first time *Focus on Digital Transformation and Security Readiness post-pandemic Dubai, May 18, 2021: After holding it in digital format in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF) will be staged for the eighth time at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from May 24 to 26.As a co-located event of the 20th edition of Airport Show, the world’s largest airport industry B2B event, the much-anticipated aviation industry gathering will see 50-plus speakers addressing the participants, both physically and virtually. Talking virtually will be His Excellency Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and His Excellency Major General Khalifa Ibrahim Al Saleis, CEO of Security Industry Regulatory Agency (SIRA) that was set up in 2016 to provide Dubai with the highest levels of safety and security. The collocated show will take place across 12,000 square metres of exhibition space with participants expected from at least 90 countries despite global travel restrictions as global aviation moves back to normalcy. Other co-located events include ATC Forum and Airport Security along with new conferences focusing on Airport Passengers’ Experience and Airport Digital Transformation. Taking place under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, this will be the largest hybrid gathering of airport industry players after the Covid-19 pandemic extensively impacted the entire aviation industry. Daniyal Qureshi, Group Exhibitions Director at Reed Exhibitions Middle East, organisers of the Airport Show, said GALF-2021 will help airports and other aviation industry players in understanding and preparing for enhancing safety, widening efficiency and improving profitability. Participating from the Airports Council International (ACI), the trade association of the world’s airports whose members operate 1933 airports in 183 countries, will be Stefano Baronci, Director General at Asia-Pacific, Dimitri Coll, Vice President of Airport Customer Experience, and Gary Leung, Manager for Security and Facilitation at Asia-Pacific. For the first time since the UAE became the fourth Arab country to normalise relations with Israel, senior officials from Israel Airports Authority will participate at the event, as well as conduct a workshop titled ‘Preparing for the Cybersecurity Challenge’ exclusively for attendees. Amongst the confirmed speakers highlighting the challenges and future technologies in Air Traffic Control areIsmaeil Al Balooshi, Assistant Director-General Aviation Safety Affairs at GCAA; David Shomar, Vice President of Civil Security at SAAB: RyyanWaddahTarabzoni, CEO of Saudi Air Navigation; Jan Klas, CEO of ANS Czech Republic; Yahya Abdalla AlHammadi, CEO, GAL ANS and Andrew P. Fiamingo, COO, Indra. Apart from GDRFA, SIRA, ACI and Israel Airports Authority, key security experts speaking at the Airport Security conference include Zack Zainal, Senior Vice President, Emirates Group Security; Fahmi Jabri, General Manager, Honeywell Commercial Security Middle East, Turkey & Africa; Sudarshan Avadhany, Head of Sales Government Solutions in Middle East, Rohde & Schwarz; Ayman A. M Aboabah, VP Operations, Riyadh Airport and Johnnie Müller, Senior Vice President Security Services & Crisis Response, Copenhagen Airport, amongst others. With a strong digital element added to the conference this year, several North American aviation experts will also be able to join their peers on the stage for the first time at the conference, giving it the largest global speakers line-up ever, including Syed Mohammed Mehdi, A.A.E. Chief Strategy & Innovation Officer, San Antonio International Airport; Tara Mulrooney, Vice President Technology, Edmonton International Airport; Mark Thorpe, CEO, Ontario International Airport; ApiAppulingam, PE Deputy Director of Aviation, Capital Development Philadelphia International and Northeast Philadelphia Airports; Paul A. Brown, CEO, Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA); Ann B. Richart AAE, Director of Aeronautics, Nebraska Department of Transportation and Jeffrey Miller, Airport Director, Laredo International Airport, USA. (News Based on Press Release)

FOREWORD

Dear Reader’s,

 

The current edition of Aviation World has covered many areas of Aerospace & Defence based on the latest development in the sector. The front cover highlights three different images, first for the Union Civil Aviation Minister ….. who is leading from the front to steer Indian Civil Aviation sector to witness one of the most interesting phases. He is also facing most tumultuous timing due to the ongoing financial stress in the Aviation sector due to ATF rising cost and long airspace restrictions resulting in mounting losses for Indian carriers. Despite of all the ground level challenges,the minister is addressing new things on regular basis which keeps the sector motivated. We have featured many such developmental works in this edition done under his guidance which will be interesting to read.

Our lead story on “ The West War” is another important feature which covers the ground level reality of the challenges faced by the Aviation sector. Its though time ahead and we believe it will pass soon .

There are features on Regional connectivity and MoCA revised rules on the UDAN 2.0 and how its going to transform the flying experience within India.

In this edition, we have covered topics on MRO,Various Policy changes,Sea Plane Operations by SkyHop Aviation, TATA-Airbus joint project on C295 military aircraft under Make In India which is expected to roll out soon and many other interesting contents which will be good to read.

We are covering Farnborough International Airshow 2026 from 20-24July 2026 in London and our next edition will be based on the same event.For features, you may contact our team on priority basis.

 

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