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EDITOR
Providing Thrust Jay Menon
jay.menon@gbp.com.sg
Demand for aircraft in emerging markets is surging. Executive Publisher & CEO
Vittorio Rossi Prudente
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg
According to consensus industry estimates, China, India, and Russia
are expected to purchase more than 3,500 planes, that is roughly COO & Marketing Director, Asia
Siva Sachi
15 percent of global demand, over the next two decades. siva.sachi@gbp.com.sg
Art Director
Single-aisle planes are expected to constitute 70% of the 35,000 new commercial Arthur Chan
arthur.chan@gbp.com.sg
jets in the next couple of decades, with a market valuation of nearly US$2.3 trillion.
As the aerospace industry undergoes robust expansion, leading Web Director
Elmer Valencia
players like Boeing and Airbus are opting to replace their aging fleets elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg
with new fuel-efficient composite material-laden aircraft. Circulation Manager
Khairul Naem
khairul.naem@gbp.com.sg
Demand for jet aircraft necessarily dictates corresponding growth in the
production of jet engines, and the same forces are shaping the future of ADVERTISING REPRESENTATIVES
Europe, Middle East, South Africa & South America
jet engine design. As a result, demand is growing rapidly for composites Contact: Vittorio Rossi Prudente
manufacturing capacity sufficient to supply the increasing number of Tel: +39 049 723 548 Fax: +39 049 856 0792
Mob: +39 335 611 9295
engine parts that will undergo composite-for-metal replacement. Email: vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg
ASEAN & Australasia
Contact: Siva Sachi
One of the first and most successful jet engines on record as using composites Mob: +6012 905 6825
is the CFM56 Series of turbofan engines built by CFM International Email: siva.sachi@gbp.com.sg
(a joint venture between GE Aviation and Snecma, Courcouronnes, South Asia – India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Nepal
France). These engines entered service in 1982 and now fly on the Contact: Vinod Ghansela
MOD: +91 9810806939
Boeing 737 Series and the Airbus A320 Series and A340 transports. Email: vinod.ghansela@gbp.com.sg
USA & Canada
Contact: Josh Mayer
Engine makers are developing new-generation engines that reduce at Tel : +1 972 816-6745 Fax : +1 972 767 4442
least 15% fuel consumption compared with their older counterparts. Email : jm@mayeradvertising.com
Over the next decade, the market for jet engines is expected to skyrocket Israel
to around $500 billion and premier manufacturers of jet engines are vying Contact: Tamir Eshel
Tel : + 972 544 508 028 / +972 989 117 92
for contracts, since a large installed base of engines ensure continued cash Fax : +972 989 199 65
streams down the road via parts replacement and routine maintenance. Email : eshel_tamir@yahoo.com
China
However, global airlines also have a role to play, as they must develop a strategy for Contact: Xu Yixin 徐一新
Mob: +8613811688955
long-term profitability since fuel costs constitute up to half of their operating costs. Tel: 86-10-58354055 / Fax: 86-10-84043033
Much of the industry’s focus is on thermodynamic or materials E-mail : xuyixin@cannews.com.cn
technology that reduces engine weight or improves fuel efficiency. Turkey:
Contact: Ayse Akalin
Tel : +90 (312) 4471320
Software based products can also achieve fuel savings, helping E-mail : a.akalin@defence-turkey.com
airlines lower operating costs by suggesting the most efficient
speed and flight course, burning fewer gallons of fuel.
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