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YEAR EDITOR’S NOTE
CREDIT Exciting Times
LINE If the recently concluded Aero India is anything to go by, 2023 will turn
out to be the first good year for the aviation industry since the
pandemic. Apart from both Boeing and Airbus landing sizable orders
from Air India, there were several other significant happenings during
the event: Boeing launched its first Global Support Center in India and
Publisher
Vittorio Rossi Prudente announced that it would invest in a logistics center in the country. Tata
vittorio.prudente@gbp.com.sg Boeing Aerospace Limited (TBAL), a joint venture between Boeing and
Tata Advanced systems Limited (TASL), shipped its first vertical fin
Editor structure for the Boeing 737 aircraft. The event, which saw the
Jay Menon presence of almost all the major international players in the aerospace
jay.menon@gbp.com.sg arena, saw India proudly showcase the growth of its indigenous
aerospace & defence industry.
Technology Editor
Atul Chandra The spate of developments happening in the sphere of urban air
atul.chandra@gbp.com.sg mobility is a clear sign that the sector is coming of age quicker than
many would have expected. Established companies such Boeing,
Managing Editor Airbus, Embraer, and Bell will face competition from several exciting
Arun Sivasankaran
arun.sivasankaran@gbp.com.sg startup companies in their attempts to capture a market that looks set
to grow significantly over the next few decades. With regulatory
Contributors agencies and companies involved in providing the infrastructure for
Yulian Ardiansyah urban air mobility working around the clock, it would not be a surprise
yulian.ardiansyah@gbp.com.sg to see air taxis flying in different regions of the world well before the
end of the decade.
Art Director
Sudheesh Kularmunda The lifting of international travel restrictions will act as another
sudheesh.kularmunda@gbp.com.sg catalyst for the growth of the industry. Total traffic in 2022 (measured
in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 64.4% compared to
Web Director 2021. Globally, full year 2022 traffic was at 68.5% of pre-pandemic
Elmer Valencia (2019) levels. The recovery to pre-pandemic levels is expected to be
elmer.valencia@gbp.com.sg complete during the current year. The air cargo sector, which saved
aviation from total disaster during the pandemic, has however come
Director of Sales
Akshay Satyamurthy down from the spectacular heights of 2021 and is likely to have
akshay.satyamurthy@gbp.com.sg another middling year.
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