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DEFENDING INDIAN SKIES
During Operation Sindoor, Pakistan launched multiple attacks on India’s military installations and airfields, using missiles, rockets and drones. However, Pakistan's every single projectile was intercepted by Indian Armed Forces and brought down before it could reach the intended target.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
PEARL ENGINE FAMILY – POWERING THE LEADING BUSINESS JETS
Power, Efficiency, and Innovation is how the Rolls-Royce Pearl Engine Series deliver the ultimate propulsion systems for modern business jets
7 min |
Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
INNOVATION, DEALS, AND SUSTAINABLE SKIES
From major commercial deals to cutting-edge defence, digital security, and space ventures, Paris Air Show 2025 displayed the unfolding of Aviation's next chapter and shifting focus of global aerospace
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
MIL MI-8: THE MOST PRODUCED HELICOPTER IN HISTORY
When the Mi-8 was first displayed at the 1965 Paris Air Show, it created a sensation. Western analysts had long considered Soviet technology inferior to that of the West, but the comments about the Mi-8 were mainly positive.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
C-390 MILLENNIUM AND BEYOND: EMBRAER'S COMMITMENT TO INDIA'S DEFENCE VISION
Embraer Defense & Security supports India's long-term vision for defence modernisation, innovation and strategic alliances
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
ZEROAVA TO BUILD MANUFACTURING HUB IN SCOTLAND
ZeroAvia announced that it will build a major manufacturing facility for production of its hydrogen-electric powertrains at the Advanced Manufacturing Innovation District Scotland, close to Glasgow Airport in Renfrewshire.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
AIRAVAT AND FLY SIRIUS UNITE UNDER NEW BRAND
Dubai's Airavat and India's Fly Sirius, renowned for their bespoke private jet charter services, announced their rebranding to Transworld Jets.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT-TEST OF ASTRA BVRAAM
Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) & Indian Air Force (IAF) successfully conducted the flight-test of indigenous Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air missile (BVRAAM) 'Astra' equipped with indigenous Radio Frequency (RF) Seeker from Su-30 MKI platform on July 11, 2025.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
MILITARY: DEFENCE MINISTER AT CONTROLLERS' CONFERENCE 2025
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the Controllers' Conference of the Defence Accounts Department (DAD) in New Delhi on July 7, 2025, emphasising the department's critical role in strengthening the operational readiness and financial agility of the Armed Forces.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
UNI AIR SIGNS ORDER FOR 19 ATR 72-600S
ATR announced that UNI Air, a group company of EVA Air, has placed a firm order for 19 ATR 72-600s, along with three additional purchase rights.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
BOEING AND QATAR AIRWAYS ANNOUNCE HISTORIC ORDER
Qatar Airways and Boeing announced the carrier will purchase up to 210 widebody jets, which sets new records as the largest widebody order for Boeing, including the largest order for 787 Dreamliners and Qatar Airways largest-ever order.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
PLANS TO EXPLORE HYDROGEN EVTOL PROPULSION
ZeroAvia and Horizon Aircraft announced plans to work together on developing regional hydrogen-electric VTOL air travel.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
AXIOM-4: PERFECT PACIFIC OCEAN SPLASHDOWN
India caps landmark space mission, ISRO to step up next — Gaganyaan & space station
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
"THE GOAL IS TO COLLABORATE MORE TOWARDS BECOMING A LONG-TERM TRUSTED PARTNER, FULFILLING INDIA'S AEROSPACE AMBITIONS"
Francisco Gomes Neto, President & CEO oversees all businesses - defence, commercial aviation, business aviation, services & support, urban air mobility and engineering of Embraer. He talks to Jayant Baranwal, Editor-in-Chief, at the occasion of opening an office in New Delhi and the company’s investment in India’s developing aerospace ecosystem
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
EMBRAER CELEBRATES DELIVERY OF THE THIRD KC-390 AND MAIDEN FLIGHT OF THE A-29N
EMBRAER AND PORTUGUESE AIR FORCE (FAP) celebrated the delivery of the third KC-390 Millennium aircraft to the FAP and the launch of the A-29N flight test campaign, which included a historic joint flight of both aircraft.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
CIVIL - D328ECO® TEST AIRCRAFT ROLLS OUT
Deutsche Aircraft has proudly unveiled the first D328eco test aircraft (TAC 1) at their headquarters, a transformative moment for sustainable regional aviation.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
SHAPING OF BRICS: AN EMERGING ALTERNATIVE GLOBAL REALITY
Despite the challenges and lack of consensus on some issues, the BRICS 2025 Summit in Brazil, with the Rio de Janeiro Declaration, concluded with greater strength and resolve—it is here to stay
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
GA-ASI ADDS SAAB AEW CAPABILITY TO MQ-9B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is partnering with Saab to develop Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) capability for its line of MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft, which includes the SkyGuardianⓇ and SeaGuardianⓇ models, the United Kingdom's Protector, and the new MQ-9B STOL (Short Takeoff and Landing) model currently in development. GA-ASI plans to fly AEW on MQ-9B in 2026.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
SAS PLACES RECORD ORDER FOR 55 EMBRAER AIRCRAFT
Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) has entered into an agreement to acquire 45 Embraer E195-E2 aircraft, with purchase rights for an additional 10 aircraft the largest SAS jet order direct from a manufacturer since 1996.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
SEVENTH HELICOPTER & SMALL AIRCRAFT SUMMIT HELD IN PUNE
The Ministry of Civil Aviation, in collaboration with the State Government of Maharashtra, Pawan Hans and FICCI, organised the 7th Helicopter & Small Aircraft Summit in Pune.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
BOEING NAMES STEPHEN PARKER AS CEO OF DEFENSE, SPACE & SECURITY
BOEING ANNOUNCED Stephen (Steve) Parker as President and Chief Executive Officer of its Defense, Space & Security (BDS) business, effective immediately.
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Issue 7, 2025
SP’s Aviation
WHERE LUXURY MEETS STRATEGY AT 50,000 FEET
Once seen as indulgences of the ultra-wealthy and celebrities, Ultra-Long-Haul Business Jets have become essential tools for CEOs, government delegations, entrepreneurs, and even small enterprises operating across hemispheres
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Issue 6, 2025
SP’s Aviation
ARE SAFETY NORMS BEING COMPROMISED?
Is India's Helicopter boom at the cost of lives? Time for a reckoning on SOPs, safety, and accountability
3 min |
Issue 6, 2025
SP’s Aviation
THE FINANCIAL FLIGHT PLAN
A Comprehensive Guide to Business Aircraft Leasing and Financing
7 min |
Issue 6, 2025
SP’s Aviation
A REIMAGINED AND EVOLVED SHOW FOR EUROPEAN BUSINESS AVIATION
A bold new era emerges as European Business Aviation seizes new growth opportunities whilst adapting to evolving regulatory environments and geopolitical complexity
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Issue 6, 2025
SP’s Aviation
A DEFINING MOMENT FOR AVIATION SAFETY IN INDIA
Why the Ahmedabad Air India 787 crash must be a turning point for aviation safety in India
3 min |
Issue 6, 2025
SP’s Aviation
MOD INITIATES COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF DAP 2020, PUSHES FOR DEFENCE REFORMS
PUSHES FOR DEFENCE REFORMS
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Issue 6, 2025
SP’s Aviation
REGULATOR GETS TOUGH ON SAFETY LAPSES
DGCA's crackdown on Air India exposes systemic safety gaps in crew management
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Issue 6, 2025
SP’s Aviation
MAX IMMELMANN (1890-1916)
Max Immelmann and Oswald Boelcke engaged in a fluctuating contest to be Germany's leading ace. On January 12, 1916, both pilots received the “Blue Max” award from Kaiser Wilhelm II.
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Issue 6, 2025
SP’s Aviation
WHY THE SMARTEST BUYERS CHOOSE PRE-OWNED AIRCRAFT
IN PRIVATE AVIATION, NOTHING COMPARES TO HAVING THE right aircraft, ready when and where you need it.
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