India’s aviation sector is poised for a major expansion, with the country planning to develop an additional 200 airports over the next 20 years.
The proposed expansion could lead to the country’s civil aviation sector requiring an additional 4,000 aircraft during the period, the country’s civil aviation minister said.
“In the next 20 years, we might need another 4,000 aircraft to cater to the demand of the Indian aviation sector,” Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu said at the inauguration of the Airbus India and South Asia Headquarters and Training Centre in New Delhi on Thursday, October 24.
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The minister also highlighted the immense growth potential of India’s civil aviation sector over the next two decades.
Currently, Indian airlines operate about 800 planes, with over 1,200 aircraft on order.
Over the past decade, the number of airports in the country has doubled to 157, and 50 more airports are expected to be built within the next five years.
Speaking on the occasion, the country’s Civil Aviation Secretary, Vumlunmang Vualnam, said air passenger traffic in India, which reached 220 million last year, is expected to double in the next five years.
The new Airbus center will function as a hub for pilot and maintenance training, equipped with four A320neo Full Flight Simulators (FFS).
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