Anybody who is anyone in aviation will tell you that the sector is poised for stellar growth in India. With air travel becoming more affordable and the per-capita income of Indians rising, it should not come as a surprise.
From about one in every 20 Indians travelling by air today the number is expected to increase five-fold by 2032, with a quarter of the population taking at least one flight, according to aircraft manufacturer Airbus.
India will need 1,290 aircraft, worth at least $190 billion, over the next 20 years and passenger traffic is expected to grow at nearly 10 per cent annually up to 2032.
No wonder then that global airlines are queuing up to enter the country and are keen to have India-specific plans.
But the bad news is that India’s aviation infrastructure is woefully inadequate to meet such scorching pace of growth, especially on the staffing front. Aviation, unlike most other sectors, needs highly-trained crew in all areas — right from the check-in process to the stewards and pilots on the plane.
10/02/15 TE Rajasimhan/Business Line
From about one in every 20 Indians travelling by air today the number is expected to increase five-fold by 2032, with a quarter of the population taking at least one flight, according to aircraft manufacturer Airbus.
India will need 1,290 aircraft, worth at least $190 billion, over the next 20 years and passenger traffic is expected to grow at nearly 10 per cent annually up to 2032.
No wonder then that global airlines are queuing up to enter the country and are keen to have India-specific plans.
But the bad news is that India’s aviation infrastructure is woefully inadequate to meet such scorching pace of growth, especially on the staffing front. Aviation, unlike most other sectors, needs highly-trained crew in all areas — right from the check-in process to the stewards and pilots on the plane.
10/02/15 TE Rajasimhan/Business Line
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