India's low-cost domestic airline IndiGo has opted to purchase its aircraft from Airbus, but its rival Boeing's Senior Vice-President (Sales) for Asia Pacific and India Dinesh Keskar is upbeat about the India market. In an interview with Arindam Majumder, he said Boeing was in a better shape than the competition. Edited excerpts:
The aviation policy is likely to be out soon. It might allow more planes to fly to international destinations. How do you think this would affect Boeing?
Boeing is a renowned manufacturer and focuses on bringing the best products to the market. We have worked in India for 75 years. We don't participate in policy making, but we understand the policies and work with them. So, 85 per cent of the domestic market uses our 737-type aircraft. We have a great airplane and have some new ones coming up as well. We will keep talking to the airlines and give our products to them.
Most of the market is focused on the domestic routes. In this situation, if the market leader (IndiGo) starts preferring your rival manufacturer does that affect you?
Not at all. If you count the number of airplanes today with Air India, Jet and SpiceJet we have more airplanes in operation than IndiGo and GoAir combined. And now, there is Vistara and Air Asia.
It so happens that in wide-body market, most airlines prefer our products. In a narrow-body market we are almost equal to Airbus. We are in a much better shape in India than our competition.
To Read the News in Full 18/03/16 Arindam Majumder/Business Standard
The aviation policy is likely to be out soon. It might allow more planes to fly to international destinations. How do you think this would affect Boeing?
Boeing is a renowned manufacturer and focuses on bringing the best products to the market. We have worked in India for 75 years. We don't participate in policy making, but we understand the policies and work with them. So, 85 per cent of the domestic market uses our 737-type aircraft. We have a great airplane and have some new ones coming up as well. We will keep talking to the airlines and give our products to them.
Most of the market is focused on the domestic routes. In this situation, if the market leader (IndiGo) starts preferring your rival manufacturer does that affect you?
Not at all. If you count the number of airplanes today with Air India, Jet and SpiceJet we have more airplanes in operation than IndiGo and GoAir combined. And now, there is Vistara and Air Asia.
It so happens that in wide-body market, most airlines prefer our products. In a narrow-body market we are almost equal to Airbus. We are in a much better shape in India than our competition.
To Read the News in Full 18/03/16 Arindam Majumder/Business Standard
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