Aero India 2019: India seeks tie-ups to make aircraft locally; to invest $65 bn to construct 100 more airports: Suresh Prabhu
Prabhu said the civil aviation ministry has come out with 'Vision 2040' and to realise it, India would require 2,300 new aircraft.
-
Prabhu says India's aviation market is now beginning to explode
-
India will require 2,300 new aeroplanes for achieving target of Vision 2040 programme
-
Govt to soon come out with action plan and road map for aircraft manufacturing in India
Bengaluru: The aviation market in India has begun to "explode" and the country is looking forward to partnerships to locally manufacture aircraft, Union Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu said on Wednesday.
File image of Union minister Suresh Prabhu. AFP
Wooing investors at the inaugural session of the biennial Aero India Show here, Prabhu said, "India's aviation market is now beginning to explode..."
"So far, we have had limited airports, very limited connectivity. But now, we have added more airports, taking the number to 103," he added.
"In the next 15 years we will add another 100 airports with an investment of $65 billion," he said further.
Highlighting the ministry's comprehensive strategy in the aviation sector, Prabhu said it has come out with 'Vision 2040' and to realise it, India would require 2,300 new aeroplanes.
"We look forward to partnerships to make aircraft in India. To make that (possible), we are coming out with an action plan, vision and road map," he said.
The civil aviation minister also noted that the government has come out with an air cargo policy.
also read
Just like dad: Fighter pilot and daughter make IAF history by flying Hawk sortie together
Air Commodore Sanjay Sharma and daughter Flying Officer Ananya Sharma scripted history on 30 May. The duo flew in the same formation of Hawk-132 aircraft at Air Force Station Bidar
Indian Navy participates in RIMPAC, world's largest maritime exercise
An Indian Navy official said, 38 warships, 31 unmanned systems, 170 aircraft and over 25,000 personnel are participating in the multi-dimensional exercise
Watch: DRDO successfully carries out maiden flight of Made-in-India unmanned aircraft
The Autonomous Flying Wing Technology Demonstrator's airframe, undercarriage, flight controls, and avionics system were developed indigenously