The organisers — the Ministry of Civil Aviation and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry — are hoping to pull off a spectacular event despite the odds.
Frailties of the Aircraft Act of 1934 led to the Ministry considering a proposal for formulating a new Act which would instate a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to replace the DGCA.
The wild fluctuations in the value of the rupee vis-à-vis the US dollar has in turn impacted the Indian aviation industry essentially on account of its effect on the price of aircraft turbine fuel.
Welcome to the world of a GA pilot where every day is a new day, every flight a new challenge. The aircraft is his temple, the passenger his deity, the world is his playground and flying is his game.
With scheduled and non-scheduled operators in India expanding operations, specifically adding new aircraft, there is a crying need for full-fledged and costeffective MRO activity here.
Singapore Airshow 2014 which played host to over 1,000 exhibitors from 47 countries ended with announced deals worth $32 billion, major among them being contracts for Airbus, Embraer, Boeing and Rolls-Royce.
There is a growing realisation that not just for the aviation sector but also for the country’s development, airline/airport activity has to be dispersed.
In January this year, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) downgraded India’s aviation safety rating on account of failure on the part of India’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to put in place a proper mechanism of safety oversight.
