The aviation sector has undergone a paradigm shift, from network airlines dominating the space in the past to low-cost airlines taking centre stage. Digitalisation and sustainability are becoming the focus areas. Passenger and air travel […]
In the Covid-19 scenario, technological reliance has become the new norm for all airports throughout the country. The Indian aviation industry is currently in the process of transitioning from a digitally enabled to a completely digital […]
The ancillary segment in the airport sector is primed for growth because of the presence of tailwinds. The Covid-19 pandemic which has disrupted air travel worldwide is only likely to be a short-term hindrance to […]
The Indian airline industry is going through the worst year in aviation history. Several airlines have incurred huge losses on account of the Covid-19 outbreak, leading to salary cuts and job losses. The weak liquidity […]
Four years into its launch, the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) has reaped tangible benefits by placing a number of airports on India’s aviation map. The RCS or UDAN, Ude Desh ka Aam Nagarik, is aimed […]
Technology adoption has been fast paced at Indian airports. While the pandemic has thrown up new challenges for the airport sector, it has also opened up opportunities for the government and private airport developers to […]
The central government has taken several initiatives towards greenfield airport infrastructure development. The past two to three years have seen big-ticket greenfield projects making significant headway. However, despite the tremendous progress seen in terms of […]
India has a successful tale of airport privatisation that started almost two decades ago. So far, the private sector has invested close to Rs 350 billion in airport infrastructure as capex. In the next five […]
In the past few years, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken rapid strides with regard to creation and expansion of airport capacity. A number of projects for extension and strengthening of runways, taxi […]
The aviation sector, needless to say, is going through the worst turmoil ever. The Covid-19 pandemic has put the sector’s very viability in question. Airlines are incurring huge losses, airports are seeing erosion of non-aeronautical […]
The past few years have been quite eventful for the airport sector. India’s emergence as the fastest growing aviation market is visible from the growth in traffic volumes. As part of its Vision for 2040, […]
Airport infrastructure development has witnessed modest progress in the past few years. Policy conduciveness, regulatory ease and evolving business models mark the current scenario. During 2018-19, total passenger traffic to, from and within India grew […]
The initial phase of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in airport infrastructure development was a tremendous success. Beginning with Cochin airport, which was developed with equity participation from non-resident Indians and financial institutions in 1999, the Hyderabad […]
Over three years ago, the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) launched the Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS), also known as UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik), as part of the National Civil Aviation Policy, 2016, with […]
Over the past six years (2013-14 to 2018-19), air passenger traffic grew at a compound annual growth rate of 15.32 per cent. The market has more than doubled in size from 169 million in 2013-14 […]
The central government has taken several initiatives towards greenfield airport infrastructure development. The past two to three years have seen big-ticket greenfield projects making significant headway. Besides, requisite measures to ensure speedy implementation of airport […]
The domestic air cargo industry has shown steady growth in the past few years, driven by dedicated new cargo services by airlines and the growth of e-commerce. While infrastructure bottlenecks pose a major constraint that […]
India, with its growing aircraft fleet, strategic location, pool of engineering expertise and lower labour costs, has great potential to become a global maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) hub. The domestic MRO market is estimated […]
In the past two years, the airline industry has seen phases of highs and lows from record profits being booked in 2017-18 to mega losses being clocked the year after. After Jet Airways ceased operations, […]
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