Industry Updates
- aims to become the third-largest aviation market by 2020 and the largest by 2030 – IATA
- Domestic air passenger traffic rose 23.14 per cent to 64.47 million from 52.36 million for the period Jan – Aug 2015 as compared to 2016.
- Indian domestic air traffic is expected to cross 100 million passengers by FY2017, compared to 81 million passengers in 2015 – Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation (CAPA)
- FDI inflows in air transport (including air freight) between April 2000 and March 2016 stood at US$ 931.05 million.
- Boeing in joint venture with TATA to setup new manufacturing unit in Hyderabad.
- Course Designed As Per Industry Requirements
- Go Air to buy 72 A320neo aircrafts from Airbus.
- Govt in ‘mission mode’ to expand aviation sector, says PM Narendra Modi.
- Government aims to make air travel affordable and after implementation of the policy, scheduled commercial flights will increase from 77 in 2016 to 127 by 2019- PM Modi.
- Domestic ticketing is expected to grow from 8 crore in 2015 to 30 crore by 2022- PM Modi.
- Out a new regional connectivity scheme under which people can travel with airfares of only Rs 2,500 for up to 500 kms distance.
