India, China should lead world aviation sector: IATA chief

New Delhi: India and China, emerging as giants in the global aviation industry, need to be innovative and should not follow Europe that has been lax in introducing new rules and procedures, a major aviation body has said.
India and China, which are projected to jointly control about 32 per cent of the world air traffic by 2012, "will have to be in a position to think out-of-box and take the lead in evolving new ground rules," International Air Transport Association (IATA) chief Giovanni Bisignani said.
Referring to the delay of over two decades in implementing the 'Single European Sky' project that would help in checking carbon emission to a very large extent, he said "we have had enough of hot air (in Europe) -- it is time for political will and action."
In an interview to PTI from IATA's Geneva Headquarters, Bisignani said he wanted India and China to lead the world by bringing in new laws and procedures to meet the emerging challenges.
"It is sad to see that if you want to start a new (international) flight, you require an international treaty that has to be ratified by respective Parliaments (of two countries). It makes no sense at all," he said.
30/12/07 PTI/Economic Times

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Categories: General Aviation Dec 2007