“Take States on board to partner civil aviation growth”

New Delhi: Even as the civil aviation sector continues to record impressive growth year on year, Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel on Friday said development of airports, multimodal transport connectivity, cargo, and repair and training facilities would have to be speeded up.
He also stressed the need for taking all States on board to partner growth in the sector. “States have to be catalysts for growth and they can have reasonable taxation which will drive more volumes and spur growth.”
A conference of Chief Ministers would be held later this month to apprise them of infrastructure development in the sector, a key component in boosting trade and commerce.
The Airports Authority of India planned to invest about $1.2 billion in modernising 35 non-metro airports. About 80 airports would be upgraded with better infrastructure.
The MRO (Maintenance-Repair-Overhaul) business was also set to gain momentum, and domestic and international cargo traffic was also estimated to grow by 4.5 and 12 per cent over the next decade.
12/01/08 The Hindu

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