India on airplane majors' radar

New Delhi: Even as the domestic aviation sector is undergoing a financial crisis, world’s top plane makers are optimistic about the Indian civil aircraft market.
Almost all top airplane makers, such as Boeing, Airbus, Bombardier, Gulfstream and Dassault, are expected to showcase their new products in Hyderabad next month. Eurocopter, Bell Helicopter and Cessna are also going to unveil some of their flying machines in the country’s first civil aviation airshow in the IT city.
On the lines of Farnborough and Berlin airshows, India Aviation 2008 would help multi-national aircraft manufacturers explore investment opportunities in the country. World’s largest aircraft A380 will also land at the airshow and will be displayed. UB Group chairman Vijay Mallya, who owns Kingfisher Airlines, has already placed an order to buy the superjumbo.
“Global players have shown keen interest in the proposed airshow and many of them have confirmed their participation. Besides aircraft display, CEOs of almost all top aircraft manufacturers would have close-door meeting with airlines at the show. While Air India would take the delivery of A319, Kingfisher would receive A340-400 from Airbus during the expo,” a civil aviation ministry official said.
27/09/08 Economic Times

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