Civil Aviation Minister assures India will tide over aviation crisis

New Delhi: The Minister of Civil Aviation (MoCA), Government of India, Praful Patel has said that ongoing issues in the civil aviation sector in India are not going to be the permanent face and has assured that the industry will tide over the crisis and aviation will boom again. He was speaking at the launch function of India Aviation 2010 yesterday, an international exhibition and conference on civil aviation, in the capital.
He further mentioned that civil aviation in India witnessed robust growth in previous years but during 2008 to 2009 it has marked severe decline in growth due to global economic issues that had affected India like other countries. “India is not the only country to witness decline in aviation growth but the aviation industry as a whole across the world had been affected due to recession and several issues,” said Patel. He said the government would extend the Mumbai and Delhi airport development models to the 80-odd airports that are currently financially non-viable. Patel underlined the need for carriers in India to transition from Full Service Carriers to low cost ones. This, he said, would be reflected both in terms of the number of people carried and the operating costs.
Referring to Air Traffic Management (ATM), Praful said that the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) will soon address all shortcomings regarding traffic management and will fill vacancies for Air Traffic Control (ATC) officers, as well as other positions in the aviation regulatory agencies soon. His Ministry is also planning to appoint retired ATC officers from both defense and civil sectors to fulfill the need for experienced air traffic officers.
23/07/09 TravelBizMonitor

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jul 2009