The world's largest chopper-maker Sikorsky Aircraft, which has a joint venture with the Tatas for assembling helicopter cabins, is targeting to corner up to 30 percent market share in India over the next five years.
"We expect to corner around 25-30 percent of the growth (in new choppers sales over next five years)," Sikorsky Aircraft Corp executive vice-president for India and South Asia Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Arvind Walia told PTI.
He said there are 300 choppers in the country currently, which is expected to go up by 250-300 units over the next five years.
The 100 percent growth in commercial choppers will be fuelled by demand from areas such as corporate and VVIP travel, medical emergency evacuation, disaster management, law enforcement and tourism, Walia said.
Keeping the target in mind, the company also plans to double capacity to two cabins a month from June and three from next year onwards, he said.
22/04/12 PTI/Economic Times
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