Wednesday, July 2, 2025
  • Home
  • About us
  • Privacy policy
  • Advertise with us
  • Contact us
Fii News Logo
No Result
View All Result
  • Tenders
  • Projects
  • Markets
  • Manufacturing
  • Investment
  • Technology
  • Exports
Newsletter
  • Tenders
  • Projects
  • Markets
  • Manufacturing
  • Investment
  • Technology
  • Exports
Fiinews
No Result
View All Result
Home Sectors Aviation

More airports to be privatized, says Civil Aviation Joint Secretary

Fiinews by Fiinews
January 14, 2020
in Aviation, Industry Sectors, Investment, Projects, Technology, Tenders
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
0
40
0
SHARES
10
VIEWS
LinkedinShare on Twitter

0:00

Anti-drone specifications to be out soon

 

FICCI.
Speakers at the ‘Smart Safe Secure Skies’ conference.

The government will continue with privatisation in the aviation sector and more airports will be privatised soon, informed Usha Padhee, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Civil Aviation.

Speaking at the ‘Smart Safe Secure Skies’ in New Delhi on 22 Oct 2019, Padhee said the Indian civil aviation sector is growing at a rapid pace and is attracting a lot of investment, particularly from the private sector.

“Government is, for the first time, talking about disinvestment of Air India and Pawan Hans Ltd. We have already privatised some airports and more airports are in line. Three have been awarded, few more are in line. It is a continuous trend,” she said at the conference organised by FICCI jointly with Thales.

With just 7% penetration in a country of 1.2 billion, Padhee pointed out that about 300 million to 400 million middle class in India are still waiting to fly.

“Just one ticket per passenger in a year will take India ahead of the UK, the world’s third-largest civil aviation market,” said Padhee.

“Be confident that the next two decades are going to be a growth story,” said Padhee, adding that the sector, which faces competing demands from its different stakeholders, needs the ecosystem to work as one integrated model.

Maheshwar Dayal, Deputy Director General, Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), said that the pressures of growth, commercial interests of the industry and pressures of security are always at loggerheads and striking a balance has always been a difficult task for BCAS.

“BCAS is about to release anti-drone specifications. The technical specifications of all the gadgets and systems at Indian airports are issued by BCAS. So, for anti-drone, we are about to release the specifications in less than a week’s time,” he said.

Anand Stanley, Chairman, FICCI Civil Aviation Committee and President & MD, India and South Asia, Airbus, said that ‘Smart Safe Secure Skies’ is a global event and the decision to select New Delhi as its venue this year reflects India’s importance on the global landscape.

Speaking about the India’s large and growing economy, Stanley said that Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), has surpassed the American and European regulators in certain concepts related to safety and other areas that were followed and adopted by other countries.

“The spirit of aerospace has always been innovation, but the soul of aviation is in its safety. No one in this industry (OEM, company or player), breaks the code of honor that we have on safety. It is this sanctity we have to present and preserve today,” he stressed.

Alex Cresswell, Executive Vice President, Land & Air Systems, Thales, highlighted that the aviation industry has been at the forefront of technology advancements and the sector’s reputation (in terms of safety) is critical for its continued success.

“Since the start of commercial aviation, the sector is at another major juncture where it is entering the drone age. The existing infrastructure will not be adequate as the skies will be getting busier. Also, the regulatory framework of international standards will be needed to police these,” Alex said.

Emmanuel de Roquefeuil, VP and Country Director, Thales in India, assured that a company like Thales is in India to help the government meet the country’s target of a US$5 trillion economy by 2024. fiinews.com

Tags: FICCIMinistry of Civil AviationThales
ShareTweetShare

Related Posts

LTIMindtree
Technology

Tech: LTIMindtree offers GCC-as-a-Service

by Fiinews
July 2, 2025
0
15

GCCs are becoming strategic centers, says Lambu LTIMindtree has introduced its GCC-as-a-Service for organizations that may want to set up...

CSIR One Lab
Technology

Tech: RDI scheme to involve private sector

by Fiinews
July 2, 2025
0
14

Cabinet approves scheme promote adoption of technology In a transformative step to bolster India’s research and innovation ecosystem, the Cabinet...

PIB

Project: Indo-Russian Cooperation builds INS Tamal

July 2, 2025
12
PIB

Project: Udaygiri delivered to Indian Navy

July 2, 2025
15
Kumaraswamy Abdulla Bin Touq Al Marri

Project: India-UAE work on resource security

July 2, 2025
16
Indian Railways

Tender: Asangaon–Kasara 4th Line proposed

July 2, 2025
15
SBI YONO

POPULAR NEWS

  • Cristina Dnv

    Projects: Indian yards set to build green ships, says DNV expert

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Market: Indian-origin UGF scales heritage consumer brands globally

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Technologies: Royal Diamond sponsors aerspace Industries’ drones in UAE

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Investments: Foreign investors see India as long-term destination for fund placings

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Markets: Blue Dart maintains positive outlook on India

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0

Fiinews.com features through news articles on business opportunities in the Indian market for the benefits of foreigners. It is also a platform for international businesses to showcase through elaborate articles on their products & services to the Indian consumers and corporations exploiting industrialisation of the country.

7Clicks Media is a Singapore based Media & PR company offering over 100,000
impressions via our targeted communication strategy.

It is led by editor-in-chief Gurdip Singh who has worked over 45 years reporting on
Asian businesses.

Recent News

  • Tech: LTIMindtree offers GCC-as-a-Service
  • Tech: RDI scheme to involve private sector
  • Project: Indo-Russian Cooperation builds INS Tamal
  • Project: Udaygiri delivered to Indian Navy
  • Project: India-UAE work on resource security

Pages

  • About US
  • ADVERTISE ON FIINEWS.COM
  • CONTACT US
  • EVENTS
  • FII-NEWS.COM PDF ARCHIVE
  • Home
  • News
  • PRIVACY POLICY

Subscribe to Newsletter

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Careers
  • Contact us

© 2024 FIINEWS - Design and developed by 7clicksmedia.

No Result
View All Result
  • Tenders
  • Projects
  • Markets
  • Manufacturing
  • Investment
  • Technology
  • Exports

© 2024 FIINEWS - Design and developed by 7clicksmedia.