Among the main guests, former Minister of State for Civil Aviation (with independent charge) Praful Patel stressed that the infrastructure is the basic pillar for the growth and stability of the civil aviation area of India.New Delhi: The first version of ‘et Infra Air Summit 2025’ was mainly focused on training India’s aviation manpower and creating a sufficient and strong ecosystem to increase the construction of infrastructure.
In his inaugural speech, the Director General of the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Faiz Ahmed Kidwai, in his inaugural speech, revealed that 12,500 licensed pilots, 8,000 aircraft maintenance engineers and an impressive foundation of 4,000 air traffic controllers, despite the demand to ensure safety of the country’s talent, should grow in tendem.
He further said that the government is strictly increasing the infrastructure and connecting new airports, especially in remote and Tier III cities, DGCA is issuing 108 aerodrome licenses alone in the last decade.
Among the main guests, former Minister of State for Civil Aviation (with independent charge) Praful Patel stressed that the infrastructure is the basic pillar for the growth and stability of the civil aviation area of India.
On the development of manpower, Patel said that there is a significant need to build a large ecosystem to train maintenance, repair and train power in the overhaul (MRO) area, as India faces challenges of hunting by other countries along with skilled professionals.
Legislative Assembly, Jews, Uttar Pradesh member Dhirendra Singh said that the development of the infrastructure of the airport in Jews along with the upcoming Noida International Airport is estimated to build 1 million jobs directly.
He further stated that beyond direct employment, an entire ecosystem built around the airport is expected to generate additional 700,000 indirect jobs through businesses and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
The first summit on Aviation by ET Infra has become possible due to the support of JLL, Hindustan Group of Institutions (Chennai), Acumen Aviation, Amaidas, AI Engineering Services Limited, Vomn Aero. In the Association Partners, Business Aircraft Operators Association, Aerospace and Aviation Sector Skill Council, Association of Private Airport Operators, Aero Club of India, Society of Indian Aerospace Technologies and Industries, Federation of Indian Pilot, Federation of Indian Pilots, Foreweight Foreweight Federation in India and Air Correspondence The Association of India includes.
