INDIA AVIATION 2008
26 November, 2007

INDIA AVIATION 2008 will be the first international exhibition of its kind in India on Civil Aviation Sector. The exhibition is being organized by Ministry of Civil Aviation, Govt. of India jointly with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry from October 15-18, 2008 at Hyderabad.

Organisers:
Overseas Associates:	Supported by:

VENUE:

India Aviation 2008 will be the only event on civil aviation sector in India, that will be hosted at an airport. The show will be organized at Hyderabad Airport on Sardar Patel Road. Hyderabad city is famous for the strong presence of IT companies and has a number of star category hotels, which will make the stay of participants comfortable. Hydrabad is well connected to important international destinations. New world class Airport at Hyderabad will be operational from April 2008.

EVENT FORMAT:

• Exhibition
• Conference
• Chalets
• Flying Display
• Customer Demonstration Flights
• Static Display
• Media Conferences

• Aircraft
• Aircraft Machinery & Equipment
• Aircraft Interior
• Airlines, Airline Services & Air Cargo
• Education, Training & Skill Development
• Airport Infrastructure
• Airport city side developers

RIGHT INGREDIENTS:

India Aviation 2008 is blended with the perfect ingredients that make a show successful. The ingredients being, the booming Indian Aviation Sector which offers tremendous business opportunities for aviation companies to do business in India & also the most powerful event organising set up. Ministry of Civil Aviation, the nodal ministry has under its domain, the leading aviation organisations including Airports Authority of India, Air India, Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. FICCI, the apex business organisation of indian industry with experience of organising Aero India '07 at Bangalore is the joint organiser. The International promotion will be undertaken by Farnborough International Ltd., the organisers of Farnborough Airshow.

STRONG SUPPORT

The following Aviation organisations are supporting the show:

Airports Authority of India (AAI): AAI manages 126 airports, which include 11 international airports, 89 domestic airports and 26 civil enclaves at Defence airfields. AAI also provides Air Traffic Management Services over the entire Indian Air Space and adjoining oceanic areas with ground installations at all airports and 25 other locations, to ensure safety of aircraft operations.

Air India: Air India is India's finest flying Ambassador. After the merger of Air India with Indian Airlines, the entity has a fleet of 115 plus aircraft, flying on both international and domestic routes. Air India has placed an order for 68 new aircraft, which will be inducted by 2012.

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA): DGCA is the regulatory authority under Govt of India for promoting safe and efficient air transport in the country.

Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd.: Pawan Hans Helicopters Ltd. is one of India's leading helicopter company & has a large fleet of helicopters which are most appropriate for multi-farious jobs. In addition to this, it also operates and maintains helicopters for other customers. All major aviation companies and organisations in India including Scheduled Airlines, Airport Infrastructures and Operating Companies will support and participate in the show.

PARALLEL EVENTS

CONFERENCE

Theme: "Indian Aviation: Scaling New Heights".
The Conference on Civil Aviation sector with focus on policy issues & business aspects will be held concurrent to the exhibition. Eminent speakers, policy makers & experts will address the conference.

CEOs FORUM

CEOs Forum is also being organised during the event where leading CEOs of Aviation Sector will be invited for an interactive session with the Hon'ble Minister for Civil Aviation, thus ensuring participation of the leaders in Indian Civil Aviation sector.

INAUGURATION & NETWORKING DINNER

The Hon'ble Minister for Civil Aviation, Govt of India, will inaugurate the event. The function will be attended by the who's who of Indian Aviation sector and senior officials from the ministry. Networking dinner will provide a good opportunity to meet and network.

INDIAN CIVIL AVIATION - AN OVERVIEW

Civil Aviation forms a very important infrastructure segment in boosting trade and commerce, as well as, in enhancing overall international competitiveness. In value terms, nearly 30% of India's foreign trade is handled by the airports. Until recently only two private airlines - Jet Airways and Air Sahara offered competition to the national carriers, but in the last few years, a large number of private airlines such as Air Deccan, SpiceJet, Kingfisher Airlines, Go Air, Paramount, Indigo etc. have entered the domestic market.

With air travel becoming a popular and cheaper option, the civil aviation sector is experiencing fast growth. During 2006-07, total passenger traffic grew at 27.2% while the cargo traffic grew by 11.2%. The aircraft movement increased by 27.5% during the year. The domestic air traffic is expected to grow upto 180 million and international traffic to 50 million passengers by 2020. Considering the increase in Air traffic and entrance of new airlines, the Government of India is taking steps for re-structuring and modernization of airports and for setting up new greenfield airports. The first phase of the modernization of Delhi & Mumbai airports, likely to cost USD 1.2 billion, is expected to be completed by 2009. While modernization of these two airports is progressing, two new international airports are being developed through public-private partnership at Bangalore and Hyderabad. An investment of about US $ 1.2 billion is planned by Airports Authority of India to modernize 35 non-metro airports. In total, about 80 airports will be upgraded with better infrastructure facilities.

The growth in the domestic & international cargo traffic is also estimated to increase by 4.5% & 12% respectively, over a period of next 10 years. MRO business is also set to gain momentum, considering the low cost & highly skilled manpower in India coupled with cost sensitive customers and growing fleet size, thus posing a significant investment opportunity with a potential to service a fleet of 1000 commercial & 500 general aviation aircraft.

India at present has only 250 aircraft but CAPA estimates that there is a market for 500 general aviation aircraft by 2020 & may reach 1000, including replacement of current fleet, presenting a business opportunity of US$ 80 billion. Most players in Indian Aviation Industry indicate an aggressive fleet acquisition plan to expand their fleet by nearly 250 additional aircraft.

The above status and projections clearly indicate tremendous business opportunities for companies in the business of Aircraft Manufacture, Aircraft Machinery & Equipment, Aircraft Maintenance & Repair, Airline Service, Infrastructure Development & Designing etc.

Contact:
FICCI Trade Fair Secretariat
Federation House
New Delhi – 110001
Tel : 91 11 23738760-70
Fax : 91 11 23359734
E mail : ficciexhibition@ficci.com
Website : www.india-aviation.in