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Centre mulls boosting aviation manufacturing
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Hyderabad: Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu has said that the Centre plans to focus on boosting India's manufacturing capabilities in the aviation sector over the next 10 years for catering to the increasing demand for aviation services both domestically and internationally.
Wings India 2026, Asia’s largest civil aviation event, was expected to attract over 3,000 business delegates from 20 countries, he said.
The Union Minister said that India had the potential to emerge as a global exporter of civil aviation products within the next 10 to 12 years.
He said that the Union government was planning to construct around 350 airports in the country and was working towards enhancing the aviation ecosystem to facilitate indigenous manufacturing in association with big civil aviation companies.
A highlight of the inaugural day was the aircraft display featuring a Boeing 787-9 specially configured for Air India, marking the first delivery of the aircraft.