New Delhi: India’s civil aviation sector is on a sustained growth trajectory, helped by a conducive policy environment, rising demand and steady infrastructure expansion, the Economic Survey said on Thursday, January 29. “Expansion in India’s airport and air navigation infrastructure and a growing ancillary ecosystem, including Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul (MRO) and leasing, are strengthening the sector. “These developments, along with technology integration, positions civil aviation as a key driver of nationwide economic connectivity and integration,” the Survey said. Meanwhile, the Survey said that aviation services have continued to play a key role in sustaining passenger mobility and air cargo flows. In FY25, overall air passenger traffic increased by 9.4 per cent to 411.8 million passengers.