Wings India 2022, Asia’s largest event on Civil Aviation, got underway today at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad

What is the News?

Wings India 2022 has started at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad.

What is Wings India 2022?

Organized by: Ministry of Civil Aviation(MoCA) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry(FICCI) 

Purpose: It is Asia’s largest event on Civil Aviation. It is held biennially (once every two years). 

The theme for 2022: ‘India@75: New Horizon for Aviation Industry’

Components: The components of the event include Exhibition, Conference, Chalets, CEOs Forum, Static Display, Media Conferences and Awards.

About India’s Civil Aviation Market

India’s Civil Aviation is among the fastest-growing aviation markets globally and will be a major growth engine to make India a $5 trillion economy. In terms of domestic air passenger traffic, India is the 3rd largest aviation market, which stood at 274.05 million in FY20.

75 airports were opened in 75 years of Civil Aviation in India while under the aegis of UDAN, within a span of 3 years, the government provide connectivity to 76 unserved / 20 underserved airports, 31 heliports and 10 water aerodromes. 

The scheduled Indian carriers have a fleet strength of 713 aircraft operating year around; private scheduled airlines plan to add over 900 aircraft in the next 5 years. 

Source: This post is based on an article “Wings India 2022, Asia’s largest event on Civil Aviation, got underway today at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad” published in PIB on 24th March 2022