Giving a technological boost to the existing AirSewa app, the MoCA introduces the upgraded and the futuristic AirSewa 2.0

Even as the country's aviation industry is projected to be among the global top three by the next decade, there is a need to address certain pressing issues to ensure that the growth momentum is maintained in the long-term.

With the general elections around the corner, the country may expect frantic execution as well as awarding activity in March 2019 quarters.

In an exclusive interview with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY, Dr Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman, Airports Authority of India (AAI) informs that their Rs 250 billion capex plans for development and upgradation of airport infrastructure are well on track.

Pulak Sen, Founder Secretary General, MRO Association of India says that given its cost advantages and highly-skilled workforce, India can easily become the MRO hub of South Asia.

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expects India to overtake the UK as the world's third largest aviation market by 2026.

In an interview with INFRASTRUCTURE TODAY, Hari Marar, the dynamic Managing Director and CEO, BIAL, tells that he is resolved to make Bengaluru Airport "the gateway to a new India" through expansion in airport infrastructure, application of disruptive technologies, and addition of new cargo handling amenities.

By fiscal year 2023, India will be looking at a whopping investment requirement of Rs 38.6 trillion in the infrastructure sector. Over a period of time, the government spending has completely overshadowed private sector investment which was 37 per cent in 2008, and a gradual downward curve between 2013 and 2017 was witnessed.

The logistics industry has always been an underdog and has not received the much-deserved attention yet. Though the sector is full of potential, it is yet to achieve optimal utilisation of resources.