State of the markets, opportunities for growth and investment for domestic and international aviation partners

What appetite has the domestic and international investment and lending sector towards India’s aviation industry, and where are the key opportunities for institutions?

Opportunities in India’s aviation infrastructure space - 100 airports and 1000 routes have been proposed by 2024. Where will investment come from and what opportunities are there for both international and domestic investors and developers?

What appetite has the domestic and international investment and lending sector towards India’s aviation industry, and where are the key opportunities for institutions?

India’s leading airlines answer key questions to surviving and thriving, overcoming the pandemic challenges and building strategies for growth.

As India’s airlines look to the future and the use of SAF, what options are there to both reduce emissions and offset operation risk? Airports are stable investments, revenue generators and built with sustainability at their core. Can airlines tap into this?

• How can India’s aviation sector develop a forward thinking framework to develop new relationships between airlines and airports?
• What should the regulatory framework look like to develop new PPPs with concessions for green infrastructure?
• Should the government head towards a more light touch approach?
• Which opportunities are airlines best suited to pursue and expand their airport-based earnings?

Opportunities in India’s aviation infrastructure space - 100 airports and 1000 routes have been proposed by 2024.

• Where will investment come from and what opportunities are there for both international and domestic investors and developers?
• What role will airport and infrastructure development and modernisation play in opening up new routes in India?
• Are there opportunities for international developers and investors to access new projects?
• What role can Regional Connectivity Schemes play in the expansion of India’s airports?
• How can airport operators keep costs down to attract more airlines?
• Human capital development - Capacity building for skills and staff – what are the key challenges?

• Rationalised tax structure driving growth
• Meeting demands for engine overhaul services in India – are airlines taking up the slack?
• Capacity building and developing new capabilities

Are OEMs ready to service SLB requirements or is their greater appetite for pure play leasing?

• Meeting the challenges facing aerospace logistics – freight costs rising but capacity constrained
• Beating the ‘last mile challenge’ – speeding up customs
• Building resources in India to meet new demands
• Infrastructure challenges
• Harnessing India’s resources and technical competency