The Ministry of Civil Aviation, Government of India, Jointly with Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) are organizing the 5th Edition of India Aviation 2016 from March 16 - 20, 2016 at Hyderabad, India. The Hon'ble Minister for Civil Aviation of India, will inaugurate the event.

2. The Event will have the following components:

• Exhibition
• Conference
• CEO Forum
• Chalets
• Static Display
• Media Conferences
• Aerobatics
• Demonstration Flights

3. India is one the fastest growing aviation markets and currently the ninth largest civil aviation market in the world. More than 85 international airlines operate to India and 5 Indian carriers connect over 40 countries. India is one of the least penetrated air markets in the world with 0.04 trips per capita per annum as compared to 0.3 of China and more than 2 in the USA. However, the civil aviation industry is on a high growth path. India plans to be a global aviation hub and one of the top 3 aviation markets worldwide by 2020. By 2020, passenger traffic at India Airport is expected to increase to 450 million from 159.3 million in 2012-2013. The aviation sector is likely to see investments totalling USD 12.1 billion during 12th Five Year Plan, out of which USD 9.3 billion is expected to come from the private sector. 200 low-cost airports are planned to be built in the next 20 years to connect tier-II and tire-III cities. USD 1.3 billion is planned to be spent on non-metro projects during 2013-17 mainly focusing on the modernisation and up gradation of airports.

4. For further information, Mr. Manoj Mehta, at (Tel: +91-11-23487440: email: manoj.mehta@ficci.com) or Mr. Ashutosh Panwar, at (Tel: +91-11-23487581; email:ashutosh.panwar@ficci.com), may be contacted directly. For details on registration, please visit: www.india-aviation.in.

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