Over 1,000 delegates likely to attend Global Aviation Summit on Jan.15 & 16

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New Delhi : The demand for air travel is witnessing an unforeseen upsurge.  The International Civil Aviation Organization has predicted a 100 percent increase in global air travel by 2030 creating a need for extensive efforts to bring the entire aviation ecosystem to pace. The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), in collaboration with FICCI, is organizing a Global Aviation Summit (GAS) with an overarching theme of “Flying for all” on  January 15 & 16, 2019 in Mumbai.

The Summit is supported by International Civil Aviation Oganization (ICAO), Federal Aviation Administration of  USA (FAA), International Air Transport Association (IATA), CiviI Air Navigaion Services Organisation (CANSO), Airports Council International (ACl), and Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA). The two-day summit will host a conference, expo, and will endeavour meaningful engagements via G2G, G2B, B2B meetings and other networking opportunities.

The global aviation industry is in a high-growth trajectory ushering an era of rapid expansion. Going forward, the biggest driver of demand will be the emerging economies, which will need to cater for air travel for the nearly 6 billion people. To commensurate this fast growth of the sector, the Global Aviation Summit provides an exclusive platform for collaborative efforts on a global magnitude. The Summit aims to focus on the celebration of ‘Flying for All’ and to provide a platform to the aviation fraternity to showcase the challenges of the sector in the newly developing growth spots and understand how the technology-driven innovations will change the air travel in future.

The platform will bring together prominent thought leaders from across the world to share their experiences on strengthening national aviation ecosystems. They will share success stories and learnings, emphasising on principles that will apply across countries. Policymaking approaches that balance market forces with the public interest will be highlighted. Prominent Transport Ministers from across the world will share their experiences on enhancing the Aviation ecosystem and put forth key analytical inputs on their success stories, experience and knowledge to develop aviation in their respective countries. Civil Aviation Authorities of the World will also discuss how to ensure that safety and security standards are maintained across a fast-growing and vast aviation ecosystem.

The event will also examine the future of drones, sustainable growth of aviation, cargo and logistics in the aviation industry – all the factors behind building great aviation business. More than 1,000 delegates from global Aviation fraternity are likely to participate in first of its kind Global Aviation summit 2019, according to a PIB release.