<p>An expert has noted that the Indian civil aviation industry is set to be the third largest market by 2026, and has has called for a multi-pronged approach to develop the sector.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Addressing delegates at the Prestige Austin Lecture hosted by UK-based Institution of Engineering and Technology here on Thursday, Research Team Leader at Airbus Group, Pablo Bermell-Garcia, said: “Civil aviation in India has been growing for at least ten years now. In India, there is abundance of young engineers, and hence the need for constructive engagement between the government and industry that will help establish policies focusing on developing a ‘Made in India’ civilian plane industry. This will help meet both the local and global demand for new technologies.”<br /><br />The lecture, themed ‘Building a Civilian Plane; Trends, Challenges and Lessons for India’, focused on the growth of civil aviation in India. Given the strategic nature of the civilian plane industry and the high skilled level of jobs that it can deliver, Garcia stressed on the need for a proposal. This is required not only for building a plane, but also for building capacity in civilian plane-related manufacturing infrastructure and design skills. “In the perspective of society, the idea is that a plane must be built smart, and must carry people safely. In the engineer’s perspective, you take a platform, adopt it as per your market requirements, invest in it, and create your own model. Every decision you take must be right, with no error, considering that an aircraft lasts over 25 years. It’s all about efficiency of design, aerodynamics, performance, and so on,” he said.<br /><br />Garcia said that one must constantly enhance one’s ‘toolbox’ with innovation, digitisation, workforce development, manufacturing, and operations.</p>
<p>An expert has noted that the Indian civil aviation industry is set to be the third largest market by 2026, and has has called for a multi-pronged approach to develop the sector.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Addressing delegates at the Prestige Austin Lecture hosted by UK-based Institution of Engineering and Technology here on Thursday, Research Team Leader at Airbus Group, Pablo Bermell-Garcia, said: “Civil aviation in India has been growing for at least ten years now. In India, there is abundance of young engineers, and hence the need for constructive engagement between the government and industry that will help establish policies focusing on developing a ‘Made in India’ civilian plane industry. This will help meet both the local and global demand for new technologies.”<br /><br />The lecture, themed ‘Building a Civilian Plane; Trends, Challenges and Lessons for India’, focused on the growth of civil aviation in India. Given the strategic nature of the civilian plane industry and the high skilled level of jobs that it can deliver, Garcia stressed on the need for a proposal. This is required not only for building a plane, but also for building capacity in civilian plane-related manufacturing infrastructure and design skills. “In the perspective of society, the idea is that a plane must be built smart, and must carry people safely. In the engineer’s perspective, you take a platform, adopt it as per your market requirements, invest in it, and create your own model. Every decision you take must be right, with no error, considering that an aircraft lasts over 25 years. It’s all about efficiency of design, aerodynamics, performance, and so on,” he said.<br /><br />Garcia said that one must constantly enhance one’s ‘toolbox’ with innovation, digitisation, workforce development, manufacturing, and operations.</p>
