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INDO-EU SUMMIT to discuss Civil Aviation
Sector
New Delhi, November 22, 2006
The Indo-EU Aviation Summit is being held in New Delhi on
23rd – 24th November 2006. It is being jointly organized by
the Ministry of Civil Aviation of India and the Directorate
General for Energy & Transport of the European Commission. It
will be inaugurated by Shri Praful Patel, Minister for Civil
Aviation and Mr. Jacques Barrot, Vice President of the
European Commission.
This Aviation Summit is intended to bring together
top-level policy makers and industry executives from all
sectors involved in the European and Indian aviation and
aerospace industries and services hence providing an important
platform for enhancing co-operation between the EU and India
in aviation.
Policy statements and business strategies will be at the
centre of the discussions, which will address a wide range of
topical trends and new opportunities in EU-India aviation
relations. The areas of discussions will include Political and
regulatory developments in aviation, Developments in EU-India
passenger and cargo markets, Infrastructure needs and
investment opportunities in the aviation sector, Safety and
security policies and co-operation, New Challengers in
commercial aircraft technology, Air traffic management and
technological and industrial co-operation.
The EU-India Aviation Summit will be attended by key
players from the public and private sectors in India and the
EU. These are expected to include representatives of
governments, airlines, airports and aerospace industries and
service providers.
At the EU-India Summit held in November 2004, EU and Indian
leaders decided to upgrade the EU-India relationship to the
level of a Strategic Partnership and to support this
partnership through the implementation of a Joint Action Plan.
The Joint Action Plan was endorsed at the 2005 Summit held in
New Delhi in September 2005 including a range of proposed
initiatives in the area of civil aviation aimed at
strengthening co-operation between the EU and India in this
priority field of activity.
In recent years the Indian air traffic market has been
among the fastest growing in the world. In 2005, domestic air
passenger traffic in India increased by 22% while
international passenger traffic grew by 15%. Since 1990, the
number of seats available on scheduled non-stop flights
between the EU and India has increased from 2.6 to 5.5.
million in 2005 (+116%). Capacity on EU-India routes is
expected to grow even faster in the coming few years. With
such a rapid development in air traffic, important new
challenges and opportunities are emerging.
Market opening and attempts to attract private and foreign
capital to the Indian aviation market are seen as part of the
measures necessary to develop and modernize India’s aviation
sector in order to meet increasing demand and consumer
expectations. India has therefore in recent years taken
decisive steps towards opening up its aviation market.
These developments combined with the expansion of the
single European aviation market offer both significant new
challenges and opportunities to all involved in the aviation
sector both in India and within the EU. This is why the
European Commission and the Ministry of Civil Aviation of
India have decided to jointly organize the EU-India Aviation
Summit as a high-level and focused event for taking important
new steps in EU-India aviation relations into the 21st
century.
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