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India needs 1,100 aircraft in next two decades: Airbus


NEW DELHI, Dec 7, 2006 (UNI) 


India’s fast-growing aviation market will need 1,100 passenger and cargo aircraft worth 105 billion dollars over the next two decades, European aircraft maker Airbus Industries said Thursday.


India will also become the fastest growing country for air travel demand in the next decade, Airbus said in a statement released in New Delhi.


Of the 1,100 new aircraft needed, 935 will be for passengers while 165 will be used for cargo.


‘‘Strong demand in India is being unleashed by air transport deregulation, the emergence of a number of new operators, lower fares and a large untapped demand for air travel,’’ John Leahy, Airbus chief operating officer for customers, said in the statement.


The aviation sector in India is growing at a rapid pace and is strategic for Airbus, Leahy said.


Airbus estimates that India will see average annual passenger traffic growth of 7.7 percent through to 2025, well above the world average of 4.8 percent and projected Chinese growth of 7.2 percent.


More than 50 percent of the aircraft fleet currently operating in India are Airbus planes, the company said.


Leahy’s comments came a day after Airbus announced the Airbus A380, the world’s largest civilian airliner, would get its air worthiness certificate from US and European authorities on December 12.


The A380 programme has been plagued with production delays that have already cost it an order from FedEx, the world’s largest express delivery group.


Deliveries are now two years behind schedule because of electrical cabling problems.


Airbus has 149 firm orders and 17 options from 15 airlines for the A380, which can carry 555 to 840 passengers depending on its configuation.


The plane is being pitched as the replacemnet for Boeing’s enormously successful 747, the original jumbo jet which is now being offered in an updated 747-8 version.


It is also being touted as the industry’s answer to relieve airport congestion and accommodate rising air traffic.


Airbus’s parent, the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company (EADS), has said the delays mean it will now have to sell 420 of the superjumbos to break even on the ambitious project, instead of 270 as previously announced.


The first A380 is scheduled to be delivered to Singapore Airlines for entry into service in October 2007.


India has been a key market for Airbus, with airlines ordering at least seven billion dollars worth of jets from the European aircraft maker as they update their fleets to take advantage of the deregulation of a sector once hamstrung by red-tape.


 



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1100 Aircraft in 20 yrs.That seems a small number at present.


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Seriously...


Dont Airbus and Boeing have any other work to do rather than find out how many aircrafts India needs?


If they're interested in getting customers give better oppurtinities like incentives to AAI to upgrade more airports into A340/A380 type or maybe make a factory like in china to manufacture aircrafts...



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these are just stupid games that airbus and boeing are playing to excite the stupid indian government...! its just to put the politicians on cloud 9 that india is developing! its just going to the dogs....! and very soon there will be potholes on the taxiways and runways!!! the airport terminals are already like railway stations! very soon ur going to have ppl begging on the flights! and singing songs for money, ppl sellin food! aggrrhhhh disgusting! the aviation minister himself chooses to fly private airlines on international routes.. what else do u expect from india?

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Wow did that article generate some rather harsh comments!

HAWK21M wrote:

1100 Aircraft in 20 yrs.That seems a small number at present.


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Thats what i was thinking

the_380 wrote:

Seriously...


Dont Airbus and Boeing have any other work to do rather than find out how many aircrafts India needs?




What's the big deal; Airbus and Boeing sell planes...... so they will naturally do some market research to figure out how many/what type/requires specs the market wants etc. What's wrong in that?
The aviation industry in India is tiny, growing fast but tiny. The growth will slow down at one point but overall yes, India will require hundreds of new aircrafts. Hopefully the government agencies will keep pace with economic development and the airlines won’t collapse or lose too much money
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stealthpilot wrote:

What's the big deal; Airbus and Boeing sell planes...... so they will naturally do some market research to figure out how many/what type/requires specs the market wants etc. What's wrong in that?
The aviation industry in India is tiny, growing fast but tiny. The growth will slow down at one point but overall yes, India will require hundreds of new aircrafts. Hopefully the government agencies will keep pace with economic development and the airlines won’t collapse or lose too much money
-Nikhil


Thats not what i meant... Airbus has offered incentives in US and Europe, China and Aussie for airports to upgrade to the A380 standards. Then why not India? If india also has customers for the A380 then why this partiality?


Besides India IMHO definately stands out as a better option for an Airbus factory...... China got it... if our babus are to blame for this then Airbus im sorry...



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To park 1100 new planes they will have to find a huge amount of parking space. Even if we consider that 100 of them are scrapped, 1000 planes still require a large parking space. Plus, Huge hangars would be required for the maintenance of these aircrafts.

I guess that the solution would be to develop some parking at the smaller airports of India.

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The comming yrs will def see Smaller Airports getting developed.


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HAWK21M wrote:


The comming yrs will def see Smaller Airports getting developed.


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At the current rate, aircrafts are being inducted faster than airports are being expanded/developed

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the_380 wrote:

HAWK21M wrote:


The comming yrs will def see Smaller Airports getting developed.


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At the current rate, aircrafts are being inducted faster than airports are being expanded/developed


i totally agree... and apologies for the rude post earlier... was'nt in much a of a good mood! development will only happen when the government actually makes it an agenda... and i do not think thats going to happen anytimee soon!

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in all this prediction we seem to be ignoring one important aspect, that is the fuel prices.  I don't know whether any of us are in a position to make a prediction about next 5-10 yrs.  But, oil as we know has already peaked and there isn't any alternative in sight.


If fuel prices are to go up any time in future, then I am pretty sure railways will be back in contention, casting serious doubt on all aviation infrastructure development.


Now the big question.  Considering all the investment in infrastructure and hardware that is planned, and the uncertainity involved, do we have any example to follow or are we going towards unchartered territory?


There seem to be two ways as of now



  1. To continuse to expand recklessly as we currently have under-capacity and as infrastructure development promotes growth, or

  2. To look for examples elsewhere, and make calculated moves even at the risk of micromanagment.

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Reduce the Cost of ATF.


Reduce the Holding time which burns ATF.Get the Infrastructure moving.


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Aseem wrote:


in all this prediction we seem to be ignoring one important aspect, that is the fuel prices.  I don't know whether any of us are in a position to make a prediction about next 5-10 yrs.  But, oil as we know has already peaked and there isn't any alternative in sight.


If fuel prices are to go up any time in future, then I am pretty sure railways will be back in contention, casting serious doubt on all aviation infrastructure development.


Now the big question.  Considering all the investment in infrastructure and hardware that is planned, and the uncertainity involved, do we have any example to follow or are we going towards unchartered territory?


There seem to be two ways as of now



  1. To continuse to expand recklessly as we currently have under-capacity and as infrastructure development promotes growth, or
  2. To look for examples elsewhere, and make calculated moves even at the risk of micromanagment.

rgds
VT-ASJ






Cost of Fuel will be the same for all airlines around the world, price of fuel IMO follows USA's interests, but then technology is also overcoming many of the fuel induced costs. At the same time wages in India are increasing to keep pace with any fuel induced cost increases. As long as there is a market and demand emanating from it, aircrafts will be sold. Airport development will keep pace with this demand.



-- Edited by tayara mechanici at 15:12, 2006-12-13

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Right now the burning issue in Indian aviation scenerio is Airport infrastructure and not aircraft acquisition.With airports not being able to handle the current increase in domestic and Intl flghts,it is advisable for the airlines to put a temporary break on their expansion.Otherwise we'll see the similar scene taking place in our daily traffic with pot holes on the road,traffic jam and road accidents taking place daily in our major metros.We'll have to avoid this problem as soon as possible inorder to become the major hub in the world.

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