"India To Receive 1 Or More Aircraft Per Week Next Decade": GE Aerospace CEO

As aspirational India continues to grow, India will receive one aircraft per week or more in the next decade, said Vikram Rai, GE Aerospace CEO (South Asia), as he highlighted the massive strides in the Indian aviation industry.

With every new aircraft, there comes the responsibility to power it safely, reliably, and sustainably, he said at the NDTV World Summit 2025, sharing his insights into the future of aerospace technology, regional innovations, and strategies that are transforming the aviation and aerospace sectors.

Putting the massive growth into numbers, he said that 39 million Indians travelled abroad last year, while the number of airports in the country has risen from 75 to around 160 in the last decade. India ranks as the 3rd largest civil aerospace market in the world, said the aerospace executive.

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