NEW DELHI: Union aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu Friday chaired a high-level meeting to review and advance aircraft component manufacturing in the country. The discussions centred around strengthening domestic production and enhancing India’s global competitiveness in the field of aircraft component manufacturing. The meeting was attended by senior officials, including aviation secretary V Vualnam; AAI chairman Vipin Kumar, DGCA chief Faiz Ahmed and representatives from industry associations, OEMs, MROs, research institutes and various government departments.
Naidu said: “… we are at a respectable position in the global civil aviation arena but our ambition now is to be in the lead. It is imperative that we build a comprehensive ecosystem — encompassing skill development, design, manufacturing, maintenance, certification, and knowledge sharing—through close collaboration among our ministries and departments with industry. India is on its way to emerging as both a major hub for civil aviation and a centre for aircraft component manufacturing. With our deep reservoir of talent and resources and by integrating valuable industry insights, we can chart a unified national roadmap that transforms these opportunities into concrete, strategic outcomes.”
Secretary V Vualnam said: “This meeting marks significant first step in a long journey. We are committed to organising multiple such meetings regularly with all stakeholders, ensuring continuous feedback and assistance to drive the growth of this industry.” Naidu spoke of a dual-pronged strategy that aims to both expand indigenous aircraft component manufacturing by utilising supply chain network of MSMEs and simultaneously giving greater international market access to Indian component OEMs.
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