Aircraft supply crunch major bottleneck in India's aviation sector growth: Minister Naidu

BHAVNAGAR: (Mar 30) India's aviation sector is facing a bottleneck in new aircraft procurement, Civil Aviation Minister K Rammohan Naidu has said, citing that while 1,700 new planes are on order, supply chain disruptions could stretch deliveries up to 15 years.

The government is emphasising domestic manufacturing of aircraft through joint ventures with global giants like Embraer, and a partnership with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is already underway to produce the Sukhoi Superjet 100, Naidu said on Sunday.

He flagged off new flights at Bhavnagar airport in Gujarat.