| As India increases its economic growth the population | | | | needed. This of course is great news for Boeing and |
| is taking to the air in travel and more and more are | | | | Airbus. |
| flying. Commercial Aviation traffic has increased ten | | | | India is also well located for the international traveler as |
| fold in te last five years and is expected to do so | | | | a hub city to the Middle East, Europe and Asia as it sits |
| again. India will need to set up the latest in air traffic | | | | along most direct routes and perfect for the World's |
| control to handle the crowed skies. Additionally India's | | | | traveling business crowds. But can the airports handle |
| private aircraft markets are increasing too along with a | | | | the demand as the airlines buy more and more jets |
| brand new general aviation manufacturing sector. | | | | and the demand for air travel increases? Parking alone |
| Many of India's smaller airports are dirt strips and in | | | | is a huge issue, as the number of automobiles in the |
| need of upgrade. There are major infrastructure | | | | country is also skyrocketing as citizens gain access to |
| projects needed to help these airports. Meanwhile | | | | the middle class. |
| aviation experts warn of air-traffic snarls and eminent | | | | As aircraft become larger there are even more issues |
| safety issues. There are 100 civil airports in India and | | | | as a 747 or the new Airbus A380 unloading puts |
| twelve are international airports. Meanwhile India's airline | | | | 1000's of people in the terminal all at once and |
| passenger traffic is expected to exceed 50 million in | | | | connecting flights wait for the bottle neck. The issues |
| less than five years and that is at the current growth | | | | are huge. New runways, taxi ways, landing systems, |
| rates. One industry insider stated in a major Indian | | | | air traffic control towers, terminals, parking, emergency |
| newspaper; ''We won't be able to handle all passenger | | | | services, environmental care, conveyor belts, check in |
| traffic in coming years as is being envisaged now." | | | | systems, security, cargo warehouses, IT Systems, |
| One consulting firm determined that it would take over | | | | computers, air-conditioning and all the private sector |
| 20 billion in capital investment to bring the airports into | | | | hotels, car rentals, ground transportation interface and |
| normal safety compliance of other countries in the | | | | trucking terminals. Think about how big this really is for |
| next decade, some think much more as things | | | | a country growing this fast? |
| progress. Thirty Billion in new airline aircraft have | | | | If you are traveling to India expect delays, traffic, |
| already been ordered from Boeing and Airbus and | | | | inconvenience as the airports work thru their growing |
| more are expected in the next two-years. Some | | | | pains. In the United States we know all too well the |
| industry analysts believe the number of new jets | | | | truth of that advice, imagine the problem times ten. |
| ordered of 490 is less than a third of what will be | | | | Think on this. |