Hyderabad to host next edition of WINGS INDIA

New Delhi, Jul 22 (UNI) ‘WINGS INDIA 2022’ – the flagship biennial exhibition on civil aviation – will be organised from March 24 – 27, 2022 at Begumpet Airport, Hyderabad, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) announced on Thursday.

Ministry of Civil Aviation and FICCI jointly organises this event which provides a platform to the aviation fraternity to showcase the challenges of the aviation sector and understand how the technology driven innovations will change the air travel in future.

“The event is expected to witness participation from more than 150 Exhibitors from India & globe and around 25 aircraft will be showcased at the Static Display area. Concurrent events such as the Inaugural Ceremony, International Conference, Global CEOs’ Forum, B2B / B2G Meetings, Thematic Pavilion and Awards Ceremony, Cultural Night & Business Networking Dinner are some of the highlights of the Show,” FICCI said in a statement.

This biennial Exhibition is all set to surpass the landmark created by the earlier events and will witness a larger participation from International and Indian Companies from sectors such as Aircraft Manufacturing, Aircraft Machinery & Equipment, Aircraft Interiors, Airlines, Airline Services & Air Cargo, Airports Infrastructure & Equipment, the Space Industry and the Skill Development & Aviation Training Institutes, the federation said.

India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets and is expected to be the 3rd largest aviation market in the world by 2024. In 2010, number of air passengers was 79 million. By 2017 that doubled to 158 million and this number is expected to treble to 520 million by 2037. The nation’s aeroplane fleet is projected to quadruple in size to approximately 2,500 aircraft by 2038.