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           Airports Authority of India  (AAI)  was constituted by an  Act of Parliament  and came into being on   1  April 1995 by merging erstwhile National Airports Authority and International Airports Authority of India. The merger brought into existence a single Organization entrusted with the responsibility of creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing civil aviation infrastructure both on the ground and air space in the country.

           The Indian aviation industry has witnessed an impressive growth during the past few years , with major contribution from the civil aviation segment. The market has been strongly supported by the government and the private sector.  Availability of skilled manpower along with favourable business environment will position India as one of the most attractive investment destinations in the coming years. It is currently the  9th largest market in the world. On the basis of strong market fundamentals, it is anticipated that the civil aviation market will register more than  16 per cent Compound Annual Growth Rate  (CAGR) during 2010-2013.

India is expected to be the fastest growing civil aviation market in the world by 2020 with about 420 million passengers being handled by the Indian airport system, according to the Economic Survey 2010-11.

The number of passengers carried by the domestic airlines during January–February 2011 was 9.51 million as against 7.95 million in the corresponding period in 2010, thereby registering a growth of 19.6 per cent, according to the latest data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).






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INDIAN AVIATION INDUSTRY

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Rapid economic growth in India has made air travel more affordable. Air India, India's flag carrier, presently operates a fleet of 159 aircraft and plays a major role in connecting India with the rest of the world. Several other foreign airlines connect Indian cities with other major cities across the globe.

Kingfisher Airlines, Air India and Jet Airways are the most popular brands in domestic air travel in order of their market share.These airlines connect more than 80 cities across India and also operate overseas routes after the liberalisation of Indian aviation. However, a large section of country's air transport system remains untapped, even though the Mumbai-Delhi air corridor was ranked 6th by the Official Airline Guide in 2007 among the world's busiest routes.

India's vast unutilised air transport network has attracted several investments in the Indian air industry in the past few years. More than half a dozen low-cost carriers entered the Indian market in 2004-05. Major new entrants include Air Deccan, Kingfisher Airlines, SpiceJet, GoAir, Paramount Airways and IndiGo Airlines. To meet India's rapidly increasing demand for air travel, Air India recently placed orders for more than 68 jets from Boeing for US$7.5 billion while Indian placed orders for 43 jets from Airbus for US$2.5 billion.

Jet Airways, India's largest private carrier, has invested millions of dollars to increase its fleet,but this has been put on hold due to the recent economic slowdow. This trend is not restricted to traditional air carriers in India. IndiGo Airlines entered the limelight when it announced orders for 100 Airbus A320s worth US$6 billion during the Paris Air Show; The highest by any Asian domestic carrier. Kingfisher Airlines became the first Indian air carrier on June 15, 2005 to order Airbus A380 aircraft The total deal with Airbus was worth US$3 billion.

**Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai is currently India's busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic.

Main article: List of airports in India

There are more than 335 (2008 est.) civilian airports in India - 250 with paved runways and 96 with unpaved runways and more than 20 international airports in the Republic of India. The Indira Gandhi International Airport and the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport handle more than half of the air traffic in South Asia.

Length of runways	Airports with paved runways (2008 est.)	Airports with unpaved runways (2008 est.)
3,047 m (9,997 ft) or more	19	0
2,438 m (7,999 ft)—3,047 m (9,997 ft)	55	1
1,524 m (5,000 ft)—2,438 m (7,999 ft)	77	7
914 m (2,999 ft)—1,524 m (5,000 ft)	84	39
Under 914 m (2,999 ft)	16	47
Total	251	94

**The domestic airlines registered a growth of almost 16 per cent year-on-year (y-o-y), carrying a record 5.2 million passengers in December 2010 as against 4.5 million passengers in December 2009.
The domestic air passenger traffic grew by 19 percent in 2010, registering 51.53 million passengers as compared to 43.3 million in 2009, according to the Economic Survey 2010-11.
In terms of market share, private carrier Kingfisher Airlines was the market leader with 19 per cent share, closely followed by Indigo with 18.7 per cent, Jet Airways with 18 per cent, Air India with 15.8 per cent, Spicejet with 13.8 per cent, JetLite with 8.1 per cent and GoAir with 6.6 per cent during the month of February 2011.
Delhi's Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport has been handling the maximum number of flight movements per day. The airport handled an average of 741 flights each day between April and December 2010, followed by Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Termus (CST) Airport which handled 695 flights each day during the same period.
Significantly, IGI has been rated the 14th best airport in the world in the Airports Council International's airport service quality survey for 2010. In the category of 25-40 million passengers per annum, the airport has been rated fourth.