New Delhi, Feb. 7 -- Union Minister for Civil Aviation (MoCA) Ram Mohan Naidu chaired a high-level meeting to review and advance aircraft component manufacturing in the country on Friday, according to the MoCA statement.

The meeting was attended by senior officials, including Secretary V. Vualnam, AAI Chairman Vipin Kumar, DGCA Director General Faiz Ahmed and representatives from industry associations, OEMs, MROs, research institutes and various government departments.

The discussions centred on strengthening domestic production and enhancing India's global competitiveness in the field of aircraft component manufacturing.

"Fuelled by strategic alliances with leading global aerospace firms and the growing demand for air travel, India's ...