New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facilities will play a decisive role in shaping the future of India's aviation industry, said Salil Gupte, President of Boeing India & South Asia.

"MRO is really going to be important as part of the ecosystem of Aviation India. We have almost 3,000 aircraft coming into India over the next 20 years, and those need to be maintained increasingly here. We have been supporting base maintenance and line maintenance here with our partners such as GMR, Air Works and AIASL," Gupte noted.

Speaking with ANI, Gupte said, given its significance to infrastructure and national security, the aerospace sector should operate in a zero-tariff environment.

Gupte said the next phase of growth wo...