New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- India's commercial aircraft fleet is set to triple over the next decade, reaching 2,250 aircrafts by 2035, as the country is poised to become the world's third-largest civil aviation market.
The expansion, driven by rapid economic growth, rising air travel demand, and airlines' ambitions to expand international routes, marks one of the most aggressive fleet growth plans in global aviation history.
Passenger traffic in India is expected to grow at 8.9 per cent annually by 2035, the fastest among major economies, with per capita air travel projected to more than double from 0.13 to 0.29 trips per person.
Meeting this demand will require a massive increase in skilled personnel, with the number of pilots expected to ris...