Frustrated Indian Business Aviation Sector Seeks Post-Election Boost
The Indian bizav community hopes a change in political leadership will yield changes to a regulatory environment that has stifled industry growth.
Rohit Kapur, president of India’s Business Aircraft Operators Association, is leading calls for a clearer regulatory environment and improved infrastructure.
Rohit Kapur, president of India’s Business Aircraft Operators Association, is leading calls for a clearer regulatory environment and improved infrastructure.

India’s economic downturn over the past couple of years has resulted in negative growth for general aviation there, which has “hit rock bottom,” according to Rohit Kapur, president of the country’s Business Aviation Operators Association (BAOA). But, on a more optimistic note, the Indian bizav community hopes that this coming May’s general election will result in more decisive political leadership that could yield long-awaited changes to a regulatory environment that many agree has held back growth in their own industry and the wider Indian economy.

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