- Vipin Kumar & Salil Gupte to trailblaze the speakers’ lineup
- AAI’s Vision & Boeing’s Growth Strategy to be in focus
New Delhi. 13 March 2025. The stage is set for one of the region’s most anticipated aviation summits. The Aviation India & South Asia Summit & Exhibition 2025, scheduled for 29–30 October in New Delhi, has confirmed the participation of two leading voices in the aviation sector, Vipin Kumar, Chairman of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), and Salil Gupte, President of Boeing India and South Asia. Their presence signals a robust industry-wide dialogue on infrastructure, innovation, and future growth across India’s aviation ecosystem.
“We are delighted to welcome two such important speakers to Aviation India 2025, which will bring stakeholders from across India and South Asia to Delhi for our second Summit,” said Mark Brown, Managing Director of Times Aerospace Events, the organiser of Aviation India.
Under the title Aviation India 2025: Shaping the pathway for Indian aviation, the summit will debate and examine how the industry is transforming at pace to unlock growth bringing together leaders from across India and South Asia.
AAI’s Vipin Kumar will address expanding and enhancing India’s ground and air infrastructure, capacity and capabilities – a key component of delivering the country’s ambitious air transport goals. The AAI’s mission encompasses the delivery of an airport network to meet the Indian Government’s Vision 2047 roadmap. AAI is responsible for developing and managing the country’s airport system, as well as managing and operating more than 100 of them.
AAI recently celebrated its 30th anniversary on 2 April. “India’s civil aviation sector is experiencing rapid growth, becoming a significant engine for economic expansion, with increased passenger traffic, infrastructure development, establishing India as the third-largest domestic aviation market in the world and government initiatives driving this surge,” said Kumar in his message on AAI’s 30th Annual Day.
Boeing India’s Salil Gupte will address how the US manufacturer is working at scale within India, across commercial and defence aerospace, MRO, training, manufacturing and IT, to further the country’s desire for sustainable aviation growth. Boeing has been a trusted partner of India’s aerospace sector for more than 80 years, both as the mainstay of India’s growing commercial aviation sector, and in the modernization and mission readiness of the country’s defence forces.
Today, Boeing’s sourcing from India stands at $1.25 billion a year from a network of more than 300 suppliers. Boeing currently employs 7,000 people in India, and more than 13,000 people work with its supply chain partners.
The MRO Association of India has officially partnered with the Aviation India & South Asia Summit & Exhibition 2025, marking a significant collaboration aimed at advancing India’s Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) ecosystem. As the voice of the Indian MRO industry, the Association’s involvement will bring critical insights into regulatory reform, infrastructure investment, skill development, and the strategic importance of indigenous MRO capabilities. This partnership reiterates the growing relevance of the sector in India’s aviation growth story and reinforces Aviation India 2025 as a vital platform for shaping policy dialogue and commercial opportunities across the civil and defence MRO landscape.
The Aviation India 2025 event builds on the formula of the successful Times Aerospace Aviation Africa events, which began in 2015 and have been successfully hosted in UAE. Rwanda, Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria and South Africa. For further information, please visit www.aviationindia.aero or contact: Mark Brown, Managing Director, Times Aerospace Events, mark.brown@aviationindia.aero Ph.+44 (0)1702 53 0000
With India rapidly emerging as a global aviation powerhouse, Aviation India 2025 promises to be a pivotal event, uniting stakeholders from across India and the South Asian region. From infrastructure expansion and sustainable growth to the transformative potential of public-private partnerships, the summit will provide critical insights into the forces shaping the future of aviation.
