Civil Aviation in India: Challenges and Prospects, Rupa & Co., 9788129115485

India, with a population of 1.1 billion, would seem an ideal environment for air travel. However, in reality, the air travel market of India is much smaller than believed and just about 2.5 percent of the population flies at least once a year. By misjudging the size of the market, India’s airlines have created gross excess capacity which continues to plague them.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Hormuz P. Mama

A leading aerospace journalist for almost half a century, Hormuz P. Mama started his career as Technical Editor for Air Space Age. Over the decades, he held senior positions with major international journals, including that of a Senior Editor for Airport Forum of Germany, and Asia Editor for the Swiss journal Interavia.