The country’s plan for building a passenger plane should be well supported by a matching capacity in manufacturing infrastructure, human resource and design skills, Airbus research team leader Pablo Bermell-Garcia said at a special lecture here on Thursday.
India, which is predicted to be the third biggest aviation market by 2026, will need people who are highly skilled in aerospace, according to Dr. Bermell-Garcia.
Giving glimpses of the Airbus experience in innovation, he said a constructive dialogue between the government and industry would lead to policies that could realise a ‘made in India’ aerospace industry.
He was delivering the annual Prestige Lord Austin lecture on ‘Building a civilian airplane – challenges and lessons for India’ co-hosted by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, a global engineers’ body. The talk was adjunct to a conference on advanced (or 3D) manufacturing and innovation organised by GREAT, U.K. Trade & Investment; and Science and Innovation Network as part of the UK-India Innovation week.
David M. Lindley, air safety expert from British Aerospace major BAE Systems, who is also chairman of the IET’s Aerospace Technical Professional Network, termed the event an excellent platform for engaging with local small and medium aerospace industries.
