A Personal View

摘要

Aviation security in India needs re-engineering! The air transport industry is acknowledged by economists, politicians and the global business community as an essential element for global, regional and country economic development. The civil aviation industry in India has, in recent years, become one of the fastest growing industries in the country. According to IATA, India will displace the UK as the third largest aviation market in the world by 2026. In 2016 the Indian Government published the National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP 2016), which "proposed to take flying to the masses by making it affordable and convenient." Based on the Worldmeters elaboration of the latest United Nations data, India will have a population by mid-2020 of 1.38 billion people or 17.7% of the world population. With an annual population growth of 1.11% it is expected to surpass China by 2024 as the most populous country in the world. Whilst there are numerous publications tracking and analysing the economic growth of India, what is unquestionable is the significant growth of the middle class, with some reports suggesting that it will represent more than 40% of the Indian population in the near future.