Snapshot of India's aviation sector

The following is a snapshot of India's civil aviation sector compiled from data available with official agencies, including the Ministry of Civil Aviation: - Ninth largest civil aviation market in the world, with a size of around $16 billion - Carriage of 54.72 million international passengers in 2015-16 with a growth of 7.7 per cent over previous year - Flew 168.89 million domestic passengers in 2015-16 with a growth of 21.2 per cent over the previous year - Total freight traffic was 2,704.27 tonnes in 2015-16 with a growth of 7 per cent over the previous year - Total number of scheduled operators in India: 15 - Total scheduled airlines in active operations: 10 - Total number of unscheduled operators: 122 - Air India is the flag carrier that has both domestic and international operations - Three international carriers have stakes in Indian airlines - Singapore Airlines in Tatas-promoted Vistara, AirAsia in Tatas-promoted AirAsia India and Etihad in Jet Airways - Only 75 out of 476 airports and airstrips have scheduled operations - Total airports in public-private partnership: Five - India has air service pacts with 109 countries on of flights, seats, landing points and code-share - Total numbers of civilian aircraft: 1,216 - Total number of civilian choppers: 280 - Industry regulator: Directorate General of Civil Aviation.