Interview

S Raheja

S Raheja

July 17, 2017

S Raheja, Member (Planning) of Airports Authority of India (AAI) talks about the various plans that AAI has in place to ensure the successful growth of the Indian aviation sector. He discussed how AAI is trying to provide a strong backbone to various government initiatives while ...

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Satyan Nayar

Satyan Nayar

July 17, 2017

Satyan Nayar, secretary general of Association of Private Airport Operators (APAO) in an interview to AIBM strongly advocates that all future airports must be on Public–Private Partnership (PPP) model and doing that would be a win-win for all.

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Amber Dubey

Amber Dubey

July 17, 2017

Amber Dubey, partner and India head of aerospace and defence at global consultancy KPMG tells AIBM that India can’t afford to miss the golden opportunity of developing its airport infrastructure and believes strongly that building airports should be left to private players.

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Ashwani Lohani, Chairman & Managing Director, Air India

Ashwani Lohani, Chairman & Managing Director,...

July 16, 2017

Although Air India still has on-time performance issues and a massive debt, the chairman and managing director of the airline, Ashwani Lohani, talks to AIBM about the positives of the airline, like increasing routes and connectivity, inducting more aircraft, and customer satisfac...

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Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar

Sambhaji Patil Nilangekar

June 20, 2017

Maharashtra is pushing agro-skill initiative of the current government as the state still remains on the forefront of agricultural advancements, says Nilangekar. The western Indian state of Maharashtra has always been a pathfinder in various development initiatives. While skillin...

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Santosh Mehrotra

Santosh Mehrotra

June 20, 2017

India needs to fix its skilling challenges by devising employer driven and industry-funded mechanisms, rather than through government-sponsored programmes, says Mehrotra. Professor of economics at Centre for Informal Sector and Labour Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Santosh...

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Clément Chauvet

Clément Chauvet

June 20, 2017

We need to work not only with the girls, but also with the community to break the social norms, thus providing these girls with better opportunities beyond the traditional roles, says Chauvet. T he United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has worked in India since 1951 in almo...

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Count Christopher de Breza

Count Christopher de Breza

June 20, 2017

We want to learn from the expertise of Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in the domain of skilling and education; and to evolve with the important industries, both in India and Europe, says de Breza. As Embassy of India in France, OECD and Europe India...

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Peter Immanuel

Peter Immanuel

June 20, 2017

Aerospace and aviation have always been an aspirational sector in India and I am sure it will continue to attract quality students and workers, highlights a hopeful Immanuel. Skilling and training in the aviation industry were identified as one of the prime projects of India’s ...

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Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey

Dr Pankaj Kumar Pandey

June 20, 2017

Uttarakhand is focussing on start-ups and entrepreneurship so that the youth can start activities in and around their hometown, which will also slow down migration, Pandey explains. The north Indian state of Uttarakhand might be young in number but certainly not far behind in a n...

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