The
fourth edition of the Hyderabad international air show will kick off on
Wednesday, which is likely to see signing of some big ticket deals by the
domestic aviation players.
The show, with the
theme 'Enhancing Air Connectivity' is being jointly organised by the aviation
ministry and industry body FICCI at the Begumpet
airport and will be inaugurated by Aviation Minister Ajit Singh, an
official release said on Tuesday.
The
five-day expo is expected to be attended by more than 250 exhibitors, including
Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier, Dassault and Rolls Royce besides the French
ambassador Francois Richier, US trade and development agency director Leocadia
Zak and central and state government officials, it said. Andhra Pradesh Governor E S L Narasimhan will be
the chief guest at the opening ceremony, it said, adding that Karnataka will be the focus state while the
US will be the partner country this year.
The
show will also see on display some of the biggest aircraft like Airbus A-380s
and Boeing Dreamliners, with the Gulf carrier Emirates already announcing its
plans to fly its A-380 to Hyderabad for the mega event. India,
which is the ninth largest aviation market in the world with nearly 400
functional aircraft, is projected to become the third largest by 2020 with the
number of aircraft expected to touch 1,000-mark, the release said.