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FIGURE 4.2.1: FUTURE AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES WITH TIMELINE
SOURCE : IATA TECHNOLOGY ROADMAP REPORT 3RD EDITION 2009[13]

TECHNOLOGY VISION 2035

4.0
EVOLUTION OF

AVIATION TECHNOLOGIES:

FUTURE ROADMAP

Air Transport is one of the most technology manufacturers to address the imminent and
intensive industry; the aviation technologies future challenges for aviation globally. These
developed over the years have transformed technology initiatives have been taken up by
the human aspirations of mobility and made Europe and United States to transform their air Challenges: Some of the challenges for India in this regard would include:
this world truly flat by destroying distances. The transport systems and maintain their supremacy
focus of aviation technologies for the future in the high end technologies. However, the next
will continue to be on Sustainability, Safety, and generation of technologies would involve global Meeting global expectations for quality, timelines and costs.
Capacity. Aviation is essentially a global industry collaboration for an effective management of Shortage of skills, lower productivity levels of the workforce which offsets the low cost
and therefore technologies are developed costs and risks associated with such endeavours. labour advantage.
and deployed globally. There are number of The countries like India with established low Lack of funding and very high interest costs.
global initiatives for developing next generation cost technological capabilities can play an
technology solutions being undertaken important role. Higher taxation for the sector along with disparity between imported aircraft and
European Union, US, and major aerospace components/raw material for local production, making any local production uncompetitive.
Dependence on raw material imports, as the size of domestic demand may not justify
local production.

Shortage of skills, Dependence on raw
lower productivity material imports, as
levels of the the size of domestic
workforce which demand may not
offsets the low cost justify local
labour advantage. production.

Lack of funding Higher taxation for
Meeting the sector along
global and very high with disparity
Unfavourable interest costs.
State of the art expectations between imported
technology global for quality, aircraft and
barrier, lack of technology timelines components/raw
adequate transfer and costs. material for local
experience in regime. production, making
technology
development and any local production
commercializatio uncompetitive.
n including
certification and
regulatory
approvals.

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