Wings India is back in Hyderabad

The four-day event, which brings together all stakeholders of the civil aviation industry, will comprise exhibitions, demonstration flights, static displays, media conferences and one-to-one business meetings, among others.

This is the eighth edition of the once-in-two-year event, which started as the Indian Civil Aviation Show in 2008. Civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia will inaugurate the event at the Begumpet Airport on Thursday.

The theme for this year’s edition is ‘Advanced Air Mobility’, a new concept of air transportation using electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft to move people and cargo.

According to organisers, 1,500 delegates from 106 countries and 5,000 business visitors are expected to participate in the show. The delegates include aerospace engineers, airlines, airport agencies, airport operators, civil aviation authorities, policymakers and government officials.

The aero show will have 25 aircraft, including the Boeing 777 X, on display at the airport and the unveiling of Air India’s A350, the first such aircraft to join an Indian airline.

The event, which was usually a five-day affair, has been curtailed to four days. The first two days will be open only for delegates, while the last two days will be open to the public.

It will also have an airshow by world-renowned Sarang Team of IAF and Mark Jefferies from 1 pm to 2 pm and 4.15 pm to 5 pm on Thursday, 11.30 am to 12.15 pm and 3.30 pm to 4.15 pm on Friday and Saturday, and 11 am to 11.45 am and 3 pm to 3.45 pm and 5 pm to 5.45 pm on Sunday.