AP launches India’s first integrated Aviation, Aerospace & Defence EduCity
GMR–MANSAS Aviation EduCity to address global aviation skill shortage, build India’s next-generation aviation workforce
Union Civil Aviation Minister Kinjarapu Rammohan Naidu, AP IT and Electronics Minister Nara Lokesh, Assembly Speaker Ch Ayyanna Patrudu and Goa Governor P Ashok Gajapati Raju at the GMR-MANSAS Aviation EduCity launch function in Visakhapatnam on Tuesday
Visakhapatnam: In a major step aligned with India’s rapidly expanding civil aviation and aerospace ecosystem, Andhra Pradesh Government on Tuesday announced the launch of India’s first integrated Aviation, Aerospace and Defence (AAD) EduCity near the upcoming Bhogapuram International Airport.
The GMR–MANSAS Aviation EduCity, spread over about 136 acres, is designed as a national capability platform to address the acute global and domestic shortage of aviation professionals and to position India as a leading supplier of aviation talent.
The land at Annavaram in Bheemili mandal has been donated by MANSAS Trust headed by Goa Governor P Ashok Gajapati Raju.
India’s aviation sector is among the fastest-growing globally. Passenger traffic is projected to reach 700 million annually across 200 airports, while the country’s commercial aircraft fleet is expected to double to nearly 1,700 aircraft by 2030.
Parallelly, India’s aerospace and defence market is projected to grow from $28.7 billion in 2024 to $57 billion by 2034.
