Aviation minister stresses on boosting AI’s flying ecosystem

It is our bounden duty to ensure that our skies remain blue for all times to come... We are trying to professionalise the entire aviation sector. We have zero tolerance for safety violations — SURESH PRABHU, Civil Aviation Minister

Stressing the importance of Artificial Intelligence and Big Data, Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu stressed here on Tuesday the need to leverage these modern technologies to improve the global flying ecosystem. Inaugurating the first-ever Global Aviation Summit (GAS) 2019, the Minister said the sustainability of the aviation sector is also important and it must be ensured that flying practices remain 'planet-friendly'.

“It is our bounden duty to ensure that our skies remain blue for all times to come... We are trying to professionalise the entire aviation sector. We have zero tolerance for safety violations,” Prabhu asserted.

He added the Indian aviation sector has been growing at 20 per cent for the last four years — the highest in the world — and led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision, the country is ready with a robust growth strategy to pave the way forward.

In this context, Prabhu pointed out the government has already announced a Drone Policy to ensure several drones are manufactured in India and will now launch a road-map for aircraft manufacturing in the country.