UNDERSTANDING REGIONAL PILOTS

> The government wants a software that will decipher what pilots speak in English with their strong local accents and automatically transcribe what’s said for air traffic controllers

> India has seen a surge in air traffic with more middle-class citizens having enough disposable income to fly for the first time

> The government’s regional connectivity scheme — Udan

— under which the government subsidizes some airline losses if they fly to remote areas, while capping airfares on those routes, has also led to a spike in air travellers

> India is projected to be the third-largest aviation market by 2020 and the world’s largest by 2030, according to the India Brand Equity Foundation