Strategic Mobility for a Rising India

Business aviation is emerging as a strategic mobility enabler for India, strengthening economic resilience, emergency response, and regional access.

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As the country enters a pivotal decade of aviation growth, this segment continues to unlock productivity beyond the reach of scheduled airlines. Group Captain RAJESH K. BALI, Managing Director, Business Aircraft Operators Association (BAOA), outlines how his institution is driving a structured, safe, and policy-aligned expansion to ensure business aviation becomes integral to India's development framework by 2035.

On business aviation in India and building a Strategic Mobility Ecosystem for 2035

"Business aviation is not a luxury layer of aviation it is a strategic mobility tool that enables economic resilience, emergency response, and regional inclusion." India's aviation narrative is entering a decisive decade. While commercial airlines and airport infrastructure continue to expand at scale, business aviation remains a critical yet under-recognised enabler of national productivity. From connecting emerging economic corridors to supporting time-critical medical and disaster response missions, business aviation complements scheduled air transport in ways no other mode can.

As the representative body of business and general aviation operators, BAOA’s focus is not merely sectoral growth, but structured, safe, and policy-aligned expansion. Our engagement with government, regulators, and industry is anchored in one central belief: by 2035, business aviation must be embedded into India’s development framework — not operate at its margins.

On equitable infrastructure access planning for GA from day one