Abdullah-Al-Sayed, Founder and Chairman of NEXUS Group, has been associated with general aviation in India for more than 20 years. Though 2016 was a good year for NEXUS in India, Al-Sayed while speaking to CRUISING HEIGHTS, said that the future looked good — now that the country was poised to witness regional services. NEXUS is the very first and only licensed company in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, to set up independent Flight Operations Service. Today, NEXUS has Flight Operations Centers in Kigali, Rwanda; Mumbai, India, and Manila, The Philippines in addition to Jeddah and Dammam in KSA
How has NEXUS’ India business fared over 2016?
NEXUS India’s business in 2016 has seen a 25 per cent growth over 2015. So, I would say that 2016 was a great year for us and this I believe is because of our commitment to our clients on service delivery excellence.
What are the challenges that you continue to face in India considering the fact that General Aviation in the country is yet to see a rise?
Well, our business is directly linked to the growth in General Aviation, which unfortunately has not seen robust growth in India in the last few years. I believe two biggest challenges General Aviation in India needs to overcome are space constraints at major cities like Mumbai and the ease of import of aircraft. Let me explain the second point a bit. Each aircraft brought into
India creates at least six direct jobs and another similar number of indirect jobs, so it’s not just a tool for business but also a driver for job creation in general aviation, plus the government earns revenue from fuel, service tax, etc.
If you were to give a wishlist to the Civil Aviation Minister, what would be on the list and why?
This story is from the December 2016 edition of Cruising Heights.
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