If RCS is successful, passenger growth will be impressive: Dinesh Keskar

India and China are good growth stories, but China is way ahead, said Dinesh Keskar

Boeing expects India’s aeroplane market to grow significantly, as the market expands. Last month, it won a $22-billion order for 100 Boeing 737s from low-cost carrier Spicejet, narrowing its gap with rival Airbus. Passenger growth at 23 per cent is unprecedented when global growth is only five per cent, Dinesh Keskar, senior vice-president, Asia Pacific and India sales for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, tells Alnoor Peermohamed and Raghu Krishnan.

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What is your expectation of the Indian aviation market?

We continue to see a plan by the government to enhance infrastructure. We continue to see unprecedented passenger growth — 23