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ALLIANCES, JVs & REGULATORY HURDLES IN AVIATION INDUSTRY KOCHHAR & CO. Indo-US Resurgence Summit, IACC December 2013 . The Indian Perspective. Hurdles . Infrastructure Bureaucracy / red- tapism Weak State-owned airline Kingfisher debacle (confidence of investors has taken a tumble) Taxation
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ALLIANCES, JVs & REGULATORY HURDLES IN AVIATION INDUSTRYKOCHHAR & CO.Indo-US Resurgence Summit, IACCDecember 2013
Hurdles • Infrastructure • Bureaucracy / red-tapism • Weak State-owned airline • Kingfisher debacle (confidence of investors has taken a tumble) • Taxation • Fuel Prices • Airport Charges 3
Sector-specific Legislative Framework • Archaic set of laws • Aircraft Act, 1934 • Aircraft Rules, 1937 • Civil Aviation Requirements & Aeronautical Information Circulars • Bilateral Treaties 4
Upside • Untapped potential - currently, under 5% of India’s 1.2 billion people travel by air (IATA) • Open Sky • 49% FDI permissible in airlines by international airlines • Proposed reduction in ATF cost and review of tax structure • 100% FDI permissible in existing airports (approval required for FDI beyond 74%) • 100% FDI under automatic route for Greenfield airports • 100% tax exemption for airport projects for 10 years • Proposed multimodal connectivity to facilitate air transportation • Regional connectivity – Tier II and Tier III cities • Encouragement for development of MRO hub 5
Alliances & JVs Galore • Airlines • SQ / Tata • Air Asia / Tata • Ethiad / Jet • SpiceJet… • Airports • Delhi Airport – JV b/w GMR, Malaysia Airports Holding & Fraport • Hyderabad Airport – JV with Malaysia Airports Holding • Bangalore Airport – Siemens Project Ventures, Germany • MRO • Airbus / NACIL – MRO facility in Delhi • Boeing - JVs with • Air India MRO facility - Nagpur • Tata for manufacture of floor beams for Dreamliner • IISc and IT firms for development of aerospace-related apps 7
Asian perspective … • Traditionally export oriented…increasingly becoming reliant on neighbourly trade and tourism • Growth in China and India largely on back of respective domestic consumption • Apart from China and India, countries in the South East Asian region (Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines) are also surging towards greater economic strength 9
Asia’s Growth Potential * Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Philippines & Malaysia Source: World Economic Outlook, January 2013 10
Effect on aviation industry • Extraordinary growth in Asia, has a profound effect on global trade and on the aviation industry in particular • To sustain the growth and profitability, the region’s carriers are vying for the largest order books with aircraft manufacturers 11
Innovative Measures, JVs and Alliances • In addition to large aircraft orders, Asian carriers have introduced certain innovative measures to sustain growth: • Economically sustainable long-haul low-cost operations • Independent cross-border JV LCCs • Undermines foreign ownership constraints • Flattens regulatory barriers • Circumvents bilateral proscription against right of establishment • Establishing low-cost subsidiaries of FSCs 12
The way ahead The innovative JVs and alliances in the aviation industry in Asia are disrupting the global status quo 13
Thank you! Kochhar& Co. Piyush Gupta (T): +91.124.4545222 (E): piyush.gupta@kochhar.com 14