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India weighs fractional aircraft ownership and treating planes as infrastructure to turbocharge aviation leasing
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Published on 8 May 2026
Aviation minister says aircraft could be logged
India is working on a policy that could enable fractional aircraft ownership while also considering treating aircraft as infrastructure assets. Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu said the approach is meant to make financing and leasing easier, strengthening GIFT City’s push to become an aviation leasing and financing hub comparable to Dublin, Singapore and Dubai.
- Government is drafting rules for fractional aircraft ownership
- Aircraft may be classified as infrastructure assets for financing
- Goal is to boost aviation leasing and financing activity
- GIFT City could be positioned against global leasing hubs
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