Monday, October 17, 2011

Indian Civil Aviation Centenary (1911-2011) Commemorative Coin


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The President of India Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil relaesed coins to commemorate 100 years of Civil Aviation in India, in the presence of Maharashtra Governor, K Sankarararayanan, Union Civil Aviation Minister Vyalar Ravi and President of the International Civil Aviation Organization, Roberto Kobeh Gonzales.

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Indian Civil Aviation is completing 100 years on 18th February, 2011. The year 2011-12 will be declared as the Civil Aviation Centenary Year, starting from 18th February, 2011 and ending on the same date in 2012. On this date in 1911, the first commercial plane flew in India between Allahabad and Naini. Since then, aviation in India has grown from strength to strength. Today, India is the 9th largest civil aviation market in the world and this forward march is likely to culminate in India becoming one of the three largest markets in the world by 2020.




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