At present, there are 33 scheduled private airlines which provide regular domestic air services along with Indian Airlines. In addition there are 41 non-scheduled operators providing air-taxi/ non-scheduled air transport services.

Private operators cater to over 70 per cent of the domestic air traffic (2007). Big fleet expansions by Kingfisher and Jet Airways, together with $13.2 billion worth of recent purchases by Air India and Indian Airlines, will more than double the number of India's aircraft to 500 by 2015.

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) is the country's mammoth aeronautical organisation and one of the major aerospace complexes in the world.

India's international carrier, Air India, is well known for its quality service spanning all over the globe. Within the country, five international airports and more than 88 other airports are linked by Indian Airlines. Vayudoot, an intermediate feeder airline, already links more than 80 stations with its fleet of turbo-prop aircraft and it plans to build and expand its network to over 140 airports in the remote areas of the country. Pawan Hans, a helicopter service, provides services in arduous terrains.