Additionally, the ministry said, a US-India Aviation Cooperation Programme (ACP) has been established to provide a forum for unified communication between the Indian government and US companies in India.

The programme will identify and support India's civil aviation sector modernization priorities, and would be a joint effort between ACP member-companies including Boeing, Prat and Whitney, GE and Honeywell.

Funded by the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), the programme will cost $371,700.