The paper discusses the knowledge base of the civil aviation Industry in particular and the manufacturing sector that supports transport sector with special reference on opportunities to designers and manufacturers of products for civil aviation application. CivilAviation sector is one of the key sectors for Indian economy with global participation. The paper is focused on: The Global and Indian Civil Aviation Scenario, Challenges in Civil Aviation, Aircraft Manufacturing Industries and Opportunities for Designers, Airport Infrastructure and Challenges, New Concepts in CNS/ATM, Research Opportunities in CivilAviation.

Key words: Enhanced situational Awareness Systems Clear Air Turbulence, ILS, MLS, GPS, VOR/DME, Area Navigation
(RNAV), Communication Navigation Systems (CNS),AirTraffic Management (ATM)