An Airports Authority of India official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told AIN the schedule for that nation’s new GPS-augmented navigation system (Gagan) might be pushed back to the end of this year. The Gagan system is the only satellite-based augmentation system that has an enhanced algorithm specifically for the equatorial region.
Airports Authority of India
February 7, 2013 - 9:59am
The certification for India’s GPS-Aided GEO Augmented Navigation (Gagan) project is presently being led by the Director General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and, according to an official statement, is “expected to be operational in the summer of 2013.” However, an Airports Authority of India (AAI) official, speaking on condition of anonymity, h
May 5, 2012 - 5:50am
After years of frustration, India’s business aviation community is hoping that a new report due to be published in April will trigger a sea change in government policy toward the industry. A team of representatives from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation is preparing for business and general aviation in India a blueprint that is expected to form the foundation for a more transparent and consistent approach to both regulating and stimulating the industry.
February 13, 2012 - 11:30am
With the air transport growth curve soaring, India’s air traffic management system (ATM)–and the associated communication, surveillance and navigation (CNS) infrastructure–needs fundamental modernization. Airlines, hit by rocketing fuel costs, have pleaded with the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to reduce congestion in the air and ensure more fuel-efficient landings.
March 6, 2011 - 10:47am
Flight training company CAE (Booth No. 1253) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed an agreement in mid-February for CAE to provide ab initio commercial helicopter pilot training for AAI. The agreement represents Montreal-based CAE’s first ab initio program for rotary-wing pilots.
October 12, 2010 - 6:33am
Delhi International Airport Private Ltd (Dial) is seeking a partner to bid on building a new FBO, general aviation maintenance facility and hotel at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi.
May 3, 2010 - 6:43am
India has introduced dedicated visual flight route (VFR) corridors for helicopters at the Delhi and Mumbai airports to enhance capacity and efficiency of rotorcraft operations. Helicopter operators, which have been delayed by congestion at the nation’s large airports, have been demanding this change for some time.
