As the aviation sector grapples with progressive increase in air traffic and deteriorating weather conditions in the subcontinent, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in collaboration with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is installing Integrated Automated Weather Observing System (IAWOS) at 18 airports across the country to meet operational exigencies and mitigate economic losses. The […]
Category: Civil Aviation
Airport scrambles to maintain international tag
With only one flight connecting it to a foreign destination, the Chandigarh international airport is scrambling to keep up with its international tag. Sharjah is now the only international destination connected to Chandigarh as IndiGo Airlines has suspended its flight to Dubai for two months, beginning December 14. Last week, Air India also suspended a […]
Airport capability may be enhanced to Category-III
After having recently upgraded the Instrument Landing System (ILS) at the Chandigarh international airport to Category-II, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has initiated the process to further enhance its capability to Category-III, which will permit aircraft operations in zero visibility. The Category-II ILS at the airport, at present, permits operations in a visibility of […]
Farmers oppose proposed airport in Mandi
The Balh Bachao Kisan Sangharsh Samiti, Mandi, is opposing the proposed airport in the Balh valley of Mandi district. They said it would destroy the 3,500 bigha agriculture land, which is their sole source of livelihood. A large number of people would be displaced from the area. Joginder Walia, president of the samiti, said the […]
Centre’s nod to Mandi airport
The Centre has given the green signal for the construction of an airport in Mandi district, said Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur after meeting Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Housing and Urban Affairs Hardeep Singh Puri in New Delhi today. The Chief Minister said the upcoming airport would be constructed as a joint venture by […]
Amritsar airport sees 109% hike in cargo traffic
At a time when major airports in the country are witnessing a decline in international cargo traffic due to slowdown, Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport, Amritsar, has witnessed 109% growth during April-September this year as compared to the same period previous year. Nationally, international cargo witnessed a negative growth of 7.6% during the […]
D’sala-Chandigarh Air India flight from November 16
Air India will start operating a flight between Dharamsala and Chandigarh from November 16. Station manager of Air India at Dharamsala Milllan Gurang confirmed that the service provider was starting flight between Chandigarh and Dharamsala from November 16. He said that a 70-seater plane would fly between Chandigarh and Dharamsala daily. The flight was not […]
IndiGo plane returns to Kolkata after mid-air engine stall
One of the Pratt and Whitney engines of an IndiGo A320 neo plane that was heading from Kolkata to Pune on Wednesday evening stalled mid-air, forcing the pilot to return to the Kolkata airport, making it the fourth such incident involving PW engines at the low-cost carrier in a week, a source said. On three […]
Another step towards international airport
The proposed international airport at Halwara has taken yet another step forward towards becoming a reality as the stage has been set by the Greater Ludhiana Area Development Authority (GLADA), the nodal agency for execution of the project on behalf of the Punjab Government, to hear the grievances of the affected persons and land owners […]
GoAir told to replace 13 plane engines
Civil aviation regulator DGCA today asked GoAir to replace 13 A320Neo aircraft’s PW engines, which have been used for over 3,000 hours, in 15 days or face grounding of planes, an official said. The 13 aircraft have to be fitted with at least one modified Pratt and Whitney (PW) low-pressure turbine engine within 15 days, […]
AAI planning to monetise land near 8 major airports
The AAI is planning to monetise 759 acres of land near eight major airports so that private companies are able to establish warehouses, hotels or restaurants, and the money generated is utilised to develop airport infrastructure, a senior official said. “The AAI has identified the following land parcels of airports for city side development: 145 […]
Land near airports to be ‘monetised’
In a bid to monetise 759 acres of land near eight major airports, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has decided to develop them in a way to facilitate private companies to establish warehouses and hotels/restaurants. Sources said the money generated would be ploughed back to develop airport infrastructure in unconnected and under-served areas. They […]