Airports to get automated system to deal with fog

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 […]

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 […]