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“In Principle” Approval for 21 Greenfield Airports
The Central Government has recently accorded “In Principle” approval for setting up 21 greenfield airports across India. What is a greenfield airport? A greenfield airport is one that is built from scratch on undeveloped land, where no work has been ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2022
Category: India Nation & States Current Affairs
Why is Kerala opposing the leasing out of Thiruvananthapuram Airport to Adani Enterprises?
A resolution has been passed by the Kerala Assembly with the demand for the withdrawal of the decision of the Union Cabinet to lease out the Thiruvananthapuram airport to Adani Enterprises. Earlier, the proposal for leasing out three airports i.e. ..
Month: Current Affairs - August, 2020
AAI signs pact with Boeing to modernise India’s Air Traffic Management
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) signed a technical assistance agreement with Boeing to develop and modernise India’s Air Traffic Management. Key Highlights Roadmap: Aerospace major Boeing entered into a technical assistance pact with AAI to jointly develop a comprehensive ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2019
Saab, AAI sign MoU under UDAN
The Swedish aerospace and defence company (Saab) and Airports Authority of India (AAI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore air traffic management (ATM) solutions for airports operating under the regional connectivity scheme, UDAN. Air traffic management is an aviation term comprising of all systems which ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2019
AAI signs MoU with SAMEER for research in Communication Navigation and Surveillance
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has signed MoU with Society for Applied Microwave Electronics Engineering and Research (SAMEER) for joint research programs in the field of Communication Navigation and Surveillance (CNS). The SAMEER is an autonomous Research and Development ..
GAS-2019 launched by Ministry of Aviation for Global Aviation Summit 2019
The Ministry of Aviation along with the Airport Authority of India (AAI) has launched an official mobile app “GAS-2019” for the Global Aviation Summit (GAS) for 2019, which is scheduled to be held in Mumbai in January 2019. The app ..
AAI inks agreement with US Trade and Development Agency to prepare modernisation roadmap
State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) has inked agreement with US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) to develop a roadmap for modernisation of its air traffic services. Air traffic services (ATS) comprises air traffic management (ATM) and communication, navigation and ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2018
Pakyong airport: PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Sikkim’s first airport
Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated Sikkim’s first-ever airport at Pakyong. Prior to this airport, Sikkim was only state in India remaining without functional airport. Pakyong airport is India’s 100th functional airport and one of the country’s five highest airports. Pakyong ..
Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018
New Delhi venue of International Aviation Summit 2018
The International Aviation Summit 2018 was held in New Delhi from September 3-4, which was jointly organized by the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA), the Airports Authority India (AAI) and International Air Transport Association (IATA). The summit commemorates the approaching ..
NDMA conducts its first-ever Mock Exercise on Bio-Disasters at Patna airport
The National Disaster Response Authority (NDMA) conducted its first ever mock exercise aimed at enhancing preparedness of Airport Emergency Handlers (AEHs) to respond to CBRN emergencies at airports. CBRN emergencies pertain to threats emanating due to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and ..