After landing at Ahmedabad's Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport one might just get a feeling that this is a city of billionaires by seeing a long queue of neatly parked private jets. Heavy congestion at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai is forcing the rich to park their flying machines in Ahmedabad.
Category: Aviation & Airports
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Airports: A Holistic approach needed
In order to cater to its significant growth potential, India will need more airports, increased capacity at existing ones and supporting infrastructure, finance and human resources.
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If the economy gets robust, we would require 200 more airports in the country
Towards creating a better infrastructure in the country, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) is working hard to connect smaller towns with major cities.
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We are quite confident of the underlying value of our assets
We are just taking out money from where we think we have got the maximum and putting it into projects which we think has potential, says Parmit Chadha, CEO, Strategy and Corporate Development, GMR Infrastructure
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Airports: Spreading its wings
India is likely to be the fastest growing aviation market in the world in the next 20 years. Thus, there is a need to adopt a new proactive mindset which does not wait for current infrastructure to become saturated before planning for expansion,
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CEM AC2000 at Dubai Airport
CEM Systems, part of Tyco Security Products, announced their aviation-renowned AC2000 security management system has been success¡fully installed at the new Concourse 3 Terminal in Dubai International Airport
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The magical metal
Stainless steel has started to provide architects and builders with an excellent solution to the problem emanating on account of corrosion.
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Leading privatisation
Rajesh Srivastava, currently the Managing Director, Meinhardt India, has over 18 years of professional experience in the directorship and management of leading organisations in India, ranging from multinational infrastructure com¡panies to small-scale industries.
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Air India may turn into no frills airline
A five-member panel headed by IIM professor RH Dholakia has asked Air India, the Indian national air carrier, to take a cue from no-frill airline model and cut costs. This includes reducing 26,000-strong staff. The suggestion comes at a time while the country's aviation sector waits for the entry of foreign airlines like Air Asia, Air India may become a no-frills low cost operator.
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India records highest traffic for Abu Dhabi airport in Feb
For Abu Dhabi International Airport India recorded the highest traffic in February 2013, with traffic growing by 9.1 per cent over the same period last year, says a report by the Abu Dhabi Airports Company (ADAC). The traffic report for February 2013 showed a 13.1 per cent growth in passenger traffic over the same period last year, with over 1.2 million (1,221,686) passengers passing through the airport, ADAC said in a statement.