State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) will invest up to Rs 1,400 crore in further expansion of Chennai Airport and setting up an ATC tower at Kolkata Airport. This comes after the government dropped its privatisation plans.
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All Aboard
Growing air travel bodes well for the sector. All that is required is for the necessary infrastructure to keep pace, lest it fall far behind. India´s civil aviation industry is on a high-growth trajectory. Currently the ninth largest aviation market in the world, with a market size of around $16 billion
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The Airport Authority of India (AAI) has invited bids for soil investigation, a basic work required for expansion of the Kolhapur airport.
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Kolhapur airport gains speed
The Airport Authority of India (AAI), which has planned to spend Rs 100 crore in the first phase of Kolhapur airport.
Gannavaram Airport to get new terminal
The much-awaited expansion of Gannavaram airport, which is proposed to be developed with international standards, will become a reality soon with Civil Aviation Minister P Ashok Gajapathi Raju directing the officials to complete works pertaining to development of a new terminal and lounges by April 30.
Private players to spend Rs.1,839 cr on four airports
Successful bidders for developing Chennai, Kolkata and two other domestic airports, through public private partnerships, should spend at least Rs 1,839 crore towards mandatory capital works at these locations
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