Media reports indicate that the union government approved a Rs 2,000 crore project to extend the runway of Juhu airport in Mumbai by 650 metre into the sea. The project, which is part of the overall plan to redevelop the airport, is intended to begin operation of private jet and small turboprop and ATR in
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Chhattisgarh govt, AAI to sign pact for airport project
Media reports indicate that the Chhattisgarh state government and the Airport Authority of India (AAI) may sign an agreement for setting up a full-fledged airport at Raigarh at a cost of Rs 260 crore. AAI is expected to develop the proposed airport in two phases, with Rs 158 crore being spent on the first phase. The authority expects to complete the project in thre
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Terminals at Chennai airport opened for public
Recently, the new domestic and international terminals at the Chennai airport were opened for public use by Vice-President Hamid Ansari. It may be recalled that the Airport Authority of India (AAI) built the terminals at a cost of Rs 2,000-crore to enhance capacity. The existing terminals had a capacity to handle six milli
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Bitumen-free joint filler
The construction accessories division of Supreme Industries has developed customised solutions speÂciÂfically for the construction requirements of various segments. DURAboardHD100 (formerly SILflex/Capell HD100) is an exclusive compressible filler board specially designed to be used as expansion joint filler in concrete brick, block work and isolation joint, where readily comÂpressible low load transfer joint filler is reqÂuired. Its exceÂllent recovery property makes it the most suitable produc
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AAI commissions ILS in Agra airport
Recently, the Instrumental Landing System (ILS) was commissioned in Agra airport enabling it to provide horizontal and vertical guidance to landing and taking off aircra
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AAI to inaugurate new terminal by Dec
Airports Authority of India (AAI) would inaugurate the new domestic terminal at the Biju Patnaik airport in Bhubaneswar by December end, said Sharad Kumar, director AAI-Bhubaneswar
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Centre plans to develop Jhansi Airport
In order to promote tourism and thus the economic and social development of Bundelkhand, union government plans to develop Jhansi airport for civil oper
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Non-metro airports can be viable on PPP if govt pitches in funds: Experts
With city side development, can non-metro airports be made viable? Should non-aero activities be bid out separately? Experts tell us.Arun Chandran, Director Aviation & Project Management Services, Parsons Brinckerhoff India,currently engaged with projects at Delhi International Airport, Celebi, Maldives airport,support function at Hyderabad airport.
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The waiting game
Should part of the blame in the aviation sector’s restrained growth and financial troubles go to the infrastructure around it? The long drawn-out development of smaller airports may offer real estate potential for private players, who may be eyeing that part of the non-aero revenues.
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AAI to install advanced surveillance system
In a move that would improve air surveillance system, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to commission a new Automatic Dependent SurÂveiÂllance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system at 14 airports in a year.Of the 14, six to seven airports will get the system by the middle of this year and the remaining airports would receive it by this year-end.