In India's 24 airports, redundant passenger terminals will be converted into cargo terminals by the Airports Authority of India. Inaugurating the air cargo complex at the Mangalore airport last week, the Union Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said AAI has 24 airports in the country that will be used for domestic cargo operations.
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Airports Authority of India wins two ATC awards
At the ATC Global Awards 2013, the Airports Authority of India received 2 awards — for Excellence in ANSP Management (outside Europe and North America) and another for Strategic Advancement in Air Transport through AAI’s collaborative environment project.
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Chennai airport’s terminals to turn into warehouses
Chennai airport terminals that are being used to fly in and out of the city may be turned into warehouses, hostels and cloak rooms. As Airports Authority of India (AAI) clears the final hurdles to make the shift into the newly constructed airport terminals, senior officials have revealed that the existing ones (named after former Chief Ministers Kamaraj and Anna) will be used for such storage and utility purposes.
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Chennai airport’s terminals may turn into warehouses
Chennai airport terminals that are being used to fly in and out of the city may be turned into warehouses, hostels and cloak rooms. As Airports Authority of India (AAI) clears the final hurdles to make the shift into the newly constructed airport terminals, senior officials have revealed that the existing ones (named after former Chief Ministers Kamaraj and Anna) will be used for such storage and utility purposes.
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AAI spends over Rs 34 cr on non-operational airports
In the last three years, Airports Authority of India (AAI) has spent over Rs 34 crore on maintenance of 31 non-operational airports in the country. Apart from the 31 non-operational airports, there are 45 defence airports, 83 state government airports and five private air strips lying unused, KC Venugopal, Minister of State in the Ministry of Civil Aviation told the Rajya Sabha last week.
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AAI proposes to close Juhu airport’s secondary runway
Even as helicopter operators were expecting a written assurance from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) stating the Juhu airportÂ’s secondary runway would not be shut, AAI has mooted a new proposal that might lead to the runwayÂ’s closure.
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Delhi Airport successfully handles record 73 ATMs/hour
Delhi Airport has started the year 2013 with a new milestone in its history registering 73 Air Traffic Movements (ATMs) in an hour on 24th January'13. It is the record number of air traffic movements ever made at any airport in India thanks to the efforts by the ATC team.
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AAI look for foreign players for Kolkata, Chennai airports
For operating and maintaining Kolkata and Chennai airports, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) has finally initiated the process to rope in foreign companies in line with the recommendations of a Planning Commission task force.
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Strong room planned for cargo at Surat airport
In Surat, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) plans to set up a strong room facility for valuable cargo like diamonds, gems and jewellery and gold at the city's airport. The diamantaires have been demanding international air connectivity and cargo handling facilities at Surat airport for the past few years.
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ADF in Mumbai, Delhi to stay at lower sum
The Union government is now plans to lower the airport development fees by spreading it over a longer tenure. The Union Ministry of Civil Aviation had on October 16 asked the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to infuse more equity into Delhi and Mumbai airports so that the Airport Development Fee (ADF) that is charged from passengers flying into these airports can be scrapped from January 1.