Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews , Delhi 26-May-2017 Jane's Airport Review Mumbai (pictured) is one of five large Indian airports to undergo noise-mapping. (Neelam Mathews) I ndia  is prioritising moves to limit noise emissions at airports and standardise land use planning, as it prepares for an ICAO audit in November 2017. ICAO Doc 9289 (Balanced Approach to Noise Management) calls for member states to introduce noise limit guidelines and land use plans by 2018. The Indian National Physical Laboratory (NPL) ....more in JAR.

Jane's Airport Review Neelam Mathews , New Delhi 23-May-2017 1699777 Sumesh Patel, SITA president Asia-Pacific. (SITA)  As the Asia-Pacific region experiences airport congestion as air traffic grows, passengers are often left disappointed. Recognising this problem, technology services provider, SITA is looking at the region with renewed focus by testing new concepts, with plans in hand for more. SITA is the main IT solutions provider to most of the 20 busiest ....more on Janes Airports Review

May 23, 2017 - "GSE 4.0" creates complete transparency for Ground Support Equipment With "GSE 4.0", Lufthansa Technik AG has developed a system that allows Ground Support Equipment - i.e. all resources with a towbar or an ignition switch - to be found immediately using new localization software. This makes the time-consuming search for available GSE such as ladders, trailers, loaders, tugs, towbars, start-up devices, and air conditioning units a thing of the past. Lufthansa Technik began the implementation of the pilot project in April. Hardware and software has now been installed, the antennas positioned on hangar roofs, and around 1,500 GSE items have been connected. The system has already gone online in Hamburg and Frankfurt. It will soon be put into operation in Munich and for other users within the Lufthansa Group, for example Lufthansa Cargo. "With the help of 'GSE 4.0', location tracking is now possible at any time and in any place, so that we c...

Neelam Mathews , Delhi Jane's Airport Review The Indian Navy (IN) has inaugurated the first of nine Integrated Automatic Aviation Meteorological System (IAAMS) installations, mainly using technology from Vaisala, under a contract worth an undisclosed amount. 1699771 IAAMS is shown to Admiral Sunil Lamba (second from left), Chief of Naval Staff of the Indian Navy. (Indian Navy) Indian Naval Station Rajali near Chennai is the launch site, and it will serve as a testbed for future IAAMS deployments as the IN seeks to replace manual meteorological observations with automated real-time measurements with a suite of sensors. IAAMS installations at the other eight bases will be / ................................................more in Janes

Jane's Airport Review Neelam Mathews , New Delhi 16-May-2017 A consortium led by Changi Airports International (CAI) has won a 20-year concession from the Saudi Arabian General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) to operate and manage the King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) in Jeddah. CAI CEO Lim Liang Song said the deal reflects......more on subscription

Press Release A total of 11 flights a week will operate to and out of DEL from 15 th  July SriLankan Airlines, the national carrier of Sri Lanka and a member of the  one world alliance will be adding four more frequencies to its current daily operations to/from New Delhi from July 15, 2017. This announcement reinforces the significance of the Indian market and specifically North India for the airline. These flights will each feature an array of bespoke services, world-class in-flight entertainment including a combination of practical timings and signature SriLankan Airlines hospitality services. The purpose of adding these flights is to provide passengers with added convenience and a wider choice in terms of travel between the two countries and seeking onward connectivity. The timings of the additional 4 flights will be as follows: Flight No. From To DEP ...

12th May 2017 - 12:01 by  Neelam Mathews  in Chennai  India's porous 7,500km coastline is dotted with fishing harbours, and because these are often adjacent to major ports, an incident could have severe security ramifications. Further, a host of agencies responsible for security, including Customs, the  Central Industrial Security Force  (CISF), .....Read more on Shephardmedia.com

Neelam Mathews Arakkonam /Chennai Call me unconventional but I have concluded one thing after a longish career in writing. If the rest of the hotel industry could function with the perfection that Central Industrial Security Force does, I can personally guarantee the world would be a more efficient and hospitable place. By the way they don't lock rooms here! Given their guest house at the Arakkonam regional training center is run with the finesse of a 7- star hotel I am not surprised to find how in-depth and close to perfection training of young recruits here is. I'm here to learn how training is conducted on security.  Who would have thought the tough looking guys in uniform screening you whom we have no time to even look at, could be so multi skilled, dexterous and even have a heart! This,I discovered during a cultural entertainment show where their diverse skills could put TV talent shows to shame. Arakkonam is a few hours from Chennai, and the RTC  is spread a...

Neelam Mathews , New Delhi Apr 19 2017 The state government of Arunachal Pradesh in northeast   India   is actively encouraging commercial flights for regional connectivity from six upgraded Indian Air Force (IAF) Advanced Landing Grounds (ALGs). The six ALGs are Ziro, Mechuka, Walong, Along, Pasighat, and Tuting. Two other ALGs are not included in the regional connectivity plan. Tawang ALG, near a 17th-century Buddhist hilltop monastery, is undergoing an upgrade but the area is claimed by  China  ...more in  Jane's Airport Review