Aerospace Diary

Neelam Mathews Feb 12, 2016 The Airports Authority of  India  (AAI) Civil Aviation Training College (CATC) in Allahabad has completed a six-week training course for Afghan civilian air traffic controllers. The course was funded by the United Nations Office of Project Services (UNOPS). Seven Afghan controllers were trained in airport safety management systems and meteorological services. The course also included two weeks of on-the-job training at Varanasi International Airport in Babatpur. A further 10 Afghan controllers are receiving two weeks of practical training in meteorological services in Lucknow. ANALYSIS Conflict-riven  Afghanistan  has ...More in Janes Airports Review (Subscription) 

FARNBOROUGH AIR SHOW  »  2014 by    NEELAM MATHEWS Along with Thailand’s Board of Investment, Amata Corp., a developer and manager of industrial parks in Southeast Asia already established in Bangkok, Chonburi and Rayong, as well as in Vietnam, has big plans for an aerospace cluster in Thailand, which could include MRO facilities serving airlines such as Thai Airways. July 15, 2014, 6:20 AM In view of its success in nurturing a thriving automobile industry–the ninth largest in the world–and as Asia edges toward becoming the world’s largest growth market for aviation, Thailand’s Board of Investment ( BOI ) is considering building an aerospace industry starting with Tier 2 and Tier 3 suppliers servicing global  OEM supply chains. The  ASEAN  Economic Community ( AEC ) regional economic integration plan envisions establishment of a single market and production base by 2015. Thailand already has an $800 million a...