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Jane's Airport Review Neelam Mathews 15-Aug-2017 India 's ground-handling market is poised for change. After nine years of uncertainty, in May 2017 the Supreme Court of  India  cleared the way for liberalisation – confirming calls for reform in the 2016 National Civil Aviation Policy (NCAP). "The Directorate General of Civil Aviation needs to come out with a Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) soon now," ...read more in Janes Airports

AIN AIR TRANSPORT PERSPECTIVE  »  DECEMBER 3, 2012 by    NEELAM MATHEWS The Asia Pacific Airlines Association, led by director general Andrew Herdman, wants a fundamental rethink of air transport security. December 3, 2012, 12:50 PM The Asia Pacific Airlines Association ( AAPA ) has called for a shake-up of aviation security management in the region, arguing that the current approach–accounting for 25 percent of total airport costs–is inadequate. “What we have today is nothing short of a ‘mistrusted traveler program’ with 100-percent enrollment,” said  AAPA  director general Andrew Herdman at the group’s 56th annual Assembly of Presidents last month. “Harsher critics have characterized current passenger screening procedures as ritualistic ‘security theater.’ We need a fundamental rethink [and] to break free of the current mindset that by default treats every passenger as a potential terrorist.” Herdman also ...