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B y Neelam Mathews Bangalore puts technology at the core of growth strategy 21-Jan-2019 Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL), operator of Kempegowda International Airport, has embarked on a USD2 billion expansion programme that includes a new 255,650 m     2   C hina plans strong growth until 2050 Dec 28 2018...More in JAR Interview: Guruprasad Mohapatra, Chairman AAI -  Sept 25 2019 Rapid demand growth in recent years poses infrastructure problems for the Indian aviation industry, but Airports Authority of  India  (AAI) Chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra is convinced his organisation is rising to the challenge. More in JAR... Muscat International Airport invests in technological enhancements Nov 29, 2018 The new USD5 billion Muscat International Airport project, the largest in  Oman , is leading the way in technological developments. The new USD5 billion Muscat International Airport p...

Posted by- Neelam Mathews April 2, 2012 The Pakistan government has approached the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to appoint experts for inquiry into the Airblue plane crash following the Peshawar court expressing dissatisfaction over the previous inquiry report. The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) had sent a letter to ICAO.A senior law officer of CAA, Ubaidur Rehman Abbasi, informed the bench that they were awaiting outcome of their request made to ICAO. The ministry of defense had last month issued a notification for appointing a board of accident inquiry into Airblue flight accident, which crashed on July 28, 2010, at Islamabad leaving 152 persons dead. The notification said that the board should exercise powers, conferred o it under the Civil Aviation Rules 1994, and furnish report to the ministry of defense within 30 days.

Neelam Mathews Feb 6, 2012 Asia’s frustration with the ETS is clear as China bans its airlines not to pay a charge on carbon emissions imposed by the Europe Union (EU), and neither to hike freights nor to add other fees accordingly without government permission, the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) has said. The CAAC said in a statement that it had been authorized by the State Council, China’s Cabinet, to notify the ban to all domestic airlines. The statement said the EU’s decision to charge flights into and out of EU airports for carbon emission “runs contrary to relevant principles of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the international civil aviation regulations.” It is estimated that around 4,000 airlines will pay the EU for their carbon emissions. “China objects to the EU’s decision to impose the scheme on non-EU airlines, and has expressed its concerns over the scheme through various channels,” the statement said. “China will consid...