Aerospace Diary

by  Neelam Mathews   May 15, 2018, 2:33 PM The Indian government has decided to take a longer-term view toward addressing its airport infrastructure needs, as domestic traffic growth reaches 18 percent a year. Finally recognizing the shortcomings of planning in three- to five-year increments, and often on an emergency basis, India endeavors now to plan for 15 to 20 years into the future, theoretically allowing for infrastructure development to keep pace with traffic growth, said minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha. The government initiative known as Next Gen Airports for India centers on upgrading technology at airports to allow for 1 billion trips per year in the next 15 years, said Airports Authority of India chairman Guruprasad Mohapatra. According to Sinha, the country will invest $15 billion in airport infrastructure over the next five years. India is also considering development of a new airport in Goa, a second air...

Neelam Mathews   - IHS Jane's Airport Review 21 August 2014   The TSA is going to provide technical assistance and host visits of Indian aviation security officials to its testing laboratories. Credit: TSA Key Points Rapiscan and L-3 will have the chance to showcase their technologies to the AAI and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security As the aviation market in India grows, new airports will require investment in security equipment to meet international aviation safety and security standards A USD200,000 security co-operation agreement under the Aviation Co-operation Program (ACP) is to be signed between the US Trade Development Agency and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) later this month or in early September 2014,  IHS Jane's  has learned. Under the Aviation Security Equipment Testing and Evaluation Program, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will provide technical assistance and host visits of Indian aviation security o...

Neelam Mathews  - IHS Jane's Airport Review 21 August 2014   Key Points Rapiscan and L-3 will have the chance to showcase their technologies to the AAI and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security As the aviation market in India grows, new airports will require investment in security equipment to meet international aviation safety and security standards A USD200,000 security co-operation agreement under the Aviation Co-operation Program (ACP) is to be signed between the US Trade Development Agency and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) later this month or in early September 2014,  IHS Jane's  has learned. Under the Aviation Security Equipment Testing and Evaluation Program, the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will provide technical assistance and host visits of Indian aviation security officials to its testinglaboratories.........http://www.ihsairport360.com/article/4690/india-and-us-combine-in-security-initiative

Neelam Mathews Sept 19, 2012 Honeywell and Airports Authority of India have signed an agreement under the US-India Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP) to set up a Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) system at the Delhi International Airport. It will be launched on Oct 9, Aerospace Diary learns. Honeywell is also expected to demonstrate its SmartRunway and SmartLanding products that increase flight safety by improving situational awareness for pilots and crew during approach, landing, taxi and take-off. USTDA, had last year concluded an agreement for $407,325 to support AAI’s efforts to install and commission a pilot GBAS at Chennai International Airport. The location was recently changed to Delhi. Honeywell’s SmartPath Precision Landing System represents the latest technology in a CAT I certified GBAS solution for precision approach and landings, enabling aircraft to fly either complex or straight-in approaches. Easy to install, it is expected to have major cost savi...

Neelam Mathews Nov 18, 2011 The third India-US Aviation Summit, hosted by the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) together with India’s civil aviation agencies, clearly indicated a warming of business relations and this was apparent in the c amaraderie shared by senior U.S and Indian participants on the dias. Things have come a long way since the launch of the US-India Aviation Cooperation Program, a bilateral public-private partnership . I had in 2007 interviewed the then Administrator of FAA, Marion Blakey who indicated her confidence in the signing of the Bilateral Aviation Safety Agreement (BASA). There were many snide remarks. “India? You must be joking!,” said cynics. Now, despite our bureaucratic system, headed by some real able people like Secretary Ministry of Civil Aviation, Nasim Zaidi, not only has BASA been signed, but today (Nov 18),   the   Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the completion of a bilateral agr...

Following AerospaceDiary's exclusive news earlier in the day, here is the U.S Dept of State Statement- Under our ongoing U.S.-India Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP), the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and the Airports Authority of India announced their commitment to a Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) pilot satellite navigation project at Chennai International Airport.  Through the ACP, USTDA will host the third U.S.-India Aviation Partnership Summit in New Delhi in November 2011.

Neelam Mathews July 19, 2011 Time- 3:05pm IST Even as the BASA was signed between Secretary ministry of civil aviation and Nasim Zaidi and FAA administrator J. Randolph Babbitt yesterday, USTDA Director Lee Zak will be signing an agreement at 5 pm today with Airports Authority of India Chairman V.P Agrawal. USTDA has approved a $500,000 grant to Honeywell that will be supplying ground stations of the GBAS for the Chennai International Airport. The grant money will be used for FAA certification for the systems and more. The Ground-Based Augmentation System (GBAS) is a safety-critical system that augments the GPS Standard Positioning Service (SPS) and provides enhanced levels of service. It supports all phases of approach, landing, departure, and surface operations within its area of coverage. The current Instrument Landing System (ILS) suffers from a number of technical limitations such as, VHF interference, multipath effects (for example due to new building works at and around ai...