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Sajit T C, Head, Human Resources & Administration, BIAL
May 3, 2017
Sajit T C, head of human resources and administration, Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) speaks about the initiatives, plans and projects undertaken, as part of India’s skill development mission.
Read MoreGoing Green
May 3, 2017
The concept of green airports is not just a hyped new fad. It is a must-have. Realising this, the stakeholders have made sustainability their focal point, even as India is engaged in building new airports and reinvigorating old ones.
Read MorePartha Ghosh
May 3, 2017
While India aims at an inclusive development in regional connectivity; Durgapur in West Bengal can boast of the first privately owned Greenfield Airport in the country.
Read MoreGreen Initiatives
May 3, 2017
Sustainable development of airports has been a work in progress, but with no sign of slowing down AAI looks to the past, present and future to continue its green initiatives in airports around the nation.
Read MoreV J Kurian, Managing Director
March 28, 2017
Cochin International Airport (CIAL) is the first airport in the world to be completely powered by solar energy. V J Kurian, Managing Director, CIAL, talks to AIBM about the challenges this unique initiative brought. What fired your imagination to build a solar-powered airport? Co...
Read MoreAAI Turns to Moving Heavy Weights
March 28, 2017
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) is aiming at increasing the cargo volumes at its airports with a far-sight of benefitting related aviation sectors. Keeping the losses at bay and monetising from an increased cargo, the authority is looking at escalating cargo intakes at par ...
Read MoreCentral Air Traffic Flow Management
March 28, 2017
Amongst the several initiatives that the Airports Authority of India is taking to upscale their services for better flying experiences, managing of air traffic is a crucial one. Recently, the authority deployed its air-traffic management system at airports across the country. The...
Read MoreRegional Connectivity
March 23, 2017
One of the focus areas of the government has been to push air connectivity across the country, especially to Tier II and Tier III cities as India currently uses only a third of its 456 airports, government’s initiatives such as modernisation of airports, the introduction of reg...
Read MoreIndia among the fastest growing Aviation markets globally: AAI
January 18, 2017
India is growing, and it’s growing fast. India is currently one of the five fastest growing aviation markets in the world. India ranks 9th in the global aviation market and aims to become the third largest by 2020 and the largest by 2030.
Read MoreAdvanced weather satellite launched by ISRO
September 9, 2016
The INSAT-3DR, fourth in the category of meteorological satellites, was launched on September 8, 2016 by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO); it is equipped with modern instruments to study weather patterns and to help in the surface-level search and rescue operations.
Read MoreIndia aims to set up 50 new airports by 2019
August 24, 2016
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) aims to enhance the regional connectivity in India with as many as 50 new airports in the next three years.
Read MoreNew Aviation Policy reduces cancellation charges in India
July 14, 2016
The air passengers in India have something to cheer up, as the new civil aviation policy is coming into force from August 1. The revised policy caps the cancellation charges and bar airlines to levy additional changes.
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