Airports Authority of India (AAI) was constituted on 1st April, 1995 by merging erstwhile National Airports Authority and International Airports Authority of India. Organization entrusted with the responsibility of creating, upgrading, maintaining and managing Civil Aviation infrastructure both on the ground and air space in the country.
About Organisation AAI manages 129 airports, which include 12
international airports, 89 domestic airports and 28 civil enclaves at Defense airfields. AAI provides air navigation services over 2.8 million square nautical miles of airspace. During the year 2002-03, AAI at various airports handled about 5 lakhs aircraft movements (4 lakhs domestic and 1 lakh international);40 million passengers (26 million domestic and 14 million international) and 9 lakh tonnes of cargo (3 lakh domestic and 6 lakh international).
Responsibility of AAI Passenger Facilities Air Navigation Services Security Aerodrome Facilities HRD-Training IT Implementation
Functions of AAI Control and management of the Indian
airspace extending beyond the territorial limits of the country, as accepted by ICAO Design, Development, Operation and Maintenance of International and Domestic Airports and Civil Enclaves. Construction, Modification and Management of Passenger Terminals Development and Management of Cargo Terminals at International and Domestic airports.
Functions of AAI contd. Provision of Passenger Facilities and
Information System at the Passenger Terminals at airports. Expansion and strengthening of operation area viz. Runways, Aprons, Taxiway, etc. Provision of visual aids. Provision of Communication and Navigational aids viz. ILS, DVOR, DME, Radar, etc.
TOP 10 INDIAN AIRPORTS in aircraft movement Mumbai Delhi
Chennai Calcutta
Bangalore
Hyderabad Thiruvananthapuram
Ahmedabad
Goa
Calicut
PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION The Government of India keeping in line with
its policy of liberalisation decided to corporatise Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, and Calcutta airports in order to induct the much needed capital for expansion and modernisation of these airports to world class standards. Accordingly, AAI sought for consultants, both for Financial and Legal to advise AAI for the entire process. AAI has invited Expression of Interest for appointment of a Consultant for advising on the modalities of forming a Joint Venture.
PPP contd. AAI signed MOU in the month of May, 1999
with Karnataka State Industrial Investment & Development Corporation Limited (KSIIDC) to establish a new airport of interntional standards at a site near Devanhalli, Bangalore by bringing in funds from the private sector to handle both passenger and cargo, domestic and international traffic to meet the growing demand of Bangalore city.
PPP contd. AAI signed MOU in May 1999 with Cochin
International Airport Limited - the new airport constructed at Cochin (in Kerala State) jointly by State Govt and Private Sector. The MOU provides for limited equity participation of AAI towards the cost of CNS/ATM facilities and also for rendering the services for operation and maintenance of CNS/ATM facilities on chargeable basis
FUTURE PLANS: TRANSITION INTO21st
Replacement of ground based Communication,
Navigation and Surveillance (CNS) with Satellite based CNS system. Establishment of Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS). Automation in the Air Traffic Control Services. Establishment of Automatic Dependent Surveillance (ADS). Coverage of the Indian land mass through Satellite Communication, VHF Data Links and Monopulse Secondary Surveillance Radar with Mode 'S' Capability
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