In the recent past, small airports, some new, some upgraded are coming up fast, thus connecting the vast hinterland of India with regional aircraft
ON OCTOBER 1, 2017, the honourable President of India Ram Nath Kovind, inaugurated the newly-built airport at Shirdi in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district. This was followed by a commercial flight to Mumbai, operated by Alliance Air. The airport, located in the temple town of Shirdi, has come as a major boon to the pilgrims who belong to all faiths. Air connectivity was a must and it has happened. The aerodrome is owned and developed by Maharashtra Airport Development Company (MADC), a special purpose vehicle (SPV) to develop airports in the state. Constructed at an investment of around ₹350 crore, including ₹50 crore from the Saibaba Sansthan Trust, the airport, with a 2,500 metre long runway, is capable of handling single-aisle, narrow-body aircraft such as the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737.
BELAGAVI AIRPORT OPERATIONAL. Earlier on September 14 this year, the upgraded Belagavi Airport under the Airports Authority of India (AAI), was inaugurated by the Karnataka Chief Minister, Siddaramaiah in the presence of the Minister of Civil Aviation, P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju. The ceremony took place in the presence of Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers and Parliamentary Affairs, Ananth Kumar; the Karnataka Minister for Large and Medium Industries and Infrastructure Development, R.V. Deshpande; Karnataka, Minister of Energy, D.K. Shivakumar; Karnataka Minister for Co-operation and Belagavi District Incharge Ramesh L Jarakiholi and other dignitaries.
This story is from the October-November 2017 edition of SP's Airbuz.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber ? Sign In
This story is from the October-November 2017 edition of SP's Airbuz.
Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 9,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
Travel Transitions In 2021
From contactless checkin to biometric gateways, cabin cleaning, increased collaboration, domestic travel, common travel digital passport, travelling in 2021 and beyond comes decked up with innovations
Supersonic Airliners On The Horizon
Although the aviation industry has been severely hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the nascent field of high-speed civil aviation is one area that is recording noteworthy progress
TATA GROUP RIDING THE AMBITIOUS AVIATION ARC
Having raised its stake in AirAsia India, alongside operating Vistara, Tata Group is a strong bidder for Air India too
PRATT & WHITNEY PUREPOWER ENGINES
The Pratt & Whitney PurePower Geared Turbofan engine introduced dramatic improvements in propulsive efficiency and noise reduction
SIX BOEING 777 FREIGHTERS FOR CHINA AIRLINES
China Airlines has becomes the 20th operator of the twin-aisle freighter. The company’s Chairman Hsieh Su-Chien stated:
TATA'S STAKE CLIMB UP THE LADDER IN INDIAN AVIATION INDUSTRY
Tata group increased its holdings in AirAsia India to 84 per cent
INDIAN AIRLINE INDUSTRY ON THE ROAD TO RECOVERY
Around two months after the imposition of total lockdown for three weeks commencing March 23, 2020, domestic flights albeit with much reduced frequency, were permitted to operate
EMBRAER E190 OPERATING WITH MYANMAR AIRWAYS
On December 21 last year, Myanmar Airways International’s (MAI) first Embraer E190 commenced operations from Yangon.
EMERGING CONFIGURATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE AVIATION
Aviation contributes two per cent of humanmade Co 2 emissions and has challenged itself to reduce net emissions even while demand for air travel and transport has grown significantly
BLURRING DISTINCTION BETWEEN NARROW-BODY AND WIDE-BODY AIRLINERS
The major benefit which will emerge is that terribly busy hubs will de-congest with the number of transiting passengers reducing drastically as the layovers at the hubs will be done away with
