AAI plans upgrade of equipment to meet challenges

New Delhi: To upgrade the ageing equipments at airports across the country so as to meet the challenges of a booming aviation sector, the Airports Authority of India has issued global tenders for new instrument landing system (ILS) for six airports, including Delhi and Kolkata.
The AAI is also planning to procure two more ILS for Mumbai and Chennai Airports, official sources said.
Besides Delhi and Kolkata, tenders have been issued for ILS for airports at Lilabari, Silchar, Gaya and Cochin.
Apart from the ILS, the AAI, in collaboration with the Indian Space Research Organisation, is in the process of developing a space-based augmentation system, `geo-aided GPS-Augmented Navigation` (GAGAN) to enhance the performance of Global Positioning System (GPS) over the Indian airspace.
10/08/06 Zee News

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