Kolkata: Engineers and technicians from the communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) wing of Airports Authority of India (AAI) began installing navigational equipment at Andal airport near Durgapur on Monday. This is the final component for the facility to become operational.
"The radio construction and development unit (RCDU) of CNS has reached Andal to install navigational aids necessary for flight operations. We hope to complete installation of all systems, including Visually
-enhanced VHF Omni-directional Range (VVOR) and Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), as well as flight calibration, by mid-March. Thereafter, the airport will be ready for operations subject to license from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)," AAI general manager (CNS-Eastern Region) B R Sena said.
Airport developer Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL) has sought for permission to operate Airbus A320 or Boeing B737 (Category 4C) aircraft from Andal, christened Kaji Nazrul Islam Airport by Mamata Banerjee. But it can only make the final application after the airport is absolutely ready to handle flights.
03/03/15 Subhro Niyogi/Times of India
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"The radio construction and development unit (RCDU) of CNS has reached Andal to install navigational aids necessary for flight operations. We hope to complete installation of all systems, including Visually
-enhanced VHF Omni-directional Range (VVOR) and Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), as well as flight calibration, by mid-March. Thereafter, the airport will be ready for operations subject to license from Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA)," AAI general manager (CNS-Eastern Region) B R Sena said.
Airport developer Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd (BAPL) has sought for permission to operate Airbus A320 or Boeing B737 (Category 4C) aircraft from Andal, christened Kaji Nazrul Islam Airport by Mamata Banerjee. But it can only make the final application after the airport is absolutely ready to handle flights.
03/03/15 Subhro Niyogi/Times of India
