MoCA, MoD in talks for joint management of air space

New Delhi: Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) has sent across a proposal to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for joint management of air space in the country. Air space in India has been divided into six zones and around 50 per cent of it is currently under the control of MoD and restricted to civilian air traffic. As per the proposal Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs) of both civil aviation and defence would jointly manage the Flight Information Region (FIR). In the Southern zone, at Chennai, the joint management has already been put into practice with both, the civil and defence ATCOs managing the FIR.
Speaking to TravelBiz Monitor, Maushami Chakravarty, Director Media and Communication, Ministry of Civil Aviation, said, "This joint management of air space in the Southern Zone will be improvised upon and will be taken forward with other zones in the country." Deliberations have been going on for sometime between MoCA and MoD for the use of restricted air space under the control of MoD for civilian air traffic.
21/01/08 Arti Saggi/TravelBizMonitor

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Categories: Indian Aviation- In General Jan 2008