DGCA team inspects Mumbai airport facilities

Mumbai: A high-level team of officials from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Saturday inspected the Mumbai Airport in the wake of the recent spate of aircraft-related incidents, both on air and on ground.
The team, led by DGCA's Joint Director General A K Sharan, visited the airport and held meetings with all stake holders, sources said.
The sources, however, described the visit as a 'routine exercise' but said the team "conducted a general survey of the airport facilities and also assessed the runway conditions at the Mumbai Airport."
Beside meeting with the Mumbai Airport International Limited (MIAL) authorities, the DGCA team also met officials of airlines operating out of the airport and those of the Air Traffic Control, the source said.
The experts' team inspected various facilities, including those relating to passengers, navigation, communication, ATC and runway lights.
The airport has, of late, witnessed a series of incidents like near-misses and runway incursions.
Recently, airport operations were severely affected by the closure of the main runway for over an hour after a Blue Dart cargo flight broke some runway lights while proceeding for a take off.
12/06/10 Press Trust Of India/Hindustan Times

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Categories: Airports Jun 2010