New Delhi: To demarcate the functional responsibility of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) as an ''aerodrome operator'' and air navigation service (ANS) provider, the government has separated the air navigation wing from the airport operator.
The government''s decision follows recommendations of the Ajay Prasad Committee for formulation of next generation futuristic Air Navigation Services Master Plan.
The Committee had expressed an immediate need to bring necessary organisational changes in AAI, as the present structure does not clearly demarcate its functional responsibility of an ''aerodrome operator'' and of ANS provider, a senior AAI official said.
The Directorate of Integrated Planning Cell, which was performing integrated CNS/ATM planning functions, was not functioning effectively and it was reporting through Member (Planning).
At times, some of the projects of air traffic management (ATM) or communication, navigation and surveillance (CNS) used to get delayed due official bottle necks, which proved as hindrance to the modernisation and development of future network centric CNS/ATM systems.
17/04/11 PTI/msn.com
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