Ludhiana: After a wait of nearly two months, the Sahnewal airport authority has finally received the Instrument approach landing (IAL) procedure needed for making the DVOR ( Doppler Very High Frequency Omni-Range) — an electronic navigation device — functional for enhancing the visibility during landing and take-off of airliners from the airport, especially on days of poor visibility. The DVOR that was installed in the beginning of August, would now become operational with the handing over of the IAL to Air India pilots on Friday.
A recent report in The Ludhiana Times of India, "DVOR 45 days old, but yet to start" had highlighted how the DVOR was yet not functional in the absence of IAL procedures to be sent by the Airport Authority of India (aai).
"We received IAL procedure on October 1 from AAI after the approval of Director General of Civil Aviation. We would have given it to the pilots on Wednesday, but the flight was cancelled. We will hand it over to the pilots on Friday once the flight lands," said Sahnewal Airport manager V P Jain.
04/10/12 Vaivasvat Venkat/Times of India
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A recent report in The Ludhiana Times of India, "DVOR 45 days old, but yet to start" had highlighted how the DVOR was yet not functional in the absence of IAL procedures to be sent by the Airport Authority of India (aai).
"We received IAL procedure on October 1 from AAI after the approval of Director General of Civil Aviation. We would have given it to the pilots on Wednesday, but the flight was cancelled. We will hand it over to the pilots on Friday once the flight lands," said Sahnewal Airport manager V P Jain.
04/10/12 Vaivasvat Venkat/Times of India
