New Delhi: Pilots used to vacating runways at a leisurely pace and then forcing other aircraft supposed to land to take a sharp go-around are now in for trouble.
The AAI ( Airports Authority of India) is getting a software to analyze aircraft movement time on runways, taxiways and the technical area. If a particular pilot is found to be habitually lethargic in clearing runways, then the matter will be reported to his or her airline for corrective training. Similarly, if an airline is found guilty on this count the authority will 'discipline' it.
AAI was forced to take this step as aircraft movement in India is increasing while only Delhi has three runways: two parallel and one merging. Mumbai has a set of cross runways where independent movement is not possible. All other airports in India have only one runway and are now finding it tough to handle the growing aircraft movement unless runway capacity is optimized.
23/12/12 Times of India
