New Delhi: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Friday approved the setting up of a high-level committee to implement flexible use of airspace (FUA), which would result in significant saving of aviation fuel, reduction in pollution and minimize delays for airline passengers. It would also help improve air traffic management, especially to avoid incidents of mid-air scares involving military and civil aircraft.
"The primary objective of FUA is to enhance airspace capacity, minimize delays, fuel conservation, emission reduction and ultimate benefits to travelling public," the civil aviation ministry said in a statement.
The approval for the long pending demand from the civil aviation sector came after several years of wrangling between the Indian Air Force and the civilian establishment.
09/03/13 Times of India
