Pune: The Indian Air Force (IAF) authorities here have given strong indications to the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA) about the likelihood of the much-anticipated modernization of air field infrastructure (MAFI) project taking off by August.
"A team of the private contractor, hired for MAFI project, is expected to visit Lohegaon airbase in the next 10 days for an initial survey. Another team will visit in the subsequent period. The air officer commanding (AOC) of the airbase has told us that the project work will begin by end of July or August," Air Marshal Bhushan Gokhale (Retd), who heads the MCCIA's civil aviation committee, told reporters on Wednesday.
The IAF has planned an ambitious Rs 1,220 crore makeover for 30 air fields across the country in phase-I of the MAFI project. The idea is to make these air fields capable of handling modern transport and fighter aircraft. For instance, the IAF is in the process of acquiring 126 modern combat aircraft like the French Rafale jet and has recently inducted six C-130J Hercules transport aircraft, which involve use of modern equipment.
06/06/13 Times of India
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"A team of the private contractor, hired for MAFI project, is expected to visit Lohegaon airbase in the next 10 days for an initial survey. Another team will visit in the subsequent period. The air officer commanding (AOC) of the airbase has told us that the project work will begin by end of July or August," Air Marshal Bhushan Gokhale (Retd), who heads the MCCIA's civil aviation committee, told reporters on Wednesday.
The IAF has planned an ambitious Rs 1,220 crore makeover for 30 air fields across the country in phase-I of the MAFI project. The idea is to make these air fields capable of handling modern transport and fighter aircraft. For instance, the IAF is in the process of acquiring 126 modern combat aircraft like the French Rafale jet and has recently inducted six C-130J Hercules transport aircraft, which involve use of modern equipment.
06/06/13 Times of India
