Hyderabad: The Civil Aviation Policy of Andhra Pradesh focuses on developing non-hub airports and companies willing to tap the state’s potential will be partners in development, governor ESL Narasimhan has said.
Addressing the gathering at the inaugural event of the five-day India Aviation 2014 here on Wednessay, he said AP boasts of the country’s first aerospace SEZ, which is 15 km away from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad.
“It offers a wide range of services to meet the needs of aerospace, nuclear space and defence sectors. The civil aviation policy of the state focuses on the development of non-hub airports across the province by cashing on the huge infrastructure built over the years, to make them new magnets of investment for development and to give a fillip to tourism,” he said.
The fourth edition of the biennial event will focus on establishing regional connectivity to tier II and III cities. Union Aviation Minister Ajit Singh formally inaugurated the event.
According to Siddharth Birla, FICCI president, state surcharges on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) varies widely from 4 to 30 per cent making the fuel cost 60 per cent higher than international levels.
13/03/14 New Indian Express
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Addressing the gathering at the inaugural event of the five-day India Aviation 2014 here on Wednessay, he said AP boasts of the country’s first aerospace SEZ, which is 15 km away from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad.
“It offers a wide range of services to meet the needs of aerospace, nuclear space and defence sectors. The civil aviation policy of the state focuses on the development of non-hub airports across the province by cashing on the huge infrastructure built over the years, to make them new magnets of investment for development and to give a fillip to tourism,” he said.
The fourth edition of the biennial event will focus on establishing regional connectivity to tier II and III cities. Union Aviation Minister Ajit Singh formally inaugurated the event.
According to Siddharth Birla, FICCI president, state surcharges on aviation turbine fuel (ATF) varies widely from 4 to 30 per cent making the fuel cost 60 per cent higher than international levels.
13/03/14 New Indian Express
