Thursday, June 26, 2014

DoNER min asked to boost aviation in NE

Guwahati: To boost aviation in the northeast, representatives of the College of Aeronautical Engineering, Guwahati, met Union Doner minister General (retd) V K Singh in New Delhi on Tuesday. At the meeting, the Union minister conveyed that he would help develop the aviation industry in the northeast.

The meeting focused on the importance of the aviation industry in the region and the various ways of promoting it. At present, the College of Aeronautical Engineering and the Assam Flying Club are the region's only Aircraft Maintenance Engineering (AME) institute and flying school, respectively.

Present at the meeting were former Vice Chief of Indian Air Force, Air Marshal (retd) P K Barbora, ex-DG of DGCA Kanu Gohain and founder of the College of Aeronautical Engineering and honorary secretary of the Assam Flying Club Bikrom Singha Lahkar.
26/06/14 Times of India
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