Chennai: Airports Authority of India (AAI) plans to apply to the Civil Aviation Ministry to be appointed as a Regulated Agent (RA) at the Chennai airport, as was indicated by its chairman at the recent Air Cargo Logistics Promotion Board meeting held in Delhi, according to sources.
An RA handles security controls, including screening of cargo. . Also, an RA could be an air carrier, agent, freight forwarder, terminal operator or other entity. Chennai airport does not have an RA at present. Instead, three agencies handle the cargo — AAI, airline and Bhadra International, the ground handling agent.
At the meeting, which was chaired by Civil Aviation Secretary Ashok Lavasa, it was suggested that airport operators should apply for RA3 guideline procedures to meet security standards validations for compliance with European Union regulations.
Chennai airport was not ready for RA3 compliance so far. According to the AAI Chairman, AAI will apply for the RA-3 statusand all formalities will be completed at the earliest. Lavasa told AAI to update on the progress after 15 days, sources said.
16/07/14 TE Raja Simhan/Business Line
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An RA handles security controls, including screening of cargo. . Also, an RA could be an air carrier, agent, freight forwarder, terminal operator or other entity. Chennai airport does not have an RA at present. Instead, three agencies handle the cargo — AAI, airline and Bhadra International, the ground handling agent.
At the meeting, which was chaired by Civil Aviation Secretary Ashok Lavasa, it was suggested that airport operators should apply for RA3 guideline procedures to meet security standards validations for compliance with European Union regulations.
Chennai airport was not ready for RA3 compliance so far. According to the AAI Chairman, AAI will apply for the RA-3 statusand all formalities will be completed at the earliest. Lavasa told AAI to update on the progress after 15 days, sources said.
16/07/14 TE Raja Simhan/Business Line
