Bangalore: Quiet discussions among top officials of the defence ministry, including those in the Defence Exhibition Organisation are pointing to something that Bengalureans could be disturbed by: The February 18-scheduled five-day Aero India 2015 could be the last, albeit the largest, Aero India the city will host. But if anything is to be blamed for this, if it happens, it is the rapid growth of the city and the constraints at Air Force Station Yelahanka (AFSY).
Secretary for defence production, G Mohan Kumar, committed neither in the affirmative nor in the negative when asked whether this was true. He chose to quietly say: "The IAF base at Yelahanka has constraints. There is a problem of high-rise buildings too. We are not able to land larger aircraft if we planned to bring them."
Increasing the length of the AFSY runway has been a longstanding issue because the western and eastern sides of the runway are restricted by railway tracks and the Bellary Road, respectively.
Going by the fact that AFSY is already bursting at its seams when Aero India takes place, officials seem to have run out of alternatives to accommodate a larger edition of the event.
Aero India 2015 is so far the largest air show in India. Defence officials admit that every time the air show - held once in two years - is organised it has surpassed its previous edition in size and activities. There are more countries participating, with more aircraft and more delegates, besides larger public participation on the last two public days.
10/02/15 Bangalore Mirror
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Secretary for defence production, G Mohan Kumar, committed neither in the affirmative nor in the negative when asked whether this was true. He chose to quietly say: "The IAF base at Yelahanka has constraints. There is a problem of high-rise buildings too. We are not able to land larger aircraft if we planned to bring them."
Increasing the length of the AFSY runway has been a longstanding issue because the western and eastern sides of the runway are restricted by railway tracks and the Bellary Road, respectively.
Going by the fact that AFSY is already bursting at its seams when Aero India takes place, officials seem to have run out of alternatives to accommodate a larger edition of the event.
Aero India 2015 is so far the largest air show in India. Defence officials admit that every time the air show - held once in two years - is organised it has surpassed its previous edition in size and activities. There are more countries participating, with more aircraft and more delegates, besides larger public participation on the last two public days.
10/02/15 Bangalore Mirror
