New Delhi: GAGAN, the GPS-aided geo-augmented navigation system that was launched by civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju on August 13, will take a long time before its finds buyers in the civil aviation sector. The current navigation systems are all radar-based.
Officials at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that all planes that put the new navigation system would have to replace the older one with it — and bear a cost of about R2 crore per system. India has a total of about 400 aircraft — which means an overall replacement cost of R800 crore.
“We are evaluating the new navigation system — we have given our views to the government on the new systems. All these are good initiatives, but execution is still a while away,” said Mittu Chandilya, managing director of Air Asia.
“Right now, the aircraft are not capable of using GAGAN. When it is implemented, we will make the necessary investments to make the planes compliant. The new aircraft that we will receive from 2016 will be ready to use GAGAN,” said a SpiceJet spokesperson. However, private airline companies fear that the government will mandate it and the affair will be a costly one.
08/09/15 Sunny Sen/Financial Express
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Officials at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that all planes that put the new navigation system would have to replace the older one with it — and bear a cost of about R2 crore per system. India has a total of about 400 aircraft — which means an overall replacement cost of R800 crore.
“We are evaluating the new navigation system — we have given our views to the government on the new systems. All these are good initiatives, but execution is still a while away,” said Mittu Chandilya, managing director of Air Asia.
“Right now, the aircraft are not capable of using GAGAN. When it is implemented, we will make the necessary investments to make the planes compliant. The new aircraft that we will receive from 2016 will be ready to use GAGAN,” said a SpiceJet spokesperson. However, private airline companies fear that the government will mandate it and the affair will be a costly one.
08/09/15 Sunny Sen/Financial Express
