The number of instances when two planes came dangerously close to each other in airspace, technically known as airprox, and runway incursions came down in 2014 and 2015, after seeing a drastic rise in 2013, according to the latest data available with the Airport Authority of India (AAI).
In 2015, the number of reported airprox incidents stood at 11, while a year prior to that, it was 13. This is in contrast to 17 such cases reported in 2013. The figures in 2013 had jumped up from a mere 14 in 2012 and 12 in 2011.
Despite upgrade and modernising of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) in the country, near-misses remain a cause of concern, said an AAI official.
The United Nations (UN)-backed International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has defined an airprox or near-miss as a situation where a pilot or ATC staff felt that the safety of an aircraft was compromised because of the relative positions and speed of two aircraft. This classification is applicable only in cases of actual risk and not potential risk. Further, airprox incidents have been classified into four categories based on the seriousness of the incidents or how close the aircraft came.
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In 2015, the number of reported airprox incidents stood at 11, while a year prior to that, it was 13. This is in contrast to 17 such cases reported in 2013. The figures in 2013 had jumped up from a mere 14 in 2012 and 12 in 2011.
Despite upgrade and modernising of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) in the country, near-misses remain a cause of concern, said an AAI official.
The United Nations (UN)-backed International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) has defined an airprox or near-miss as a situation where a pilot or ATC staff felt that the safety of an aircraft was compromised because of the relative positions and speed of two aircraft. This classification is applicable only in cases of actual risk and not potential risk. Further, airprox incidents have been classified into four categories based on the seriousness of the incidents or how close the aircraft came.
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