New Delhi: Allowing private players to set up training facilities for air traffic control officers will help in addressing manpower shortage in air traffic management activities, says a report.
Air Navigation Services (ANS) comes under state-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) and for quite sometime there has been a shortage of air traffic controllers.
A report prepared by industry body Assocham and consultancy KPMG has said the number of Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs) grew to 2,600 last year but there is a shortage of around 1,500 such people.
Noting that staff crunch is a cause for concern, the report suggested enhancing capacity at existing ATCO training facilities and also permit private entities to carry out training activities.
The Civil Aviation Ministry may consider the option of allowing private players to set up ATCO training facilities, subject to adequate supervision by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), it said.
“This may be started in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode first and thereafter be made fully open to private sector in the long run,” the report said, adding partnership with international ATC training institutes should also be explored.
Currently, there are ATC training facilities at the Civil Aviation Training College, Allahabad and at the Hyderabad airport.
26/06/16 PTI/Indian Express
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Air Navigation Services (ANS) comes under state-owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) and for quite sometime there has been a shortage of air traffic controllers.
A report prepared by industry body Assocham and consultancy KPMG has said the number of Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs) grew to 2,600 last year but there is a shortage of around 1,500 such people.
Noting that staff crunch is a cause for concern, the report suggested enhancing capacity at existing ATCO training facilities and also permit private entities to carry out training activities.
The Civil Aviation Ministry may consider the option of allowing private players to set up ATCO training facilities, subject to adequate supervision by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), it said.
“This may be started in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode first and thereafter be made fully open to private sector in the long run,” the report said, adding partnership with international ATC training institutes should also be explored.
Currently, there are ATC training facilities at the Civil Aviation Training College, Allahabad and at the Hyderabad airport.
26/06/16 PTI/Indian Express
