Concerned by the number of near misses in the Indian skies, the aviation ministry has decided to apportion the Indian airspace into two categories to ensure focused monitoring by the Air Traffic Controllers’ office.
The airspace that commercial airliners use is between zero and 46,000 feet and this will be divided into lower airspace (up to 29,000 feet), and upper airspace (between 29,000 feet and 46,000 feet). This move will help in better monitoring of aircraft movement and improve the efficiency of Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) and make skies safer in the world’s highest expanding market.
The decision on bifurcation was taken at a meeting convened by aviation secretary RN Choubey on May 29 this year.
Explaining the benefits of the bifurcation, a senior ATC official said that the move will reduce workload on ATCOs and help enhance efficiency as well as safety.
“This bifurcation helps reduce load on ATCOs, as dedicated controllers can be assigned to guide flights overflying the Indian airspace or landing and taking off at Indian airports,” said a senior ATC official, who did not want to be identified.
The official said that this will reduce load on ATCOs and go a long way to reduce the number of near misses, or close calls, in the Indian skies.
23/06/18 Mihir Mishra/Economic Times
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The airspace that commercial airliners use is between zero and 46,000 feet and this will be divided into lower airspace (up to 29,000 feet), and upper airspace (between 29,000 feet and 46,000 feet). This move will help in better monitoring of aircraft movement and improve the efficiency of Air Traffic Controllers (ATCOs) and make skies safer in the world’s highest expanding market.
The decision on bifurcation was taken at a meeting convened by aviation secretary RN Choubey on May 29 this year.
Explaining the benefits of the bifurcation, a senior ATC official said that the move will reduce workload on ATCOs and help enhance efficiency as well as safety.
“This bifurcation helps reduce load on ATCOs, as dedicated controllers can be assigned to guide flights overflying the Indian airspace or landing and taking off at Indian airports,” said a senior ATC official, who did not want to be identified.
The official said that this will reduce load on ATCOs and go a long way to reduce the number of near misses, or close calls, in the Indian skies.
23/06/18 Mihir Mishra/Economic Times
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