Kozhikode: The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has accorded Air India and Emirates airlines permission to recommence operation of wide bodied (Code- E) aircraft from Karipur Airport.
The two airlines had to discontinue operations of the jumbo aircraft from Karipur in May 2015 following the ban imposed by the DGCA over runway safety concerns.
The DGCA on Friday granted nod for Air India to operate Boeing 777-300 ER, Boeing 777-200 LR, Boeing- 787- 8 Dreamliner and B 747-400. Emirates has been given permission to operate Boeing 777-300 ER and Boeing 777- 200LR.
The decision was taken on the basis of the safety assessment on the compatibility study done by the two airlines.
The DGCA has stipulated that the operations of jumbo flights will be restricted to day time during the first six months.
Following the DGCA ban, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had carried out a series of mitigation measures including strengthening and re-carpeting of the runway and grading of runway strip to cater to the requirement of large aircraft. AAI had also taken steps to increase the runway end safety area (RESA) and has installed simple touchdown-zone lights on both runways.
05/07/19 Rajeev K R/Times of India
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The two airlines had to discontinue operations of the jumbo aircraft from Karipur in May 2015 following the ban imposed by the DGCA over runway safety concerns.
The DGCA on Friday granted nod for Air India to operate Boeing 777-300 ER, Boeing 777-200 LR, Boeing- 787- 8 Dreamliner and B 747-400. Emirates has been given permission to operate Boeing 777-300 ER and Boeing 777- 200LR.
The decision was taken on the basis of the safety assessment on the compatibility study done by the two airlines.
The DGCA has stipulated that the operations of jumbo flights will be restricted to day time during the first six months.
Following the DGCA ban, the Airports Authority of India (AAI) had carried out a series of mitigation measures including strengthening and re-carpeting of the runway and grading of runway strip to cater to the requirement of large aircraft. AAI had also taken steps to increase the runway end safety area (RESA) and has installed simple touchdown-zone lights on both runways.
05/07/19 Rajeev K R/Times of India
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