Mon, Nov 13, 2006
Agency Will Assist In Meeting Challenges Posed By Growth
Federal Aviation Administration
(FAA) Administrator Marion C. Blakey and Praful Patel,
India’s Minister for Civil Aviation, signed an agreement
Monday designed to further the development and modernization of
India's civil aviation infrastructure. The two countries' aviation
experts will work together on issues ranging from air traffic
control training and procedures to aviation safety standards and
regulations.
India is the third fastest growing domestic aviation market in
the world -- expanding 23 percent in 2004 -- and is projected to
grow 20 percent a year between now and 2009. International
passenger traffic is projected to grow by 10 percent per year
through 2010.
"India is an important player in our effort to create a seamless
global satellite navigation system," said Blakey. "I am pleased
that we can help them develop their aviation infrastructure to
support the growing needs of both India and the international
community."
In a step toward managing this growth, India is developing its
own satellite-based augmentation system that uses the Global
Positioning System (GPS). Since 2000, the FAA has assisted the
government of India in research and development of global
navigation satellite systems and supported modernization of India's
air traffic control system through its GPS and GEO Augmented and
Navigation (GAGAN) project, in which India has invested $100
million. Support for the certification of GAGAN for use in India's
airspace could be the first step under the agreement signed
today.
In addition, the agreement will allow the FAA to work
cooperatively with the Directorate General for Civil Aviation and
the Airports Authority of India in meeting their growth challenges.
Other areas to be discussed include the benefits and requirements
of implementing Performance-Based Navigation, where aircraft can
take advantage of advanced technologies to use the most efficient
routings while maintaining the highest standards of performance and
safety, as well as infrastructure planning and air traffic
controller training to handle high-density traffic and monitor the
safety of airspace.
The FAA established an office in New Delhi in August 2006 to
promote these potential technical support efforts with India.
Randall Fiertz is the agency's first representative in India, and
will be supported by the FAA regional office based in
Singapore.
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