National Civil Aviation Sector

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Its time for SARAS project to be completed to its logical end. We need small aircrafts to fly from small towns as feeder to large airports. Hope we see it flying with airlines soon.

There's an additional aircraft program besides Saras as well scheduled to fly from 8 years from now.
Moreover, India will do license production of bigger aircrafts to gain the expertise for bigger passenger planes in future.

 

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Gujarat to come up with Aerospace & Defence Manufacturing policy: Vijay Rupani
"The (state) government's focus is more on skill development so as to generate more employable manpower," Rupani said.
BY: PTI | VADODARA |Published On: December 1, 2016 9:19 PM

Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani on Thursday said the state government will soon come up with an Aerospace and Defence Manufacturing policy. “The purpose behind it (the policy) is to establish Gujarat as the country’s leading hub for indigenous aerospace and defence manufacturing, develop globally competitive talent in the sector, promote research and development investments to drive globally-recognised innovation in product design,” said Rupani.

The chief minister was speaking after inaugurating the 10th Global Trade Show Exhibition, organised by Vadodara Chamber of Commerce and Industries here.

“Gujarat is committed to position itself as the country’s leading aerospace and defence manufacturing hub. The state’s well-recognised manufacturing proficiency and state-of-the-art infrastructure can help in meeting country’s critical need to be self-reliant in the sector,” he added.

According to Rupani, Gujarat aims to attract five mega A&D investments in the next 5 years.

“The A&D sector is envisaged to create 20,000 direct and indirect jobs in Gujarat in the next 5 years. This policy will be in addition to 18 existing policies announced by the state government to attract huge industrial investments,” the chief minister said.

He also announced that the state’s first Skill Development University will be set up here.

“The (state) government’s focus is more on skill development so as to generate more employable manpower,” he added.

“The Gujarat government has also decided to set up vertical GIDC (Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation) estates in each of the existing estates for meeting the infrastructure requirements of small scale units located in it,” the chief minister added.

Meanwhile, Ravindranath, Director of National Small Industries Corporation announced opening of its office in Vadodara after Rajkot.

Over 300 companies from all across the country have set up 750 stalls in 13 domes in this five-day event.

 

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Indian MRO market to touch $5.2 bn by 2036: KPMG in India

 

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SpiceJet places order for 205 Boeing aircraft worth Rs 1,50,000 cr

Spicejet has placed an order for 205 Boeing aircraft valued at $22 billion or Rs 1,50,000 crore at list price.

With the earlier order for 55 planes and additional 100 new 737-8 MAX aircraft, the airline has now firmed up order for 155 planes, besides purchase rights for 50 B737-8 MAX and wide body aircraft.

The new aircraft will be delivered between 2018 and 2024.

"Largest Boeing order in India," Ajay Singh, promoter of Spicejet, said.

He said that the airline could look at launching low-cost long haul service if they decide to acquire widebody. No firm decision as yet.

Currently, the budget carrier has 32 next generation B737s and 17 Bombardier Q400s.

“We are honoured to build upon more than a decade of partnership with SpiceJet with their commitment of up to 205 airplanes,” Boeing Company Vice Chairman Ray Conner said.

Ajay Singh said the induction of the new aircraft, which burn 20 per cent less fuel, would help SpiceJet reduce costs and enhance its ability to compete.

“This is a composite transaction for purchase of up to 205 aircraft valued at $22 billion,” Singh said, adding that the focus is on growing the airline in a responsible and profitable manner.

After being on the verge of going belly up two years ago, the airline has been in the black for the past seven straight quarters.

 

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SpiceJet places order for 205 Boeing aircraft worth Rs 1,50,000 cr

Damn we should focus on producing civilians aircrafts asap. Otherwise we won't be able to leverage our own huge demand

 

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Damn we should focus on producing civilians aircrafts asap. Otherwise we won't be able to leverage our own huge demand

Posted on previous pages, there are plans underway to manufacture. For high quality, we must try to assemble Airbus Jets here like China.

We already make lot of parts and equipments which are shipped to China for assembly.

 

[IndianHawk]

Posted on previous pages, there are plans underway to manufacture. For high quality, we must try to assemble Airbus Jets here like China.

We already make lot of parts and equipments which are shipped to China for assembly.

Govt should grant land for such assembly with tax breaks. So that atleast every plane we buy 30-40% must return to our economy.

 

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Govt should grant land for such assembly with tax breaks. So that atleast every plane we buy 30-40% must return to our economy.

granted in dholera , gujrat .

 

[PD_Solo]

Govt should grant land for such assembly with tax breaks. So that atleast every plane we buy 30-40% must return to our economy.

Mihan SEZ Nagpur may be also an ideal place...

https://www.google.co.in/amp/m.time...ade-in-Mihan-SEZ/amp_articleshow/54926499.cms

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Lighter, stronger Saras set to fly again within next three months

A model of SARAS displayed at Aero India in Bengaluru | pushkar v

BENGALURU: India’s ambitious multi-role transport aircraft project seems to be on a revival mode. National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL) has reduced the aircraft weight and got engines with more power to put Saras project back on track. It is likely to take to the skies again in the next three months.

Indian Air Force (IAF) is backing the 14-seater aircraft project that had almost hit a dead end due to weight issues and a major mishap in 2009. “The IAF recently sent a letter stating they are still interested in the aircraft,’’ a senior NAL official said.

The aircraft was overweight by 500 kg. “Weight optimisation has been done. Metal wings have been replaced with those made from composite materials and even the fuselage has been structurally optimised to reduce its weight by 500 kg,’’ the officer, who is associated with the project, said.

Saras also got the more powerful Pratt & Whitney 1200 SHP engines over the earlier 850 SHP ones. NAL is now preparing for ground tests and hopes to start flight tests in two-three months.

On Thursday, Union Minister of Science & Technology Dr Harsh Vardhan told media persons that the project has been revived with modifications after considering the recommendations of a committee that looked into the 2009 accident.

Jithendra Jadhav, Director of NAL, said Saras will be in action within the next one-and-half months. NAL has made many changes in the aircraft and integrated latest systems, he said.

On funding, the NAL director said they do not need any additional funding as they received funds from CSIR. “In the next phase, we need around Rs 400-500 crore for production of two Limited Series Production aircraft and IAF will fund it,’’ he added.

Jadhav also said they are looking at options of a stretch version of Saras in the 19-seater configuration.

In an attempt to boost domestic air operations, NAL has tied up with Mahindra Aerospace Pvt Ltd to have a plant in India to start production of the C-NM5 aircraft in India.

Speaking at a press conference, Union Minister of Science & Technology and Earth Sciences, Dr Harsh Vardhan said, “The five-seater C-NM5 was designed by NAL and fabricated by Mahindra in association with a laboratory of Australia. Now they have agreed to bring it back to India. In the next few months, we will get certifications from authorities concerned. Production of the C-NM5, which can be used as an air taxi, is expected to start in another 18 months from now.”

NAL said, “Studies have been carried out regarding developing a Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA). The feasibility study forecast about 250-300 aircraft for India (20-year demand), over 7,000 RTA class of aircraft in the international market and about 150 aircraft for military transport in India (replacement for A 32 and HS 748).

 

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NAL to revive SARAS, two other civil passenger aircraft

File photo of indigenously developed SARAS civil passenger aircraft

With the regional connectivity policy in place, CSIR’s lab, National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), has revived its three civil passenger aeroplane projects — the 14-seater SARAS, the five-seater CNM-5 and the 70-seater Regional Transport Aircraft (RTA-70).

“CSIR has given the go-ahead for carrying out flight testing and evaluation of SARAS PT1N aircraft,” Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan announced at the Aero India 2017.

“Shortly, we will be starting the flight tests with the ASTE (Aircraft and Systems Testing Establishment) team and engine ground tests are initiated. This study will take a year and will provide essential information towards arriving at aircraft configuration for the subsequent weight optimised build and pave the way forward towards arriving at an aircraft which will be suitable to meet the IAF requirement through the Limited Series Production (LSP) phase.”

As for the CNM-5 five-seat general civil aviation aircraft, Vardhan said: “CSIR-NAL is working out a roadmap for the manufacture and developmental flight testing of five-seat multi-role CNM-5 prototype aircraft leading to FAR 23 certifications in partnership with Mahindra Aerospace.”

“It is being designed to be an affordable, easy-to-operate and easy-to-maintain light aircraft that can be customised to suit a variety of operational needs. This programme aims to boost manufacturing of small civil aircraft in the country. The CNM-5 has potential applications in air taxi, tourism, cargo, and executive transport in the country,” he added.

Talking about RTA, Vardhan said: “Studies have been carried out regarding developing an RTA.” The feasibility study has indicated demand for about 250-300 aircraft over 20 years in India.

Funding needs

NAL Director Jitendra J Jadhav, replying to a question on funding, said: “About ₹400-500 crore is required for the two prototypes of SARAS. The design will be officially finalised and approved by the end of this year and by next yearend it should be flying.”

CSIR-NAL’s developmental work over the years in both strategic and civil sector have resulted in spin-off technologies that have significantly contributed to the non-aerospace sector, said Girish Sahni, Secretary, DSIR, and DG, CSIR. “In order to encourage SMEs and MSMEs, technologies for Make in India developed by CSIR were released at the Aero India 2017 as a compendium of ‘Technologies for Industries’,” he added.

 

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NAL Saras - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NAL NM5 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

RTA-70/90 (The Indian Regional Jet) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Reasons & Advantages of having civil airliners:

• Platform for Indian AEW&S systems.
• PRC & Japan have already started using own regional Airliners, why India must remain for foreign vendors.
• About 310 million Indians will have to fly by 2026.
• Competing in international market with cheaper products, India always holds the plus point of low cost in whichever industry it jumps.
• Development of heavy flyers on current platform.
• Development of Special mission like V-22 Osprey from USA or Chinese supersonic tilt rotorcraft in development.

 

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Lighter, stronger Saras set to fly again within next three months

A model of SARAS displayed at Aero India in Bengaluru | pushkar v

what will be the dimensions of the stretched version and will it only for civilian use or for defense purposes? I am looking at SARAS XL (Stretched:biggrin2 being used as a AEW&C platform with future reduction in weight and size of mission systems (Hope we keep on continuing technology advancements and miniaturize the mission systems on AEW&C platform for more range and mission time). Also if we have a flat top aircraft carrier with EMALS or steam catapult we can also have a AEW&C naval platform to operate from Indian Carrier's (Wishful thinking )

 

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India starts working on its own Seaplane

As a deal to acquire amphibious plane US-2 from Japan seems to have stuck in a whirlpool, India has quietly started working to build its own Seaplane.

Government-owned HAL has taken a lead to design and develop the amphibian aircraft around its multi-role Do-228 aircraft which is considered the backbone of the Macy’s transport fleet.

The HAL has floated an RFI (Request For Information) seeking partnership for design and development of such an aircraft.

“Under Make in India initiative, HAL intends to design and develop a Seaplane version of HAL built Do-228 aircraft. Towards this, HAL-TAD Kanpur invites information, from reputed design agencies or manufacturers only, for consultancy or to partner in design and development of an HAL built Do-228 aircraft to a Seaplane version,” the RFI said.

“The HAL started working on the project in October 2015 ? a year after India and Japan announced negotiations on the US-2 ? when HAL quietly called the attention of global airframers and design houses,” defence news blog Livefist quoted sources in the company as saying.

Three aeronautical engineers from HAL’s Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) in Bengaluru presented a paper at the Aero India Seminar month titled ‘Conceptual Design of Amphibious Aircraft’.

The paper, offered what HAL described as ‘An optimized design approach addressing key features like hydrostatic stability, dynamic stability, wave handling, and water performance is conceptualised with due care for aerodynamic characteristics and overall performance figures, the report said.

A fleet of over 100 Do-228 aircraft currently fly with the Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard, with more on order. HAL is also set to unveil a civilian version of the aircraft later this year.

The disclosure about the project comes at time when the deal for US-2 amphibians is no where near to conclusion due to several issues, including the cost of the aircraft.

(UNI)

 

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Mahindra Aerospace. © Mahindra Aerospace
India’s Mahindra aims to be a major player in aerostructures

Mahindra has become one of the leading partners of Airbus as the European group seeks to increase its market share in India. Over the next ten years, through this and other partnerships, Mahindra aims to become a major player in aerostructures.

One area of cooperation with Airbus is helicopters. In July 2015, Airbus Helicopters and Mahindra Defence Systems announced the creation of a joint venture to build helicopters in India. In the spring of 2016, Airbus even proposed to transfer technology and move the Panther assembly line from France to India if the Indian government selected the Panther, recalls Pierre de Bausset, president of Airbus Group India.

The Indian armed forces are looking to renew their existing helicopter fleets and have formulated a number of specific requirements, such as the Naval Utility Helicopter, involving at least 100 light helicopters for the Indian Navy. The Franco-Indian JV is offering the AS565 MBe Panther to renew the current fleet of Alouette III/Chetaks.

Mahindra Aerospace is also producing fuselage parts for the AS565 MBe Panther in its Bangalore facility under a contract signed in July 2016

In addition to helicopters, the Indian group supplies parts for Airbus aircraft. At the 2015 Paris Air Show, Mahindra Aerospace announced a contract to deliver over one million metallic parts per year to Premium Aerospace, Airbus’ German subsidiary. Shriprakash Shukla, who heads up Mahindra Group’s aerospace and defence business, explains that Airbus certified the plant near Bangalore in fiscal year 2014-2015. Since then, he adds, the plant has produced more than one million parts, used on all Airbus aircraft.

The 25,000m2 Mahindra Aerospace aerostructures factory near Bangalore was inaugurated in October 2013. The company, part of the Mahindra conglomerate, is a newcomer on the local aerospace scene. It was created in 2008, then acquired Aerostaff Australia, an aircraft components manufacturer. The company diversified in 2009 when it bought another Australian firm, Gipps-Aero, which produces light utility aircraft. Today Mahindra Aerospace builds the Airvan 8 and Airvan 10, seating eight and ten passengers, respectively. The Airvan 8 has been certified in India, and the company is currently looking for customers among local carriers. Shukla believes that the aircraft could be used to connect medium-sized cities to the large metropolitan centres without the need for major investments in airport infrastructure.

The third prong of the company’s partnership with Airbus concerns Tech Mahindra, a specialist in digital transformation, consulting and business re-engineering. Tech Mahindra opened an R&D centre in Toulouse in March 2016 to reinforce its proximity to the European group. The centre provides engineering design around aerostructures, digital manufacturing solutions, aftermarket support, business IT services and consulting.

Mahindra first arrived in Toulouse in 2012 when IT services provider Mahindra Satyam opened a development centre with an investment of $1m and an initial workforce of around 30 people. The partnership with Airbus started in 2004, when it began to develop electrical systems for the A380, before becoming involved in the A350 programme. Mahindra Satyam merged with Tech Mahindra in 2012.

Mahindra’s partnerships in France are not confined to Airbus. On 14th February, Mahindra Aerospace announced a new agreement with Ségneré, based in Tarbes. Shukla says the two companies will cooperate in aerostructures production, boosting the Indian firm’s know-how in the production of titanium, steel and Inconel-type alloy parts.

 

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EXCLUSIVE: As India-Japan Deal Drifts, HAL Amphibian Aircraft Plan Surfaces
Shiv Aroor Feb 23 2017 10 30 AM

An India-Japan deal for ShinMaywa US-2amphibious aircraft remains elusive and has slipped down the ladder in a tightening matrix of procurement priorities for the Indian Navy. But Livefisthas learnt of related activity in India which suggests firm and continuing interest from the Indian Navy and Coast Guard in the capability to meet missions including ‘search and rescue, inter-island communication, rapid response duties and reconnaissance of islands’.

India’s HAL has quietly taken forward what is apparently its least known aircraft development effort. In fact, you’re likely hearing about it for the first time here on Livefist: a seaplane variant of the Dornier Do-228 light transport aircraft that HAL builds under license at Kanpur. It started in October 2015 — a year after India and Japan announced negotiations on the US-2 — when HAL quietly called the attention of global airframers and design houses proposing a partnership to design a seaplane around the Do-228 platform. The spare 13-page RFI plainly stated that HAL was looking to put the Do-228 out to sea and wanted help re-designing the platform for the role, while providing tech specs of aircraft.

While HAL hasn’t revealed what the RFI resulted in, it became clear earlier this month that the company is still interested in pursuing plans of spinning off an amphibious aircraft. Three aeronautical engineers from HAL’s Aircraft Research & Design Centre (ARDC) in Bengaluru presented a paper at the Aero India Seminar this month titled ‘Conceptual Design of Amphibious Aircraft’. The paper, Livefist has learnt, offered what HAL described as ‘An optimized design approach addressing key features like hydrostatic stability, dynamic stability, wave handling, and water performance is conceptualized with due care for aerodynamic characteristics and overall performance figures‘.

A fleet of over 100 Do-228 aircraft currently fly with the Indian Navy, Indian Air Force and Indian Coast Guard, with more on order. HAL has also indicated it will be unveiling a civilian version of the aircraft later this year.

HAL’s plans are ambitious, but understandable at several different levels. For starters, making the Do-228 a seaplane isn’t HAL’s original idea. In 2010, Australian firm Tigerfish Aviation announced it was looking to fit a Do-228 in the Philippines with its patented Retractable Amphibious Pontoon Technology or RAPT (figure below).

HAL is also fully aware that while an India-Japan deal for US-2 amphibians languishes and is buffeted by price concerns, a real opportunity exists to exploit the tried and tested Dornier platform already in service, with all attendant depot and maintenance facilities, with the Indian armed forces (apart from a possible civil version for the airline and tourism industry). Importantly, HAL anticipates correctly that the requirement for an amphibian capability is likely to only become more pronounced in the months and years ahead. Sending out feelers on a possible partnership to either strap on seaplane module on the Do-228 or convert the platform with a redesigned undercarriage is worth it, and could definitely be a driver for more orders. The Do-228 hauls a lot less weight than a US-2 among other things, but HAL may be correctly betting on the familiar Do-228 platform, given the Coast Guard and Navy have already exploited it beyond the logistical role for active maritime patrol and intelligence gathering.

It is perhaps gratifying, in the circumstances, that this isn’t an ab-initio/clean sheet development plan. The HAL effort appears to be a unilateral effort for the moment — there has been no formal proposal to the Indian Navy on a Do-228 seaplane (the Indian Navy is aware of the Dornier Seastar flying boat, but isn’t interested). HAL sources said the company wants to get all the groundwork in place before it makes a possible pitch to the Indian Navy and Coast Guard possibly in 2018.

 

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Govt okays Rs 4,500 cr project to revive 50 airports, airstrips

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet today approved a proposal to revive 50 unserved and under-served airports as well as airstrips at an estimated cost of Rs 4,500 crore.

With the plan, the Government is looking to enhance air connectivity to small cities and towns while the revival of such airports and airstrips would be “demand driven”.

The proposal was approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

“The total cost of the project is estimated to be Rs 4,500 crore. 15 airports/airstrips each would be revived during 2017-18 and 2018-19 each while 20 airports/airstrips would be revived during 2019-20,” an official release said.

As many as 50 unserved and under-served airports and airstrips of state Governments, Airports Authority of India (AAI) and civil enclaves would be covered.

(AGENCIES)

 

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Here are the locations of the new airports (thanks dadeechi) :

Andhra Pradesh
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1) Kadapa
2) Tirupati
3) Vijayawada

Arunachal Pradesh
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4) Along
5) Daparizo
6) Pasighat
7) Tezu

Assam
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8) Jorhat
9) Rupsi
10) Silchar

Bihar
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11) Gaya
12) Raxaul

Chattisgarh:
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13) Bilaspur
14) Raigarh

Daman & Diu
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15) Daman
16) Diu

Gujarat:
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17) Bhawanagar
18) Jamnagar
19) Kandla
20) Keshod

Haryana:
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21) Hisar
22) Karnal

J&K:
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23) Kishtwar

Jharkhand:
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24) Deoghar
25) Jamshedpur

Karnataka:
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26) Belgaum
27) Hubli

Madhya Pradesh:
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28) Gwalior
29) Jabalpur
30) Rewa

Maharashtra:
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31) Akola
32) Amravati
33) Jalgaon
34) Kolhapur
35) Solapur

Odisha:
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36) Jharsuguda

Punjab:
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37) Ludhiana

Rajasthan:
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38) Kishangarh
39) Bikaner
40) Kota

Tamil Nadu:
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41) Thanjavore

Telangana
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42) Warangal

Uttar Pradesh:
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43) Agra
44) Allahabad
45) Bareilly
46) Faizabad
47) Kanpur
48) Meerut
49) Moradabad
50) Saharanpur

 

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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Civil Aviation

21-March-2017 17:33 IST

Construction of Bhogapuram International Airport
Government of India has granted 'in principle' approval to Bhogapuram International Airport Corporation Limited (BIACL) for setting up of Bhogapuram International Greenfield Airport for public use in Vizianagaram District, near Visakhapatnam in October, 2016.

The construction of airport projects depends upon many factors such as land acquisition, availability of mandatory clearances, financial closure, etc. by the individual operator and the land acquisition is the subject matter of State Government.

The estimated expenditure for the construction of Bhogapuram Airport is approx. Rs. 2260 crores. The land acquisition and pre-development activities are intended to be done through HUDCO loan and State Budget by BIACL and the total cost of construction of Airport and airport operations are intended to be done by the developer.

The proposal for setting up of Greenfield Airport at Bhogapuram is approved with the condition that scheduled commercial operations at the civil enclave at the existing Vizag Naval Airfield are stopped once the operation of Greenfield airports at Bhogapuram starts, for a period of 30 years.

This information was given by Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri Jayant Sinha in written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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UM/AC

Release ID: 159644

 

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Press Information Bureau
Government of India
Ministry of Civil Aviation

21-March-2017 17:34 IST

Development of New Airports
Government of India has granted "in principle" approval for setting up of the 18 Greenfield airports in the country. The list of these airport is as under: Mopa in Goa, Navi Mumbai, Shirdi and Sindhudurg in Maharashtra, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Hasan and Shimoga in Karnataka, Kannur in Kerala, Durgapur in West Bengal, Dabra in Madhya Pradesh, Pakyong in Sikkim, Karaikal in Puducherry, Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh, Dholera in Gujarat and Dagadarthi Mendal, Nellore Dist., Bhogapuram in Vizianagaram District near Visakhapatnam and Oravakallu in Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh. Government of India has granted "site clearance" approval for setting up of the 5 Greenfield airports in the country. The list of these airports is as under: Machiwara, Ludhiana Airport, Itanagar in Arunachal Pradesh, Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, Alwar in Rajasthan and Kothagudem in Telangana.

Mopa Airport in Goa, Navi Mumbai and Shirdi Airport in Maharashtra, Kannur Airport in Kerala, Kushinagar Airport in Uttar Pradesh, Dholera Airport in Gujarat, Bhogapuram Airport in Andhra Pradesh, Machiwara Airport in Ludhiana and Alwar Airport in Rajasthan are International Greenfield Airports.

As regards construction of new Greenfield airports, execution of project including finalization of project cost and financing arrangement is the sole responsibility of the respective airport promoters. However, as per the information provided by the respective airport developer, the total estimated cost for setting up of above mentioned 18 Greenfield Airports in the country comes out to Rs. 30,000 crore (approx.).

This information was given by Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Shri Jayant Sinha in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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UM/AC
Release ID: 159645