Mumbai Airport Inaugurates The New Air Traffic Control Tower

Union Minister of Civil Aviation Ajit Singh and Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan Friday inaugurated a new Air Traffic Control (ATC) tower with improved visibility to enable safer aircraft operation. 

The 83.8-metre-high ATC tower is currently the tallest in India. But the one under construction at the international airport in Delhi will be the tallest (102 m) after completion.

Built over an area of 2,800 sq m, the new ATC tower in Mumbai will take care of 750 landings and take-offs in addition to controlling 960 other flights, including international overflying air traffic. Calling it a precursor to the overall upgrade at CSIA, Chavan said: "The new terminal is expected to be ready in two to three months. Both the new terminal and the ATC will improve the efficiency of airport operation."


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Air India’s Dreamliner Aircraft Develops Technical Snag Before Take-off In Chennai

An Air India Chennai-Delhi flight scheduled to depart at 10.40am was delayed by several hours after the Dreamliner aircraft developed a technical snag before take-off on Monday.

The snag could not be rectified and passengers were made to disembark at around 1.45pm.

Sources said that passengers had boarded and the flight was ready for departure on time when a technical fault was noticed. The pilot and flight attendants did not explain the reason for the delay to the passengers, who were made to sit inside the plane for more than one and a half hours.

Many lost their patience after an hour and started questioning the flight attendants about the delay.

"They did not give us a satisfactory answer. The flight attendants did not tell us when the flight is likely to take-off also," said a passenger.

There was not much problem with ventilation and air conditioning as the doors were open and the aircraft was connected to the aerobridge.

Lunch was served in flight as the delay got prolonged and the passengers disembarked and were brought back to the terminal at 1.45pm.

A senior official of Air India said, "Food and refreshments were served to passengers and alternative arrangements will be made to fly them to Delhi."

The official did not comment on the nature of the snag.

Sources said that specially trained engineers were needed to handle the snag because the aircraft is a new Boeing 787 Dreamliner.

Source : Times Of India

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