Airports Authority of India

Mission :  ''To achieve highest standards of safety and quality in air traffic services and airport management by providing state-of-the-art infrastructure for total customer satisfaction, contributing to economic growth and prosperity of the nation.''                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Vision :  ''To be a world-class organization providing leadership in air traffic services and airport management & making India a major hub in Asia Pacific region by 2016''.
Department
Flight Inspection Unit
    
 
Head of the Department
 
NameMr. S. Sundararaman
DesignationExecutive Director
Telephone

91-11-24618279

Fax91-11-24611134
E-Mail ID

ed_rcdu_fiu@aai.aero
edcnspchqnad@aai.aero

 
Other Senior Executive(s)
 
NameCapt. Rajesh Johar
DesignationGeneral Manager
Telephone

91-11-24652415

Fax91-11-24619701
E-Mail ID

rjohar@aai.aero

 
Functions of the Department of Flight Inspection Unit
 
  1. To carry out the flight inspection of Communication and Navigation surveillance facilities at all the airports throughout the country, catering at present for 54 ILS (including CAT-III) and 86 VORs with a fleet of Two Dornier 228 and one B-300 aircraft.
  2. Flight check of RADARs (SSRs, ARSRs, MSSRs) and RADAR training of ATCOs.
  3. Undertake flight inspection of Ground Navigational Aids and Visual Landing Aids at Air Force and Naval Air Fields as well.
  4. Flight Inspection of DMEs, NDBs, Approach Lighting systems, and VASI / PAPI are also undertaken.
  5. Has earlier undertaken Flight Inspection of Nav. Aids in the Neighboring countries like Vietnam, Laos, Nepal, Maldives, Bangladesh and Bhutan, initially under the UNDP project, but later on under bilateral agreements.
  6. FIU has three fully Automatic Flight Inspection Systems, capable of undertaking flight inspections under low visibility / bad weather conditions. Two Flight Inspection Systems are installed in DO-228 aircrafts and one in B-300. The calibration is augmented with a "Laser Auto Tracker" System for Cat- III ILS calibration.
  7. FIU is equipped with "Ground Survey Kit" for carrying out Airfield survey for position information of Nav. Aids / Airfield.


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Last updated on: 04th April 2011