Airport getting efficient, quick communication system
t is expected to save about 7 to 12 minutes for every flight
The Airports Authority of India (AAI), New Delhi, has
formulated a new Standard Instrument Arrival (STAR) and Standard
Instrument Departure (SID) procedure exclusively for Tiruchi
international airport to enhance safety and reduce time delay of flights.
Once
implemented after getting approval from the Directorate-General of
Civil Aviation, the new procedures would pave the way in saving aviation
turbine fuel for the airlines and reduce carbon emission.
The
STAR and the SID procedures had been incorporated into the Air Traffic
Services automation system at the Tiruchi airport for “examination”.
They would be fed into the Flight Management System of the domestic and overseas flights.
The
new procedures would reduce voice communication between the air traffic
controller and the pilot and eliminate scope of any communication
errors, says K. Jebaraj, the Officiating Airport Director, Tiruchi. The
SID and the STAR are expected to be implemented by September end.
Once
the system is in place, the air traffic controller would convey to the
pilot the specific SID/STAR procedure to be followed. The pilot would
follow it as per the data available in the FMS automatically either
during landing or take off.
The new system would
reduce time delay of flights by 7 to 12 minutes. Passenger safety would
be further enhanced under the new system, Mr. Jebaraj said.
In
all, 91 flights arrive and leave Tiruchi international airport every
week. Barring the Jet Airways, the rest are overseas flights flying to
different destinations such as Colombo, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and
Dubai.
The international airlines being operated are Air India, Sri Lankan Airlines, Tiger Airways, Malindo, and Air Asia.
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