Mumbai: If you are a frequent flyer, this news will send a chill down
your spine. Indian airspace has seen as many as 17 cases of near misses
so far in the year 2013-2014, four more than last year.
Airprox is when two aircraft come dangerously close to each other. As per the UN-backed International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an airprox is defined as a situation in which, in the opinion of a pilot or air traffic services personnel, the distance between aircraft as well as their relative positions and speed have been such that the safety of the aircraft involved may have been compromised. This situation is expected only at a time of actual risk, not potential risk.
According to records of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), a central government-run organisation, the year 2012-13 had seen a dip with 13 cases as compared to 2011-12, which saw 28 cases of airprox.
"This has happened despite the upgradation and modernisation of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) equipment and systems, which is being done continuously to improve the operations capacity in Indian airspace," an AAI insider told dna on Monday.
Read news in full 29/07/14 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
Airprox is when two aircraft come dangerously close to each other. As per the UN-backed International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an airprox is defined as a situation in which, in the opinion of a pilot or air traffic services personnel, the distance between aircraft as well as their relative positions and speed have been such that the safety of the aircraft involved may have been compromised. This situation is expected only at a time of actual risk, not potential risk.
According to records of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), a central government-run organisation, the year 2012-13 had seen a dip with 13 cases as compared to 2011-12, which saw 28 cases of airprox.
"This has happened despite the upgradation and modernisation of the Air Traffic Control (ATC) equipment and systems, which is being done continuously to improve the operations capacity in Indian airspace," an AAI insider told dna on Monday.
Read news in full 29/07/14 Shahkar Abidi/Daily News & Analysis
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