AAI participates in World Routes 2019 at Adelaide

Sep 23, 2019

Adelaide (Australia), Sep 23 (ANI): Airports Authority of India (AAI), the sole provider of air navigation services and responsible for management of airports across the country participated in the 25th World Route Development Forum–World Routes 2019 at Adelaide in Australia. AAI’s stall at World Routes 2019 showcased its various technologies and initiatives like GPS-aided Geo-Augmented Navigation (GAGAN) & Skyrev360. Jointly developed by the Airports Authority of India and the Indian Space Research Organisation, GAGAN is a satellite based system meant to improve the accuracy and integrity of air navigation systems. It will augment GPS signals over the Indian land mass, the Bay of Bengal, South East Asia, the Middle East, and the Arabian Sea widening its reach to Africa. World Routes is the global meeting place for every airline, airport and aviation stakeholder. The event being organised from 21st to 24th September 2019 presents an unrivalled platform for route development professionals to discuss, develop and plan network strategy on a global scale. Over 3,000 delegates representing airlines, airports and tourism authorities are participating in the event, which will comprise of over 13,000 face to face meetings to discuss new and existing air services. India is the seventh country across the world to implement Air Traffic Flow Control measures across the nation.