Jaipur in the pink
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The Airport Authority of India is undertaking an expansion program at Jaipur International Airport that will extend the length of the existing runway to 9,000 ft. A new parking bay and a remote night-parking/isolation parking bay will also be constructed to accomodate Airbus 300s. Construction work has also begun on a new control tower/operations block, while the VHF omni-range has been replaced with a Doppler VOR. New equipment installed at the airport include Distance Measuring Equipment, 24-hour Automatic Terminal Information Service, and a nondirectional beacon.
Publication Name: Jane's Airport Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0954-7649
Year: 2001
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Indians share in Cochin
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Cochin International Airport will open in October 1999. It is India's first privately funded airport, which was funded with public shares from mostly non-resident Indians (NRIs), and loans obtained from government agencies and banks. The share holders are more than 10,000 NRIs from 30 different countries. The airport was made a public limited company in 1996. The international terminal will be able to handle a peak passenger load of 1,600 per hour. The project will cost $89.8 million and $16 million for the land.
Publication Name: Jane's Airport Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0954-7649
Year: 1998
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Bangalore finally gets off the ground
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Karnataka, India, has received approval from the Indian central government to proceed with the construction of an international airport after five years of waiting. The airport, estimated at $285-380 million, initially had seven companies in the shortlist but was finalized at six after the withdrawal of BAA International. The Airports Authority of India and the Karnataka State government will each have a 13% stake in the airport, while the selected joint venture firms will have the remaining 74%.
Publication Name: Jane's Airport Review
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0954-7649
Year: 2000
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