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Air Traffic Controllers
Guild (India) organized a two day seminar on 20th and 21st
Oct 2009 on the topic “ATM-AIRLINES-AIRPORTS STRATEGIES TO MEET SAFETY,
ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES” as part of its activities for the
International Day of the Air Traffic Controller. The theme revolved
around the concerns of the industry’s most crucial issues of being
economically viable while being environmentally friendly. The two-day
Seminar was organized into five Technical Sessions.
The Seminar was inaugurated
by the Indian Minister of Civil Aviation, Mr. Praful Patel. The renowned
participants in the seminar included Dr Naseem Zaidi, Director General of
Civil Aviation, India, Mr. Yashwant S. Bhave, Chairman Airports Economic
Regulatory Authority (AERA), and Mr. V. P. Aggarwal, Chairman, Airports
Authority of India.
ATC Guild (India) has also
invited subject experts from various fields concerning aviation. These
included AVM Dr Ajit Tyagi, Director, India Meteorological Department, Dr
Hans Huber, Dr R K. Pant and Dr. Shyam Asolekar of IIT Bombay and Prof. C K.
Varshney of Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.
Airlines and airport
operators were also represented by Mr. Robert Hedley Everest, Vice President
Flight Operations Emirates and Mr. Andrew Harrison, Chief Operating Officer
of Delhi International Airport Limited (DIAL) respectively. AIRBUS was
represented by Mr. Hugues Subra de Salafa, Head of ATM Engineering who made
a presentation on ‘Airbus Vision in ATM’. Dr D Alan Gardiner of Indra
Sistemas made a presentation on ‘Interoperability – ATM Systems for the 21st
Century’. The Helicopter operators were represented by the Secretary General
of the Rotary Wing Society of India. The Pilot community had Capt. Korn
Mansumitchai of IFALPA and Capt. Lakshmipathy of Air India to represent
them. ATC was represented by personalities from the ATM Directorate of
Airports Authority of India besides senior ATCOs from across India. IFATCA
Executive Vice-President, Asia-Pacific, Mr. Raymond Tse could not attend the
Seminar due to last minute personal problems. Dr. Kapil Kaul of Centre for
Asia Pacific Aviation also made a presentation on the theme of the Seminar.
The discussion was not
limited to technical analysis and useful presentations only. The Guild
felicitated Dr. Vijayapat Singhania, renowned aviator of international
repute to start the second day of the seminar. His remarks and suggestions
were beautifully ornamented by his vast experiences in the field.
The Two day seminar ended
with a positive note that all the parties concern should thrive to be
environmentally concerned in order to reap the fruits of the development for
the generations to come. The Seminar was very well received by all the
stakeholders. The General Secretary of ATC Guild (India) announced that the
Guild will organize such seminars at New Delhi on 20th Oct every year on the
burning issues of the industry to mark the International Day of the Air
Traffic Controller.
A Gala Dinner was organized
on the 21st for all the participants and their spouses where
everybody let their hair down. |
