November 2016 WHISPERS IN THE CORRIDORS

AnportsAuthorityof lndia {Mt)came to existence on 1st April1995. Ml has been.onstituted as a statutoryAuthority urdertheAtrports Authorityof rndia Act, 1994.|t has been created by mereins the eEtwhile lnternational Alrports Authority oflndia ardN.tiora I Airports Authority with a vlewto a.celerate the integrated developmert, expanslon and modernnation ofthe.irtraffcserulces,passengertermin.ls,operationalareasandcargofacilltiesattheairportslnthecountry.AAli!aMiniRatna categorylPSE.

The main functionsof theAuihorityereas under:d Controland mana8ement olthe lndlan airspace {erclud ing specla I use an space) extending beyond the teritorial limits of

the countryasaccepted bylcao.4 Provision of communication, Navigat onal and Surv€illa.ce Aids.

Expanslon and 5trenBthening of operational areasvlz. Runways, Aprons,e Taxiways, etc. and provision of eround based landins and movement control aids for a rcrafts & vehicular taffic in

operationa area.

c Desisn, development, operation a nd maint€nance of passengerterminals.4 Developmentandmanagementofcargoterminalsatinternationalanddomesticairports.e Provislon ofpassengerfacilitiesand information systems inthepassengerterminals.Mtmanagesl25Airports,includinB2lhternationalairports(3civilEnclave5),3customAirports(4civilEnclaves),77DomestlcAirports and 19 other Civil En.laves.

n addition, AAlprovides Air Navigation Seryices (ANS)at all.ivilairPorts in the country Mlmanagesthe designated lndian ai.space measuring 2.8 mi!lion square na!ti6l miles which includes land area measur ng 1.05 million square nauticel mies and

oceanic:irspace measuring 1.75 million square nauuca miles. Air Navigation Senices.re a so provided by the AAI at 9 otherairportsthatare notmana8ed byM!namely Bangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin, Lengpui, Diu, Latur, Mundra, Nanded:nd sathYa sai

PunaparthyAirports,whichareiointventuresairports,stat€Governmentownedairpo.tsandprivateanports.Pavmentof Final DividendbvAAlforthevear20l5-16 :

Anportr authorityof lndia {Ml)h a consistently profit makinB PublicSector U.dertaking and paving 0ividend to the Governm€nt

Ml a.hieved a r.@rd turnover ol R5. 10E25 crores, Prcfit Before lar (PBI) of Rs. 3697 cEres and Rs 2537 $ores as ProlitAfter Tar IPAI) during the year 2015-16. AAI p.ld. Dividend of Rs.761.21fiores lor FY 2015-16 to the Government of lndia.

AAI presented a cheque amounting to Rs.4a2.21crorer ar Final oividend for th€ FY 2015-15 during a fun.tion held at N€wDelhi on 24'r o.rober, 2015.

Grn r..dMohap.tE, las,

ch.nm.n, AtPods Authoniyof lndi:r pBentine .h.que ot Rs.

aa2.21.Ees.s inal Divid.nd forthe vear 2015-16 to Shri P. Ashok

G.japarhi Raju, Ho.'bl€ unionMinister ol civil aviation in rh€

MenbeB, Senioroffi.e6

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Dr R K TYagi gets rare honournr R K Ttasi. Pre:rdmt - Elecl ol Ihe A (roDaurical Soc iety oflndra

ll;";^l-il?.,r-".. H,n,lusrdn Aeronaurics Ltd {HAt) wa'

fl :#:,'Jil; il;;;; oJ oooor or science I hoDoun\ caaaa)

i:,.iiir,,a',i*, u,r' drq ar rhc convoc?rion held on 08 th ocr 2016

,","ti,'.,iil" i*.jg.,t; ot Ihe connibutioi in crearins strarcgrc'

iiti.ii.i.""* "J *a"mprD ori€ntarion ot H A I and Pawan Hatrs

heino iranslormatronal reautr leading HAL inlo

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illill"iu psu-r*n"'-ar in lndia who has conrriburtons in $ree

l'"1"''.lli'..-..' i... p.noleunl Ci\ il Aviatiotr and Derence'whilc

:::::::;:;;'ilil-"i ;;c,om,e, Dr RK rvasr spoke abour the

itisH."j;$1*;x:ri,'J:m'i"1*',?:l:ffi ::TLI';1:Ia'Ji' r,'',ii i-olui, .u* witl an approximare invesrmenr or' 200

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AAI TiruPatiAirPort awarded asgest Tourist FriendlY AirPort'

Aimorts Authontv of lndias Trrupati

Aimofi has been awarded as'Besti",irist Friendlv Aimort' und€r the

catesorv for "S(ate Annual ExcelleDce

Aw;,b(201s- l6l' bY Andhra Pradesh

ToEism. The award was Presmted on

the eve ofWorld Tourism Dav bv ChielMinister of Andhra Pradesh Nara

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