US agency to help deploy new safety system at Chennai airport

22nd July 2011

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The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) will help implement the Ground Based Augmentation System (GBAS) used for flight navigation at the Chennai International Airport. GBAS is a critical safety system that uses global positioning system (GPS) for efficient, safe navigation and flight operations such as landing, departure, and surface operations within its area of coverage. According to a report in The Hindu Business Line, the pilot project will provide assistance to the Airports Authority of India (AAI) for the installation and operational commissioning of a pilot GBAS system. Details are likely to be announced soon in Chennai. J Randolph Babbitt, Administrator of the Federal Administration Aviation, said his agency would work closely with AAI for developing GBAS system.