RTI application to AAI about HIAL
Guys,
Below is the content of an RTI application which I would be submitting to AAI for the information on process / facts on ATC operationalization at HIAL. That would give an idea whether BIAL lived upto the requirements or not. Also I would be submitting a separate application for BIAL.
Please feel free to use as is.
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To: Shri P. Premnath,
General Manager and PIO (RTI)
Corporate Headquarter
Airport Authority of India
Room # 331, 3rd
Floor,
R G Bahwan
Safdarjung Airport
New Delhi - 110003
Date: March 212008
Sub: Information regarding the clearance and operation of ATC at new
international airport
of Hyderabad at
Shamshabad location.
Dear Sir,
In few days, the new international airport at Hyderabad city is going to be functional
commercially. It is indeed a good news and beginning of a new chapter in civil
aviation in India.
It has come to my attention thru the news media that there are discrepancies in
requirements that were applied for operationalising of the Air Traffic Control
centers at new airport in Hyderabad.
In this respect, I would like to use the
Right to Information Act to ascertain the following w.r.t New International
Airport in Hyerdabad at
Shamshabad location:
- What is the shareholding percentage of the AAI in new airport
project of Hyderabad?
- What is the role of AAI in the new airport?
- Who will man the ATC in terms of AAI employees or private contractors?
- What was involvement of AAI in design, construction and approval of
ATC buildings and infrastructure?
- Are there any standards and requirements for ATC facilities in
terms of square footage, Lifts/elevators, No. of toilets, dormitory etc?
- If yes, did the new airport comply with all the standards and
requirements?
- How many times did the AAI inspect the new airport facilities
including ATC buildings during and after completion of construction?
- Did AAI give any written approval to the new airport indicating
that the facilities confirm to the AAI requirements?
- When did the project executor GMR hand over the ATC building to
AAI?
- Who was responsible for procurement, installation, testing, calibration
and final approval for commercial use of ATC equipments and accessories?
- When were the orders for ATC equipment placed and when were they received at the site?
- Who was involved in the installation of above said equipment?
- When did the installation of above said equipment start and when
was it completed?
- Does the new airport have enough controllers who are “rated”? How
many?
- When did the ATC controllers get recruited/transferred to new airport
location?
- When did they start training and when did all of them get “Rated”
at the new airport?
- In absence of air traffic at Shamshabad airport, how did the ATC
controllers get trained? Did they use any simulators?
- If answer to the above question is yes, how many hours/days did they they
get trained on the simulator before they were certified/rated for operation.
- Are there any standards and requirements for training on simulators
in terms of minimum hours / days for the ATC controllers?
- Are there any standards and requirements for “Hot-Standby” process for
Communication, Navigation and Surveillance-Air Traffic
Management (ATM-CNS) system? If so what are they?
- When did the process of “Hot-Standby” for ATM-CNS
system period get started at new airport?
- When did the above said process get completed?
- When did the ATM-CNS get fully operationalised?
A detailed answer to each of the question would be highly appreciated
and would help ordinary people like me to discount any fears or apprehension of
any compromises in Aviation security and safety of airline passengers by AAI.
I request you to kindly look into this matter. Thank you in advance for
your co-operation.
Thanking you and I
remain,
Yours Sincerely,
<Your Name>
<Your Address>