(a) whether the National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, has suggested establishement of a well connected air net-work to the Nroth-East for strategic reasons;
(b) if so, the broad features thereof; and
(c) the reaction of the Government thereto?
(a) whether the National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, has suggested establishement of a well connected air net-work to the Nroth-East for strategic reasons;
(b) if so, the broad features thereof; and
(c) the reaction of the Government thereto?
THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION ( SHRI SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN )
(a),(b) & (c): As informed by National Aerospace Laboratories (NAL), Bangalore, they have conducted nationwide and focussed studies for the Noth-East and Karnataka for the development of feeder services in the country. NAL has suggested that use of a combination of feeder (14 seater) and 50 seater aircraft in the region with a hub at Guwahati, training of local manpower to operate and maintain aircraft could prove potentially useful.