(a) whether the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has
directed the airlines for training a substantial number of
their pilots on CAT III B landing system;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the number of airports where advanced CAT III B
instrument landing system has been installed/proposed to be installed; and
(d) the number of pilots trained for operating the flights
in CAT III B conditions, so far?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION
(SHRI PRAFUL PATEL)
(a) and (b):- The Directorate General of Civil Aviation
(DGCA) has directed the scheduled domestic airlines having
CAT-III non-compliance aircraft in their fleet to file
separate fog schedule for these aircraft for the period
10.12.2009 to 10.02.2010, failing which during foggy
conditions the approved departure/arrival slots of these
aircraft prior to 1000 hours shall be shifted beyond 1000
hours in coordination with the concerned airport operator.
(c):-CAT III B Instrument landing system has been installed
at IGI Airport,New Delhi.There is no proposal for
installation of CAT III B facility at any other airport in the country.
(d):-1278 pilots have been trained for operating the
flights in CAT III B conditions as on 17.11.2009.