(a) whether the Indian pilots are not trained for operating Instrument Landing System (ILS) Category-III;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the existing aircraft are also not equipped to land under Category-III;
(d) the quantum of money spent on installing ILS Category-III;
(e) the details of airports which do not have ILS Category-II; and
(f) the steps taken to impart training to our pilots to land under Category-III and to upgrade aircrafts accordingly?
THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION (SHRI SHARAD YADAV)
(a) and (b) At present, pilots of Air India, Indian Airlines
and Jet Airways have been approved for Instrument Landing
System (ILS) Category-II operations to/from IGI Airport,
Delhi. Approval for ILS Cat.III operations will be granted
after the pilots complete necessary training and acquire
experience as stipulated by the Director General of Civil
Aviation (DGCA).
(c) Airbus A-300 B.2/B.4 aircraft operated by Indian
Airlines, Boeing 737-200 aircraft operated by Alliance Air,
Boeing 737-400/700/800 aircraft operated by Sahara India
Airlines and Boeing 747-200/300 and Airbus 300 aircraft
operated by Air India are not approved for ILS Cat.III
operations.
(d) An amount of Rs.50 crores approx. has been spent in
installation and operationalisation of ILS Cat.III A system
at IGI Airport, Delhi. It also includes recarpeting of the
runway.
(e) None of the airports are equipped with ILS Category-II,
at present.
(f) Steps are taken by the airlines in training their pilots
and to upgrade their aircraft as per the requirements laid
down by the DGCA. The new aircraft are generally equipped
to land under Cat-III ILS.