Hyderabad|India|November'2009: GMR
Hyderabad
International Airport Limited (GHIAL) and Airports Council International,
(ACI World) Geneva, have signed an agreement for the appointment of the
GMR Aviation Academy as a Global Training Hub for the Asia Pacific
region.
The agreement was
signed in Hyderabad by Mr. Kiran Kumar Grandhi,
Business Chairman, Airports, GMR Group and Ms.
Angela Gittens, Director General, ACI World.
Through this agreement, the GMR Aviation
Academy will facilitate ACI’s training opportunities that help develop
managerial and operational standards, and spread knowledge of best
practices throughout the world’s airports.
Commenting on the occasion, Mr. P. Sripathy,
CEO, GHIAL said, “Considering that the other such training hubs within
Asia Pacific are
located at Dubai in
the UAE, Incheon in
South Korea and Kuala
Lumpur in Malaysia,
the GMR Aviation Academy will provide an ideal training venue, not just
for the professionals from within the
airports in India,
but also from those in the
SAARC countries.
“And with twelve new
greenfield airports that will be coming up, and a majority of the existing
126 airports that are operated by the
Airports Authority of India
which will be upgraded, there will be a substantial increase in the number
of requirements of adequately trained staff that are employed by airports,
their suppliers and the different service providers.
“The GMR Aviation Academy will
be geared up to provide the best, professional training that the qualified
instructors from ACI will impart here in Hyderabad”, Mr. Sripathy added.
Ms. Angela Gittens, Director
General, ACI World, who made a presentation on “Forging a vision of
sustainable aviation”, said that, “Simply
put, airports are capital intensive businesses highly dependent on
economies of scale. Even in a downturn airports have to invest to provide
capacity for the future. And user charges may have to increase.
“I note that India has some of the lowest
user charges in the world but India has also lagged behind in providing
capacity. Now that India is indeed providing the capacity the airlines and
the communities need, it is only natural that user charges will have to
rise, at least in the short term”, she added.
Airports Council International (ACI), the
voice of the world’s airports has 1700 member airports. ACI Global
Training was established to make training opportunities more accessible,
and help develop managerial and operational standards at its member
airports worldwide.
Training Calendar during
2010 at the GMR Aviation Academy,Hyderabad :
|
Date |
Program Title |
Duration |
|
20 – 22 Jan |
Introduction to Airport Business |
3 days |
|
01 – 05 Feb |
Safety Management System Mod 1 |
5 day |
|
15 – 19 Feb |
AMPAP ATS - Mandatory |
5 days |
|
22 – 26 Feb |
Airline Management for Airport
Professional – AMPAP Elective |
5 days |
|
08 – 10 Mar |
Managing Service Quality at Airports |
3 days |
|
15 – 19 Mar |
ACI/ICAO User Charges
AMPAP Elective |
5 days |
|
18 – 20 May |
Airport Business Development & Planning |
3 days |
|
08 – 12 Nov |
Emergency Planning and
Crisis Management
Mod 3 |
5 days |
|
06 - 08 Dec |
Understanding Annex 14 |
3 days |
Reachout's News Bureau
November' 2009
