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Start-up Inxee Systems develops new smart visual docking guidance system
Startup Inxee Systems has developed a new Smart Visual Docking Guidance System (SVDGS) and it has been deployed at Kolkata's Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport. The system will help provide enhanced precision and safety for pilots. Developed indigenously by the startup, the system is ready for mass commercial deployment at all airports and can support all aircraft types, a release said on Monday. The system has been developed under the Airports Authority of India (AAI) startup initiative 'Innovate for Airports' and it is funded by the civil aviation ministry. According to the release, the system's functionality has been fully certified and accepted by AAI. It has successfully docked all aircraft types, including A320 family, Boeing B737-800, B737-800 Max as well as well as large aircraft, including A330, A350, B777 and B787-800.
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Two persons returning from abroad test Covid positive at Kolkata airport
Patients are kept in quarantine in Beliaghata ID Hospital
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IndiGo flight suffers 'false cargo smoke warning'; DGCA to probe incident
Pilots of an IndiGo flight from Delhi to Kolkata asked Kolkata ATC for priority landing after smoke was detected in the cargo hold area
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IndiGo to start flights between Kolkata and Deoghar airport from July 12
Aviation regulator DGCA had on June 29 granted aerodrome licence to the newly-built airport in Jharkhand, allowing it to handle narrow-body aircraft such as A321 and B737
Govt scouting for location in Kolkata for another aerodrome: Scindia
Emphasising the need for new airports in all the metro cities, Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said the government is scouting for a location in Kolkata for a second aerodrome
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Two passengers from UK test positive for Covid-19 at Kolkata airport
According to Covid-19 protocols, all international passengers coming to India will have to remain in isolation for seven days
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Domestic air traffic rises 6% in July as aviation sector tries to take off
Airlines flew 2.1 mn passengers in July, against 1.9 mn in June
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Kolkata airport gets MCP vehicle to handle emergency situations well
A Mobile Command Post(MCP) vehicle, fitted with specialised equipment, has been commissioned by the Kolkata airport to handle emergency situations in a more efficient manner.
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Ban on passenger flights to Kolkata from six cities extended till Aug 31
Earlier, the temporary restriction on the arrival of flights to Kolkata airport from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur and Ahmedabad was extended till August 15
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Flight operations in Kolkata to remain suspended on revised lockdown days
The airport had suspended flight operations on July 25 and 29 due to total lockdown announced by the state government
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Ban on passenger flights to Kolkata from 6 cities extended till August 15
Restriction on flights arriving from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur & Ahmedabad as been extended up to August 2020
Covid-19 lockdown: No flight operations at Kolkata airport on July 25, 29
According to the West Bengal airport sources, no passenger flights will be operated on July 25 and 29 from the Kolkata airport during the lockdown in the state
Ban on passenger flights to Kolkata from six cities extended till July 31
The restriction on arriving flights to Kolkata Airport from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Chennai, Nagpur & Ahmedabad has been extended up to 31st July
Kolkata bans flights from 6 cities including Delhi, Mumbai and Chennai
Flights cancelled between July 6 to July 19
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Mamata urges govt to stop flights from Covid-19 hotspots till Jul 31
She also said she wants the metro rail services to resume from July 1, but only with 100-per cent seat occupancy and no passenger standing
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Kolkata Airport resumes ops with 11 flights, serves about 3,000 flyers
Sources said usually Kolkata airport handles about 240 flights a day but owing to Covid-19 and the state govt's request, number of flights have been staggered
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Centre must suspend flights from Kolkata airport till May 30: Mamata
People returning to their homes in Bengal will have to self-isolate themselves for 14 days, says chief minister.
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'Covid-19 took my job, Amphan the rest': Cyclone devastates Bengal
Half a dozen districts, including large parts of Kolkata, wore a battered look as lakhs of people were homeless and low-lying areas swamped by the cyclone that slammed the Digha coast of West Bengal
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Cyclone Amphan: All ops at Kolkata Airport suspended till 5 am on Thursday
Indian Coast Guard ships and aircraft have been kept on stand by for deployment to undertake area scan, search and rescue and relief efforts
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Coronavirus outbreak: Indians who returned from China under watch
Two passengers, who arrived at Kolkata international airport from Bangkok, too, have been placed in isolation for suspected novel coronavirus, officials said
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