Airports Authority of India

The Meghalaya High Court has recently directed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to file independent reports as to the development or expansion plans of facilities at the Umroi Airport that may be undertaken within the next two or three years.

A petition was today placed before the Supreme Court, asking it to issue directions for the installation of the fail-safe mechanism called Engineered Material Arresting System (EMAS), designed to stop aircraft from overshooting runways.

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