India has initiated the process of privatizing the operation and management of six airports by issuing of requests for qualification (RFQ) for two of the targeted facilities. State-run Airports Authority of India (AAI) on Sept. 3, invited bids for operations, maintenance and development of its airports in Chennai in south India and Lucknow in the north, an civil aviation ministry spokesman says.
Indian business aircraft operators are facing a headwind after the country’s aviation regulator banned them from international flights until they demonstrate compliance with new safety standards.
