The inspection was carried out under the leadership of DGCA joint director J.S. Valsaraj, who was present during the inspection, said. Once the nitty-gritty of the operational system is finalised and the DGCA gives its clearance, we shall start the service," Air Deccan president Captain Madhu K. "We are eager to start flight services from Jamshedpur. The dispute, however, is expected to be sorted out amicably. He said the abandoned airstrip at Dalbhumgarh was more ideal for bigger aircraft, but there was some land dispute with the army. It will declare whether launching of a commercial flight service is feasible from Sonari aerodrome," East Singhbhum deputy commissioner Amit Kumar told the media. "The DGCA carried out the techno-physical inspection and a report is expected within 10 days. The joint team later went to Dalbhumgarh in Ghatshila to inspect the abandoned airstrip there. Sonari aerodrome has a 1,008-metre-long runway that is usually considered adequate for take-off and landing of a 19-seater plane. "The runway, besides being undulated in places, has electric poles and buildings on its south-eastern end," one of the Air Deccan officials said. Simultaneously, a nine-member team of airline officials boarded a 19-seater Beechcraft 1900D aircraft from Calcutta and after test-landing in Sonari concluded that mushrooming of buildings on the south-eastern part of the aerodrome could cause a bit of a problem.
Jamshedpur: A six-member joint team from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) inspected the Sonari aerodrome on Sunday ahead of the proposed launch of Air Deccan's services from the city. RUNWAY REVIEW: The team from DGCA and AAI arrives at Sonari aerodrome in Jamshedpur for inspection on Sunday.
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