[Goanet] Two planes escape collision narrowly at Goa airport

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[Goanet] Things to watch out for

'Make the new airports more user-friendly' Ashwini Phadnis http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/11/03/stories/2008110350980600.htm The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, in its report on the functioning of private airports and related issues, has found

[Goanet] Goanet Oct. Stats: Top 27 makes 80% of the total posts

readers on Goanet lists ... are often in read-only mode. FN Any Goanet statistics on which this observation is based? Cheers.

[Goanet] Article on REAL low cost aviation?

Pls check out the following link in which there are a couple of references to Goa: Towards REAL Low Cost Aviation 24 Oct, 2008 By Philip S. Thomas http://www.suchetadalal.com/articles/display/46/3083.article Your comments and suggestions would be deeply appreciated.

[Goanet] Who says civil enclaves are dumps?

'Super jumbo' touches down at Begumpet ...Belying apprehensions about the runway length required to accommodate it, the A-380 took a little over 500 metres to come to a halt before being taxied to tarmac...[Comments:] Looks like the Begumpet (old civil enclave) runway held up well in the

[Goanet] Goa may be reinventing the wheel

Thursday, July 30, 1998 A project in peril R K Mattoo http://www.expressindia.com/news/ie/daily/19980730/21150894.html The NAA said that once the new international airport came up, it would withdraw all its infrastructure from the HAL airport. In a subsequent letter dated May 1, 1995, the

[Goanet] Pitfalls and challenges of new airports

Praful Patel's pat for Hyderabad airport http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/17/stories/2008101759750800.htm HYDERABAD: Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel has said that the manner in which the new Hyderabad and Bangalore airports came up within a period of three years did not happen in very

[Goanet] Who will champion low cost aviation?

BJP accuses UPA of being insensitive to aviation sector http://www.thehindu.com/holnus/002200810180324.htm Accusing the UPA Government of consistent insenstivity towards the civil aviation sector and its personnel, the BJP on Friday said the present dispensation had also frittered away the

[Goanet] Who says civil enclaves are dumps?

'Super jumbo' touches down at Begumpet http://www.thehindu.com/2008/10/17/stories/2008101758550200.htm HYDERABAD: The gentle green giant has finally made its landing in the fast growing city of Hyderabad. The much talked about A-380, the largest passenger aircraft manufactured by Airbus has

[Goanet] How places morph

Terminal velocity Geoff Hiscock tests the efficient new Bangalore airport, entry point to India's Silicon Valley http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,24460995-5002031,00.html SIXTY years ago, India's first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru called Bangalore the city of the future.

[Goanet] Brain cells begin a workout

One more comment (from an Indian supposedly in Montreal) has appeared in the ET article on 'Goa's airport needs urgent expansion'. It is as follows:In the final analysis two considerations must override any other: national defence and long term civil aviation development strategy. From both

[Goanet] Plug for BRAC -- barely

I just about managed to squeeze in a plug for BRAC (due to length limits) in the following comments on an article in rediff. Need for a balanced view by philip thomas on Oct 10, 2008 02:22 PM The word bailout may be a misnomer. ATF prices are too high due to crazy taxes. The price should

[Goanet] Brain cells begin a workout

Philip Thomas,Goa,says:When will AAI realise that its mission at Dabolim airport in Goa is not to razzle dazzle all and sundry but to survive against insidious pressures to close it, whether by design (a la the Union Cabinet Resolution of 2000) or, even more dangerously, by default (through bull

[Goanet] Navy vs AAI (at Dabolim)

They are excuses, my friend, to continue to stay in loverly Goa. I had made similar observations a couple of years ago to an arrogant ex-Navy Goa-netter, who stated some bulldust that Goa had a unique position to monitor space..[Gabriel de Figueiredo] I too recall hearing something from the

[Goanet] Dubious distinction

Disputed industrial projects in India http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/quickiearticleshow/msid-3557713.cms Goa SEZ Goa, famous for its beaches and tourist industry, in January dropped plans to build special economic zones for industry after protests from political and environmental groups.

[Goanet] Navy vs AAI (at Dabolim)

Indian Navy Not to Shift their Base from Goa http://www.daijiworld.com/news/news_disp.asp?n_id=51831n_tit=Indian+Navy+Not+to+Shift+their+Base+from+Goa The Indian Navy will not shift their Goa base elsewhere as the **huge naval expansion plan at INS Hansa base is in the pipeline**top naval

[Goanet] Carriers queue up to develop cargo hubs [ET]

Domestic carriers queue up to develop dedicated cargo hubs http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Transportation/Air lines__Aviation/Domestic_carriers_queue_up_to_develop_dedicated_cargo_hubs/a rticleshow/3537757.cms Kingfisher Airlines is looking at Goa and Banglaore as

[Goanet] Closing the stable doors ...

Task cut out for BIAL House panel BANGALORE: Has Bengaluru International Airport Limited (BIAL) fully utilised the 4,000 acres allotted to it? Can the excess land, if any, be withdrawn? Why did the airport project cost shoot up from Rs 1,350 crore to Rs 2,700 crore? These are some of the posers

[Goanet] Goa and Aviation

The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) held its first management development program (MDP) in Aviation Management this week. I was invited by the coordinator, Prof G. Raghuram a transportation authority, who holds the Indian Railways chair at IIMA (and who wrote a path-breaking

[Goanet] Out in left field

India Inc shocked over remarks by Fernandes New Delhi: Industry on Tuesday reacted with shock and horror over remarks by Labour Minister Oscar Fernandes that lynching of a CEO in Noida on Monday should serve as a warning to managements. I am shocked over the minister's comments, FICCI President

[Goanet] Curse of industrial violence [ET]

The clobbering to death of the CEO of a Greater Noida-based Indian subsidiary of an Italian auto components company is, doubtless, a grave criminal act. There should be no hesitation in punishing workers allegedly responsible for Lalit Kishore Chaudhury's death, under relevant provisions of

[Goanet] Bangalore airport heading for trouble?

Bangalore int'l airport heading for bankruptcy By Faye D'Souza/CNBC-TV18 http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/business/bangalore-intl-airport-headi ng-for-bankruptcy/20/20/352054 It does seem like the Semiens, LT, and Zurich airports consortium that built the Bengaluru International Airport is

[Goanet] IAF pulls its rug under Bangalore

Bial's second runway proposal irks IAF: The air force objects to proposed location of the runway, saying proximity to its airbase may affect operations Tarun Shukla http://www.livemint.com/2008/09/18232153/Bial8217s-second-runway-pro.html?h= B New Delhi: Bangalore's new airport, already buffeted

[Goanet] Analysis paralysis over a second airport

This is a story about the city of Sydney's second airport which keeps being talked about but nothing ever gets done to realise it. http://blogs.smh.com.au/urbanjungle/2008/09/sydneys_disappe.html Sydney's disappearing second airport The search for a second airport has become a great Sydney

[Goanet] What do we know about the Dabolim upgrade?

For two or three years we have been hearing about this upgrade. All we were told was that it would cost Rs 500 crores. Of late some information is trickling out regarding the elements involved. Still the picture is foggy. Part of thee reason for this is the lack of memory in the media. They just

[Goanet] Negative spin for ulterior motives?

On the front page of TOI is the following plain vanilla report: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Dabolim_expansion_likely_from_Dece mber/rssarticleshow/3491992.cms But inside there is a largish story by Ajay Thakur titled Turbulence in air on ground. With a sub-title which reads Goa's

[Goanet] Policy wonk team to Goa's rescue

In fact this team of 15 members assembled by the Goa government has the grandiose mission to make Goa a First world state ( Experts to help chart Goa's future, TOI Sept 12). It seems to have a roughly even mix of insiders (8) and outsiders (7) but a predominance of public policy and finance

[Goanet] All aboard for a royal ride

Mevyn say: 1) Let the contractors (and not the people of Goa) bear the burden of making the new airport profitable. 2) Two civilian airports is the dumbest of all ideas. 3) It's time the Indian Govt took a clue from Cuba who turned eight air force fields into international airports. Confucius

[Goanet] All aboard for a royal ride

Goa will never get a proper airport if the decision is left to local politicians. The centre knows that if India is to develop, it requires massive expenditure on infrastructure. India desperately needs to build roads, airports and portsPersonally, I would put a lot more trust in the

[Goanet] Perils of training amidst residential localities

Plane crashes into Hyderabad residential area http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1662327 Hyderabad: A trainee pilot and an instructor were killed when a small aircraft crashed on to a residential area of the city Monday. The mishap took place in Sanathnagar neighbourhood

[Goanet] Deciding on airport(s') viability

Airport zone Facilities: Big opportunity for developers http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/09/08/stories/2008090850760600.htm Internationally, airports offer more than core aviation services. They are centres of hospitality, retail spaces, and even sometimes function as alternative central

[Goanet] Centre okays greenfield airport in Sindhudurg (ET)

The Centre on Thursday approved a domestic airport for Sindhudurg district, which borders Goa. The proposed greenfield airport would come within just about 100 km north of Goa's congested Dabolim airport - which is mainly for the navy... in response to the state government's proposal to set up a

[Goanet] Another echo in ET

Some time back I was upbraided for rewording chaotic democracy as functioning anarchy. Here is confirmation of my choice of terminology by ET which had recently echoed (by coincidence or intent) my phrase eyeopener in a positive vein in connection with Delhi airport's new runway. Anarchic republic

[Goanet] Some do's and dont's (from Nagpur)

Airport, a sitting duck? http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/Airport_a_sitting_duck/rssarticles how/3450709.cms NAGPUR: At a time when terrorists are virtually striking in the country at will, city's international airport appears strangely vulnerable despite increased need for security.

[Goanet] Goa about to miss the bus again

Maha airport project gets ministry nod http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Maha-airport-project-gets-ministry-nod/ 356996/ A proposal to set up a Greenfield airport in Sindhudurg in Maharashtra was accorded 'in-principle' approval by the civil aviation ministry on Wednesday. The Maharashtra

[Goanet] Eye-opener on airport design

The new runway atDelhi is 14,534 feet long - the longest in Asia. But there is a catch. **Thefirst 4,800 feet is not available for landing because of the Shiv Murthistatue, which was installed 25 years after the parallel runway concept wasinitiated.** The longest runway, therefore, gets

[Goanet] Eye-opener on airport design

Long and short of the new Delhi runway A. Ranganathan http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/09/03/stories/2008090351240900.htm The Delhi airport expansion plan was conceived in 1969 by the JRD Tata committee. The third runway was one of the recommendations. This suggestion was unheeded until

[Goanet] A forerunner of things to come?

IAF's MiG-29 crashes near Jamnagar http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1187179 This is the sixth aircrash being suffered by the IAF this year and **the fifth MiG-29 to crash since June 2006** Dabolim is to be the base for MiG-29Ks, the naval variant. At this rate Dabolim's MiG-29K fleet

[Goanet] 'Problems' of two airport systems

'Keep old airports at Bangalore, Hyderabad functional' http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2008/09/01/stories/2008090150240600.htm Official sources, however, felt that there could be logistical problems in segregating traffic between two airports in the same city. If a passenger was to travel

[Goanet] Problems of air travel

Domestic airlines hit more air pockets http://www.thehindu.com/biz/2008/09/01/stories/2008090150021500.htm As a Commercial Manager of a private airline puts it: We have tried our best to cut costs. A series of economy measures, especially on fuel consumption, has been launched. We carry less fuel,

[Goanet] DABOLIM AIRPORT SUFFERS SETBACK

Logically, Dabolim airport in its centralised location serves both North and South equally well in terms of distance, pricing of taxi fares etc. With the exception of a certain district in North Goa and other vested interests in Maharashtra, the entire state of Goa seems to want Dabolim

[Goanet] FW: Mopa must avoid this fate

1.If Dabolim is not going to be viable in the long rundue to military constraints, then why even bothercontinue to operate it in the long term, unless it ismeant to serve the vested economic interests of thepeople in Dabolim? By parroting the Government's line of having twoairports, you, like the

[Goanet] Ref: DABOLIM AIRPORT SUFFERS SETBACK

What extra economics benefits will Goa get through Mopa, that we cannotget through Dabolim, if Dabolim airport is developed? Any takers ? Like thesaying goes do not take from the mouth of your children and offer it tooutsiders when the lives of your very own are at stake and that's

[Goanet] New age flying

Tuesday, August 26, 2008 Asian airlines shed `flab' to cut fuel costs With every gram carried on board equating to fuel, airlines are taking a closer look at what's on board and making some inventive changes to cut their fuel costs.

[Goanet] DABOLIM AIRPORT SUFFERS SETBACK

Philip Thomas wrote:So the solution is smple. Do not make Mopa an international airport. Keep it a regional airport catering to small town airports emerging in surrounding areas and secondary airports of metros if any. It will play second fiddle to Dabolim and hopefully grow over time

[Goanet] FW: DABOLIM AIRPORT SUFFERS SETBACK

Dabolim Airport is still underconsideration apparently from Manmohan Singh and the Union Civil Aviation Minister. http://www.oheraldo.in/pagedetails.asp?nid=8880cid=2 If we all rally together, Dabolim Airport will emerge the winner. This was an excellent input, Marina. I was thinking that as

[Goanet] FW: Mopa must avoid this fate

1.I do not accept your statement of DabolimAND Mopa This is the position of the Goa Government, ok? I am just following through on the logic, Marlon. 2.Your support for Mopa is for it to be a'regional airport', is intended to be a compromisebetween the two conflicting parties (Dabolim and

[Goanet] DABOLIM AIRPORT SUFFERS SETBACK

The goal should be to restore Dabolim as a full-time civilian airport which will more than serve the aviation needs of Goa, The land scam Mopa is not needed and no one should promote land scams in Goa. The Indian navy can move to bases outside Goa.Regards,George To achieve the goal Dabolim needs

[Goanet] DABOLIM AIRPORT SUFFERS SETBACK

like Mopa v/sDabolim;everyone can debate BUT only a few will decide ...based onfinancial feasibility. It is all about money, honey.Mog asundi.Miguel It may be better to debate and go in with eyes wide open than get collectively screwed in a blissful state of ignorance. Sure it is about money.

[Goanet] Not (yet) on message

TOI Aug 26,'08: State administration is ultimate authority on airport issue: CM. Some of the jarring notes: 1)Kamat categorically assured that the Dabolim airport would be retained even IF the government pursued the Mopa airport project. It should have been when. 2) The government ... has decided

[Goanet] PWD IS TO BE BLAMED

The tragic death of Kundaim young lass Supriya Naik at Ribandar on 22ndAugust morning may technically be a road accident but the PWD engineers aredefinitely to be blamed for her death. The despicable condition of the roadfrom Sao Pedro to Ribandar Patto after it was carelessly dug to lay a

[Goanet] Mopa must avoid this fate

A commercially oriented machine, without heart or soul http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/23/stories/2008082353860400.htm Bangalore has waited for over a decade for a decent airport that measured up to the splendid image that its IT industry has created for India. What it has got is a cold,

[Goanet] Mopa must avoid this fate

The real problem is the commute from the city. But I believe that can't be held againstthe airport. Today, there is news that a six lane elevated highway isgoing to be built soon from Hebbal to the airport. [Samir Kelekar] Thanks, Samir, for sharing your personal experience with BIA. This is the

[Goanet] DABOLIM AIRPORT SUFFERS SETBACK

It is highly unlikely that both Dabolim and Mopa will remain operational simultaneously. Goa which is a much smaller place than Bangalore or Hyderabad cannot economically sustain two airports. Mopa has vested interests as Rajan earlier commented. There are people who have purchased vast tracts of

[Goanet] Upgrading Dabolim would be better...

Well, well, well it transpires that the Mopa project is being pushed through in the interests of the Politicians - not the interests of the people of Goa. These guys want to fill their boots.**Furthermore, the so called resident expert on Air Travel relatedmatters, needs to do more than some

[Goanet] People more important than infrastructure --- Narayan Murthy

There seems to be a tendency in this thread so far to confuse well managed private corporations with a chaotic democratic state like Goa. This response seems to confuse the purpose of exemplars such as well managed MNCs for the improvement of functioning anarchies like Goa. The MNCs (including

[Goanet] People more important than infrastructure -NarayanMurthy

We need infrastructure and human resource at appropriate levels... from 1992, village schools teach Marathi and/or Konkani up to Std.IV and then shift to English medium of instruction in Std.V resulting in high failure rate. It has widened the gap between the haves and the have nots as the ones

[Goanet] People more important than infrastructure --- Narayan Murthy

Narayan Murthy says that talent is anyday more important than infrastructure.[Samir Kelekar] Murthy is only echoing what IBM's chief said years ago: Take all IBM infrastructure but leave its people and IBM will return to its former glory. The Japanese companies also laid great store by their

[Goanet] Unbeatable guinea-pig?

Fighting fit Huma Siddiqui Posted online: Monday , August 11, 2008 at 21:26 hrs http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Fighting-fit/347037/ The need to be deployable and battle-ready applies just as much to aircraft maintenance capabilities as it does to the fighter aircraft itself. In recent

[Goanet] What IS the plan? What SHOULD BE the plan?

This is in continuation of the one-two strategy to put the Mopa airport project in proper shape for Goa's sake. The basic idea is to 1) study the available analogues (usually Bangalore) for pointers and 2) ponder what, if anything, should be different in Mopa. BIAL is a functional airport DH

[Goanet] Govindraj Ethiraj: The People`s Licence Raj [Business Standard]

Almost every major industrial project in the country finds it easy to procure licences and permissions from the Centre and state governments. You can predict, more or less, how long it will take to get a Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) application through, where necessary, and then other

[Goanet] Plane righteousness vs salutary statesmanship

QUESTION: Are you so much in the know, that you can make thestatements that you do and are you so confident that it will be asmall Airport linking only the locality?Even if this is the case, why burden the Goan tax payer for somethingwhich will benefit only a few - perhaps more benefit for

[Goanet] Plane righteousness vs salutary statesmanship

In TOI 16/8/08, there is this article headlined Churchill uses I-Day platform to slam govt. In it there is this line: [Alemao] cautioned the government against going ahead with the Mopa airport as that would be 'disastrous' for Goa and Goans. Now this is all very well and good if the Mopa airport

[Goanet] Snoozing thu the brewing of a scam

Check out the opening lines of TOI's 19/8/08 story titled 'Monsoon session: Netas get down to business: Airport issue addressed, Oppn takes pot shots at govt'. The Chief Minister Digambar Kamat on Monday assured the legislative assembly that Dabolim airport will be maintained as the international

[Goanet] Bleeding airlines cut Goa flights

The huge growth in air travel to Goa and other destinations was due tolow fares offered by airlines. Due to various reasons, the low fare erahas gone, and so the air traffic has dropped. It is as straightforward asthat; nothing more to read into it. regards,Samir Here is a report on changes in

[Goanet] Amarnath and Mopa: What is the connection?

In today's HERALD. the column by Tomcat briefly heaped scorn on the link made by Churchill Alemao between the Amarnath imbroglio in JK and the Mopa airport project here in Goa. Alemao of course (well, off and on) wants Mopa to be a nonstarter. So what is Amarnath all about? Here is a primer of

[Goanet] Bleeding airlines cut Goa flights

Bleeding airlines cut Goa flights16 Aug 2008, 0509 hrs IST, Gauree Malkarnekar,TNN http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Goa/Bleeding_airlines_cut_Goa_flights/art icleshow/3369928.cms In view of the grim scenario, airlines have cut flights. Airlines have themselves officially admitted that they are

[Goanet] Blindspot in Indian urban planning

The study jointly conducted by the NCAER and Future Capital Research says the 20 top boom cities and towns in India will have their annual household income grow at 10 per cent over the next eight years. These urban centres already account for 60 per cent of the surplus income (income minus

[Goanet] Triangulation for the truth

Two reports on the much touted Tourism Meet of Aug 8 are worrisome to put it mildly. One compounds the confusion in the other. These reports appeared in HERALD and TOI of Aug 9. HERALD says Gov[ernor] links top notch airports to tourism. For good measure he is said to have added if Bangalore and

[Goanet] Desirable distance between two airports

MoCA wants to reduce the minimum distance between two airports New Delhi: The Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) is planning grid of airports across the country in such a way that there will be **an airport within 50 kms. radius from any point** in the next ten years, according to a statement made

[Goanet] Singapore should be emulating Goa rather than the other way round

Currently, air tickets on 14 th of August to fly to Goa from Bangalore areupwards of Rs. 8,000 and in some cases Rs. 12,000 + one way if at allthey are available. I think flying to Singapore instead from Bangalore would come cheaper. No wonder, there are rumors of people raking in thousands of

[Goanet] Learning from Bangalore

1. 'BIAL deviated from designs' DH News Service, Bangalore: Minister for IT and BT, Katta Subramanya Naidu has charged Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) with deviating from the original blue print while executing the work on air terminus. We wanted an airport of international

[Goanet] Adjusting the thinking cap

Two TOI reports today on related subjects and the same old tiresome arguments. Isnt it possible to get off dead centre and make some headway in thinking? Here are excerpts from the two reports and my responses: 1. S Goa Zilla says no to Mopa airport. Excerpts: 'Two airports are not economically

[Goanet] Adjusting the thinking cap

PhilipYou had mentioned about there being a need to have a distance of 150 kms between twoairports. What is the basis for this law?In the US, a city such as New York has three airports within a distanceof 150 kms. So, this law seems ridiculous and if at all there is one, one would liketo know the

[Goanet] Non metro airports face crisis

1.There is just one landing strip in Dabolim, and the same strip has tobe crossed by planes for parking. Incidently, even there is a roadpassing through that strip, and cars and bikes also cross that stripbetween landings of two planes. :-)I have witnessed even a 45 minuteswait before getting

[Goanet] Game theory (contd)

In our series on playing with the Bangalore analogue to get Mopa right, here is a telling comment in TOI (Blr) which we may need to pay heed to. In an article Will [Infosys mentor] Murthy come back on board of BIAL? it says 'Murthy was on the board when the company had a different standing.

[Goanet] Naval gazing

'Russian aircraft carrier could cost India USD 2 bn more' New Delhi, Aug 1 : India could end up paying a staggering USD 2 billion more for a Russian aircraft it has bought from Russia for USD 1.5 billion, a defence ministry source said Friday.

[Goanet] Now hear ye

Continuation of Two flights of fancy, Game theory etc posts. Centre for probe into BIAL lapses. http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Aug42008/state2008080382608.asp When opinion was sought on the decision of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly to set up a House Committee to look into the alleged

[Goanet] Switch off auto-pilot, GOG, and get hands on!

Today's TOI has a story titled GPCC panel backs plans for Mopa. In it Francisco Sardinha displays touching faith in the PM's assurance that there should be n doubt regarding two-airpor operation in Goa after the Centre passes a Rs 500 crore budget for Dabolim airport. After? There's many a slip

[Goanet] Switch off auto-pilot, GOG, and get hands on!

As the ICAO itself said in its draft final report (to use NT'scharacterisation) it is of utmost imprtance for the Government of Goa toestablish an airport development strategy for Mopa which is win-win forboth the airports, given **the small amount of airport traffic** of the state. This is what

[Goanet] A Positive Gain (NT Editorial)

Forgetting the obvious tautological formulation of the title , and the contradiction in the opening sentence (draft final report!) for a moment, the content of the editorial is insidious to put it mildly. http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=080117 1. It blandly states that [Mopa]

[Goanet] Game theory

This in continuation of the two-flights-of-fancy game introduced earlier to get a hang of the Mopa airport project. For those joining us here, the idea is, firstly, to check out actual reports of new airports (usually Bangalore) and try it out for size as far as Goa is concerned. The next step is

[Goanet] Two flights of fancy (contd)

About three weeks ago I had proposed a thought-experiment, a brain storming exercise regarding the Mopa airport project. The first step was to review an actual report about one of India's newly operational airports (Bangalore or Hyderabad) to see how it would fit with ideas about Mopa as presently

[Goanet] WHO WILL HOLD CM ACCOUNTABLE FOR TRANSPARENCY?

--- http://www.GOANET.org --- Tri Continental Film Festival 2008 July 25 -

[Goanet] Tony Fernandes, Indian military 'paranoia' and Asian low cost aviation

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 2008 Toronto International Goan Convention Theme: Goan Identity And Networking Today. http://2008goanconvention.com/index.php Mario Miranda Festival, July 24-26, 2008 Old GMC Building

[Goanet] A crucial new role for new Governor

Some very useful food for thought in today's TOI story headlined Dr Sidhu sworn in governor. As previously reported Sidhu has served as Secretary General, International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), an organ of United Nations, Canada, from 1988 to 1991 and has also headed our public

[Goanet] Panic attack ... or first signs of wisdom?

1. Personally, I think this Mopa-Dabolim wrangling is not necessarily a bad thing. Delaying the decision making process means that there is one less trough for some of the corrupt politicians to feed out off. Let the struggle continue!!Marlon (Menezes) We are not babes in the woods, ok? But given

Re: [Goanet] FW: Panic attack ... or first signs of wisdom?

Here is a reply I got to a fwd of my goanet post from a journo who writes on aviation in Business Standard. She has previously written (glowing) accounts about the new airports in Bangalore and Hyderabad, (trashing the old civil enclaves roundly in the process). I am confused. Do the Goan people

[Goanet] Panic attack ... or first signs of wisdom?

Today's Times of India has a story headlined Dabolim's closure will hit economy: Its fate has given rise to mixed reactions. This seems to be a fall out of the Herald report (see my post of July 18th). The TOI report, which highlights the views of some people in high places, is a stark

[Goanet] Dabolim Airport will not be grounded, assures Kamat [Herald]

1.Chief Minister, Digambar Kamat has allayed apprehensions raised over the Dabolim airport following the nod given by the high-level committee for a new airport at Mopa and asserted that the Union government would soon tender bids for construction of a new terminal building at Dabolim on par

[Goanet] Mopa needs to be viewed in a 'win-win' way

Today's TOI had a story headlined Mopa will create jobs, says Cong. The Congress spokesperson Jitendra Deshprabhu said that the new airport at Mopa would create an estimated 7000 jobs and many new vistas for self-employment. There is of course a proforma reference to Dabolim. The Congress

[Goanet] MOPA AIRPORT - Jitendra Deshprabhu

In order to move with the new airport, ourgovt. should make sure (in writing) that the Dabolim airport will not beclosed. Be more transparent Mr. Jitendra Deshprabhu. The infrastructures in Goa are so bad - be it road, hospital, electricity,water supply. AAM ADMI Govt. should concentrate more on

[Goanet] One (small) step in the right direction

Two reports in TOI on successive days show Goa government is beginning to be able to focus on the airport situation. Yesterday we had Digambar to submit Mopa report in Delhi. It noted that the PM's assent to the Mopa airport proposal was a mere formality. It appears that the main purpose of the

[Goanet] Goa needs to rethink its connectivity

T N Ninan: Power shift WEEKEND RUMINATIONS T N Ninan / New Delhi July 12, 2008 Mumbai has long prided itself on being the country's commercial capital. Maybe the time has finally come for it to give up such notions. For, a news report last week said that, for the first time, there are more

[Goanet] TWO flights of fancy

For those who want a preview of what Mopa airport will be like, here are twoflights of fancy (involving Bangalore's new airport) that one could take atthe cost of a mouse click and a few minutes of old fashioned reading[Self] It seems that for some unknown reason there are problems about merely

[Goanet] TWO flights of fancy

Soon the former Secretary-General of International Civil AviationOrganisation [or ICAO], Mr. S.S. Sidhu, will be the Governor of Goa.ICAO did the feasibility study of Mopa Airport. That is no bull.Mopa airpot features on page 72 of the Interim Report of the TaskForce on Regional Plan for Goa

[Goanet] TWO flights of fancy

For those who want a preview of what Mopa airport will be like, here are two flights of fancy (involving Bangalore's new airport) that one could take at the cost of a mouse click and a few minutes of old fashioned reading:

[Goanet] A wicked tale (of two airports)

The challenge of devising a two-airport system for Goa may qualify as a wicked management problem. (John C. Camillus, Strategy as a wicked problem, Harvard Business Review, May 2008)http://custom.hbsp.com/b02/en/implicit/viewFileNavBeanImplicit.jhtml?_r equestid=69305 In a nutshell, according to

[Goanet] Portuguese Consortium To Bid for Indian Goa Airport

The investment value of the project for Goa's new airport in western Indiais calculated at $400 mln (255 mln euro). The Mopa airport, which will bethe state's first international airport, will be located in Mopa plateau. TOI had recently placed the investment in Mopa airport at either $205

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