Tiruchirappalli signed a MoU with Airport Authority of India (AAI)

Tiruchirappalli signed a MoU with Airport Authority of India (AAI)

NIT, Tiruchirappalli signed a MoU with Airport Authority of India (AAI)

National Institute of Technology, Trichy signed a memorandum of  

understanding with Airport Authority of India (AAI) on 16.1.2019,  

Wednesday to promote joint ventures for the development of innovative  

technologies for air traffic flow management and control.

The objective of this MoU is to develop a long term collaboration,  

wherein Parties agree to work together to arrive at mutually  

beneficial solutions for respective problem statements like Air  

Navigation Services/Airport related research and development  

activities which would in turn  support AAI in addressing aviation  

infrastructure and air traffic management challenges for the common  

good of Indian Economy.

Terming the partnership with AAI as a significant step in the history  

of NIT Trichy, its director, Prof. Mini Shaji Thomas, said it will  

offer Transfer of knowledge/skill to AAI experts by NIT-Trichy through  

specifically designed training programs in the areas of Air traffic  

flow management, future air navigation service, Air traffic management  

process re-engineering, Airport operations/Engineering solutions,  

Radar Signal Processing, Multisensor integration etc.,

Permitting research associates/ research scholars/ students of  

NIT-Trichy to support the research activities in AAI R&D Centre for  

mutually beneficial projects in terms of offering better research  

solutions to AAI and AAI providing a research platform for the  

NIT-Trichy researchers said K. Murali, Joint General Manager (ATM),  

Corporate Headquarters, AAI. Mr.K Gunasekaran, Director, Trichy  

Airport and Mr.  G.L.Lallu DGM (ATM), Trichy was also discussed about  

the possible collaboration opportunities in AAI.

Photo Details:

1.Exchange of MoU by Prof. Mini Shaji Thomas, Director, NIT-T and  

Mr.K. Murali, Joint General Manager (ATM), Corporate Headquarters, AAI.

2.Exchange of MoU by Prof. Mini Shaji Thomas, Director, NIT-T and  

Mr.K. Murali, Joint General Manager (ATM), Corporate Headquarters, AAI  

at centre along with from Left to Right Dr. S. Raman  

Sankaranarayanan,Dean (Institutional Development & Alumni Relations),  

Dr. S. Shanmugam,Dean (Academic),Mr. A. Palanivel,

Registrar, Dr. C. Natarajan,Dean (Planning and Development), Mr.K  

Gunasekaran, Director, Trichy Airport,Mr.G.L.Lallu DGM (ATM),  

Trichy,Dr. M. Umapathy, Dean (Research and Consultancy),Dr.Samson  

Mathew, Dean (Students Welfare).