Accommodating the Boom

November 2017

The air travel boom in India has thrown up a new set of challenges before the country's aviation sector. The airport infrastructure needs to be rampe...

Tags: Air travel boom, Indana Prabhakara Rao, DIAL, KPMG, Amber Dubey, IATA, Airport Infrastructure

Indian airports facing severe capacity crunch

November 2017

Amber Dubey, Partner and India Head of Aerospace & Defence, KPMG feels that a tough relook is required at the Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Re...

Tags: Amber Dubey, KPMG, LARR, AAI, Regional Connectivity Scheme, NCAP 2016, Airport terminals, UDAN scheme, PPP, FDI, ASEAN, MRO sector, GST, MoCA, AERA

The aviation regulator needs a complete revamp

February 2017

The decision of the Government of India to spend $10 billion towards airport infrastructure development is a critical move. India is one the few nati...

Tags: Government of India, Amber Dubey, KPMG, NCAP 2016, RCS, FICCI, DGCA, BCAS, VGF, UDAN, Futuristic airports, GAGAN, IGIA, MPPA, RGIA

The aviation regulator needs a complete revamp

February 2017

The decision of the Government of India to spend $10 billion towards airport infrastructure development is a critical move. India is one the few nati...

Tags: Government of India, Amber Dubey, KPMG, NCAP 2016, RCS, FICCI, DGCA, BCAS, VGF, UDAN, Futuristic airports, GAGAN, IGIA, MPPA, RGIA

Aerobridges are financially unviable for regional airports

June 2016

Installation and maintenance of aerobridges require significant capital investment by the airport operator. Most of the regional airports in India ha...

Tags: Aerobridges, Airport, Investment, Amber Dubey, LCC, IATA Airport Handling Manual, Low Cost Carrier segment

Aerobridges Bridging Barriers

June 2016

Aerobridges make boarding and disembarking from an aircraft more comfortable and convenient for passengers, particularly the elderly, disabled and th...

Tags: Aerobridges, Passengers, Amber Dubey, KPMG India, Sudhir Raheja, APAI, Short Supply, Karin Mnller, Swiss International Air Lines Ltd, Infrastructure, GMR Hyderabad International Airport Ltd, CIMC Tianda Airport, P T Bukaka Teknik Utama, ThyssenKrupp, OEM

Airports: What's trending?

May 2016

Contractor, developer or architect, this news spells positivity across the sector. 'This is a good opportunity for us in both the investment and cons...

Tags: Solar power, PEB roofs, Arun Jaitley, Yogesh Kumar Jain, PNC Infratech, Parth Ghosh, Bengal Aerotropolis Projects Ltd, DIAL, Gurpreet Shah, Creative Group, Amber Dubey, KPMG India, S Sreekumar, SR Sikka, Sikka Associates Architects

Airports - A Realm of Opportunity

December 2015

Amber Dubey examines the scope of Indian airports and the way forward in the year ahead. FY 2014-15 saw a revival in Indian aviation thanks to global...

Tags: Amber Dubey, Indian airports, Ministry of Civil Aviation, MoCA, DGCA, National Civil Aviation Policy, Regional Connectivity Scheme, RCS, Regional Connectivity Fund, RCF, Airport Construction Projects, Greenfield Airports, KPMG