<p>India has been approached by the United Nations and Afghanistan to train aviation professionals in the war-torn country where the international body is in the process of handing over airports.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Indian Aviation Academy (IAA), a wing of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), is now imparting training to civil aviation professionals associated with airport operations in Afghanistan.<br /><br />Senior functionaries from the United Nations Office of Projects Services (UNOPS) and Afghanistan government held a meeting with AAI Chairman Alok Sinha on Wednesday to work out the modalities to conduct the training.<br /><br />Presently, a batch of officers from Afghanistan is undergoing a two-month training in airport management at the IAA’s Delhi facility. The training of this batch ends on July 25, a senior official said.<br /><br />As per the IAA calendar for 2014-15, Afghan officials are the only foreigners for whom a training programme is scheduled.<br /><br />The IAA, an autonomous body, provides specialised training in various subjects including cargo operations, airport passenger operations, commercial aspects, airport finance, airport engineering, aviation law and airport general management.<br /><br />The academy, which aims to become a deemed university in due course of time, trains employees of the AAI, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security under one roof.<br /><br />The IAA has also signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Civil Aviation Organisation to have fellowship programmes for developing countries.</p>
<p>India has been approached by the United Nations and Afghanistan to train aviation professionals in the war-torn country where the international body is in the process of handing over airports.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The Indian Aviation Academy (IAA), a wing of the Airports Authority of India (AAI), is now imparting training to civil aviation professionals associated with airport operations in Afghanistan.<br /><br />Senior functionaries from the United Nations Office of Projects Services (UNOPS) and Afghanistan government held a meeting with AAI Chairman Alok Sinha on Wednesday to work out the modalities to conduct the training.<br /><br />Presently, a batch of officers from Afghanistan is undergoing a two-month training in airport management at the IAA’s Delhi facility. The training of this batch ends on July 25, a senior official said.<br /><br />As per the IAA calendar for 2014-15, Afghan officials are the only foreigners for whom a training programme is scheduled.<br /><br />The IAA, an autonomous body, provides specialised training in various subjects including cargo operations, airport passenger operations, commercial aspects, airport finance, airport engineering, aviation law and airport general management.<br /><br />The academy, which aims to become a deemed university in due course of time, trains employees of the AAI, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security under one roof.<br /><br />The IAA has also signed a memorandum of understanding with the International Civil Aviation Organisation to have fellowship programmes for developing countries.</p>