Future-ready skies: AAI plans Rs 15K-cr ATC upgrade

Hyderabad: AAI will invest Rs 15,000 crore by 2028 to upgrade air traffic control tower automation, navigational systems and other critical infrastructure to make them future-ready, its chairman Vipin Kumar said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of Wings India 2026, Kumar said India’s largest airport operator is expected to post revenues of Rs 22,000 crore in the current financial year, the same as last year.

“For the upgradation, we have assessed every airport, each ATC tower and every technical power system-what systems are required, how old they are and their remaining life. Based on this, we have prepared a roadmap involving an investment of Rs 15,000 crore, which will be completed by the end of 2028,” he said. Kumar said Airports Authority of India has already floated tenders for several projects, while others are in the process. “We are confident that by the end of 2028, the ATC tower automation and navigation systems will be future-ready and aligned with global standards,” he added.