The outbreak of COVID-19 has not only floored all domestic and international airline operations in India for the time being, but has also put in jeopardy the safety of flight operations upon resumption of services. The validity of India’s GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation system (GAGAN) license is expiring on 21st April, 2020 for Indian airlines and the current outbreak of COVID-19 has put all license renewal processes on hold.
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Indian Airspace At Risk As ISRO's GAGAN May Lose Safety Certification
What is GAGAN?
GAGAN is a satellite based augmentation system or SBAS developed jointly by the Airports Authority of India (AAI), the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and Raytheon. It was first piloted in 2012 by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and launched officially later in July, 2015.
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