Question: Recently, the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Airports Authority of India to develop the operational capabilities of which of the following airports?
(a) Madras, Delhi
(b) Amritsar, Lucknow
(c) Kolkata, Lucknow
(d) Kolkata, Varanasi
Answer: (c)
Related facts:
- On September 13th, 2017, the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Airports Authority of India to develop operational capabilities of Kolkata and Lucknow airports.
- This MoU is to support 20-year master plan to develop operational capabilities of these airports.
- Indian Airport Authority (AAI) has selected Cincinnati based Landrum and Brown (L & B) for the master plan of these airports.
- This company will incorporate sustainable and Environment friendly ways to accommodate the anticipated increase in demand ti these two airports.
- Under the US-India Aviation Cooperation Program, the US Trade and Development Agency is supporting many of these types of activities.
- India’s civil aviation sector will be the world’s third largest market by 2020 and and, potentially, the largest by 2030.
Reference:
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/logistics/ustda-signs-mou-with-aai-to-develop-kolkata-lucknow-airports/article9856942.ece
https://aai.aero/sites/default/files/PC-140917.pdf