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Project ISHAN-to strengthen air traffic management (ATM): 30 April 2024

About Indian Single Sky Harmonized Air Traffic Management (ISHAN):

  • It will unify Indian air space under a single authority in Nagpur.
  • Currently, Indian airspace is divided into four flight information regions (FIRs).
  • Mumbai, Kolkata, Delhi, Chennai and a sub-FIR Guwahati. 
  • Benefits: clear seamless operations, reduced congestion, increased capacity, efficient routing, and reduced flight times.
  • Challenges: technological implementation, changed process of air traffic management. 

Why in news?

India has initiated the process of consolidating its four airspace regions into a single entity spanning the entire nation.