Anil Kumar Gupta set to be Member (Planning) of AAI

Before this assignment, he served as Executive Director (Land Management & Business Development) and as Executive Director (Regional Connectivity Scheme).

 Anil Kumar Gupta has taken over the charge of Member (Planning) on the Board of Airports Authority of India (AAI) with effect from October 9. Before this assignment, he served as Executive Director (Land Management & Business Development) and as Executive Director (Regional Connectivity Scheme). He is also nominated as Director on the Board of Multi-Modal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur (MIHAN).

Gupta has diverse and rich experience in the civil aviation sector serving in various capacities with AAI. He has 35 years of experience as a civil engineer and has pioneered various infrastructure projects at different levels/airports like the Execution & management of the Kolkata Airport Modernisation Project and Jaipur Airport Modernisation Project (one of the first Steel and Glass Airport Building).

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As Founder and head of AAI’s Business Development Unit, he facilitated AAI's diversification into International markets. During his tenure at the Business Development Unit, the concept of Multi-Level Car Parking (MLCP) with integrated commercial was implemented on the DBOMT model, and the first project of open access Aviation Fuel Farm was formulated and implemented.

As ED (Land Management), Gupta was successfully managing AAI land, including the implementation of a Lease Administration System for 1000+ leases on a Pan India basis, leading to centralized billing, management & recovery of dues. His role was instrumental in forming the Settlement Advisory Committee for the resolution of land dispute cases as a one-time settlement and standardization of lease agreements. Shri Gupta also contributed in the development & implementation of the MRO & Flying Training (FTO) Policy as part of the ‘?????????? ????' initiative.

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As Member (Planning) of AAI, Gupta will be responsible for formulation of plans and setting of goals for development of Greenfield and Brownfield airports for modernisation and development of airport infrastructure

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