Signed in November last year, a Memorandum of Understanding between the Airports Authority of India (AAI) and Singapore Cooperation Enterprise (SCE) is gaining ground. The agreement is tofacilitate cooperation in mutually agreed areas of civil aviation services and airport management. A team from Changi Airports International (CAI) is to visit the two airports identified for development, Jaipur and Ahmedabad, to look into modalities and assess the scope of work, a ministry of civil aviation official told AIN.
SCE was formed to facilitatepublic sector collaboration projects, build long-term partnerships with foreign governments, and generate economic spin-offs for Singapore’s private sector. On a visit to Singapore in November, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Indian government was exploring collaboration with Singapore’sChangiAirport to operate two airports in India. The MOU includes design, planning, traffic and commercial development, service quality and operations and management.