<p>Planes imported after January 2019 should be suitably equipped with indigenous navigation system GAGAN, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has said.</p>.<p>The air transport circular issued last Wednesday on procedure to obtain permission for importing or acquiring aircrafts said: “All the aircraft being imported for registration on or after 01.01.2019 shall be required to be suitably equipped with GAGAN equipment.”</p>.<p>By launching GAGAN (GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) in July 2015, India has become the fourth country in the world to have its own satellite navigation system.</p>.<p>“However, most aircraft currently registered in India are not equipped to utilise this technology,” it said. </p>.<p>The national civil aviation policy requires all aircraft being registered from January 1, 2019 to mandatory be GAGAN-enabled. GAGAN uses a system of ground stations to provide augmentations to the GPS standard positioning service navigation signal.</p>
<p>Planes imported after January 2019 should be suitably equipped with indigenous navigation system GAGAN, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation has said.</p>.<p>The air transport circular issued last Wednesday on procedure to obtain permission for importing or acquiring aircrafts said: “All the aircraft being imported for registration on or after 01.01.2019 shall be required to be suitably equipped with GAGAN equipment.”</p>.<p>By launching GAGAN (GPS-Aided Geo Augmented Navigation) in July 2015, India has become the fourth country in the world to have its own satellite navigation system.</p>.<p>“However, most aircraft currently registered in India are not equipped to utilise this technology,” it said. </p>.<p>The national civil aviation policy requires all aircraft being registered from January 1, 2019 to mandatory be GAGAN-enabled. GAGAN uses a system of ground stations to provide augmentations to the GPS standard positioning service navigation signal.</p>
