11.   Indian aviation experts have called for an end to state protectionism and demanded financial guarantees to lure overseas finance into the industry, which needs billions of dollars.

12.   Indian aviation authorities last year ended the rivalries between Tower Air and its competitors by formulating an uniform fare-table for international travel from India.

13.   According to an Indian civil aviation ministry official, a fresh air services agreement to operate flights between Kabul and Delhi is expected to be signed on Friday.

14.   It said the Indian civil aviation authority, the Director General of Civil Aviation, was probing the incident.

15.   Klein said the Indian aviation market had changed vastly over the years.

16.   K. Gohen, the Indian civil aviation chief said the TACAS could measure the distance between aircraft, speed and altitude.

17.   Meanwhile Indian aviation minister C.M. Ibrahim told parliament on Wednesday the government wanted to broaden air corridors for civilian traffic at New Delhi airport.

18.   On Friday, a forum of Indian aviation experts met in the Indian capital and predicted fresh air disasters if airport procedures and equipment were not modernised.

19.   On Thursday, Chattha said, a rocket-propelled grenade crashed through the roof of a barracks of the Indian aviation unit, wounding five airmen.

20.   Other Indian aviation experts have also said the single air corridor to and from New Delhi made the national capital one of the most dangerous routes for commercial pilots.