ACP’s AVIATION NEWS ROUND UP
Important News
Civil aviation minister Naidu holds meeting with airlines’ representatives; discusses various issues
Economic Times
Airports Authority of India (AAI)
City Airport may be privatised soon
ToI
Ministry of Civil Aviation (MOCA)
Explore ways to felicitate armed forces: Minister to airlines
Hindustan Times
About ACP
The U.S.-India Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP) was established in 2007 as a public-private partnership between the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), the U.S. Departments of Commerce and State, Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Companies.
The ACP supports the growth of the Indian civil aerospace sector by working directly with the Government of India (GOI) to identify and execute projects that encourage collaborations between US and Indian stakeholders, in the area of aerospace technology and best practices.
Members
ACP Co-chairs
The U.S.-India Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP) was established in 2007 as a public-private partnership between the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA), the U.S. Departments of Commerce and State, Transportation Security Administration and U.S. Companies. The ACP supports the growth of the Indian civil aerospace sector by working directly with the Government of India (GOI) to identify and execute projects that encourage collaborations between US and Indian stakeholders, in the area of aerospace technology and best practices.
Nikhil Kapoor
ACP Co-chair (Industry) &
Director Program Management (India) L3Harris
Dr. Daniel Jacob
ACP Co-chair (Government) &
FAA Attaché and Senior FAA Representative
for South Asia
Nikhil Kapoor
ACP Co-chair (Industry) &
Director Program Management (India) L3Harris
Nikhil Kapoor as Director Program Management at L3Harris India, is a distinguished leader with over 25 years of expertise in global portfolio management, leading large-scale mission-critical government & private sector programs in the infrastructure and technology domain. He has led several organizational strategic initiatives to drive operational excellence and long-term sustainable profitability. As the Director of Program Management, Mission Networks at L3Harris since 2023, he spearheads the Futuristic Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) for Airports Authority of India—a nationwide telecom managed services network revolutionizing India’s aviation infrastructure. Prior to L3Harris, he has served in key leadership roles with organizations such as British Telecom, Colt Technology Services, Orange Business Services and Vodafone.
Dr. Daniel Jacob
ACP Co-chair (Government) &
FAA Attaché and Senior FAA Representative for South Asia
Dr. S. DANIEL JACOB is the FAA Attaché and the Senior FAA Representative for South Asia based at the US Embassy in New Delhi. He is the primary liaison for FAA with the civil aviation authorities in India and other authorities in the South Asia region. Having been born in India, Dr. Jacob is excited to be back in India as a Diplomat.
Prior to coming to India, he was with the FAA’s Office of Environment and Energy. At the FAA Office of Environment and Energy, he served as a technical expert on domestic standards committees as well as international technical committees. He was awarded the FAA Office of Policy, International Affairs and Environment Technical Excellence Award in 2015 and a FAA Team Award in 2019 for his efforts. He contributed to the 2021 United States Aviation Climate Action Plan and has received NASA group achievement awards for airborne measurements and satellite monitoring of contrails. Prior to coming to the FAA in 2010, Dr. Jacob worked on research programs for the Universities of Maryland and Miami as well as US government agencies such as NASA and NOAA. As part of his research, Dr Jacob has taken part in several Hurricane Hunter aircraft missions in the U.S. and in various international airborne research campaigns.
US – India Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP)
Registered Under Societies Registration Act, 1860
Registration number – S/2811/Distt.South/2021
ACP Secretariat
ACP
The U.S-India Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP) is a unique bilateral public-private partnership launched in 2007 between the U.S. Trade Development Agency (USTDA), the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and U.S. aviation companies.
Contact
US – India Aviation Cooperation Program (ACP), PHD House, 4/2 Siri institutional Area, August Kranti Marg, New Delhi – 110016