Archive · 20 Sep 2026
CIAL Launches Global Aviation Consultancy Initiative Through ACES
Cochin International Airport Ltd is starting a new aviation consulting service called ACES.
The service will help airports in India and other countries.
It can advise on building airports, safety, engineering and business operations.
It will also help airports use digital tools and become more sustainable.
ACES can help clients work with government offices and regulators to obtain approvals.
Its experts may visit airports to provide technical help and conduct audits.
The service has one division for planning and advice and another for practical airport support.
CIAL says the initiative will share its experience from more than 25 years of airport work.
The company also expects ACES to create a new source of income.
Cochin International Airport Ltd is entering the global aviation consultancy sector through its new ACES initiative.
ACES will advise airports and aviation organisations in India and abroad on planning, engineering, safety, commercial management and sustainability.
The initiative will support regulatory approvals by coordinating with government departments, regulators and statutory bodies.
Its two divisions will provide advisory services as well as on-site technical assistance, audits and operational interventions.
CIAL says ACES will extend its airport expertise beyond Kochi and create a sustainable new revenue stream.
- Who
- Cochin International Airport Ltd, Managing Director S Suhas, and CIAL Chairman V D Satheesan are associated with the initiative.
- What
- CIAL is launching CIAL Aviation Consultancy and Expert Services, or ACES, to provide aviation consultancy and technical support.
- When
- ACES is scheduled to be inaugurated on September 24, 2026; the announcement was published on September 20, 2026.
- Where
- The services will be offered to airports and aviation organisations in India and abroad, extending CIAL’s expertise beyond Kochi.
- Why
- CIAL aims to share its airport development and operations expertise and establish a sustainable new revenue stream.
- Initiative
- CIAL Aviation Consultancy and Expert Services (ACES)
- Company
- Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL)
- Inauguration
- Scheduled for September 24, 2026
- Service area
- Airports and aviation organisations in India and abroad
- Main verticals
- Aviation Consultancy and Advisory; Airport Services, Audit and Technical Support
- Specialist areas
- Airport planning, construction, engineering, safety, commercial management, digitalisation and sustainable development
- Business objective
- Create a sustainable new revenue stream for CIAL