Archive · 24 Sep 2026
CIAL Launches Aviation Consultancy Services Beyond Airport Operations
Cochin International Airport Limited, also called CIAL, runs an airport and wants to use its experience in other places.
It has created a new division called CIAL ACES for aviation consulting.
The division will advise airports on runways, cargo, ground services and business activities.
Its first project will help verify passengers at Durgapur Airport.
CIAL also plans to help develop Durgapur as a logistics hub and support a convention centre there.
The company earned ₹1,220 crore in revenue and ₹502 crore in profit during the reported financial year.
Its shareholders approved a 55% dividend.
CIAL also introduced equipment that can provide electricity to aircraft parked at the airport.
Cochin International Airport Limited will offer aviation consultancy through its new CIAL ACES division.
Services will cover airport planning, runway development, cargo operations, ground handling and commercial activities.
CIAL ACES’s first project is a passenger verification system at Durgapur Airport in West Bengal.
CIAL reported ₹1,220 crore in revenue and ₹502 crore profit during financial year 2025–26.
Shareholders approved a 55% dividend, while CIAL also launched a Bridge Mounted Equipment service for aircraft.
- Who
- Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL), its shareholders and Kerala Chief Minister V D Satheesan, according to the report.
- What
- CIAL launched CIAL ACES aviation consultancy services and a Bridge Mounted Equipment service, and shareholders approved a 55% dividend.
- When
- The announcement was made on September 24 at CIAL’s 32nd Annual General Meeting; the financial figures relate to financial year 2025–26.
- Where
- The AGM was held in Kochi, and the first CIAL ACES project will be at Durgapur Airport in West Bengal.
- Why
- CIAL aims to deploy its airport expertise and technical capabilities beyond its own operations and expand into new aviation-related markets.
- New division
- CIAL ACES, meaning Aviation Consultancy and Expert Services
- First consultancy project
- Passenger verification system at Durgapur Airport in West Bengal
- Consultancy areas
- Airport planning and development, runway development, cargo operations, ground handling and commercial activities
- Revenue
- ₹1,220 crore during financial year 2025–26
- Profit
- ₹502 crore during financial year 2025–26
- Shareholder dividend
- 55%
- Passenger traffic
- 1.14 crore passengers and 73,134 aircraft movements during the reported financial year
- Aircraft power service
- CIAL’s Bridge Mounted Equipment service supplies electricity to parked aircraft and may be provided free of cost to all aircraft