Mysuru, July 24 -- The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has asked the Commanding Officer of the 4 Karnataka Air Squadron of the National Cadet Corps (NCC), Mysuru, to immediately remove the squadron's two training aircraft from AAI Hangar No. 2 at Mysore Airport, Mandakalli, to facilitate demolition of the structurally unsafe hangar.

In a letter to the NCC, Airport Director P.V. Usha Kumari said the continued presence of the aircraft in the hangar poses a safety risk and cited aviation safety regulations and DGCA compliance requirements.

Star of Mysore had reported on July 19 under the headline 'Flight dreams of Mysuru NCC cadets grounded' that the future of the 4 Karnataka Air Squadron had been thrown into uncertainty after the Direct...