New Delhi, Aug 4 - The government plans to convert the airport regulator Airports Authority of India (AAI) into a company, a senior aviation ministry official said Tuesday.

'We are working out to convert AAI from an authority to a company by next March. This will be done by amending the AAI Act. It will also help AAI to raise funds of its own,' a senior aviation ministry official said.

'This will also give a corporate look to AAI.'

Regarding former president A.P.J. Abdul Kalam being frisked by Continental Airlines of the US at Delhi airport recently, the official said the government was in touch with American authorities to ensure that US carriers operating in India followed its aviation norms.