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747-237 · Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 11:28 pm Post subject:

Air Canada / Air India Plans Codeshare Partnership from Oct 2014

Air Canada and Air India plans to commence codeshare partnership starting 02OCT14, covering service between Europe and India, between Asia and India, as well as Domestic India routes.
Planned codeshare routes and schedules appeared in the week of 22SEP14′s OAG Schedules Analyser update under Air Canada’s “AC” code.

Flight schedule and reservation for codeshare service, are currently not available in the GDS, but expected to appear in the next few days, including Air India codeshare service operated by Air Canada.

Air Canada operated by Air India
Delhi – Amritsar
Delhi – Bangalore
Delhi – Chennai
Delhi – Hong Kong
Delhi – Hyderabad
Delhi – Kolkata
Delhi – Milan Malpensa – Rome – Delhi
Delhi – Mumbai
Delhi – Paris CDG
Delhi – Rome
Delhi – Shanghai Pu Dong
Delhi – Tokyo Narita
Mumbai – Bangalore
Mumbai – Chennai
Mumbai – Hyderabad
Mumbai – Kolkata

Source: Airlineroute.net
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747-237 · Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2014 10:30 pm Post subject:

Air India Opens Reservation for Air Canada Codeshare Service from Oct 2014

Air India on 23SEP14 has loaded planned codeshare routes with Air Canada into the GDS, as partnership with Air Canada commences on 02OCT14.

The following is Air India’s planned codeshare routes operated by Air Canada, which reservation is now open.

Hong Kong – Vancouver
London Heathrow – Calgary
London Heathrow – Edmonton
London Heathrow – Halifax
London Heathrow – St. John’s NFLD
London Heathrow – Toronto
London Heathrow – Vancouver
Paris CDG – Montreal
Paris CDG – Toronto
Shanghai Pu Dong – Vancouver

Air Canada codeshare routes operated by Air India was reported on Airline Route, on 22SEP14.

Source: Airlineroute.net
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747-237 · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:25 am Post subject:

Airlines using the Dreamliner have become used to constant shocks from this aircraft. But nothing comes close to what Air India experienced when its team was at Boeing's Charleston factor in US last week to get delivery of their 17th B-787. The mint-fresh Dreamliner failed its pre-delivery test flight as its brand new engine cracked!

Now, AI's entire team of engineers and pilots has returned to India as the delivery of this aircraft has been deferred by at least two weeks. The airline was to be flown to India last Sunday. Based on that schedule, it had announced a new flight on this Dreamliner from Wednesday Delhi-Bangkok-Mumbai-Bangkok-Delhi.

"Tickets had been sold for this flight that was to be launched Wednesday. Now, this flight has been deferred to October 14 and that too is a tentative date as this can be launched only when the aircraft is delivered to us," said a source.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Dreamliners-engine-cracks-even-before-its-delivery/articleshow/43276506.cms
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Spiderguy252 · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 10:15 am Post subject:

You don't know whether to laugh or cry anymore. Rolling Eyes

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The_Goat · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 3:55 pm Post subject:

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747-237 · Posted: Wed Sep 24, 2014 7:19 pm Post subject:

http://www.livemint.com/Companies/rWrd98kR8Uzwic0EEA9pfK/Alliance-Air-to-resume-flights-to-5-Northeastern-cities.html

Alliance Air to resume flights to 5 Northeastern cities

Sep 24 2014

Alliance Air would resume flights to five Northeastern cities including Guwahati with immediate effect, as the North Eastern Council (NEC) decided to fund the viability gap for these operations.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect was on Wednesday signed in the presence of civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju and DoNER minister Gen V.K. Singh, under which the Air India subsidiary would provide air services to Shillong, Tezpur, Lilabari, Silchar and Guwahati with turbo-prop ATR-42 aircraft till March 2016.

Alliance air chief Anil Mehta, who signed the agreement with the ministry, told PTI that the services have already been launched on some routes and all the five stations would be connected with immediate effect.

Under the viability gap funding (VGF) arrangement, NEC would assist Alliance Air in obtaining concessions on jet fuel, landing, Route Navigation Facility charges and other costs. VGF is essentially to meet the gap between the actual cost of operations and the revenue earned from the flights.

The cost of operations would be reviewed every three months based on the proposed cost and VGF amount would be determined accordingly, an Air India spokesperson said.

The airline has been operating flights to the Northeast since January 2003 under the VGF system. Till the end of 2012, it was operating 65 flights each week in the region. From January 2013, due to outstanding VGF, the airline restructured its ATR operations in the Northeast and discontinued these services on certain routes. However, it continued operations between Kolkata-Silchar, Kolkata-Guwahati and Silchar-Imphal with ATR aircraft. In July 2013, it also restored five times weekly flights on the Kolkata-Shillong route.

Besides the ATR flights, Air India has been operating flights in the Northeast with its Airbus family aircraft between Kolkata and Silchar, Dimapur, Dibrugarh, Aizawl, Imphal, Agartala and Guwahati, apart from Delhi-Guwahati routes.

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747-237 · Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:31 am Post subject:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/loss-making-air-india-may-cut-flights-to-australia-from-7-to-5-per-week/articleshow/43573354.cms

Loss-making Air India may cut flights to Australia from 7 to 5 per week

27 Sep, 2014

Air India (AI) may curtail flights on the India-Australia sector to five days a week from seven currently after posting a loss of about Rs 150 crore in the first year of operations.The airline flies the Delhi-Sydney-Melbourne route on four days and Delhi-Melbourne-Sydney on the other three days. Two officials confirmed that a five-day-a-week plan is being discussed."The losses are huge and the curtailment to five days a week is being discussed. The days on which the flights will be stopped are still being finalised," a senior Air India official said.

Another official explained that the model of connecting two international destinations with one flight is one of the reasons for the loss."The flight between Sydney and Melbourne is 90 minutes and we are not allowed to sell seats on Australian domestic routes. What is the point of operating these flights then?" another official asked, adding that this is also being looked into.

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abhijith16 · Posted: Sat Sep 27, 2014 8:33 am Post subject:

Does anyone know where VT-ANI is? She hasn't flown for the past 3 months! Any info?
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747-237 · Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 5:14 pm Post subject:

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/logistics/air-india-renews-insurance-for-2675-m-at-15-premium/article6454790.ece

Air India renews insurance for $26.75 m at 15% premium

Sept 28

Despite hardening insurance market for airlines globally following some major tragedies this year, national carrier Air India has been able to renew its cover with just 15 per cent rise in premium for its 132— aircraft fleet.

According to sources, the demand was for 25 per cent hike over the existing premium but insurers had to eventually come down to 15 per cent over the soon-to-expire policy.

The sources in the London market, where the reinsurance for the cover is being decided, have confirmed that Air India’s insurance will be renewed in a day or so, and it can keep flying from October 1.

They have also confirmed that to renew the policy, the airline will be paying US $ 26.75 million as premium, which is 15 per cent more than the existing cover which expires on September 30.

Air India, which has a fleet of 132 aircraft — 108 with itself and 24 with its two subsidiaries — 17 with Air India Express and 7 with Alliance Air, refused to comment.

While the insurance cover is provided by a consortium of public sector insurers led by New India Assurance, the reinsurance cover is being renewed by a couple of Lloyd’s syndicate. The deal is likely to be completed either on Monday or Tuesday, the industry sources said.

“Last year, we had provided the cover for US $ 23 million.

However, the rates have hardened up in the aviation insurance market in the wake of four aviation tragedies globally back to back and two minor incidents in the country itself this year.

Besides Air India had its own claims, which was substantial this year.

“Though insurers were demanding a much higher premium of around US $ 30 million, or 25 per cent over last year’s, the airline has been able to bring it down to 15 per cent,” industry sources said.

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'No significant' turbulence on Air India Delhi-Shanghai flight: DGCA
News
29-Sep-2014 10:03 AM
India's Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) found "no significant" turbulence on an Air India's Delhi-Shanghai Boeing 787 service on 07-Sep-2014, as alleged by an air hostess, and requested the entire crew to record statements before the DGCA on 29-Sep-2014 (PTI, 27-Sep-2014). In the complaint filed several days after the incident, the air hostess had also alleged that the commander of the aircraft had "threatened us against any of us opening our mouth about the incident". The DGCA reportedly nspected and evaluated the recordings of the Digital Flight Data Recorder (DFDR) of the aircraft and found "no significant G-value", establishing that there was no "severe air turbulence" as was claimed by the cabin crew. There were also no injuries to any passenger or cabin crew member.

Spiderguy252 · Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 2:57 pm Post subject:

luvleen · Member Joined: 02 Jul 2012 Posts: 179 Location: Bombay

Air India's lax regulation, lethargy & shoddy compensation leading to menace of misplacing baggage

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-indias-lax-regulation-lethargy-shoddy-compensation-leading-to-menace-of-misplacing-baggage/articleshow/43846338.cms

While the heading and a major part of the article does target AI, note that certain other airlines are guilty as well. What I am surprised is that the article mentions that DGCA/APAI maintain no record of such data. Is it true or is it just another article resulting from shoddy reporting at ToI?

{MODS - please feel free to move this to another thread if more relevant there. I was unable to locate any recent thread discussing a similar issue}

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Nimish · Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:06 pm Post subject:

From: http://www.financialexpress.com/news/air-india-to-salaries-set-to-fall-as-much-as-510-/1294275/0

747-237 · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:05 pm Post subject:

Alliance Air has sought bids for leasing of three turboprop 70-seater planes for a period of 10-12 years, official sources said on Wednesday.

The Air India subsidiary would dry-lease these new ATR 72-600 aircraft in all-economy configuration for 10-12 years and wants all of them to be delivered by 2015-16, the sources said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Alliance-Air-to-strengthen-services-to-Northeast/articleshow/44004628.cms
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The_Goat · Posted: Wed Oct 01, 2014 9:30 pm Post subject:

747-237 · Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 1:45 am Post subject:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Business/India-Business/Funds-for-15-AI-Dreamliners-unsure/articleshow/44146062.cms

Funds for 15 AI Dreamliners unsure

Oct 3, 2014

Air India's woes may have just compounded with uncertainty over funding of its purchase of Boeing's Dreamliners.

"America's Delta Airlines has challenged US Export-Import (Exim) Bank's decision to extend a soft loan to AI for buying the Dreamliners in the US Supreme Court. Their plea is that helping AI acquire these planes harms the commercial interests of US carriers," said a source.

While Delta has moved court to stop the $3.4-billion loan guarantee, Air India management has requested the Exim Bank not to stop funding the Dreamliner purchase. The Exim bank has so far funded purchase of 12 planes and now a decision has to be taken on the remaining 15 Dreamliners on AI's order book.
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luvleen · Member Joined: 02 Jul 2012 Posts: 179 Location: Bombay

Clogged toilets ground Air India’s Australia-Delhi flight

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Clogged-toilets-ground-Air-Indias-Australia-Delhi-flight/articleshow/44253532.cms

148 pax? Light load, although its a non-peak travel period on this sector

Unlimited drinks? Serious? Does AI actually serve unlimited drinks on its international flights?

Lastly, i wonder how much "compensation" AI will seek from Boeing for this Twisted Evil

747-237 · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:54 am Post subject:

747-237 · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 8:55 am Post subject:

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Defused-grenade-found-on-Prime-Minister-Narendra-Modis-standby-Air-India-aircraft/articleshow/44281271.cms

Defused grenade found on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s standby Air India aircraft

Oct 4, 2014

Indian security establishment has gone in a tizzy with the discovery of a defused grenade inside an Air India aircraft kept standby in Delhi for Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent trip to the US.

The Boeing-746 was kept on standby at IGI Airport, which means it was fully ready to fly out for the PM in case the Jumbo Jet being used by him developed a snag. According to sources, the aircraft was released for commercial operation when Modi landed here on Thursday night.

"The B-747 was sent on a Delhi-Mumbai-Hyderabad-Jeddah flight. On reaching Jeddah in the early hours of Saturday (India time), security agencies there found a defused grenade inside the business class of the aircraft. This sensational discovery of a defused bomb on an aircraft kept standby for the PM has sent everyone in a tizzy," said highly placed sources.

The aircraft is now grounded in Jeddah and held back from operating, as per schedule, to Calicut.

"Jeddah airport security has sanitized the aircraft and given it the clearance to fly out. But now Indian security agencies have taken over this case and are investigating how a defused grenade could make it inside the aircraft. All night long, AI and security agencies have been trying to resolve this mystery, which would be a serious security lapse unless it happens to be an exercise by the security/intelligence agencies to check the alertness of our aviation security wing," said sources.

Yes, they said "Boeing-746".
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The_Goat · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 11:51 am Post subject:

mayankarora1411 · Member Joined: 19 Dec 2013 Posts: 35

I flew on AI from DEL to BOM on AI 102.

When we made our approach into BOM, heavy gusts, rain and thunder forced a go around. I could barely see anything around outside. We did the go around at an altitude of about 1300 feet. We entered the arabian sea and entered a thick cloud causing heavy turbulence and some butterflies in the stomach. Surprisingly, the captain (Capt. Desai) came on to announce that we didn't have enough fuel to hold over BOM and shall divert to AMD.

We spent 2 hours on the ground at AMD without any dinner service, we were served peanuts and soft drinks just before takeoff from AMD.

Departing DEL at 1712, we finally reached BOM at 2330.

The cabin crew were really good and supportive, however:

1. They should have carried additional fuel to allow circling over the destination before diverting.
2. They should have served a full meal.
3. My PTV wasn't working and didn't work despite repeated trials of the crew to reboot.

I returned today on AI 348 B787. It was a great experience, my first on a dreamliner. Good food, good crew, smooth flight.

(Not my first such flight : http://www.airlinersindia.s4.bizhat.com/airlinersindia-ftopic13575.html)

747-237 · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2014 4:44 pm Post subject:

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HAWK21M · Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 4:31 pm Post subject:

The item was no plastic wrapper but rather a used Riot smoke grenade.
probably placed by authorities to test the security awareness wide a mock drill OR a mischievous task by someone.
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747-237 · Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:09 am Post subject:

http://www.hindustantimes.com/business-news/boeing-offers-air-india-24-mnfor-dreamliner-woes/article1-1272033.aspx

Boeing offers Air India $24 mn for Dreamliner woes

October 05, 2014

Boeing has offered a compensation of $24 million to Air India (AI) for the losses suffered by the airline as a result of the repeated grounding of the B787 Dreamliner. The amount offered by Boeing is approximately half of what India’s national carrier had asked for.

“Boeing has agreed to a compensation of $24 million, which is approximately half of the compensation asked by Air India,” said the minutes of the meeting of the oversight committee that is overseeing the implementation of AI’s ‘turnaround plan’.

“We do not comment on discussions with our customers,” said a Boeing spokesperson in response to a mail from HT.

AI did not offer comments for the story. Sources said negotiations were on between the two sides on the quantum of compensation to be paid.

An AI official, who did not wish to be named, said the compensation amount of $48 million that the airline was demanding from Boeing had been arrived based on the actual cost incurred on account of servicing the aircraft loan during grounding, retraining of pilots and commercial cost.

Sources said AI has requested the aviation ministry to nominate an official to negotiate with Boeing.

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747-237 · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 5:21 am Post subject:

http://www.livemint.com/Companies/PUh9jNeTe2I4IqRieiANsJ/Foreign-airlines-seek-more-market-access-via-Air-India.html

Foreign airlines seek more market access via Air India

Oct 08 2014

TAP Portugal, LOT Polish Airlines, Air New Zealand, Turkish Airlines, Egypt Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Adria Airways - The Airline of Slovenia, Air Astana of Kazakhstan and Siberia Airlines, which operates as S7 Airlines, have initiated moves for code sharing arrangements with Air India.

"We are planning several code shares over the next few months. Many are on the brink of being sealed. Some airlines are seeking additional rights which will require change in air service agreements,” said an Air India official, who declined to be named.

Turkish Airlines, for example, is considering a code-sharing arrangement with Air India that will allow the latter to feed European traffic to its non-stop flight from Delhi to Australia. It will give Air India passengers seamless options to connect with flights to north Africa and eastern Europe.

In return, Turkish Airlines wants more flying rights. The airline has sought seven additional flights to India per week, said Ali Genç, a spokesman for
Turkish Airlines, in an email from Istanbul.

“We have already informed our CAA (civil aviation authority) concerning our demands on our flights to India and we know the negotiations between the respective authorities of both countries are continuing. We assume that a positive conclusion of our request will be beneficial not only for Turkish Airlines but for the civil aviation industry of our both countries,” Genc added.

Air New Zealand has a code sharing arrangement with Singapore Airlines Ltd which it wants to extend to India. Air India, which has started flights to Australia, wants to do a code share for its Sydney flights with Air New Zealand.

Egypt Air, which flies to Mumbai, wants to have a domestic code sharing agreement with Air India so it can sell Cairo-Delhi flights via Mumbai with Air India operating the Mumbai-Delhi leg.

With other airlines, Air India is seeking to tap new geographies; these include having agreements with airlines in Poland, Portugal, Slovenia, Kazakhstan and Russia.

A spokesman for LOT Polish Airlines confirmed it was “analyzing potential of different forms of cooperation”.

“Certainly one of considered forms is possible code-share agreement” with Air India, the spokesman said.

Traffic between India and Kazakhstan has historically been strong with significant corporate passenger flows from the oil and gas, pharmaceuticals and information technology segments. There are also a significant number of Indian students taking education and training across the Central Asian region, said Richard Ledger, vice president (worldwide sales), Air Astana.

“The code-share is for travel from the start of the IATA (International Air Transport Association) winter navigation season on the 26th October 2014. By implementing this code share, and placing the Air India’s code (AI) on the Air Astana-operated services between New Delhi and Almaty, passengers from across Air India’s network will be able to travel seamlessly to Kazakhstan,” said Richard Ledger, vice president (worlwide sales), Air Astana.

Same-day connections to Almaty would be available from Air India’s domestic hubs at Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Thiruvananthapuram and Kolkata,” he said.

Code shares with Adria Airways and TAP Portugal will also help the national airline feed more passengers into its Frankfurt and Rome flights.

Air India, is talking to S7 to feed its Moscow operations.
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ameya · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 11:47 am Post subject:

Should help a lot IMO

This winter is going to be make or break for a lot of international flights of AI.

Good loads of winter along with revised timings to DME, first full season with *A

If they cannot make this work, then something drastic would happen or should happen
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747-237 · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 6:26 pm Post subject:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-india-to-start-direct-flight-from-delhi-to-pantnagar/articleshow/44711343.cms

Air India to start direct flight from Delhi to Pantnagar

8 Oct, 2014

In a move to expand air connectivity to smaller cities and towns, Air India will start a direct flight from Delhi to Pantnagar in Uttarakhand next week.

The services, starting this month, will operate four times a week on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, with an ATR aircraft, a statement by the Ministry of Civil Aviation said.

On October 14, Flight 9I 815 from Delhi (DEL) will depart at 2.30 PM and reach Pantnagar (PGH) at 3.30 PM. The return flight 9I 816 will leave Pantnagar at 3.50 PM to arrive Delhi at 4.50 PM.
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747-237 · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 1:56 am Post subject:

http://www.livemint.com/Companies/zw4AoZIUkBJkbvUdJ3p08N/Air-India-rejects-DGCAs-directive-to-build-toilets.html

Air India rejects DGCA’s directive to build toilets

Oct 08 2014

Air India Ltd has rejected an aviation regulator directive to build toilets and adopt villages in the country as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, a rural sanitation campaign, saying the airline is going through a painful turnaround plan and is not in a position to spare resources for the cleanliness drive.

State-owned Air India, which usually complies with diktats from the government, said it needed to focus on turning around the company.

“Air India and AAI (Airports Authority of India) have taken strong objection to the order that they must adopt villages for sanitation,” said a person aware of the situation, referring to Directorate General of Civil Aviation’s (DGCA) directive last month. “Let them do their main job well.”
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747-237 · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 4:32 am Post subject:

747-237 · Posted: Thu Oct 09, 2014 7:37 am Post subject:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/indiahome/indianews/article-2785530/NSG-admits-leaving-stun-grenade-Air-India-plane-standby-Modi-s-US-trip.html

NSG admits leaving a stun grenade on Air India plane on standby for Modi's US trip

Oct 9, 2014

The elite National Security Guards (NSG) has informed the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) about the lapses made by its team, which left a dummy stun grenade on board an Air India aircraft that had been kept on standby for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s recent trip to the US.

The NSG has admitted its mistakes in an inquiry report, stating that a “defused stun grenade was left behind after a security drill that took place on the night of September 26-27.”

An anti-hijacking exercise was conducted on board the plane by the 52nd battalion of the National Security Guards, mostly comprising Army personnel.

The grenade was only found when the aircraft had flown to Jeddah, triggering a security scare. Sources said a departmental action would be initiated against the officials responsible for the slip-up.

After the prime minister left for the US, the aircraft, a Boeing 747 which was on standby, was used for a drill by the NSG.

After the drill the aircraft flew on the Mumbai-Hyderabad-Jeddah route.

Four senior security officers of Air India - two security managers who supervised checks and two security agents who physically carried out checks on the aircraft - have been suspended after the lapse, which led to a security scare.

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747-237 · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:10 pm Post subject:

http://www.livemint.com/Companies/JprExok5Mo3gHh3OcfjyEL/Air-India-set-to-open-Asias-biggest-MRO-facility.html

Air India set to open Asia’s biggest MRO facility

Oct 09 2014

By the end of this month, the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Nagpur built by Boeing Co. will be handed over to Air India, in a relief for domestic airlines which fly to West Asia or Singapore for the purpose. Boeing built the facility as part of its obligations while selling 68 aircraft to India in 2005.

Separately, Air India will build an engine MRO unit along with engine maker General Electric Co. for $89 million, next to the airframe MRO facility built by Boeing. The airline has acquired 50 acres for the purpose. The company is also investing in similar facilities in Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi.

“We are trying to create a one-stop shop for maintenance, repair and overhaul of airframes and aircraft engines. Once all MROs are operational, Air India will offer these facilities to third parties to shore up revenue,” one of the executives said. Both officials declined to be named.

Boeing declined to comment. An Air India spokesperson confirmed the development.

Air India will transfer all functional MRO facilities to Air India Engineering Services Ltd (AIESL), a subsidiary, which is expected to clock Rs.1,000 crore revenue in three years, with half of it coming from the parent company.

“Firstly, MRO in Nagpur, which is Asia’s largest facility, will decongest Mumbai airport as there is no more space left for hangars. Second, as the MRO is situated in MIHAN (Multimodal International Cargo Hub and Airport at Nagpur) special economic zone, the cost of repairing would be lower compared to other MROs. Lastly, Air India MROs can offer these facilities to other domestic and international airlines,” the second official quoted above said.

We have invested $17 million in Hyderabad facility while another $13 million is invested for aircraft engine MROs in Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. Nagpur MRO can handle GE 90 and General Electric GEnx engines,” the second Air India executive said. The airline has also invested $13 million at Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala to repair narrow body planes, he added.
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747-237 · Posted: Fri Oct 10, 2014 4:12 pm Post subject:

An A-320 of Air India was grounded after the national carrier did not carry out a mandatory second check of the cowl or covering of the right-side engine, which was repaired several weeks ago for a dent.

The carpets on the interior of the plane was also found damaged and torn and could affect smooth movement of passengers, especially in an an emergency, the sources said.

http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/dgca-grounds-three-planes-of-goair-air-india-pvt-operator-114101000514_1.html
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