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'Air India unit will be set up in Kerala'


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Thiruvananthapuram, June 7


Kerala Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan Wednesday said his government would give 15 acres of land and do 'everything possible' to see that Air India's aircraft maintenance unit is set up in the state.  


  
'I have assured Air India managing director V. Thulasidas that the government would do everything possible to see that airline's aircraft maintenance unit is set up in Thiruvananthapuram. Several other states are trying for the same, but we will not lose the opportunity,' Achuthanandan told reporters after his meeting with Thulasidas here.


It was the previous Oommen Chandy government that began discussions to in this regard and had already made arrangements to hand over 15 acres of land to Air India.


Thulasidas said the total investment for the unit would be Rs.500-800 million.


 


 


 



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not sure but i think AI already has a maintenance centre at MAA so whats the point in setting up another centre at such close proximity

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This is mainly for the 737 fleet (AI Express) and part of the 777 fleet.

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Yup, since most of AIX's flights originate from Kerala, it makes sense to have the unit here.

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Air India base Land will be handed over: CM


INDIAN EXPRESS
Thursday June 8 2006 13:28 IST


THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan has assured Air India that the 15-acre land allotted for the engineering base will be handed over at the earliest.

The assurance was given at a discussion which the Chief Minister had with the Air India chairman and managing director V Thulasidas on Wednesday.

Talking to reporters after the meeting, the Chief Minister said that there was a move to shift the project to some other state. The government will make all efforts to retain the project here, he said.

The government would ensure that the development of the airport was not affected owing to the engineering base, Achuthanandan said.

Thulasidas said that the work on the engineering base would begin as soon as the land was received. “Air India also plans to set up an engineering base at New Delhi and the government had already allotted the land,” he said.

He said that the Airports Authority of India need not raise any objection regarding the project since the AAI chairman was a member of the Air India board that took the decisions regarding the project.

Thulasidas said that the engineering base with an initial investment of Rs 50 crore would help in increasing the air traffic to the sector. Though Boeing had offered to invest for an engineering base and training facilities in the country, the venue of the project has not yet been decided.



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http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/15/stories/2006061511162100.htm

 

AI completes 7 years of operation from Cochin airport

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NEDUMBASSERY: Air-India completed its seventh year of operations from the Cochin International Airport last week. The airline's association with the country's first greenfield airport dates back to1999.

Air-India is credited with the first landing of a Jumbo aircraft on Kerala soil on June 21, 1999. The Jumbo arrived here from Mumbai and left for Dubai via Abu Dhabi. It also conducted two joyrides christened `Reaching for the sky' and `Dream come true' for differently abled children, earning it an entry in the Limca Book of World Records for taking the maximum number of such children on an airborne journey, said Aby George, AI's public relations officer.

Air-India's stepping in as the sole ground-handling agent for a ten-year-period, ending 2009, had helped the airport in its infancy to benefit from the airline's brand image. Air-India now handles 295 flights in a week, including domestic and international flights.

Air-India had invested Rs.5 crores in equity, Rs.11 crores as interest-free deposit and Rs.25 crores to put in place the infrastructure for ground handling. This was besides making available the technical know-how and the engineering expertise of Air-India's manpower. The airline also provided jobs to more than 100 persons belonging to families which had lost their land in the acquisition process for the airport, said Mr. George.



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http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/01/stories/2006090122290300.htm
Government yet to hand over land for AI engineering base


S. Anil Radhakrishnan


Air-India applies for NOC for the land 


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Air-India Chairman and Managing Director meets Chief Secretary
AAI raises technical objections
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September 2, 2006


Thiruvananthapuram: The Government is yet to hand over 6.07 hectares of land to Air-India to set up the Rs.70 crore engineering base for Boeing 737-800 aircraft in the vicinity of the Thiruvananthapuram international airport.


Although the airline has received the official letter from the Government offering 6.07 hectares of land, the physical possession of the land had not been given to the national carrier. "Till date, we have not got the land promised to us free of cost by the State Government," Chairman and Managing Director of Air India V. Thulasidas told The Hindu .


The airline authorities had been unsuccessfully pursuing the matter with the State Government at various levels for the last couple of months. Mr. Thulasidas said he had taken up the matter with the Government several times. The delay in handing over the land figured in the meeting Mr. Thulasidas had with Chief Secretary Mohammed Riazuddin on Thursday.


Minister for Law M. Vijayakumar after meeting Union Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel in New Delhi on August 8 had announced that all issues connected with handing over the land had been solved.


The Government had promised to hand over the land required in two phases of 4.6 hectares and 1.42 hectares. Incidentally, the loss-making Trivandrum Rubber Works comes in the land identified for setting up the facility. Already, the Government has decided to close down the factory and to make it a sister concern of the Kerala State Road Transport Corporation.


The issue has become complicated with Airports Authority of India (AAI) raising technical objections to the base coming in the land identified citing that it is close to the operational area of the airport on Chaka side. Alternate land was identified near the Arat gate and even inspected by the AI team. But, the alternate land identified was yet to be acquired by the Government.


A top AAI official said AI has applied for No Objection Certificate (NOC) for the 6.07 hectares of land and it was under consideration of AAI headquarters.


Mr. Thulasidas said the director board of the national carrier has decided to set up the engineering base in the capital after turning down the proposal from Cochin International Airport Limited (CIAL). "While the CIAL offered us land on long-term lease for the project, the land was offered free of cost by the Government in the state capital", he added.


The base is to be set up by Air India Engineering Services, a subsidiary of AI. The decision to set up the base had been taken as Mumbai, the present maintenance base of AI, is over saturated. "Had the land been provided to us, the engineering base would have taken off by now," he added.


Air-India expects more aircraft of the 737-800 series to turn around from Thiruvananthapuram, the premier international airport of the State. The 737-800, with a capacity of 181 economy seats, is deployed for the operations of Air-India Express, the no-frills airline of AI, to the Gulf.


 



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http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=332737&sid=NAT&ssid=


Airport connectivity to be improved: PM






Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 01: Assuring the UPA coalition`s unstinted support to Left-ruled Kerala, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the Centre would assist the state in further improving connectivity as part of the government`s efforts to create first-rate infrastructure.

"If India`s growth has not to be constrained, if we need more trade and travel, if we need our people to go far out lands and if we want visitors from all corners the world to come here, we need first rate infrastructure", Dr Singh said after laying the foundation stone for the construction of new international terminal of airport and Air India`s aircraft maintenance base here.

Promising all assistance to rejuvenate the ailing agriculture and plantation sectors in Kerala, he said modern science and technology should be effectively used to improve productivity in plantation sector.

Dr Singh said a new dynamism had been found in the civil aviation in all spheres including construction and modernisation of airports and establishment of new airlines.

"Apart from building this new terminal, government will also assist the state in its plans for developing better connectivity.

"I am also happy to learn that Air India is developing a maintenance base here at an estimated cost of Rs 50 crore. This will generate new employment opportunities for the people of the state," he said.

Commending Kerala for its development of tourism economy, he said Centre would help the state`s plans to develop airport infrastructure.

Though Kerala had been a symbol of human development, it lagged behind its neighbours in the development of industries and knowledge economy, Dr Singh said.

"Kerala has the potential to take a great leap forward. I hope, the political, business, social and intellectual leadership will come together and help the state make that leap", Dr Singh said.

Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, Union Defence Minister A K Antony, Overseas Indian Affairs Minister Vayalar Ravi and Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Praful Patel were among those present on the occasion.

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PM lays foundation stone of AI’s maintenance base


New Delhi, Nov 1, 2006 (UNI)


The foundation stone of Air- India’s new aircraft maintenance basewas laid by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh near the Thiruvananthapuram airport today, coinciding with the golden jubilee celebration of Kerala’s formation.


 The new maintenance base would be constructed at an estimated cost of Rs 50 crore and the project will be completed in 18 months after all the required clearances are granted, an Air-India spokesman said.


 The proposed base would be built employing the latest technology and used primarily to maintain and repair Boeing 737-800s being operated by AI subsidiary, Air-India Express. The low-cost carrier operates as many as 55 flights out of Kerala cities to the Gulf.


 The base would also be used for the maintenance and checks of other aircraft in Air-India’s fleet like Boeing 747-400s and Airbus A-310s.



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Great news for Trivandrum. Thanks for posting.

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AI’s Kerala maintenance base to open in 2008


Praveena Sharma
Wednesday, November 01, 2006  22:21 IST


BANGALORE: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday laid the foundation stone of Air India’s maintenance base near the Thiruvananthapuram airport. It would be the second-largest maintenance base after Mumbai.


It would be built on a 15-acre plot gifted to Air India by the Kerala government and have the facility to carry out major checks on the B-737-800 aircraft of its low-cost subsidiary Air India Express’.  The national flag carrier will also be building hangars for line checks of other aircraft types, like the B747-400s and A-310s.


Air India officials said the project, which is estimated at Rs 50 crore, would be completed in 18 months after the construction begins.


“The maintenance base would be beneficial for airlines operating from the southern region as they would not have to send their aircraft to Mumbai for major checks. It would save the turnaround time of such checks,” said Air India company secretary S Venkat.


This is Air India’s fourth base in India, The other three are in Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai.


Air India opted for Thiruvananthapuram to set up the base on account of the large tract of land near the airport which it got for free. “We did try Cochin and Calicut but it did not work out because of their location (away from the airport) and size (smaller than 15 acres),” says Venkat.


“At Delhi and Chennai, we carry out only line (minor) checks. Thiruvananthapuram, like Mumbai, will have full-fledged facility for all major checks along with line checks,” informed Venkat.
 



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