NAGPUR, JUNE 25: Civil aviation minister Praful Patel today dismissed speculations about shifting of the much-talked-about maintenance repair overhaul (MRO) base project of aircraft major Boeing from the city to other states. “There is no question of shifting of MRO of boeing from the city to other states although some states were vying to bag the project but boeing vice-president Dinesh Kesar had made a formal announcement here sometime back, laying to rest all speculations,” Patel told reporters here.
The Seattle-based aircraft manufacturer had committed to set up a MRO in India as part of their commitment in lieu of procurement of aircraft for domestic carrier Indian and international carrier Air-India, Patel said.
“Accordingly, after studying feasibility report and economic viability and other aspects including central location in the country, Nagpur has been finally selected,” Patel added. “There is no going back,” he said.
On the much-hyped multi-modal international passenger and cargo hub project, Mihan, Patel said, during the proposed visit of Prime minister Manmohan Singh to Vidarbha later this week, Singh would be “impressed upon to announce setting up the cargo hub”, which will change the economic-investment scenario of not only the second capital of Maharashtra but the entire Vidarbha region.
Suppose Boeing does that, will the NCP withdraw support to the UPA.
And notice how Mr. Prakash Karat has fallen silent after Bengal's Buddha has bagged the Tata car project, the Reliance project, and now the Dubai Smart City that was meant for Kerala.
Believe it or not there are more than 10 A320s of IC grounded due to unavailability of engine spares to the airline They ordered these spares but airbus kept the orders on hold till IC wud pay but they didnt and even today the orderes are on hold
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The IA freighter plan is to use the Alliance Air 737s. Five of them are to be converted. The using Nagpur as the hub, they will fly to the other metros.
To convert pax jets into freighters u need money Believe it or not there are more than 10 A320s of IC grounded due to unavailability of engine spares to the airline They ordered these spares but airbus kept the orders on hold till IC wud pay but they didnt and even today the orderes are on hold
Thats a real sad state about the V2500s on the Fleet.
The a/c are grounded because IAE has stopped providing spares on credit after IC opted for CFM engines on the new a/c. IC should have renegotiated the payment terms with IAE instead of allowing it's a/c to remain grounded for want of spares. It is a sad sight to see 10 A320s parked at IC MX area at DEL. Reminds of the time when that moron Mufti Mohmad grounded the A320s in 1990.
Reminds of the time when that moron Mufti Mohmad grounded the A320s in 1990.
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Think it's Arif Mohammed Khan.
Times of India March 2, 1990
New Delhi -- The Indian government continues to persist with its apprehensions about the Airbus A320.
A technical committee armed with comprehensive terms of reference began a probe into the whole Airbus affair last week. ...
The five-member expert committee announced by Civil Aviation Minister Arif Mohammed Khan, would go into Indian Airlines' state of preparedness to safely operate the Airbus. ...
The issue of the Airbus' safety has become a national one with important newspapers making editorial comments. The Indian press has urged the Indian government to thoroughly examine the safety aspects of the plane before allowing [it] to fly once again. ...
the_380 wrote: For info now its 11 A320s grounded i guess MEL u must be knowing Wow - another criminal waste of India's money (if this is true)!! 11 A320s grounded for lack of money to pay for spares. I guess the silver lining is that at least IC is not flying around with defective a/c. How are they managing their schedules/frequencies if they have 11 A320's grounded? Does not sound very logical to me.
yes it is true.. flights have been reduced "drastically".. engineers gettin lesser than before.. its all possible with IA
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karatecatman wrote: himmat01 wrote: Reminds of the time when that moron Mufti Mohmad grounded the A320s in 1990.
?? Think it's Arif Mohammed Khan. Times of India March 2, 1990 New Delhi -- The Indian government continues to persist with its apprehensions about the Airbus A320. A technical committee armed with comprehensive terms of reference began a probe into the whole Airbus affair last week. ... The five-member expert committee announced by Civil Aviation Minister Arif Mohammed Khan, would go into Indian Airlines' state of preparedness to safely operate the Airbus. ... The issue of the Airbus' safety has become a national one with important newspapers making editorial comments. The Indian press has urged the Indian government to thoroughly examine the safety aspects of the plane before allowing [it] to fly once again. ...-- Edited by karatecatman at 18:10, 2006-06-29