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http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?NewsID=1044928


Indian to fly long haul by Feb 2007


Rabin Ghosh
Tuesday, August 01, 2006  21:45 IST


MUMBAI: Indian, the state-run carrier, would expand its overseas network to fly to long-haul destinations like South Asia, Australia and China by February, V. Trivedi, chairman and managing director, said on Tuesday. The airline, formally know as Indian Airlines, already flies to a few international sectors like West Asia and Singapore.


The airline has floated a second global tender to lease wide-bodied aircraft, so that it can kick-start its international operations. The company plans to begin international operations even before it begins to take delivery of the 43 Airbus aircraft, some of which are wide-bodied and suitable for international operations.


On the mounting fuel bill, following the hike in aviation turbine fuel (ATF), Trivedi said that, thanks to the two surcharges it has levied (Rs 500 collectively), it is able to recover most of the increased fuel bill.


“A substantial part of the hike has been covered by the fuel surcharge. Of the Rs 360 crore hit expected, we would recover Rs 320 crore on account of the fuel surcharge,” he said. The gap leaves the door open for another round of fuel surcharge hike.


On setting up a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in association with Airbus, Trivedi said Airbus officials were expected to visit the country in the next 15 days. “We would like them to hold a majority stake. It’s good for the business,” he said. According to the broad plans, while Indian Airlines would set up a MRO for narrow bodied planes, Air India’s MRO, in association with Boeing, would be for wide-bodied aircraft.
 


Four agencies/companies/airlines have responded to the wide body tender.



-- Edited by karatecatman at 01:34, 2006-08-02

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What does this mean for the proposed AI/IC merger?

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Feel the consultant may opt for the holding company model.


Trivedi can't be charting his own course unless he has specific information. (But also see his interview in the Editorial/Analysis/Opinion section). 



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vivekman wrote:

What does this mean for the proposed AI/IC merger?


I think they'll be flying to place which are off AI's radar.  If I am not wrong then they were cleared to fly Australia long ago.


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They were also cleared to fly on ATQ-BHX-YYZ if im not wrong which AI operates now on a B777 but only till BHX


IC was also cleared to fly the Chennai-Sydney route or better BOM-MAA-SYD


QUOTING karatecatman


The airline has floated a second global tender to lease wide-bodied aircraft, so that it can kick-start its international operations. The company plans to begin international operations even before it begins to take delivery of the 43 Airbus aircraft, some of which are wide-bodied and suitable for international operations.


Guess all got their answers about the IC long-haul


I feel they will end up operating Keiv and Moscow (IC already has a codeshare to Keiv, Almaty, Bishkek and Tashkent)



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Yeah so IC has been looking for these leasing aircraft forever and they have been telling the same old they are going to start long haul destinations yaaahhh.....same old.  Well sadly this will probably happen b4 AI and IC merge but its sad that they cant get their act together and consolidate and work as ONE ENTITY and they would have a chance starting 2008 with all the NEW planes they are both getting. Somethings needs to be done!!!

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The Government Of India had earlier said that Indian Airlines would be allowed to fly to the UK, subject to the availability of Air-India's unutilised capacity. As per a recent agreement between India and the UK, Indian carriers can fly 40 flights a week to the UK.

The present agreement allows 19 flights and Air-India is not using them all. When the capacity is increased, we will ask Air-India to use as much as it can. Indian Airlines will be given the capacity unutilised by Air-India," Ajay Prasad, secretary, ministry of civil aviation said.

He also said the government was in the process of opening more international routes to domestic private carriers.

India's private airlines like Jet Airways and Air Sahara have been allowed to fly to neighbouring countries and they have been petitioning the government for permission to fly to the Asean and Europe.


But Jet Airways plans to Brussels seem distant until August 2007.



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