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http://www.business-standard.com/compindustry/storypage.php?leftnm=1&subLeft=1&chklogin=N&autono=103279&tab=r
Deccan to start non-scheduled services to US, Europe
 
P R Sanjai / Mumbai August 31, 2006 
 
 
Budget carrier Air Deccan will start non-scheduled air services to the US and Europe using luxury jets, as it does not meet the government’s conditions for scheduled operations on international routes. 
 
Deccan Aviation, which operates the no-frills carrier Air Deccan, is planning to acquire two business jets for over Rs 100 crore for this. 
 
Air Deccan has also set up a subsidiary in Sri Lanka, aimed at starting scheduled operations, to come around Indian regulations, which do not allow carriers with less than five years of service and a 20-aircraft fleet to operate international services. 
 
Deccan Aviation, which already owns a fleet of 10 helicopters and two fixed-wing aircraft, is looking to acquire high-end luxury jet Lear 45 XR. 
 
“Lear XRs, which cost $11 million per aircraft, can carry seven passengers and two crew members,” Clive Lewis, general manager (marketing), Deccan Aviation, said. 
 
According to industry analysts, non-scheduled operators currently have a market share of 1.22 per cent of total domestic traffic. Not many Indian airlines operate non-scheduled flights on international routes. Non-scheduled operators are also permitted to operate revenue charter flights to overseas destinations. 
 
"High-profile delegations, corporate heads and politicians are the target group for non-scheduled operators. There are over 47 non-scheduled operators who mainly operate within the country," analysts said. 
 
Deccan Aviation is currently offers flights to Dubai, Sri Lanka and Nepal. "We have recently acquired one more fixed-wing aircraft. The company is in the process of acquiring two helicopters, which will be deployed for offshore operations," Lewis said. 
 
The acquisition cost for these three aircraft is estimated at over Rs 20 crore. 
 
Meanwhile, the company's low-cost airline Air Deccan, with a market share of 21.2 per cent (June 2006), has the largest network in the country covering 55 airports. The airline currently operates a brand new fleet of 14 Airbus A320 aircraft and 22 ATR Turboprop aircraft. 


-- Edited by karatecatman at 14:43, 2006-08-31

-- Edited by karatecatman at 15:05, 2006-08-31

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But how is that possible then all airlines wud start non-scheduled services using 777s 330s etc


Someone pls help KCM, MEL, JJ, tayara, etc any1 pls



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the_380 wrote:


But how is that possible then all airlines wud start non-scheduled services using 777s 330s etc


Someone pls help KCM, MEL, JJ, tayara, etc any1 pls





Deccan aviation has a AOC to operate non-scheduled charters as the article mentions. Gopi can convert 1 or 2 of his many A320 orders to A319CJ with 70+ seats, sell it to the extremely prosperous IT majors i.e. Infosys, Wipro, Patni, Tech Mahindra, Satyam etc, operate say a 3/wk to EU/USA. Corporates will be interested in light of security related issues (hand bag, delays etc)


Advantages: Deny competition of high revenue corporate pax and corner the business cream whilst in the budget airline business. Get his pilots and ops trained on long haul route experience. Once established, possibly look at A350XWB for EU low cost................hypothetically speaking very much possible and if well planned could be successfull. 


Others can't do it unless they takeover one of the many small charter ops. You can't fill a B777/A330 all business class.



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tayara mechanici wrote:


the_380 wrote:


But how is that possible then all airlines wud start non-scheduled services using 777s 330s etc


Someone pls help KCM, MEL, JJ, tayara, etc any1 pls






Deccan aviation has a AOC to operate non-scheduled charters as the article mentions. Gopi can convert 1 or 2 of his many A320 orders to A319CJ with 70+ seats, sell it to the extremely prosperous IT majors i.e. Infosys, Wipro, Patni, Tech Mahindra, Satyam etc, operate say a 3/wk to EU/USA. Corporates will be interested in light of security related issues (hand bag, delays etc)


Advantages: Deny competition of high revenue corporate pax and corner the business cream whilst in the budget airline business. Get his pilots and ops trained on long haul route experience. Once established, possibly look at A350XWB for EU low cost................hypothetically speaking very much possible and if well planned could be successfull. 


Others can't do it unless they takeover one of the many small charter ops. You can't fill a B777/A330 all business class.




Ok got this


But what if an airline says that it wants to operate flights in triple class and starts advertising like spreading the word of its flights and offering tickets to normal pax u and me



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