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A-I ties up with ILFC for 4 more 737-800 aircraft
BUOYED by a strong performance in the Kerala-Gulf sector where it introduced budget flights in April, Air India has signed up with California-based International Lease Financing Corporation (ILFC) for four more 737-800 aircraft to be introduced in the sector.
Air India company secretary S Venkat told ET that the agreement had been signed with ILFC last week, according to which AI will begin taking delivery of aircraft from February, 2006. The deliveries are expected to be completed by June, 2006. The lease periods are for five years each and extendible to seven years.
Mr Venkat said Air India’s budget airline operations under the Air India Express brand had recorded an average load factor of 97% in the Kerala-Gulf sector from the time of launch until now, far higher than the expected average load factor of roughly 70% when the service was launched.
Some of this was because of the traffic generated by the school holidays in the Gulf countries, but Mr Venkat said it was also a fact that unlike in August when flights were going full, there was a lean patch in May-June. In that context, the 97% average load factor was “very satisfactory”.
He said A-I was planning to introduce services with the all-budget concept instead of the existing concept where only a percentage of the seats were earmarked for the budget operation. The budget flights would soon feature a brand new team of cabin crew who are conversant in the local language, he said. They are being recruited from south Indian states.
On the issue of a dozen pilots quitting A-I in July, Mr Venkat said the new regulations announced by the director general of civil aviation includes a clause that requires pilots to give a sixmonth notice before quitting. He said AI had not accepted the resignation of the 12 pilots and expected them to rejoin duty in accordance with the DGCA stipulation.
I wish the Govt would move the AI order along and get it signed off. I wonder if they're waiting for GWB to visit India to finalize the deal
HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58 Reply 1, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 5 hours ago) and read 1705 times:
Where are the Pilots & AMEs.How long can 9W provide Mx Support.
The CAM Order is likely to be challenged in court.
Better as Nimish says get on with the B772LR,773ER,787 deal.
regds
MEL
Rocketman742 From India, joined Oct 2004, 67 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 4 days 3 hours ago) and read 1646 times:
The pilots who left are never coming back. The incompetent fools at AI stipulated in their contracts like typical IAS babus that the pilots would be confirmed after 1 year of service and they would require an NOC from where ever they came. S2 never gave those guys an NOC and they left after 6 months so they were un confirmed employees. You cant sue a guy to come back when he wasnt even confirmed in his job AI is just making noises but hasnt taken any concrete steps cos they know they dont have any case.
Sammyk From United States of America, joined Oct 1999, 1686 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 23 hours ago) and read 1538 times:
Quoting Nimish (Thread starter): I wish the Govt would move the AI order along and get it signed off. I wonder if they're waiting for GWB to visit India to finalize the deal
What does that order have to do with this lease deal? Are you saying they should stop everything else until that deal is concluded? That makes no sense.
Nimish From India, joined Feb 2005, 3077 posts, RR: 9 Reply 4, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 18 hours ago) and read 1422 times:
Quoting Sammyk (Reply 3): What does that order have to do with this lease deal? Are you saying they should stop everything else until that deal is concluded? That makes no sense.
And why does it make no sense? The Govt managed to get the IC order confirmed when Tony Blair visited. So I wonder if they need George bush to visit to sign off on the Boeing order.
If they had that order confirmed/placed/whatever, they would probably not need these leased aircraft.
I agree that there's no reason to wait (for the order) and not get leased aircraft. That does not prevent me from wishing that the order would move along though.
HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58 Reply 5, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1352 times:
Quoting Rocketman742 (Reply 2): The pilots who left are never coming back. The incompetent fools at AI stipulated in their contracts like typical IAS babus that the pilots would be confirmed after 1 year of service and they would require an NOC from where ever they came. S2 never gave those guys an NOC and they left after 6 months so they were un confirmed employees
Also heard that the reason for the Ex S2 Pilots to Quit AIe & go back to S2 was that many promises were not kept by AIe.
What news on the Hot topic the "Six months Notice period".
regds
MEL
Cricket From India, joined Aug 2005, 2936 posts, RR: 7 Reply 6, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1331 times:
For political pomp and show, the AI order will be signed when Bush Jr visits in early Feb. There was an interesting article about the S2 pilots on how they're getting paid from both AIX and S2 because AIX hasn't accepted their resignations. However, it seems the DGCA will not bat for AIX here.
HAWK21M From India, joined Jan 2001, 31201 posts, RR: 58 Reply 7, posted (7 years 8 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1328 times:
Quoting Cricket (Reply 6): There was an interesting article about the S2 pilots on how they're getting paid from both AIX and S2 because AIX hasn't accepted their resignations.
The Question is Are they Accepting the Salary from AIX.I don't think so.
Quoting Cricket (Reply 6): the AI order will be signed when Bush Jr visits in early Feb.
Wasn't the big day of the deal to be Before diwali
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MEL
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