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Indian Airlines Board gave in-principle approval to plans to convert five B737-200s in the Alliance Air fleet to freighters early next year to launch dedicated freighter services.
This conversion will include overnight express operations from a new hub at Nagpur.
Indian Airlines estimates the air express market in India is worth INR25 billion, of which 60% is the domestic express market, which is growing at 20% annually.
The B737-200s will be converted after Alliance Air takes delivery of new leased A319 aircraft during the Winter schedule of 2005. Destinations include Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore and Hyderabad. Meanwhile, a Civil Aviation Ministry official stated a separate company may be established in the future to handle Indian Airlines proposed cargo business.
Indian Airlines is also set to complete the process of automating its cargo operations by the end of the year, allowing agents and shippers to make on-line bookings, check space availability as well as make queries for prices and track and trace their consignments. The automation process will be introduced at Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad initially, while seven more cities, including Bangalore and Chennai, will be added at later stage, before all 53 stations are brought online. |
Indian Airlines to launch dedicated freight service 
