MRPL awaiting clearance for direct supply of ATF

Mangalore: Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) is awaiting clearance from the Airports Authority of India (AAI) to supply aviation turbine fuel (ATF) directly to aircraft operating to and from the Bajpe airport here from its refinery, MRPL Managing Director R Rajamani has said. At present, Indian Oil Corporation is meeting the ATF needs of aircraft from its terminal on the airport premises, he said.
Addressing presspersons after the 19th annual general meeting of MRPL here on Friday, he said in order to earn better margins, the company had decided to market ATF directly to airlines and agreements were expected to be signed shortly. MRPL, with approval from the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, had placed orders for ATF bowsers and was expecting them by end of next month, he said.
Stating that MRPL was in touch with airport authorities in Bangalore, Goa, and Kozhikode, to supply ATF to aircraft there, Rajamani said there were a few technical and administrative issues to be sorted out in this regard. MRPL was also in touch with authorities of the international airports in Bangalore and Hyderabad and expected the agreements for supply of ATF to materialise during the next fiscal, Rajamani said.
17/09/07 Udayavani

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Categories: Airports Sep 2007, General Aviation Sep 2007