Civil Aviation Ministry reviews progress on AI, Indian merger

New Delhi: The Civil Aviation Ministry on Wednesday reviewed the progress made on various aspects relating to the merger of erstwhile Air India and Indian, even as the new entity is planning to buy a large number of aircraft in addition to the 111 it has already ordered.
At a meeting chaired by Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel, the merged Air India was asked to draw up within the next fortnight fresh plans especially regarding its global routes, creating hubs in Europe and issues relating to the human resources.
"It was a review of the overall process of merger covering all aspects of the amalgamation and what progress has been made on each front," Patel told PTI after the meeting which was attended by top officials of the Ministry and Air India, including AI Chairman and Managing Director V Thulasidas.
Sources said the Ministry asked the airline to come up with fresh plans in the next 15 days on the route network and its leasing programme.
07/11/07 PTI/The Hindu

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