Air India to induct 20 aircraft in 2008

New Delhi: Air India would induct about 20 aircraft next year and has ambitious plans to strengthen and expand its domestic and global network even as it expects to finalise plans for placing orders for more planes in 2008.
As the government wants the newly merged carrier to compete with the best in the industry, the process of integration of the two erstwhile national carriers -- Air India and Indian Airlines -- is progressing smoothly, AI officials said.
The amalgamation process, which started right from the the Board level, has now come down to the General Manager- level employees. "The integration of General Manager-level staff (of the two former airlines) is likely to be over by this month end," AI Executive Director (Corporate Communication) Jitender Bhargava said here.
He said the roadmap projects a time-period of 16-18 months by which the complete integration of all staffers is expected.
28/12/07 PTI/Economic Times

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