Israel's Bedek in talks with HAL for Bangalore facility

Mumabi: Bedek Aviation Group, part of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), is in talks with Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) to set up an aircraft conversion site in Bangalore.
The facility will be dedicated to the conversion of 737 passenger aircraft to cargo freighters. "We are in talks with HAL and are actively pursuing this project," said Dany Kleiman, vice-president and general manager, Bedek Aviation. The company is one of Israel's largest aerospace conglomerates with an aircraft maintenance and conversion division.
The move is significant as this will be the first passenger aircraft conversion facility to be set up in India. Companies who currently want to avail of this service have to send their aircraft abroad.
While Mr Kleiman believes that the Indian air cargo sector is a key market for the Bedek Aviation Group, he refused to share more details about the project. "The discussions are in the very early stages," said Mr Kleiman on the sidelines of the Air Cargo India 2008 summit held in Mumbai.
25/01/08 Economic Times/McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX/Trading Markets (press release), USA

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