Blue Dart to fly cargo overseas

Blue Dart Aviation, a subsidiary of express cargo firm Blue Dart Express, is exploring options to start scheduled overseas operations.
The move would enable the air cargo company to improve utilisation of its aircraft, which currently fly for only eight hours at night. The company not indicated any timeframe for the start of these operations.
Anil Khanna, MD, Blue Dart Express told DNA Money, "We are working closely with DHL global aviation group to see whether our aircraft can be leveraged for international operations. As part of our business expansion, we keep evaluating all options and if we find that it makes commercial sense and can be operationally put together, we will explore it." DHL, the European logistics giant, has a controlling stake in the company and operations of the two are synchronised.
Blue Dart has a fleet size of seven, made up of four Boeing 737 and 3 Boeing 757 aircraft. Express cargo operations being an overnight service, the aircraft are stationed idle during the day. Usage of these through the day for an international service would help the company make more efficient use of its assets.
26/02/08 Nirmal John & Archana Shukla/DNA MONEY/Sify

To Read the News in full at Source, Click the Headline

Categories: Cargo Feb 2008, Foreign Feb 2008, New Feb 2008