Nacil on hunt for partner to roll out ground-handling in India, abroad

Mumbai: State-owned airline company National Aviation Co. of India Ltd (Nacil), that holds India’s flag carrier Air India, is scouting for an international partner to start ground-handling operations in foreign airports to gain a global foothold and boost its ground-handling revenues by at least 25%, said a top company official.
“With an international partner for ground-handling services, we will have wider potential within India and international airports. An international partner will make it easy to bid for overseas projects,” said a senior Nacil executive, who did not want to be named. The company recently invited select firms to partner it for providing ground-handling services to client airlines at airports in India and abroad. Such operations include passenger, ramp and cargo services, in addition to cabin cleaning and flight dispatch.
Revenue from ground-handling services for Nacil in the previous fiscal year was Rs800 crore and it is likely to cross Rs1,000 crore this year, with new assignments expected in Indian and overseas airports, the Nacil official said.
03/04/08 Livemint

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