Air Deccan still airborne two-yrs after sale to Kingfisher

New Delhi: Air Deccan as an airline may have flown into sunset with Kingfisher buying it out two years ago, but the brand continues to fly the Indian skies as about 10 jets of the erstwhile carrier are yet to be repainted by the new owner.
"About 10 airplanes from the (Air) Deccan fleet are yet to be repainted and rebranded by Kingfisher," a senior Kingfisher Airlines official told PTI.
Most of the Air Deccan aircraft that await repainting are small single-aisle ATR jets.
When contacted, the Kingfisher Airlines spokesperson said re-painting of aircraft is typically done when the aircraft visits the MRO (Maintenance, repair, overhaul) workshop for scheduled maintenance checks.
"It doesn't make any sense to pull out an otherwise completely airworthy aircraft from regular commercial service, only to get it re-painted with the Kingfisher brand name," the spokesperson added.
The Vijay-Mallya led carrier had acquired Air Deccan founded by Capt G R Gopinath in 2007.
29/12/09 Press Trust of India/Business Standard

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