Air India to set up maintenance base in UAE

Dubai: The recent Air India Express crash in Mangalore has hastened a slew of measures to improve the safety and efficiency of Air India flights bound for Gulf destinations.
Addressing journalists on Wednesday, Arvind Jadhav, visiting Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL), said a fully equipped ground engineering set-up was now being permanently established in the United Arab Emirates to ensure timely and efficient maintenance of aircraft.
“All the required inventories would be stored at this base,” Mr. Jadhav said, adding that the dependence on Mumbai for back-up support would be minimised once the facility was up and running by the end of July.
Plans were also afoot to always have one aircraft with crew on standby at prominent Gulf destinations to minimise flight disruptions.
Asked how Air India planned to improve pre-flight communication with passengers, Mr. Jadhav said a 24-hour dedicated call centre for the Gulf was now being established.
17/06/10 Atul Aneja/The Hindu

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