Finally, a reason for AI to smile

Mumbai: The national carrier might be crippled with rising losses and internal political battles between employees and other problems including non-payment of salaries, but amid all the gloom, Air India employees have a reason to cheer.
Air India is the only airline in India and the Gulf sector and among 10 other airlines internationally to have the certified Air Transport Association (IATA) retrieval kit known as the Disabled Aircraft Retrieval Kit that is used in salvage operations.
Monday's salvage operation at Mumbai airport would not have been successful had it not been for AI's retrieval kit. Similarly, the recovery efforts at Kochi airport would also have failed if it weren't for Air India.
Explaining the importance of the kit, a top official from the engineering department of Air India, said, "We have a team of expert engineers and technicians who help in creating pathways with the help of pneumatic bags that lift the aircraft to 15 feet off the ground. The past 10 days have been hectic for us as we just completed the salvage operations at Mumbai and Kochi."
07/09/11 Bipin Kumar Singh/MiD DAY

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

Categories: Air India Sep 2011