JV to do AI ground-handling

Thiruvananthapuram: Even as the national carrier is struggling to revive from the acute fiscal crunches, Air India is going ahead with its plans to hand over the profit making ground-handling services to the joint-venture firm with a Singapore-based private company. The Thiruvan anthapuram Airport, which was earning about `45 crore to the national carrier annually, is the latest to be handed over to the joint venture firm Air India - Singapore Airport Terminal Services (AI-SATS), that too without getting the nod of the Air India director board. It is learnt that a move is on to welcome AI-SATS to Kozhikode airport.
Suspecting malicious intentions behind handing over the profit-making services in Thiruvananthapuram, staff of the Air India Air Transport Services (AIATS) had petitioned the chief vigilance commissioner and central labour commissioner.
09/01/12 Deccan Chronicle

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