New Delhi: The engineering wing of Air India has certified 60 Airbus planes from its fleet of 66 as operational, surpassing the national carrier's target and giving a boost to its effort to increase on-time performance.
At a meeting called by aviation secretary RN Choubey last month, Air India's chairman and managing director Ashwani Lohani had said the airline would soon be flying 58 of the 66 Airbus 320 aircraft it has in its fleet. AI was then flying only 54 of these planes.
"On Sunday, 60 of our Airbus fleet were available for operations. This is the first time in many years that we have got so many of our aircraft operational," a senior Air India executive, who did not wish to be named, said.
The executive said that making available 60 aircraft will help increase on-time performance. "Availability of 60 aircraft is better than the target set by the CMD," he said.
18/11/15 Mihir Mishra/Economic Times
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At a meeting called by aviation secretary RN Choubey last month, Air India's chairman and managing director Ashwani Lohani had said the airline would soon be flying 58 of the 66 Airbus 320 aircraft it has in its fleet. AI was then flying only 54 of these planes.
"On Sunday, 60 of our Airbus fleet were available for operations. This is the first time in many years that we have got so many of our aircraft operational," a senior Air India executive, who did not wish to be named, said.
The executive said that making available 60 aircraft will help increase on-time performance. "Availability of 60 aircraft is better than the target set by the CMD," he said.
18/11/15 Mihir Mishra/Economic Times
