January 13 marked an important milestone for the civil aviation industry in India. That day SpiceJet announced a deal to buy 205 aircraft worth $22 billion from US aircraft manufacturer Boeing, becoming its biggest customer in India.
The deal is only second to the $27-billion order that IndiGo placed with Airbus in 2015.
For Dinesh Keskar, Senior Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific and India, Boeing, the special moment came a few days earlier on December 31, 2016, when he sealed the deal with SpiceJet. He had come a long way from 1989, when he was hired by Boeing to work in India for a year.
Instead, the mechanical engineer who has a doctorate in aerospace engineering, has stayed put for 38 years and has sold over 1,000 Boeing aircraft in India and the rest of the Asian Pacific countries.
Among these are other ‘large’ orders. He picked up a 230-aeroplane order in Indonesia, was present with former American President Barack Obama as Vietnam signed for 100 Boeing aircraft and was also there for the 75 Boeing 737 MAX-deal with Jet Airways in 2015.
Keskar started his innings selling aircraft in 1990 (he started out as an engineer before that).
24/01/17 Ashwini Phadnis/The Hindu Business Line
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The deal is only second to the $27-billion order that IndiGo placed with Airbus in 2015.
For Dinesh Keskar, Senior Vice President, Sales, Asia Pacific and India, Boeing, the special moment came a few days earlier on December 31, 2016, when he sealed the deal with SpiceJet. He had come a long way from 1989, when he was hired by Boeing to work in India for a year.
Instead, the mechanical engineer who has a doctorate in aerospace engineering, has stayed put for 38 years and has sold over 1,000 Boeing aircraft in India and the rest of the Asian Pacific countries.
Among these are other ‘large’ orders. He picked up a 230-aeroplane order in Indonesia, was present with former American President Barack Obama as Vietnam signed for 100 Boeing aircraft and was also there for the 75 Boeing 737 MAX-deal with Jet Airways in 2015.
Keskar started his innings selling aircraft in 1990 (he started out as an engineer before that).
24/01/17 Ashwini Phadnis/The Hindu Business Line
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