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Lucky for some
01 December 2006
India's aviation market is perceived as having no limits. But not everyone stands to benefit from the huge potential for growth. Ritesh Gupta reports.
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INDIAN AVIATION; JET AIRWAYS;
Hefty aircraft orders, consolidation among the traditional airlines, increasing market share among low-cost carriers and a spate of new airlines gearing up for launch. All of these factors have kept India in the news throughout the year.
One of the main attractions in the past 12 months has been the proposed merger of Air India and Indian. Largely obsolete fleets and out-sized work forces have hampered the progress of both the carriers. But a change is in store.
Another highly anticipated strategic alliance, between Jet Airways and Air Sahara, however did not work out after an advanced stage of negotiations.
As far as the merger of Air India and Indian is concerned, Praful Patel, minister for Civil Aviation, confirmed in November that the government wants the process to ensure "the salary, status, etc, of every employee is protected and the integration process be as painless as possible".
The national carriers...
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