Jet Airways mulls cargo services
30 Oct 2007
Chennai:
Jet Airways is looking at different horizons, and may well start a cargo airline
next year, the company''s chairman Naresh Goyal told journalists here. He noted
that with India''s cross-border trade growing, in particular the growing links
with China, there was a need for air cargo services.Jet is also considering setting up a maintenance-repair-overhaul (MRO) centre and is eyeing three cities as likely candidates for the project. Amongst Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai, Goyal said that Chennai was the more likely choice. In addition to the MRO, Jet would also set up an academy for training pilots and crew.
Goyal
was in the city in connection with the launch of the Chennai-Brussels-Newark and
Chennai-Brussels-Toronto flights. For these routes, Jet will use a new Airbus
330-200 aircraft, which will carry passengers in 2-class layout.