India’s all-cargo airline, Quikjet Cargo Airlines has announced in Bangalore, the approval of Air Operating Certificate by the Director General of Civil Aviation(DGCA) paving the way for launch of the commercial services.
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Speaking to VimanaVarta at the Air Cargo 2012 event in Mumbai, Vijaya Menon, QuikJet Cargo, Head – Commercial & Communication said, “We will be providing airport to airport services and there is huge potential in the market for us to grow.”
“For the movement, we will be operating Farnair’s ATR 72 for operations in the country,” she added.
Capt. Preetham Phillip, CEO Quikjet Cargo said, “the approval of an AOC from DGCA to Quikjet Cargo heralds a new era in Indian aviation both in building the nation’s air-cargo infrastructure as well as creating a vital link for trade facilitation”.
“While there has been an explosive growth in the number of passenger airlines, the air cargo segment has barely witnessed any activity. Presently, due to the lack of freighter aircrafts in the country, the express and cargo industry is largely dependent on the belly space of passenger airlines, which is not conducive for time critical shipments or movement of dangerous goods. Our expertise and focus lies in providing much needed airport to airport air cargo connectivity. We are working on differing business models to provide customized and general air cargo solutions to businesses across the country. We plan to begin our operations with one aircraft and will gradually add aircrafts to the fleet to have a pan India network,” Capt added.
Farnair Switzerland AG, a European cargo airline has a substantial stake in Quickjet Cargo Airlines in which Tata Capital, Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services Ltd, Infrastructure Development Infrastructure Development Finance Co. Ltd and AFL Pvt. Ltd are other investors.
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