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| Deccan 360 ties up with Germany's Lufthansa Technik |
| Press Trust of India / Bangalore Jun 23, 2009, 16:41 IST |
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Deccan 360, the recently launched cargo handling and express logistics firm has tied up with German-based Lufthansa Technik for maintenance and supply of components for its Airbus A310 freighter aircraft fleet.
Additionally, Deccan 360 has also contracted Lufthansa Technik Services India for complete and end-to-end warehousing requirements, making it the first of its kinds in India, a company press release said here today.
Captain G R Gopinath, Chairman and MD Deccan 360 said, "Our first wide-bodied Airbus A310 aircraft is already operational, connecting India to Hong Kong and Dubai. We are planning to induct two more wide body freighters by early next year. We plan to connect 35 Indian cities by this year end and another 45 cities by next year", he added.
"With this tie up, we aim to minimise the downtime of our fleet and achieve higher resource and cost efficiencies", he said.
Deccan 360 has signed a 10-year Total Component Support with Lufthansa Technik for supply of components along with repair and overhaul for its Airbaus A310 freighter fleet.
Lufthansa Tecknik Service India will also procure home base compnents for Deccan 360 and lease them to the airline. In addition, the company will also make available local storage capacity for components ear marked for Deccan 360'S fleet of Airbus A310s and ATRS. Its range of services will likewise cover the formalities of customs, clearance, storage of components and handling of enquiries, it said.
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