The Indian Government has agreed to a proposal from UK-based banking and finance specialist the Hinduja Group to found a new Indian-based cargo airline with German flag carrier Lufthansa.
The new joint venture, provisionally called Lufthansa India, will be managed by Ashok Leyland, a Madras-based subsidiary of Hinduja.
The new airline is to begin operations in the second quarter of 1996, with an initial fleet of five Boeing 727-200 freighters.
Source: Flight International
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