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CARGO MATTERS
HOW AIR CARGO CAN
HELP INDIA RECOVER
T
By Manik Mehta
he year 2020, during which the COVID-19
pandemic caused massive disruptions in
India's aviation sector, forced the government
to impose strict restrictions on air travel,
resulting in a sharp decline in air traffic.
However, some domestic airlines facing the gloomy
prospect of heavy losses turned their attention to the air
cargo sector, which appears promising and could get a
strong boost if India also builds up cargo transit hubs.
Ground Handling Services to be
Strengthened
Demand for sophisticated ground support equipment
(GSE) is also expected to grow as the government
embarks on modernizing airport operations using the
latest technology that would boost efficiency and help
save time and costs.
Indeed, the nation's apex airport managing agency, the
Airports Authority of India (AAI), which owns 125 of
the nation's 460 airports, is working to upgrade ground
handling and ensure long-term functioning - at least
for 10 years.
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The AAI has taken initiatives to appoint ground handling
agencies for 83 state-run airports for a 10-year
period. Airport officials, speaking on condition of anonymity,
have said that the intention was to cut the size
of the ground handling personnel on the airside, and
streamline the process so that " untoward incidents " can
be avoided.
Air India Airport Services Ltd., a fully-owned subsidiary
of the national carrier Air India, and the Air
India SATS Airport Services Private Limited (AISATS)
- the latter a 50:50 joint venture of Air India Limited
and SATS Limited - are the country's two major ground
handling agencies.
Airlines such as Indigo and SpiceJet do their own
ground handling at a number of Indian airports, using
their employees. But others contract third parties to
provide such services. International airlines use the
services of domestic ground handling agencies in India.
Meanwhile, as part of their cost-cutting measures,
forced by the second, more devastating COVID-19 wave,
private airlines are downsizing or even completely outsourcing
ground handling work at airports to compa

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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of august2021

Business Buzz
Industry Expert Column: General Aviation and the Environmental Agenda
The Right Equipment for the Job
How Ground Handlers Create a Culture of Safety
Clean Supply: Preventing Aviation Fuel Contamination
How Air Cargo Can Help India Recover
2021 International GSE Expo Preview
A Deicing Evolution
Product Hangar
Editor's Note: Ready to Reconnect
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august2021 - Business Buzz
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august2021 - Industry Expert Column: General Aviation and the Environmental Agenda
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august2021 - The Right Equipment for the Job
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august2021 - How Ground Handlers Create a Culture of Safety
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august2021 - Clean Supply: Preventing Aviation Fuel Contamination
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august2021 - How Air Cargo Can Help India Recover
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august2021 - 2021 International GSE Expo Preview
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august2021 - A Deicing Evolution
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august2021 - Product Hangar
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