Tata Comm bags contract with Air France-KLM
The Dollar Business Bureau Tata Communications on Tuesday announced that it has bagged a multi-million-dollar contract with Europe’s second largest airline Air France-KLM to provide next-generation network connectivity to 170 global sites. “The network will form the backbone for the company as it embraces the latest mobile, cloud, big data analytics and wearable technologies to enhance and personalise passenger experience and support new aircraft,” Tata Communications said in a statement. “This investment underpins the airline’s growth strategy, driven by organisation-wide digital transformation, delivery of next-generation aircraft, and expansion in emerging markets,” it said. The contract will enable Tata Communications to roll out a superfast intelligent network to power Air France-KLM’s mission-critical systems, such as flight operations, departure control applications and passenger check-in, as well ...
"Complete, break down of stable Exim policies causing huge trade imbalances"
Sisir Pradhan | The Dollar Business The Dollar Business (TDB): In the last decade or so, globally many issues like changing economic scenario, aviation security, climate change, rising fuel cost etc. have made things difficult for the aviation sector. How have all these affected the performance, profitability and operation of civil aviation and cargo sector in India? Keshav Tanna (KT): I am unable to comment on the last decade, but surely the last 3 years have been perhaps the toughest as far as international freight goes for the Indian airfreight industry. Complete, break down of stable government Exim policies causing huge trade imbalances, resulting in airlines shying away from the Indian market and in fact pulling out capacities. Volatile ...
