Improvement in aviation infra would offer better opportunities: Lufthansa
The Dollar Business Bureau Improvement in infrastructure in the aviation sector in India would offer better opportunities for business to cargo airlines, an official of Lufthansa Cargo on Tuesday told the Indian media. Lufthansa Cargo CEO and Chairman of Executive Board Peter Gerber termed the Indian aviation market as ‘interesting’ and said that growth was returning in the market. “Infrastructure (in aviation) has always been a key challenge for us. I believe if infrastructure is improved, there will be better opportunities for the business,” Gerber said. The Lufthansa Cargo, the arm of Germany’s largest airline Lufthansa, has enhanced its freighter services flights to Mumbai from three to four from the last month. He said that India has always been a vital market for Lufthansa, while adding, ...
"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 ...
