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Four airlines apply for NOC to start scheduled passengers services

Diya S. — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 11:35:28 +0000

On August 11, Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways and Civil Aviation, Vijay Kumar Singh, informed Rajya Sabha that four airline companies had applied for no-objection certificates (NOCs) to start scheduled air passengers operations along with air cargo services.

The airlines include SNV Aviation Pvt. Ltd. (the holding company of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-promoted Akasa Air), Turbo Megha Airways Pvt. Ltd. (a scheduled regional carrier), Jet Freight Logistics Ltd. and SpiceXpress & Logistics Pvt. Ltd. (SpiceJet’s cargo arm that the airline expects to spin off into a separate entity).

In the month of July, SpiceJet had reported a consolidated net loss of ₹257 crore for the quarter ended March 2021 after which it announced to hive off its cargo services into a separate company.

Singh stated, “Prospective operators are free to assess the aviation demand and participate with their specific business plan. (The) Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) as a nodal Ministry, facilitates an ecosystem to promote the aviation sector.”

He continued saying that in accordance with the civil aviation requirements, i.e., CAR, interested airlines apply to MoCA for obtaining NOC to start operating scheduled passenger air transport services. Earlier, the Ministry had dispensed with the issuance of NOC for applicants of non-scheduled operators considering ease of doing business.

“However, for scheduled operations, Airlines need to obtain NOC from MoCA as per extant rules/regulations in this regard”, the Minister added.

SpiceXpress airlifts 800 oxygen concentrators from Hong Kong to Delhi

Shreejit Shelar — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 16:38:00 +0000

SpiceXpress, the air cargo arm of SpiceJet on Saturday airlifted 800 oxygen concentrators from Hong Kong to Delhi amid the nation’s crippling shortage of medical oxygen triggered by the second wave of coronavirus pandemic.

“The oxygen concentrators will reach Delhi via Kolkata, where the aircraft landed at around 7 pm (on Monday),” SpiceXpress, the cargo arm of SpiceJet, said in a statement, reported the news agency ANI.

SpiceXpress’s B737 freighter aircraft airlifted the consignment.

The recent ANI report stated that the oxygen concentrators reached Delhi via Kolkata, where the aircraft landed at around 7 pm.

Ajay Singh, the Chairman and Managing Director of SpiceJet, said that the company is firmly committed to the service of our fellow Indians in these most trying and difficult times and mentioned that they are looking forward to bring more 10,000 oxygen concentrators.

“Along with SpiceHealth, we have airlifted 800 oxygen from Hong Kong for emergency use in India and we are looking at bringing more than 10,000 oxygen concentrators in the coming days from across the globe,” he said.

“We carried medicines and medical equipment and fruits and vegetables to all corners of India and the world when the pandemic hit us last year helping our country and our fellow citizens when they needed it the most and we will continue to serve with the same vigour. We have transported a record 88,802 kg of Covid vaccine shipment with a total dosage of 34 million Covid vaccines between January 12-April 12, 2021 and our efforts will only grow stronger from here” he added, as quoted by the news agency ANI.

SpiceHealth, a healthcare company launched by the promoters of SpiceJet, has been actively involved in the nation’s fight against Covid-19. Since its launch in November 2020, it has conducted more than two million RT-PCR tests and has spread its operations across five states including – Delhi, Haryana, Maharashtra, Kerala, Uttarakhand, according to a company release.

The company holds a network spanning 63 domestic and 50 international destinations and a fleet of 19 cargo planes. SpiceXpress is reported to be capable of flying over 600 tonnes of cargo daily to domestic and international destinations.

On the other hand, SpiceJet has transported more than 1.5 lakh tonnes of cargo since March 25, 2020.

The ANI report also quoted a release shared by SpiceJet, reading, “To ensure seamless delivery of the COVID-19 vaccine both within and outside the country, SpiceJet has tied up with multiple partners including Brussels Airport, GMR Hyderabad Air Cargo (GHAC), Adani Ahmedabad International Airport among others.”

The airline also has tie-ups with the global leaders in cold chain solutions offering active and passive packaging and has the capability to transport extremely sensitive drugs and vaccines in controlled temperatures ranging from -40 degrees Celsius to 25 degrees Celsius, it said.

SpiceJet surges 3.85%, cargo arm SpiceXpress to transport COVID-19 vaccines via specialized service

Divya Joyce — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 06:57:44 +0000

SpiceJet shares rushed 3.85 percent high. According to IANS SpiceXpress, the dedicated cargo arm of SpiceJet has launched a specialized service called ‘Spice Pharma Pro’ and tied up with cold-chain solution providers to transport COVID-19 drugs and vaccines at controlled ambient temperatures of -40 degrees to +25 degrees

“We have now tied up with global leaders in cold-chain solutions, offering active and passive packaging with dedicated equipment to perform seamless cold-chain operations. SpiceXpress today has the capability to transport extremely sensitive drugs and vaccines in controlled temperatures ranging from minus 40 degrees up to 25 degrees Celsius,” said Ajay Singh, Chairman and Managing Director, SpiceJet.

“SpiceXpress is ready for the enormous task of distributing sensitive goods both domestically and internationally, including COVID-19 vaccines that require stringent transportation conditions,” he added.

The airline also offers a network of warehouses equipped with deep freezers to enable change of cool packs and ground vehicles and containers to help transport temperature-sensitive cargo, IANS reported.

The airline’s cargo division has a dedicated fleet of 17 freighter aircraft and is capable of flying cargo to both domestic and a wide list of international destinations.

Since the lockdown, SpiceJet has transported 85,000 tonnes of cargo and the airline’s international cargo network now spans over 50 international destinations, including the US, the UK, Germany, France, Russia, Uzbekistan, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, China, Myanmar, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore and Canada among others.