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Seeking to assuage pilot shortage concerns, Akasa Air's chief executive Vinay Dube on Friday said the carrier has sufficient pilots and flyers should not expect any flight cancellations..
I don't think this is something from an Akasa perspective people need to worry about because we have got this plan in place where we have pilots not just for our current set of aircraft but we have got pilots for the foreseeable future in terms of growth," Dube told PTI at the sidelines of a CII event...
Amid the worldwide concerns on the Boeing 737 aircraft, on which the nearly two-year-old airliner has a heavy reliance, Dube termed it a "great aircraft"...
The airliner -- which is set to start flying to Doha later this month in what will be its maiden international route -- aims to expand on foreign and domestic routes, he said, adding that over 200 aircraft are on order, which will take care of such requirements...
Addressing the CII Western Region Annual Meeting here, cigarette maker and consumer goods company ITC's chairman and managing director Sanjiv Puri said development has to be on the bedrock of inclusive and sustainable growth...
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