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CMD's MessageDear Colleagues,

I wish you and your family members a Happy and Prosper-ous New Year! May 2013 usher in peace, progress and pros-perity for all Air Indians! As we welcome the New Year, we can look back at the year gone by and introspect on our suc-cesses and challenges. We need to strive for further improving on our performance.

The New Year is dawning on us on a rather positive note. Since May, our concerted efforts to win back passengers have resulted in our market share heading north. Despite stiff com-petition and high ATF charges, we have shown a lot of char-acter and determination to soar towards a brighter horizon.

It is indeed heartening that we are well on our way to turn-around. Our on-time performance in the first half improved to over 85 per cent from below 80 per cent last year. In the domestic sector, it was 89 per cent while in the international sector, it was 81 per cent. Our passenger load factor has also improved significantly. Our average fleet utilisation has also improved appreciably. The number of passengers in Novem-ber and December showed a substantial increase, with an average of over 46,000 passengers flying daily – resulting in enhanced yield as well. Route rationalisation continues to be a significant part of our strategy to return to profitability. We have been able to bring down our cost substantially in the first half of this financial year and this cost-conscious approach will have to continue. We have also focused on monetisation of our idle and surplus assets to shore up our bottomline.

Our hard work has been recognised, with Air India figuring amongst the top 50 service brands in India in the latest edition of 'Most Trusted Brands' survey by the Economic Times Brand Equity. We are the only airline to have made its mark in the list. This is the seventh year that Air India has been honoured with this award. Besides, the IQS International Quality Sum-mit Award and the Reader's Digest Trusted Brand Gold Award stand testimony to the growing passenger confidence in us.

We all know that on September 8 the first factory-fresh Boe-ing 787 Dreamliner flew into Delhi from the US fulfilling the dreams of an emerging nation. The state-of-the-art aircraft is the first of 27 that we will induct into our fleet. The Dreamlin-ers are expected to achieve great performance levels at lower fuel costs maintenance and operating costs. The Dreamliner has the optimal size and range not only to operate Air India’s current routes more profitably, but also to open up new mar-kets in Australia, Europe, the Gulf and the Southeast Asia. The Dreamliners have started their long haul operations from October 15, connecting Delhi to Frankfurt. We have to utilise these strengths to surge ahead. And, in this endeavour – both machines and men – will have to complement each other.

Let me conclude by wishing you and your family members once again a Happy Festive Season!.

Rohit NandanChairman & Managing Director

Mr K C Venugopal visited the registered office of Air India at Airlines House, New Delhi on November 9 after taking over as the Minister of State for Civil Aviation on October 28. He evinced keen inter-est in the airline and was given a presen-tation on Air India

by various departments. A three-time legislator from Alappuzha,

Kerala, Mr Venugopal was the Minister of State for Power before this new responsibility.

Born in 1963, Mr Venugopal did his masters in mathematics from Calicut University. He belongs to the Indian National Congress and held charge as a Cabinet Minister in the Kerala Government between 2004 and 2006. In 2009, he became a member of the Estimates Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, Railway Convention Committee, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Agriculture, etc.

In 2010, Mr Venugopal was appointed Mem-ber, India Bangladesh Parliamentary Friend-ship Group and in 2011, he was made a Union Minister. He has a daughter and a son.

MoS K C Venugopal visits Airlines House, Delhi

Dr Prabhat Kumar, a 1985-batch IAS of-ficer from the Uttar Pradesh cadre and a Joint Secretary in the Ministry of Civil Aviation, has been appointed as a board member on Air India. He is also the President of the Delhi Amateur Wushu Association.

Dr Prabhat Kumar joins Air India Board

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The city of the Taj was abuzz with excitement on December 26. That day the local travel and tour-ism fraternity gathered to welcome Air India’s

flight at the Agra civil airport at Kheria. The airport itself was bedecked with a pandal to host the ceremo-nial launch of the event while the airport counters were decorated with flowers and standees of the Ma-harajah mascot. The Minister for Civil Aviation, Ajit Singh, along with local MPs, CMD, Rohit Nandan, Ex-ecutive Director (Northern Region), Vineeta Bhandari, GM Commercial, Anil Mehta, and other senior officials were there to mark the momentous occasion.

The introduction of this much-needed flight will link the three cities of the golden triangle for most interna-tional tourists – Agra, Khajuraho and Varanasi – and facilitate their movement to these destinations.

The flight AI 406, commandeered by Capt. Rajneesh Dhawan, landed at Kheria Airport as a step-ladder with floral decorations was rolled into the airport bay for the passengers to disembark. The first five arriving passengers had a surprise in store as they were offered accommodation at a hotel of their choice by the Hotel Association of Agra.

The departing flight AI 405 to Khajuraho and on-ward to Varanasi was seen off by the Minister for Civil Aviation. Mr Ajit Singh flagged off the departure from Agra by cutting a ribbon before the passengers board-ed the flight. All passengers boarding the flight from Agra were presented rose buds and a small memento. On board, the passengers were served meals with spe-cially packed chocolates. Earlier, passengers boarding from Varanasi were also presented with rose buds and served sweets.

At the function organised to mark the occasion, Mr Ajit Singh laid emphasis on Air India’s efforts to en-hance air connectivity within the country into tier two cities which will not only boost the hotel industry but encourage local traders too by promoting tourism. He also pointed out the need to strengthen airport infra-structure within the country.

Air India CMD, Rohit Nandan, in his welcome ad-dress spoke about Air India’s initiatives in providing convenient connections to various cities of tourism in-terest to promote travel and tourism.

The launch was followed with the Minister’s interac-tive session with mediapersons at the airport.

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Air India has linked Dhaka, the capital of Bang-ladesh, with New Delhi with a direct daily flight from December 3, fulfilling a long-standing aspi-

ration of the people of the two neighbouring countries. The flight AI 0231, operated by an Airbus A320 air-

craft, leaves Delhi at 0545 hours to reach Dhaka at 0845 hours. On the return leg, the flight AI 0232 leaves Dhaka at 0945 hours to land Delhi at 1145 hours (all times local).

The inaugural flight coincided with the launch of the India Show – a conference organised by the trade and industrial bodies in Bangladesh – to explore and strengthen commercial relations between the two coun-tries. The meet is expected to lend a fillip to the socio-cultural, commercial and diplomatic ties between the two countries.

Air India has launched an all-out initiative to ensure success of this new sector. To prepare the groundwork, create awareness and generate goodwill, Executive Di-rector (Eastern Region) R Dayal along with the then GM (S&M) D Kishore and Country Manager (Bangla-desh) D Sanyal held a series of meetings with the Indi-an High Commissioner at Dhaka, top officials from the trade body FICCI, Bangladesh civil aviation authori-ties as well as with local travel and cargo agents.

A media conference was organised at Dhaka a week before the launch, which resulted in extensive coverage and led to increased awareness about Air India's activi-ties. Customised advertisements, backdrop and other publicity material on the flight were created to gener-

ate interest. Attractive brochures, highlighting the on-ward connectivity of this flight to the UK, Europe and the US were widely distributed.

Air India also put up an attractive pavilion at the India Show exhibition and conference, which led to a lot of enthusiasm and interest among the travel and tourism fraternity.

On December 3, a simple function was held to mark the inauguration of the Dhaka-Delhi flight at the VIP lounge of Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Air-port. As the flight from Delhi landed at Dhaka, a cake was cut by Bangladesh Civil Aviation & Tourism Min-ister Muhammad Faruk Khan in the presence of Indian High Commissioner Pankaj Saran and R Dayal. Later, the Minister cut a ribbon at the departure gate to cer-emonially inaugurate the flight. Subsequently, the dig-nitaries were taken inside the aircraft to give them a feel of the interiors of the Airbus 320 and Air India's services. The launch of the aircraft was also extensively covered by the local media.

The convenient flight schedule offers direct onward connections from Delhi to London, Paris and Frankfurt besides direct flights to the US and the Gulf countries benefiting passengers intending to travel abroad from Bangladesh.

The high levels of trust and confidence that the Bang-ladesh Aviation &Tourism Minister and other industry officials of Bangladesh have in Air India was clearly evident from the spontaneous support that the airline received from every quarter.

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The Bangladesh Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism cuts the ribbon to launch the inaugural flight.

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September 8, 2012, 5 PM: The sky over India changed forever as the world’s most

advanced aircraft – the Boeing 787 Dreamliner VT-ANH – touched down at Delhi from Charleston, US, fulfilling the dreams of an emerging India and a resurgent Air India.

The factory-fresh 256-seater B787 Dreamliner, in vibrant red and orange Air India livery, flew into Delhi’s IGI Airport, lending a fillip to the burgeoning domestic aviation sector. This is the first of the 27 Dreamliners – which was earlier handed over to us on September 6 – to be inducted into our fleet. Since then, three more Dreamliners have arrived out of the six scheduled to be delivered this year.

Our long wait for the Dreamliner was finally over when the majestic flying machine touched down at Delhi Airport amidst spontaneous celebration. Piloted by Capt A S So-man and Capt Amitabh Singh, the Dreamliner was given a traditional water-canon salute at the taxi track before being received by Air India CMD Rohit Nandan at the park-

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ing bay. The operating crew of the flight was greeted by CMD, Jt MD Syed Nasir Ali, Director Engineer-ing Vipin Sharma, Director MRO K Unni; Commercial Director Deepak Brara, Director Personnel S K Jain, ED NR Vineeta Bhandari, along with other senior officials of Air In-dia and other agencies associated with aviation.

The mellowed rays of the setting sun created a vibrant yet soothing backdrop for the august occasion which was captured live by national and international media and saved in the template of everyone’s mind. A traditional pooja was performed near the aircraft where CMD gar-landed the aircraft and broke a co-conut. All crew members were given a warm reception and were seen sharing their experience of the in-augural flight.

Subsequently, the Dreamliner was officially unveiled at a launch event held on September 12 at T3, IGI airport by the Minister for Civil Aviation, Ajit Singh, by cutting a ribbon in the presence of former Civ-il Aviation Ministers, Shahnawaz

Hussain and Rajiv Pratap Rudy, our CMD, Secretary Civil Aviation K N Shrivastava and senior officials from DGCA, AAI and allied agen-cies. The dignitaries along with a large team of mediapersons went inside the aircraft and were ap-prised of its salient features by the cabin crew.

This was followed by a media conference, where Mr Ajit Singh reiterated the Government's com-mitment to turnaround Air India in sync with our fulfilling the perfor-mance milestones as laid out in the Turnaround Policy. He highlighted the improvement shown by Air In-dia in recent times and effused con-fidence that the airline should soon fly back to its golden days.

Dreamliner’s maiden flight to MumbaiAfter the Dreamliner was launched by the Minister for Civil Aviation in Delhi on September 12, it was Mumbai’s turn to welcome VT-ANH, when it made its maiden flight into Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport from

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Delhi on September 13. A hearty welcome was extended to this so-phisticated aircraft and a special function was organised to receive it with the customary water-cannon salute and a puja. Our CMD, Rohit Nandan and senior Air India execu-tives, who came to Mumbai on the new aircraft, were given a warm welcome at the old airport prem-ises by MRO SBU Head K M Unni, ED Western Region R Harihar and other senior officials. The aircraft was also showcased to the media who were present to cover this historic event.

The B787 Dreamliner’s first commercial flight to ChennaiAir India operated the first com-mercial flight of its B787 Dream- liner on September 19 between Delhi and Chennai. The flight from Delhi took off on schedule at 0710 hours amid cheers from the 116 passengers on board amongst whom was our Deputy Manager Corporate Communication P Bhat-nagar, who shared his experience with Magic Carpet. The flight was commanded by Capt Soman with Capt Andrews as second-in-com-mand. The journey was made mem-orable for passengers right from the check-in counters, where they were warmly greeted by smiling employ-

ees from behind dedicated counters decked up with fresh flowers. The passengers were presented with bookmarks – designed by three of our airport employees – along with their boarding cards. The first commercial flight of the Dreamliner to Chennai was given a warm flag off at Delhi airport when all the employees made a human chain and gave a grand salute at its departure. The passengers were welcomed by the cabin crew with a rose bud complementing the tradi-tional namaskar.

The lofty, aesthetically designed archways and ceiling inside the air-craft – the ambience of which was heightened by soft LED mood light-ing made the flight more enjoyable. The large windows ensured an air of openness with more natural light and visibility – the tint of which can be entirely controlled by the passenger with the push of a but-ton from bright to dark in 60 sec-onds. The passengers were given a brochure highlighting the features of the Dreamliner and mementoes on board. The cockpit and cabin crew announced the highlights of the Dreamliner to passengers throughout the flight's duration which was well appreciated. Pas-sengers were served special meals on board, including fresh fruit, and

south Indian delicacies – spinach upma, molagaipodi idli and pessa-rattu – while chocolates along with a breadbasket made the tea and cof-fee that much more lip-smacking.

On landing at Chennai, the air-craft was greeted with a water-cannon salute and later a coconut was broken by Capt Soman and ED SR (Actg) A N Parthasarathy in the presence of senior officials. The media at Chennai was thrilled to see the aircraft and gave exten-sive coverage to the event. Passen-gers at both boarding points were given chocolates and a small me-mento each to mark the occasion. The return flight landed at Delhi at approximately 1330 hours. Inciden-tally, the evening also saw Air India receive its second B787 aircraft (VT-AND) at Delhi from Charleston.

…To Bangalore…Bangalore received the Dreamliner on the auspicious Ganesh Chatur-thi day, as the 'Queen of the Skies 'flew into Bangalore International Airport as AI 403 from Delhi at 2105 hours with 170 passengers on board. The aircraft was welcomed into the garden city with a water-canon salute. To mark the occasion,

The Dreamliner was officially unveiled at a launch event held on September 12, 2012 at T3, IGI airport by Union Minister for Civil Aviation, Ch Ajit Singh. Present on the occasion were former Civil Aviation Ministers, Shahnawaz Hussain and Rajiv Pratap Rudy, our CMD, Rohit Nandan, the Secretary Civil Aviation, K N Shrivastava and other senior officials from DGCA and AAI.

ED (SR) A N Parthasarathy is seen breaking a coconut to mark the arrival of the first Dreamliner to Chennai.

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Air India's Capt Arulmani, who commanded the flight, broke the coconut on the tarmac in the pres-ence of Station Manager D Murali and CEO, BIAL Hari Marar, be-sides senior officials from Air India, BIAL, and other airport agencies. The 112 passengers to Delhi on the returning flight AI 404 who checked in through the decorated check-in counters at BIA were present-ed rosebuds before boarding and special mementos and dinner on board the brand new aircraft. AI 404 left Bangalore at 2205 hours.

… And to Kolkata…Air India ushered in the festive spirit to Kolkata on the eve of Dur-ga Puja by operating the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from Delhi to Kol-kata on September 23. Flight AI022 landed at Kolkata at 1625 hours amidst spontaneous cheer from the team of senior management, our employees, top officials of AAI, BCAS, Customs et al along with a large contingent of mediapersons. The flight back to Delhi took off from Kolkata as AI701 with 242 enthusiastic passengers. The Com-mander of the flight was Capt W L Ridenour while Capt J M Joseph was second in command.

A dream run: Wherever it flew to, the Dreamliner cast a spell on our passengers with most flights operated by this aircraft going chock-a-block. The aircraft seems to have rekindled passenger enthusi-asm during the initial phase itself when it will fly on domestic routes before spreading its wings on the long-haul international routes.

The creative trio of T3An unparalleled enthusiasm was shown by employees and in par-ticular by Diwakar Mani, Assistant Manager (Commercial), Ms Neerja Sodhi, Assistant Manager (Com-mercial) and A Srinivasan, Senior Traffic Superintendent, who on their own designed, printed and distributed bookmarks showing the

Dreamliner with a congratulatory message. In his note of appreciation the CMD, thanked the initiative taken by these individuals, saying it speaks volumes of the calibre and attitude they have for the company.

What makes it a real dream? The inside story of B787Dreamliner – the next generation flying machine – is the ultimate in terms of passenger comfort, offer-ing an unparalleled feeling of spa-ciousness with roomier cabins and higher head clearance. This state-of-the-art aircraft is configured to accommodate 256 seats – 18 full flat Business Class seats, with flat-bed recline and 238 economy class seats. The windows are 60 per cent larger (18-inch– largest in any com-mercial airplane flying today) pro-viding openness and natural light and better view for every passen-ger. They are electronically dimma-ble where passengers can select the perfect level of light at the push of a button, from lightest to darkest

shade taking only 60 seconds. The cabin has less noise and the air is cleaner as the Boeing 787 system includes a High Efficiency Particu-late Air (HEPA) filter. The state-of-the-art in-flight enter-tainment system (Top Series i8000), capable of AVOD (audio video on demand) in all classes has been sup-plied by Thales – USA. The system, with large LCD display screens, is designed to provide advanced fea-tures and enhancements to the pas-sengers. It is built upon the latest generation industry standards for network architecture and technol-ogy to provide passengers with au-dio, video, games, entertainment and communication features better than the latest in-home capabili-ties.

The Dreamliner is powered by GE's next generation advanced commercial turbofan aircraft en-gine – the GEnx engine for medium and large-capacity, long-range air-craft that deliver up to 15 per cent better specific fuel consumption

A full view of the 256-seater, B787 Dreamliner.

Passengers boarding the Dreamliner from Kolkata on its maiden flight to New Delhi.

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and a maximum thrust of 75,000 pounds. Its innovative twin-an-nular pre-swirl (TAPS) combus-tor will dramatically reduce NOx gases by as much as 56 per cent below today's regulatory limits. The combustion section of the engine is state-of-the-art geometry which ensures very low emissions and clean compliance.

The GEnx engines used in these aircraft are the quietest, most environment-friendly commercial engines ever produced. From the operations perspective, the Dream-liner has the optimal size and range to allow airlines to not only operate their current routes more profitably, but also to open up new markets giving the B787 operator a true 'first mover' advantage. It will offer superior economic per-formance with 20 per cent lower fuel consumption than any current aircraft, 10 per cent lower oper-ating costs and 30 per cent lower maintenance costs.

The first ‘fair’ commander of the Dreamliner is an Air IndianThe second Dreamliner to land in India at the T3 in New Delhi on September 19 was piloted by Capt Nivedita Bhasin, who happens to be the only woman pilot for the B787 commercial aircraft in the world, a first for Air India. Capt Bhasin joined the then Indian Airlines in July 1984, the only woman in her batch and the third woman pilot to

join IA after (late) Capt Durba Ba-nerjee and (now retired) Capt Sau-damini Deshmukh.

After aeromodelling and glid-ing in Delhi, she started learning flying at the Delhi Flying Club in 1980 and got her solo on Push-pak aircraft in April 1981. There-after, she became eligible for the Commercial Pilot's Licence from Patna in 1983. The follow-ing year, she underwent instructor training at the Patiala Flying Club and became an Assistant Flight Instructor.

The first commercial flight oper-ated by her was on May 22, 1985, as a co-pilot when she flew a Fok-ker Friendship F-27 aircraft. On January 1, 1990, she operated her first flight as Captain on B737 on the Bombay-Aurangabad-Udaipur sector.

Reminiscing about her expe-

rience of training and flying the Dreamliner in the US, she says: “Travelling to the US to Charles-ton, South Carolina, has indeed been a great honour and a mat-ter of pride for me, as it is very rare that one gets a chance to fly in the aircraft from the delivery centre itself. We got the unique opportunity of seeing the delivery centre and also the assembly line where our Dream-liners are being assembled. After years of waiting, Air India was to finally get its second Dream-liner.

Finally on the 18th, we took off from CHS after perform-ing a traditional Indian puja. What was so heart-warming was the fact that Boeing of-ficials had a framed picture of Goddess Lakshmi, flow-ers, coconut, roli and all other Puja stuff for us.......to pray for a safe journey on the brand new aircraft.

“After 18 hours (via Frank-furt), we landed in Delhi on 19th September at 6 pm. It was the most beautiful setting at IGI Airport, with the sun low on the horizon and light winds welcoming the new Dreamliner. It was a dream come true for me, and indeed an emotional home-coming as I landed the aircraft at Delhi. The dream had finally taken shape!”

Diwakar Mani, Assistant Manager (Commercial), Neerja Sodhi, Assistant Manager (Commercial), and A Srinivasan, Sr. Traffic Superintendent, who designed, printed and distributed bookmarks showing the Dreamliner.

Capt Nivedita Bhasin is the only woman pilot for the B787 commercial aircraft in the world at present, a first for Air India.

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Minister of State K C Venugopal made his maid-en visit to the Air India Express headquarters at Kochi on December 14. Addressing the me-

dia, he mentioned that the performance of AIE had im-proved in the last two months. Mr Venugopal said that the on-time performance had gone up from 80 per cent to 90 per cent and passenger load had gone up to 75 per cent, and he would like it to be above 80 per cent.

The operations of Air India Express would be shifted to Kochi by January, the Minister affirmed. A central-ised customer feedback cell would also function there, he said. Senior customer relations officers would be sta-tioned in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kozhikode and Mangalore airports, he said. These actions would help solve the issues and problems facing Malayalees, espe-cially those living in the Gulf countries, Mr Venugopal said.

Mr Venugopal said that plans were afoot to offer a special discounted package by Air India for Indians re-turning to the country on the amnesty scheme initiated by the UAE government. The details of the package, to be in force from January, were being worked out, he said. The Minister said a complaint redressal cell for

MoS Venugopal visits AI Express HQ

MOS K C Venugopal addressing mediapersons at the AIE headquarters in Kochi.

Gulf passengers would function from his office in New Delhi. The complaints can also be mailed to [email protected]. Officials concerned would respond to the complaints in a week of its receipt, he assured.

A day before the Minister's visit, CMD Rohit Nandan, also visited the Air India office at Kochi.

The relics of Lord Buddha in two pieces containing stupa and dome which were accorded the status of the head of

the state by Govt. of Sri Lanka were carried by Air India from Delhi to Colombo (via Chennai). The shipment was uplifted on AI 439 on August 2 from Delhi to Chennai and on the same day to Colombo by AI 273 from Chennai.

Air India faced a stiff competition from Airlanka due to the direct flights operated by them. But the deal was clinched in Air India's favor keeping the importance/sensitivity of the cargo and service assurance to DG National Museum New Delhi by CSM-NR Mr Saket Saran and his sales team coor-dinator Mr Sanjay Talwar

This holy consignement was re-ceived by M R Ranaweera of the Sri Lanka Buddhist Association and also Minister of Religion in the Govern-ment of Sri Lanka. Later, the expo-sition was inaugurated by the Presi-dent of Sri Lanka

Buddha's relics transported

Air India has added a feather to its cap by setting up an indigenous facility at Be-gumpet for servicing of portable oxygen

bottles installed on its Airbus aircraft, result-ing in foreign exchange savings of up to Rs 80 lakh. This facility has been set up at a cost of Rs 22 lakh while importing the test bench would have costed at least Rs 1 crore. The feat has been achieved by tapping internal talent and utilising the facilities at the AI’s Hyderabad engineering base. The facility is now opera-tional with necessary approval from the DGCA.

V K Sharma, SBU Head, MRO (Engine and Components) inaugurated the facility and re-leased the first serviced unit in the presence of S Satyanarayana, Station Head, Hyderabad.

The Hyderabad station of Air-India can now take up servicing / hydro static test-ing of all the crew oxygen bottles and portable oxygen bottles installed on the air-line's narrow body aircraft fleet, including its Airbus A330 fleet.

New facility at Begumpet

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ED WR R Harihar, GM Sales & Marketing WR, Ms Rita Motilal, GM GH Mumbai Apt, Mukesh Bhatia and SM Goa Manjiri Shirod-kar and GM Personnel WR S M Rao at the function to confer the Star awards.

GM (Engineering) Nanda Kumar, ED (WR) and GM (Personnel) S M Rao along with Senthil

Kumar, the Star Performer for Western Region at the award presentation ceremony in

Mumbai

The first Star Performer and Star Station awards func-tion for the Western Region

was held at the office of Executive Director, Western Region, Mum-bai on November 2. The function was attended by all department heads in the region. The Depu-ty GM (Personnel) gave a brief background on how the awards were instituted while Nanda Kumar, GM (Engineering), highlight-ed the role played by the star performer in their de-partments towards team spirit and efficient perfor-mance. R Harihar, Execu-tive Director (WR), gave away the Star Performer award for September 2012 to a beaming Senthil Ku-mar, Chief Manager En-gineering, from Mumbai. The Goa station was adjudged the Star Station of the month

for September 2012. Rita Motilal, GM (Sales & Marketing) spoke about how the Goa station had achieved a good performance and earned excellent reve-nue in charters besides consistent follow-up to provide good services. The award for Goa sta-tion was collected by Manjiri Shirodkar, Sta-tion Manager Goa. On her part, Shirodkar ac-

knowledged the contribution and active participation by her team at Goa and said that it was coordi-nation, dedication and team-work that enabled them to do well. In his address, Harihar hoped that in the days to come, employees at all lev-els would continue with their zeal and enthusiasm to provide best ser-vices to all customers, earn recogni-tion and take the airline to greater heights.

Our StarPerformers

Ms Sneha Kale, daughter of U D

Kale, Senior Chief Office Assistant, working in the CMD's Office in Mumbai, has successfully completed Master of Science in Health Administration from the Edinburgh Napier University.

Mr Pradeep Worlikar, Sen-

ior Master Tech-nician from the Engineering Depart-ment has been given an appre-ciation letter from the Mumbai Police for his assistance as a vol-unteer near Kirti College area to maintain peace and order during the Ganesh festival.

Ms Sanya Faiyaz Shaikh, daughter

of Faiyaz A Shaikh, who is on deputation to Air India Express

in the Technical Services Division, has topped the RBK School, Mira Road, in ICSE Class X examina-tions, securing 95.86 per cent.

Excelling in school

Security guards Ajay Tiwari and

R P Maurya exhib-ited alertness and dedication to duty and took immediate action to quell a fire at Airlines House, New Delhi. The fire had broken out in the generator room. Director Security congratulated both of them for their dedication to duty and also gave them appreciation letters.

Alert security guards

Ajay Tiwari

R P Maurya

Well Done

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Sekhar Mandal, Manager, Plant Engineering, receiving the Star Performer medal from ED (ER), R Dayal

Tezpur SM S Murmu, with the Star Performer shield and Raji Ramakrishnan, TS (S/G), with ED (ER) R Dayal

Star Performer Station for June was won by the Allahabad Station. Vijay Paul, the then ED (NR), handed over the award to Station Manager Naveen Lal

Khajuraho Station Manager D S Malhotra receiving the Star Performer Station shield and a certificate of appreciation from Vijay Paul, the then ED (NR), on August 21

Dimapur Station

Manager R N Das

receiving the

Star Performer

Station shield and

a certificate of

appreciation from

ED (ER), R Dayal

Imphal Station

Manager and

Amaresh Ghosh,

Catg. Asst.,

receiving the Star

Performer

Station shield

and certificate

Lucknow Station

Manager Sujit

Kumar being

felicitated by

the then ED, NR,

GM (GH) and

GM (Engg) after

the station was

declared the

Star Performer

station of

Northern Region

for May

Left to right

ED (WR) R Harihar,

GM (GHT) Mukesh

Bhatia, Star

Performer Sohil

Mahida and

GM (Personnel)

S M Rao.

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Our City office at 39 CR Ave-nue is a prominent landmark – located at the heart of the

city. Popular as Airlines House, the building was constructed exactly 50 years ago, in June 1962. An extract from the then house-journal of erst-while Indian Airlines, The Trim-sheet, details the work in progress at the site just three months prior

to its completion: “Designed by the firm of Master, Sathe and Kotha-ri of Bombay, the eight-storeyed IAC building in Calcutta is well on its way of being completed by June this year.... Work had com-menced in March 1959 and the total cost of the project has been estimated to be in the neighbour-hood of Rs 36 lakh. In addition,

a few offices from Dum Dum are likely to be accommodated. The total floor area will be 98,325 sqft, including that of the mez-zanine and the basement.”

In a fitting tribute to this ar-chitectural heritage, the Airlines House has received a facelift in the year of its golden anniversary.

Resplendent with a fresh coat of red and yellow – the building has reinvented itself, reasserting the national carrier’s prominent pres-ence in one of the busiest locations of Kolkata. In sync with the corpo-rate identity of Air India, the red and yellow external façade of the building now sports a LED backlit signage at the main reservations entrance while a giant backlit Ma-harajah – our popular mascot – greets passersby.

The highlight of the makeover is a series of windows aligned towards the main entrance. The windows have been effectively utilised to display various promotional offers, connectivity and other USP of Air India viz. Our Jaldi Jaldi scheme, the Dreamliner, etc. So, over a pe-riod of five decades – the evolution of Airlines House in sync with the changing times – shows the dynam-ic quality inherent in the national carrier’s soul.

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AI nurtures budding young talent in sports

Air India has been awarded the Rashtriya Khel Prot-sahan Puruskar-2012

for its outstanding contribution in the category of 'Community Sports Identification and Nurtur-ing of Budding Young Talent'. The award was given by the President, Pranab Mukherjee, and was re-ceived by the CMD Rohit Nandan on August 29.

Air India has been a patron to sportspersons since its inception. It has provided jobs to sportspersons who have gone ahead to bring glory for the country in different nation-

al and international competitions. In the recently concluded Summer Olympics 2012 held in London, Ga-gan Narang, an Air Indian, made

the nation proud by bagging the bronze medal in the 10-metre air rifle event.

The honour for Air Indians continues with Yuvraj Singh and Annu Raj Singh being chosen for the Arjuna Award this year for their excellence in cricket and shooting, respectively. Harendra Singh has been chosen for the Dronacharya Award for his excellent coaching skills in hockey. In his message to the sportspersons, CMD Rohit Nandan said that Air India’s support to sports and sportspersons will continue, as a commitment.

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NEWS & EVENTS

Air India’s Central Train-ing Establishment (CTE) at Hyderabad commenced its

second batch of Airbus A-320 Type Rating Training Course for exter-nal candidates on July 30.

Capt R.S. Dhillon, the GM and in-charge of Training, CTE, inaugurat-ed the course by lighting the lamp in the presence of Deputy General Manager (Operations Training), DGM (OTT), Sr Manager (Flight Operations) and other senior ex-ecutives of the airline. Capt Dhillon interacted with the candidates and introduced the faculty and course coordinators for the Batch. He en-couraged the candidates to perform well and get the best out of the Training set-up at CTE, which is considered as the best in Country.

The duration of the course is be-tween 22-36 weeks depending on the performance of the trainee. The course comprises of ground classes, simulator training and aircraft fa-miliarisation training.

CTE Hyderabad generates revenue by training external candidates

Institute of repute in South East Asia and is known for the quality of training imparted. Spread over 20 acres, CTE accommodates nine training schools and twelve support sections. The two highly sophisti-cated A 320 simulators positioned at CTE help in training the Pilots.

By undertaking two batches of A320 Type Rating training for ex-ternal candidates CTE is generat-ing a revenue of Rs 10 crore to Air India fulfilling the targets of Turn around Plan (TAP).

Established in the year 1958, CTE of Air India is an Aviation training

Crew of AI940 felicitated by CMD Air India flight AI940 flying from Abu Dhabi to Del-

hi on July 9 made an unscheduled landing at Naw-abshah Airport, Sindh, Pakistan as the crew in the

cockpit received an indication of a technical snag requir-ing the aircraft to land immediately. The flight had 122 passengers and six crew on board comprising Capt Sunil Vasisth (Commander), Capt Manoj Kumar Panda(Co-pi-lot) and cabin crew — Rajeet Khalsa, Divya Kaundanya, Jyoti Dhankar, Paulaomi Mukherjee, Himani Yadav and Inkit Ruthnasamy. A relief aircraft with men and mate-rial was sent from Delhi to bring back the stranded pas-sengers and aircraft.

CMD Rohit Nandan felicitated the crew of the flight for keeping passengers safe and comfortable while the air-craft was on ground in Pakistan. Though the passengers were not allowed to de-board, they were well looked after by the cabin crew. In fact, most of the passengers appreci-ated the manner in which the crew handled the situation. Each crew member was given an appreciation letter by the CMD.

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Cardiac and dental health campHealthy employees keep an organisation growing

is the mantra followed by our Regional Medical Department, Delhi. In this context, a cardiac and den-tal health check-up camp in collaboration with Fortis Healthcare was organised on August 22. Doctors from Fortis performed medical tests for blood sugar, blood pressure and ECG. The employees showed avid interest in discussing their eating habits, lifestyle and the ways to keep their heart and teeth healthy. Vijay Paul, the then Executive Director, Northern Region, visited the camp and appreciated the efforts of the Fortis team in organising such purposeful camps.

AI Delhi betters other airlinesYet another milestone in on-time flight operations

was achieved at Delhi. The centre is handling ap-proximately 90 daily departures and Air India achieved an overall on-time performance of 82 per cent, with a seat factor of 70.4 per cent in July 2012. With constant monitoring and better coordination between the oper-ating departments, on-time performance in August in-creased to 93 per cent, with a seat factor of 71 per cent. In September, Delhi saw an on-time performance of 92 per cent, with a seat factor of 70.4 per cent, despite it being lean season. AI achieved the highest on-time per-formance among all airlines operating from Delhi.

Help appreciatedRajesh Kumar, Senior Traffic Superintendent, post-

ed at T3, Delhi Airport, was given a letter of ap-preciation by ED (NR) Vineeta Bhandari for his un-tiring efforts in tracing a pouch belonging to Pramod Mohan Johri, CGM (Personnel and Administration) of Goa Shipyard Limited containing significant research work, literatures and data. Johri was flying from Mumbai to Delhi by AI 660 on September 9, when he lost his pouch at the baggage belt at Delhi Airport. In

DELHI DELIBERATIONS his congratulatory letter to our CMD, Johri said that words are not enough to appreciate the gesture and efforts of Kumar in recovering the pouch.

Kudos to engineering departmentThe Engineering Department's ATEC shop added yet

another feather to its cap when 29 of its computers belonging to the enhanced A-320 aircraft family were accorded FAA approval. The 24-hour shop can now ex-tend engineering facilities to outside parties and earn handsome revenue for the company. To achieve the FAA certification, the test rig for testing components was fabricated in-house and all regularity criteria were met. On achieving this feat, the region announced a cash incentive to all its team members. Meanwhile, ac-cess to Airbus World and Airnav has now been made available at all stations in the Northern Region. The updated and current maintenance data will be avail-able to all station maintenance engineers. Also, the IT-MRO project, which is currently being implement-ed and which aims at improving the efficiency of Line Maintenance Division, will effectively bring about a positive impact in optimising the working methods, im-prove turnaround time, technical despatch reliability, on-time performance and the quality of maintenance. The training programme for all AMEs, as part of this project has already been completed.

IATA foundation dayThe Indian Aircraft Technicians Association( IATA)

celebrated the 47th anniversary of its foundation on September 4 at FEOC Complex, New Delhi, by organ-ising a Blood Donation camp and free health checkup in collaboration with the Indian Red Cross Society and National Heart Institute. Speaking on the occasion, R C Khuntia, MP, thanked the organisers for this noble cause and extended his best wishes. About 120 employ-ees donated blood and over 200 attended the health camp organised on that day.

Increase in revenueThe Air India ticketing extension counter located at

terminal 1D of Indira Gandhi Airport at New Delhi has shown an excellent growth in enhancement of rev-enue through ticket sales in the year 2012 as against the previous year. This extension counter mainly ca-ters to passengers arriving by low-cost domestic carri-ers, besides issuing tickets to SOD /SOL and interline passages to its employees. The revenue earned by this counter in July 2012 was Rs 97,07,056 as compared to Rs 50,48,172 in July 2011. In the lean season of August, it earned Rs 93,05,267 as compared to Rs 39,43,266 in August 2011. In September, the revenue earned was Rs 1,06,30,625 as against Rs 41,29,077 in September 2011. Keep it up !!!

Air India employees and Fortis doctors at a health camp organised in New Delhi.

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Ramco M&E application goes live on Airbus fleet & Alliance Air

Vipin Kumar Sharma, SBU Head MRO (E & C) cre-ated the first Aircraft Maintenance Package on VT-

PPA in Ramco M&E Application at the IT MRO Pro-ject office, Avionics Complex, Delhi on November 26, 2012. With this, the Airbus fleet and Alliance Air have gone live and end-users have started transacting in the Ramco application. This project has been completed in just two years and is a global benchmark for an imple-mentation of this magnitude.

Vigilance awareness weekVigilance Awareness Week was observed during the

week starting October 29 and ending November 3. The theme of this year's Vigilance Awareness Week was 'Transparency in Public Procurement'. A one-day work-shop comprising of a module on Tender Procedures was delivered by Vigilance Department and was followed by a module on Transparency in Procurement – through implementation of SAP in Air India.

First Dreamliner flight to EuropeThe first medium range flight of Air India`s Dream-

liner commenced its regular operations from Delhi to Frankfurt on October 15. The passengers on the first flight were greeted by Regional Director (Northern Re-gion) Vineeta Bhandari and Pankaj Kumar, GM (GH).

Increase in passenger seat factorThe Domestic and International seat factor in the

months of October and November ex-Delhi im-proved significantly. In the month of October 2012, Do-mestic Carriage from Delhi was 78.60 per cent, with 216482 passengers on board against 275783 seats of-fered. On Time Performance was 92.94 per cent. The international seat factor increased to 61.30 per cent, with a passenger load of 110545, against seat capac-ity of 180332. The On Time Performance of interna-tional flights improved to its best of 87.35 per cent. In the month of November 2012, the domestic seat factor ex- Delhi further increased to 82 per cent, with 224951 passengers,against capacity of 273611 and internation-al seat factor increased to 70.66 per cent with 131305 passengers against a capacity of 185816 seats.

Mahaparinirwan diwasThe 56th Mahaparinirwan Diwas to commemorate

the death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Baba Sahib Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar was celebrated in Northern Re-gion at the Regional Training Centre, IGI Airport, New Delhi on December 6. Chief Guest Pankaj Kumar GM (GH), along with other departmental heads, lighted the ceremonial lamp and offered flowers in his memory.

Remembering Dr Ambedkar on the occasion, Pankaj Kumar stressed that no society can be prosperous un-less every section of the society attains equality in terms of dignity and knowledge.

MUMBAI MUSINGS

Change of guardO n August 31, R Harihar took over as Executive Di-

rector Western Region, consequent to the retire-ment of the earlier ED, Capt A K Sharma. Harihar, besides heading the Western Region, also holds addi-tional charge of SAP-ERP (Projects).

WR improves its performanceThe Western Region has been working hard to im-

prove its on-time performance and the efforts have yielded results. Mumbai recorded a 100 per cent OTP for both domestic and international flights on Septem-ber 21, 27 and 30. The on-time performance for Septem-ber was an impressive 87 per cent. The average seat factor for domestic flights from Mumbai during July to September was 67 per cent while for the region during the same period, it was 65 per cent. The average num-ber of passengers carried daily from July to September from Mumbai was 4,479 per day while for the region it was 6,600 per day.

Sales and marketing InitiativesRita Motilal, GM, Sales and Marketing, has been

leading from the front by meeting corporate houses and agents for promoting travel on Air In-dia along with her team. The sales team in Mumbai has recently signed a corporate deal with the Aditya Birla Group. This group is one of the top five corporate Houses in Mumbai and as an Indian multinational, it has shown strong preference for promoting the national carrier. The deal was signed with Subroto Sarkar, Sen-ior Vice President, Aditya Birla Group.

Subroto Sarkar from Aditya Birla Group and Rita Motilal, GM (Sales and Marketing), Western Rwgion, after signing the deal.

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IATA celebrates 47th anniversaryIndian Aircraft Technicians Association celebrated

their 47th anniversary at Mumbai at the New Engineering Complex on September 4, in Mumbai. The flag hoisting was done by Chairman S R Mhatre and Regional Secretary K B Chitrav.

Engineering achievement In-house initiatives can make a difference to the im-

age and revenue of the airline. Recently, our air-craft VT-SCV was involved in an incident at Mumbai. The section 19 repair and Fr77 replacement for this aircraft was carried out by our base maintenance unit at Mumbai with assistance from Airbus Industrie. As against the three weeks projected by Airbus, the repair work was completed in two weeks, resulting in substan-tial savings. Besides, the tail cone, vertical stabiliser and horizontal stabiliser were removed and reinstalled for the first time at the Mumbai workshop. This work was carried out by a team led by N R Nair, Chief Man-ager. Well done team engineering!

Air India participates in MRO India Air India participated in 'MRO India 2012' held at

the Mumbai Exhibition Centre from September 25-27. Arun Mishra, IAS, Director General of Civil Avia-tion, delivered the inaugural address while the keynote address was read out by Harpreet A De Singh, Head Quality Audit, on behalf of K M Unni, Head MRO SBU. Air India put up a beautiful stall at the venue showcas-ing its various MRO services. Sanjeev Rotkar, Execu-tive Director, MRO Sales and Business Development, also briefed the media on the various services being of-fered by Air India and how the airline had the winning edge to understand the requirements of customers and provide state-of-the-art facilities to increase revenues.

IATA Day being celebrated in Mumbai.

Increased charter earningsCharter operations in Goa have shown great im-

provement. Enthused by good earnings for the year 2010-11, T K Gupta, Senior Manager from GSD, had prepared a business plan for the year 2011-12. Consist-ency in follow up, and proper planning by team GSD, with dedicated efforts and teamwork by the Goa sta-tion under Manjiri Shirodkar has ensured that it has been successful. Over 800 charter flights were operated from October 2011 to May 2012. While the net profit earned from charter operations in the year 2010-11 was around Rs 5.15 crore, the net earnings were Rs 16.21 crore for the year 2011-12. Kudos to the team!

Golden jubilee celebrations at Air India Staff CollegeAir India Staff College, Mumbai, completed 50

years on October 15, 2012. A special function was organised at the college premises to commemorate the event. Anju Sahani, Principal of the college welcomed the gathering, which included R Harihar Executive Director Western Region, founder members of the college and senior officials from various departments. The traditional lamp was lit by founder member, Gil Pinto and the special invitees. Speaking on the occasion, retired instructors recalled their days at the college and how it had helped them shape themselves, to be better equipped to perform well. We must continue as 'agents of change' was the general sentiment echoed by them. Gil Pinto and T K Pillai, founder members, were presented with mementoes in recognition of their services to the college. “Train with the best and adopt new methods such as e-learning portals where services of retired members could also be utilised" is what Seema Andhare, one of the speakers suggested.

Dassera celebrationsDassera was celebrated with great enthusiasm in

the western region. The nine days saw the women in Mumbai attired in colourful sarees. The region wore a festive look and religious fervour was visible at all levels. A small puja function was held at the Regional Training Centre Mumbai on October 18, 2012 which was organised by Corporate Communications department. ED (Western Region) R Harihar and department heads along with employees attended the same. The Ground Services department at domestic and international terminals also had a special function on Navami on October 23, 2012, in Mumbai, organised by employees. They invoked Goddess Durga’s blessings for the well being of the airline, their families and loved ones. This too received an enthusiastic response and the creativity and decoration at the venue, was appreciated by everyone who attended the programme.

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All departments also organised pujas in their offices to celebrate this festival showcasing triumph of good over evil.

Rangoli competitionA rangoli competition for employees at Mumbai was

held on 12 November 2012 by the cultural wing of the Air India Sports Division .The competition received an enthusiastic response. Participants from various de-partments showcased their talent in designs, colours and theme selection in their rangolis on the occasion of the Deepavali, the festival of lights. The competition was open to all departments and individual employ-ees. In the department category, Vrushali Dandekar, Deputy Manager, and Rajani Nair, Officer –Adminis-tration from the Finance Department, Property Control Old Airport and Deepali Sawant, Sarita Vatkar, Pooja More, Security Agents from the Security Department AIATSL, bagged the first and second prizes each for their theme titled Sanskar Bharti while Assistant Managers, Anushree Apte Chitra Benare, and Priya Pai, from MMD, Systems Manage-ment Old Airport, won the third prize for their theme Air India Maharaja with lotus flow-er. The fourth po-sition was bagged by Sheetal Jad-hav, AIATSL and Meena Dudwad-kar from Security department at Air India Building for their theme Dreamliner in the sky with Maharaja. In the individual category, Vaishali Deshmukh, Sen-ior TS from Cargo section Mumbai, walked away with the first prize for her floral rangoli design with lamps,

while D R Chapte, Head Peon from Corporate Communications De-partment, won the sec-ond prize for his tradi-tional rangoli design done in bright colors with a neat finish. Neha Hazare, Deputy Manager from the Fi-nance Department, and Anil Mane, Assistant Manager from DIT, were the judges for this competition.

Staff firm on checking corruptionVigilance Awareness Week was celebrated in

the region from October 29 to November 3, 2012. Banners highlighting the need to be alert and vigilant were displayed at prominent locations in the region. Employees also took a pledge to work towards eradication of corruption and be truthful at all times. Meanwhile, the 108th Birth Anniversary of JRD Tata was celebrated on December 1 at Mumbai with dignitaries participating at the event.

Sales and marketing InitiativesThe sales team in Mumbai has been very active in

promoting corporate sales. Leading corporate clients signed deals to promote travel with the airline. They included SBI, LIFE Insurance, Tata group and others.

On-time performanceThe seat factor for domestic flights ex Mumbai dur-

ing October and November, 2012 was 73 per cent and 83 per cent while for the region during the same period it was 71.5 per cent and 82.5 per cent respec-tively. The number of passengers carried on domestic flights daily from Mumbai for the months of October and November was 4779 and 5867 per day while for the region it was 6649 and 8193 per day. The on time performance for Mumbai for October was 87.8 per cent while for November it was 70.5 per cent

Parliamentary committee for implementation of official language

The parliamentary committee for implementation of the official language visited Mumbai on November

7 and 8. The Executive Director, WR, highlighted the performance of the region in promotion of the language and official work done. A special display was also held at the venue to showcase Hindi work done in the region.

Diwali celebrationsAir India Sports division organised a display of an-

tique lanterns and lights from prehistoric times at old airport from 7-9 November. The exhibits on display were by S Karandikar an employee with Air India. Karandikar who has earlier held exhibitions to dis-play his collection organised the same for our employ-ees on the occasion of Diwali, the festival of lights. A Satyanarayan maha pooja was also held by employees, at new engineering complex on 8 November 2012.

AI supports Goa film festAir India played a key role in the 43rd International

Film Festival, Goa 2012, which was inaugurated on November 20 by film star Akshay Kumar. The city was decorated with IFFI posters, with Air India occupying a

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visible place. Air India was given the Support Sponsor tag this year. The airline carried many film delegates as passengers on its flights to and from Goa. Manjiri Shirodkar SM Goa and her team were instrumental in working jointly with the organisers to ensure smooth operations and efficient handling at the airport.

AI staff repair Go Air aircraftThe engineering department at Mumbai, headed by Nand kumar, GM Engineering, needs to be commended for carrying out repairs for an aircraft of Go Air that had encountered structural damage. The job was a dif-ficult one and according to Airbus Industries, Go Air was informed that such a repair was being carried out for the first time in the history of narrow body aircraft. Reposing faith in the Air India engineering team, Go Air awarded the job to us. The base maintenance team rose to the challenge and completed the job successfully and handed over the aircraft to Go Air on target. This job has enabled the airline to earn around Rs 1.3 crore of revenue in the Western Region. Well done!

Christmas decorations at the booking office in Kochi

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Customer focus workshopA two-day workshop on 'Customer Focus' for front-

line personnel was held at Chennai on October 31 and November 1. Eleven participants from IFS and 13 from the commercial department attended the workshop. In his inaugural address, ED-Southern Region, Parthasarathy, stressed on the need to enhance our revenue by wooing passengers by focusing on customers and making them prefer Air India as their airline of choice. He said that the training had been organised for frontline staff who were in direct contact with the passengers. Acting GM-Personnel Baleshwar Raman said employees of all departments had a role to play in attracting customers to the airline fold. Objectives about TAP/ERP/HR issues, knowledge, skills, attitudes and behaviour, brand value, excellent customer services/customer delight, communication skills and role play, stress management, anger management, positive thinking, branding and bench marking, grooming, safety and quality were the topics covered in the workshop.

Safety management systemA half-day lecture on Safety Management System

was conducted for departmental heads by Harpreet A De Singh, GM (CS and Head of Corporate Quality, Safety and Environment Management System) on Oc-tober 31. In her presentation, she explained the need for Safety Management, what constituted unsafe acts, management and dilemma in relation to production cost vs. protective cost, the results of higher priority of

one over the other, hazard identification, voluntary re-porting, etc. She also emphasised the importance of a safety management system.

ED meets employeesED-South A N Parthasarathy held an Open House

Session with the employees on November 2 at Airlines House, Chennai. All employees have been earlier advised to present their problems during the meeting and interested employees availed this opportunity and met the ED-South.

Quami Ekta weekThe National Integration Week (Quami Ekta Week)

is celebrated from November 18-25 to foster the spirit of patriotism, communal harmony and National Integration. As a part of the celebration, an integration pledge was taken by employees in all departments/sections at Chennai on November 19.

AI Southern Region improves market shareThe performance of the region was impressive for the month of November. As against 2,49,569 seats offered, Air India carried 2,10,568 passengers registering a seat factor of 72.6 per cent which is higher than Jet Airways and Spice Jet. Only Indigo Airlines had a higher seat factor of 75.3 per cent. Despite Chennai City facing the monsoon fury during November 2012, the airline regis-tered a good on time performance of 90 per cent or more on November 2 and 13. Besides, the Region has also registered on time performance of 80 per cent or more on 11 days.

VVIPs visit CTE HyderabadOur Central Training Establishment at Hyderabad

had important visitors in September / October. S Machendranath, IAS, AS & FA, Ministry of Civil Avia-

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Madhu C Mathen presenting the award to first prize winners G Swaminathan and Ashwin Prabhu during the World Tourism Quiz for Corporates held at Mamallapuram.

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tion visited our CTE complex on September 29. Again on October 9, K B Krishnamurthy, former MP and Member, National Commission for Safai Karmacharis to the states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka, visited our simulator training complex. These VVIPs were fa-miliarised with the facilities at the centre by Capt R S Dhillion Operations in-charge Training, CTE, along-with senior officials of CCTS and MTC. These impor-tant visitors very appreciative of the infrasturcture and training facilities provided by Air India.

World Tourism Day celebratedThe Air India Tourism Quiz for Corporates was held

on September 26 at Mamallapuram, in association with Asia Pacific Tours. Goa Tourism was the associ-ate partner, Jaya Plus, the Media Partner and Chen-nai104.8 FM, the Radio Partner. The team ‘Citi Citi Bang Bang’ from Citibank, comprising G Swaminathan and Ashwin Prabhu, won the quiz conducted on the occasion of the World Tourism Day. With 76 teams in fray, the event saw several quizzers from the corporate world take questions from quizmaster Priamvada. The Citibank team led from the beginning and settled for a comfortable victory. While Aban Offshore Ltd bagged the second prize, KPMG came third. Madhu C Mathen, DGM, Air India, handed over the prizes to the winners.

Green drive, blood donation campThe human face of Air India came to the fore with

the launch of a twin Corporate Social Responsibil-ity (CSR) initiative of a plantation drive and a blood donation camp. The event was inaugurated by Air In-dia’s Executive Director Eastern Region R Dayal at the airline’s residential complex at Dum Dum with spon-taneous participation by employees and volunteers of the Air India Sports Club on July 22. Dayal and some departmental heads planted a sapling each in the com-

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plex premises to mark the beginning of a ‘Green’ drive – which will be sustained in different establishments of the airline in Kolkata. The blood donation camp was organised simultaneously for the first time in the Air India Housing complex with over 30 employees donat-ing blood. Air India’s Green Enhancement drive forms a major part of the national carrier’s initiative to link corporate success with social welfare. Congenial workplaceER Executive Director R Dayal addressed partici-

pants of the programme “Congenial Workplace” highlighting the organisation’s commitment to ensure a safe, secure and amiable work environment where employees can deliver their best without any inhibi-tion, threat or fear of discrimination or sexual harass-ment. The objective of the one-day training programme conducted on July 5 at the APU Conference Hall, NTA, was to eliminate gender bias of individuals by making the participants more gender sensitive and providing information on the guidelines regarding Sexual Harassment as laid down by the Supreme Court. Topics discussed included types of conduct prohibited, complaint procedure, redressal mechanism and issues of gender sensitivity. The objective was to evolve a work culture where male and female employees can work in a friendly and congenial atmosphere. The sessions were conducted by Ms Navneet Sidhu, Senior Manager (Personnel) and Gopi Nath Mitra, Deputy Manager (Flight Safety).

On-time performanceThe Eastern Region has been leaving no stone

unturned to sustain its impressive on-time performance over the last six months, recording an impressive performance in the entire network. The region clocked 94 per cent in September (16-22). One hundred per cent OTP was achieved on eight days in August (1, 9, 11,14,15,16,18 and 31) and on five days in September (1, 6, 11, 19, and 25) for flights originating from Kolkata. The OTP for first flight out in September for Kolkata was an impressive 94 per cent. In October the region had clocked an impressive OTP of 88 per cent while in November it was around 78 per cent. All out efforts are being made to further improve the OTP from the region.

Sales and marketing ups the anteThe Sales & Marketing team has taken some initia-

tives to boost international sales. A briefing on In-ternational product knowledge was conducted in Air-lines House, Kolkata on November 2 and 23, 2012, for Station Managers/Sales Officers of the region for en-hancing International Sales. The Regional Sales Team also attended the briefing programme. Meanwhile, a

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meet with the top 60 agents of Kolkata was organised at Hotel Hindustan on November 26, 2012, where our international service, product and connectivity was ex-hibited through audio-visual presentations and other display materials. The importance of T3 as the Air In-dia Hub was also highlighted. ED ER R Dayal high-lighted the recent achievements and improved perfor-mance of Air India while the then GM (S&M) D Kishore exhorted the agents to work as a team in making AI the natural preference for passengers. Upping the ante, the S&M team has so far signed nine international deals this year to encourage international travel from the re-gion whereas last year there was no International deal last year. Focussed efforts to improve our service has resulted in an improved seat utilisation factor in Kol-kata with November clocking almost 80 per cent SUF. A total of 65,243 passengers were carried in Nov from Kolkata alone with a 100 per cent SUF on November 30, 2012. Earlier in October, our SUF was over 85 per cent with close to 100 per cent SUF clocked on October 18, 20 and 21. A total of 18 corporate deals including two international agreements have been signed in Kol-kata resulting in an additional revenue of Rs 4.83 crore. AI is the market leader on the CCU-IXZ sector and en-joys a positive MPI on several key sectors like Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Guwahati, Agartala.

Andaman marathonThe Andaman Marathon was held at Port Blair on

November 18, 2012, organised by the Andaman Chamber of Commerce & Industry. Air India was one of the sponsors for the event like last year. Renowned actor Rahul Bose was the Brand Ambassador for the event. The event received overwhelming response from participants from all over India and abroad like Ethiopia. Air India received extensive positive mileage through various media coverage of the event. Air India posters, standees, banners etc displayed at prominent

locations besides our logo featured prominently on par-ticipants’ jersey and officials’ dress. The then Station Manager Air India Mr Tapas Ranjan Ray was present at the event.

Training programmeED ER Mr R. Dayal attended a special Training Pro-

gramme on “Detection of forged Travel Documents” at the time of Check-in for flights operating to foreign destinations from Kolkata. The Programme was held at NTA on November 6 and 7 and the training was con-ducted by Mr Bill Carmichael, Immigration Manager and Mrs Diana Clark, Immigration Officer of the Brit-ish High Commission, New Delhi.

Workshop on vigilance awarenessAs per CVC guidelines, Vigilance Awareness Week

was observed in the region from October 29 to November 3. The week started with a pledge-taking ceremony at Airlines House- Kolkata, NSCBI Air-port, Dum Dum and at all outstations. Banners and posters were also placed at prominent places. As part of the Awareness Programme, a workshop was or-ganised at the APU Conference Room NTA, on No-vember 2, with R J Bhatia, AGM-Vigilance (O) tak-ing a session on the Tender Procerdure followed by an interactive session with all the participants. Achitya Biswas AM-MMD, Eastern Region, later spoke on Implementation of SAP in Air India. The work-shop was attended by 23 participants from different departments.

Kudos to major maintenance deptThe major maintenance division, Kolkata Engineering, took the responsibility of replacing all the three main landing gears of two Airbus 319 aircraft recently. Re-placement of landing gears is a key factor to ensure the aircraft remains in flying fit condition. The aircraft VT-SCD and VT-SCE are amongst the oldest in the A 319 fleet. The original landing gears were removed and fresh landing gears were put on the aircraft so that the planes can keep flying. While VT-SCD was grounded at Kolkata, the major maintenance department was set a target of six days to remove and dispatch the ‘loaned’ gears to avoid heavy financial penalty. The team not only replaced and dispatched the whole set in six work-ing days but the aircraft was made ready to fly as well. This was the first such work undertaken by the team. Subsequently, major checks and gear replacements for VT-SCE was also undertaken successfully. Team-spirit and determination to succeed drove the team to achieve this feat. In fact, the morale was so high that an em-ployee who injured himself during the work wanted to rejoin despite being advised bed rest by doctors. Kudos to the Kolkata team!

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Blood donation camp on IATA DayA Blood Donation Camp was organised on IATA Day

at the NTA, Dum Dum, Kolkata with the partici-pation of departmental heads. Minister for Civil Avia-tion sent a message to IATA congratulating them on the occasion. Joydeep Karmakar, shooter who excelled in the recent London Olympics and Anjan Mitra, Mo-hun Bagan Athletic Club President were the Guests on the occasion. Karmakar lit the ceremonial lamp to launch the event. Mitra gave monetary assistance to a young thalassemia patient. The National Anthem was rendered by our employees. The blood donation camp received enthusiastic response from all employees. The IATA office bearers and departmental heads spoke on the occasion.

Delhi: Our Independence Day was celebrated by Northern Region at GSD Complex IGI Airport, New Delhi, on August 15, with zeal and zest. The then Executive Direc-tor, Northern Region, Vijay Paul, unfurled the National Flag amidst rendering of the National Anthem and was given a guard of honour by Air India Security Staff. The func-tion was attended by departmental heads, their deputies and employ-ees from other departments. On the occasion, ED extended his greetings to everyone and paid tribute to all freedom fighters. Some employees also rendered patriotic songs.

Kolkata: Independence Day was observed at Airlines House, the NTA premises and the housing colony with enthusiastic participa-tion by employees and their family members. The ED ER along with de-

partmental heads and their spouses visited all the locations where I-Day was celebrated. The ED unfurled the Tricolour at these locations which was followed by the rendition of the National Anthem by employ-ees. ED also addressed the employ-ees, highlighting the significance of the day and urged them to serve the nation and the national carrier as a team. At the NTA, ED received an impressive guard of honour from our Security Department represent-atives. Our employees also sang pa-triotic songs on the occasion. Later, the ED and senior officials went to the housing colony where cultural events were organised. A drawing competition was also arranged for the housing colony children. The ED with departmental heads took part in an improvised football match gen-erating a lot of enthusiasm amongst the gathering. The ED compliment-

ed the colony residents for having arranged such a programme to com-memorate I-Day and urged them to keep up this spirit.

Mumbai: Independence Day was celebrated with great enthusiasm in the Western Region. The tricolour was hoisted by station managers at their respective stations while in Mumbai, it was done by K M Unni, Head, MRO SBU, at old airport. Department heads and senior of-ficials attended the function where Unni stressed upon the fact that we need to work as a team and high-lighted the various initiatives taken by the airline. Employees also took an active part by expressing their thoughts in various languages. The theme titled 'Unity in diversity through languages' saw the em-ployees express their feelings for the nation in Hindi, Gujarati, Mar-athi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu, Malayalam, Sindhi and Punjabi.

Chennai: Independence Day was celebrated with gaiety at Airlines House, Meenambakkam, Chennai. The National Tricolour was hosted on the terrace of Airlines House, Chennai, by acting ED and GM (S&M). Departmental heads, senior officials and staff attended the function.

A view of the Independence Day celebrations at NTA, Kolkata

Independence-Day celebrations

Vijay Paul, former ED (NR), addressing the staff on the occasion of the 66th Independence Day.

A glimpse of the IATA Day function.

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LONG SERVICE mEmENTOES

Long service mementoes were presented to 1007 employees across the network, on August 26, 2012. A wrist watch and a scroll were presented to each employee on completion of 25 years of service in the airline. Western India had 372 recipients, followed by Northern India (342), Eastern India (130), Southern India (104) and Registered Office (57) including Foreign Stations (2).

Employees Felicitated for Long Service

AUDIT Rajeev Mehra DELSandeep Sahai DELDurga Dass Khetarpal DELSantanu Sen DELKartikey Pandey DELMahesh Kr. Sharma DELAnju Sachdev DELRashma Pathania DELMukeshwar Harit DELKewal Krishan ATQKhem Ram DELRamesh Singh DELBalbir Singh DELKesar Devi DEL COMMERCIAL Mohd Iqbal Dar SXRRakesh Khanduja DELR K Minhas DELAshok Gupta DELAwdhesh Kr. Tiwari LKOViresh Mehta DELDinesh Kr. Mehtani DELShilpi Paul DELKshitij Raj DELLaxman Singh Karki DELSangeeta Bawa DELVikram Singh Bisht DEDHarbans Takhi DELKiran Bhandari DELPraveen Lal DELHawa Singh DELSandeep Puri DELManjula Kaushall DELS P S Chauhan DELPrakash Toppo DELVivek Gaur DELNita Bajaj DELShiela George DELSyed Khaalid Husain DELSameena Ahmed DELSuresh Kumar DELDeepika Mathur DELRajesh Chopra DELRani Bajaj DELSanjay Mann DELSunil Kr. Sharma DELVineet Bhalla DELAtul Sangar RPRSurinder Singh DEL

Ashok Kumar IXCAjay Kumar ATQAvtar Kaur IXCYash Pal IXJRajeev Singh DELParvinder K. Singh DELVirender Kr. Bhan IXJDr Ravi Prakash Verma VNSC H Indira DELAnubha Kapania DELVinay Prakash Pandey LKOAthan Srinivasan DELAmrish Kumar ATQAlka Wadhawan DELRajesh Puri DELVinod Mukha DELPankaj Srivastava JAISanju Dhawan DELVinay Mehra DELPawan Kr Sharma JAIPankaj Vaid DELDevender Kumar DELGuru Dutt Sharma DELRavi Bhardwaj DELS K Prabhakar DELAshok Kr Sharma DELBabban Yadav LKORajender Singh Rawat LKOVijay Kumar DELA Rajagopal DELMehtab Singh DELRaman Kumar ATQSurender Sharma DELDesh Raj Singh DEL

Raghbir Singh Yadav DELVed Prakash DELPrem Singh DELSurbir Singh Bartwal DELDial Singh ATQMohd Sultan Sheikh SXRDhanvir Singh DELMohan Kr Mushahary DELSubhash Dillor DELSubhash Chander DELAtam Prakash DELMahraj Krishan IXJThaman Bahadur IXCNarain Lal JAIRakesh Chand DELPhool Chand DELRam Sahai DELKishan Ram Agri DELNarender Oberoi DELShyambir Singh DELChhote Lal DELBhupati Ram DELSatya Bedi Naik DELPrem Singh Chauhan DELYogesh Arora DELMohar Singh DELRajinder Singh DELAnjana Gupta DEL CORP COMMUNICATIONS Praveen Bhagnagar DELSushil Chander Badola DEL ENGINEERING S Muralitharan DELSanjeev Sharma DELKalyan Kumar Saha DELRajnish Kashyap DELSanjay Verma DELCharu C. Joshi DELIshwar Chand Garg DELKamal Kishore Singhi DELJ S Dhar DELK Joseph DELS P Singh DELSatya Narayan Hota DELP K Dasgupta DELA K Sharma DELSharad Gupta DEL

Vinod Kr Mehta DELAnil Kr Dutta DELG V Mathew DELVipin Bhasin DELSohan Lal DELAsha Kumar DELVinni Sehgal DELRakesh Sharma DELRam Bhagat Guglani DELSanjay Kr Verma DELRajesh Pandey LKODharam Pal DELSunil Sharma DELDinesh Kumar ATQThakur Dass Paul DELSanjeev Dhawan DEDMohanpreet Singh DELDr Syed Safdar Imam DELE B Reddy DELRajeev Kumar Gujral DELK Kandaswamy DELRam Singh DELPoras Lal DELOm Pal DELRam Rattan DELRich Pal DELPrem Sagar Awasthi DELDevender Singh Anand DELRavinder Kr Kukreti DELRambir Singh DELNaresh Kr Sharma DELLalit Prasad Kumar DELRajender Kr Sharma DELSatyavinder Singh DELV S Bhalvi DELAnil Kumar DELV D Gupta DELAnil Kr Singh DELNarinder Kr Chopra DELSanjeev Vasudev DELMukesh Khetarpal DELAnurag Kumar DELInderjeet Singh DELAmit J Sharma DELShanker Ram DELMange Ram DELAjad Singh DELRamesh Kumar DELHukum Singh DEL

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Mohinder Singh DELRaj Kishore DELRakesh Kumar DELAshok Kumar DELVinod Kr. Sharma DELJai Prakash DELB M P Tiwari DELSanjay Kr Singh DELSanjeev Kr Nanda DELManoj Kumar DELRam Prakash DELS Ganesh DELSoraj Singh DELAmarjeet DELRajiv Kr Sharma DELPuran Prakash DELShaji Jacob DELP K Pardasani DELJai Bhagwar Sharma DELGopal Arora DELSanjeev Kr Dar DELGirish Chander DELSuresh Kr Pandey DELS K Kapoor DELS M S Haque DELPraveen Kumar DELRam Tej Dubey DELVirender Kr Maurya DELNabogopal Kha DELNaresh Kumar DELG K Khantwal DELPrince T DELSurinder Kumar DELRobinson George DELTulsi Dass DELSunil Bahadur DELHans Raj Sharma DELS P Sharma DELMohinder Kr. Sachdev DELJanak Raj DELIshwardutt Sharma DELPrem Prakash Kushwaha DELHarkesh Meena DELJai Ram Sanwal DELRam Prakash DEL

Umar Bacha RPRBijender Pratap Singh LKOSharad Aggarwal DEL GROUND SUPPORT Ravinder Kr Kohli DELRajinder Mohan DELHarbhajan Singh DELS S Grover DELAnand Singh Bisht DELVasudev DELSatvinder Singh Banga DELRanvir Singh DELBrahm Singh DELS C Nagar DELRambir Singh DELU P S Rana DELSuva Lal DELRohit Kumar DELGobind Singh DELBalbir Singh Yadav DELDalal Singh DELKanwar Pal DELBabu Ram Chandel DELMahabir Singh ATQShrawan Kumar DELKrishan Chand DELPadam Bahadur DEL INFLIGHT SERVICES Sangeeta Gupta DELPratibha Joshi DELSayshree Chadha DELNeera Thakur DELAnnjuu Kumaarr DELMamta Seth DELShamla Misal DELIndira Devi Gupta DELSonia Parti DELTanuja Joshi DELKiran Tara DELS N Aftab DELKiran Narang DELNeera Grover DELRosy Sabharwal DEL

Anju Kapoor DELDeepa Singh Virk DELSadhna Baxla DELSadhna Vaid DELAnjali Kapoor DELAlka Chhabra DELRitu Chawla DELA R Fray DELPoonam Bhatia DELF R Raj DELM V B Singh DELRamni Sharma DELChetna Vohra DELAnita Dabas DELRekha Rani Roberts DELSunita Sethi DELSeema Kaushan DELSapna Karsolia DELChayanika Saha DELSushmila Chakravorty DELV Mamtha DELRita Bajaj DELRanjit Choudhary DELBipin Kr Kanthwal DELTej Ram Nath DELHarminder Singh Jhas DELJagbir Singh DELBhoop Singh DEL INFORMATION TECH. Naval Kishore Prasad DELSandeep Sethi DELBal Kishan DEL MATERIALS MANAGEMENT Leela Garg DELGyaneshwar Dayal DELSunil Kumar DELS K Sahni DELS S Chandel DELHarish Duggal DELShahzad Raja Zaidi DELDeven Mehrotra DELSatbir Singh DELAshok Kr Tanwar DEL

Goverdhan Singh DELRaj Kumar DELChhotey Lal DELNarender Kumar DELTapas Das Gupta DELRam Niwas Tyagi DELMadan Gopal DEL OPERATIONS Capt Satbir Singh DELCapt Nishank Roy DELCapt Tej Prakash Singh DELCapt Sanjiv Bhushan DELCapt Anup Singh DELCapt Rahul Bhandari DELCapt Amitabh Malik DELCapt Meena Bedi DELCapt Anup Singh DELCapt C B Saini DELNeeru Thakur DELRajkumar Saran DELS K Sharma DELSuresh Kr Sharma DELBirender Prasad DEL PERSONNEL Talha Hashmi DELRenuka Ahalawat DELRam Charan Sharma DELNarender Singh DELAzaz Ul Karim DELJai Kishan DELPrem Singh DELVed Prakash DELHarish Chander DELBal Bahadur DELAnita Mehra DEL VIGILANCE P K Malhotra DELMusai Ram DELRajender Nath Gupta DELHarish Chander Dhayni DELSanjeev Sharma DELTika Bahadur DEL

COMMERCIAL M A D'Silva IXEKoshy John CCJG Rajashekaraiah TIRC Sudhakaran Pillai TRVShobana Philip TRVLakshmi Shekar MAAPadmavathy Krishnan MAAH Xavier MAAA Ravichandran MAAC S Subbiah MAAGeorge Johnson MAAGirija Ravindran MAAD Ramesh MAAP Antony Sabastian BLRAnil Singh HYD

SOUTHERN REGIONRamani V S HYDSujitha Mathur HYDRajendra Kumar Singh HYDRaja Kishan G HYD ENGINEERING P K Sathya Sai COKRajeevan Puthan veetil CCJK Sankaralingam MAAS Mohan MAAN Subhash Kumar COKS K Pillai COKP Nithyananda Aseer MAAR Rajeev COKS Prabhakaran CJBM Hendry Daniel MAA

S Rajan MAAK Ashok MAAK Sekar MAAN S Murthy MAAK Raja Gopi MAAA V Lalachan TRVSuresh John Koshi MAASathish Simon MAASabu Vargheese BLRDeepak Vijayan BLRN N Dinesh BLRA K Dass BLRAmrut Ram Rao Joshi BLR

Satyanarayana G HYDSuresh D V HYDChandrashekar G HYD FINANCE Parvatha Vardhini MAAT L Krishnan BLRA Lenin Manuel MAAUma Mahadevan MAAElizebeth George MAAD Rajendran MAAP S Venkatram MAARevathy Kishore HYD

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GROUND SUPPORT K Mohd Sheriff MAAS Ravichandran MAAM Saravanan MAAP Munisamy MAAV Mahalingam MAAN Durairaj MAAC Thangaraj MAAM Ravi MAAK Anaikutty MAAMohd Abdul Gaffar MAAV Chandran COKSairam P HYD INFLIGHT SERVICES Geraldine Prithviraj MAA

Prasanna Bieber MAAMimi A Ewnetu MAARajitha Balaji Kartha MAAD Jeyachandran MAAMaria Louis Sanfrancisco BLRSanchita Nagaraj BLRShanthi Anand BLRSukanya G Rao BLRRita Gurung BLRPushpita Deb Varman BLRJyotsna Bhave HYDSudipta Pandey HYDR Manohar (Retd) MAAK V Ramesh (Retd) MAA INFORMATION TECH. V Muralidharan BLR

M D Pai BLR MATERIALS MANAGEMENT Mallikarjun Rao C HYDDurga Prasad K HYDSathyanarayana R HYDBinkar B S HYD OPERATIONS Capt P S Ramachandran MAACapt P S Kumarasamy MAACapt S P Sharma MAASanjeet Dubey BLR PERSONNEL L Shamala Devi BLRK Balaji MAA

PROPERTIES & FACILITIES A Logesan BLR SECURITY L Velraj MAAA J Joseph COKG Raghupathy MAAN Sughumarun MAAM Sundaram BLRSadashiva BLRS Chakraborthy BLRN Charles BLRSatyanarayana J HYD VIGILANCE B Rathinakannan MAAT S Sridhar MAA

COMMERCIAL P J Kasad BOMS B Aversare Dev BOMV D Kamble BOMP G Shandilya BOMS M Kamble BOMD N Koli BOMH Nair BOMS S Khandekar BOMN K Shirgudi BOMC C Shedge BOMC L Nandgaonkar BOMJ J Noronha GOAS A Gokhale BOMWilma Hombal Naidu BOMM R Thatte BOMC B Donde BOMF M Baptista BOMT G Sawardekar BOMA J Sable BOMK D Pawar BOMZ Z Khan BOMN M Devkumar BOMD S Shetty BOMM R Sule BOMB J Philip BOMAsha Srihari BOMR Kale BOMStanley D'souza BOMV L D'Souza BOMP P Mungekar BOMP B Dalvi BOMR S Joshi BOMS M Tendulkar BOMS Ismaile BOMM Nilankar BOMY Kshirsagar BOMS Bodke BOMV K Lande BOMS Sethuram BOMG C Tripathi BOMD L Jadhav BOMC A Bhathawala AMDB P Patankar AMDH S Mankad AMDR A Sanghavi AMDS Dutta AMDR M Mukherjee AMDD V Sheth AMDN C Solanki AMDS Y M Isaac AMDR O Solanki AMDN R Pawar IXUS B Thikade BDQJ Fernandes GOIS Marques GOIJ S Ovhal GOI

P B Talwar GOIR H Lot GOISushila Dhawan NAGR K Makwana RAJM R Zala RAJ ENGINEERING S Bhattacharya BOMSanjay Seth BOMS D Zagade BOMP Sengupta BOMS Mukhopadhyay BOMA Mukherjee BOMS R Bamhankar BOMS B Angolkar BOMM B Surwade BOMY E Reddy BOMD K Mathur BOMD U Deshmukh BOMS V Sutar BOMS R Pannase BOMS G Khankari AMDS M Gurjar BOMB K Chakrabarty BOMT K Deb BOMP S Tandel BOMR K Mhashelkar BOMA B Doiphode BOMP S Shikhare BOMU B Chaudhari BOMD B Gaikwad BOMSyed S Quazi BOMN Roy Chowdhury BOMP C Jaiswal BOMSunil Bansal BOMZ D Fouzdar BOMP Kumaravel BOMH Satpathy BOMS D Dhumale BOMAsim Chatterjee BOM

Ramkeshar BOMV Sethuraman BOMA P Kshirsagar BOMS K Gupta BOMHari Ram BOMP K Sethy BOMG Kausalya BOMP N Bhonge BOMN K Arya BOMK N Shrihari BOMC W Joshi BOMS K Ghormade BOMN A Medhekar BOMP R Sil BOMB S Venkatesh BOMD Varshney BOMAnindya Saha BOMS D Pednekar BOMAnil Nigam BOMM K Samantara BOMV M M Rao BOMN R Nair BOMG V Sundaresan BOMT S Kamalasekaran BOMB Ramaraju BOMS K Gupta BOMT Phaneendra BOMY S Rao BOMB Radhakrishnan BOMBidyut Sarkar BOMA G Salvi BOMJ R Desai BOMP K Dabholkar BOMA I Kamble BOMM D Solanki BOMM V Pandit BOMRakesh Kumar BOMM M Sharma BOML T Sampai BOMR G P Nair BOM

S Sukhpal BOMR B Khiradkar BOMA K Arora BOMR B Kumbhojkar BOMH Mukherjee BOMN T D'Souza BOMB B Sool BOMN H Raut BOMB B Irlapale BOMP V Worlikar BOMG D Hinde BOMA B Balde BOMS R Walvekar BOMK N Dandekar BOMA V Mangaonkar BOMS D Naik BOMS M Parvatkar BOMR S Kundaikar BOMN V Patil BOM S S Dhayalkar BOMJ S Mudaliar BOMD B Nikale BOMP B Bhadange BOMS R Solanke BOMD K Vaity BOMS A Ranpise BOMN Vijaykumaran BOMS R Salvi BOMV M Haldankar BOMM M Salgaonkar BOMK R Bhanji BOMA T Lad BOMK C Jayakumaran BOM FINANCE R S Bhandari BOMN S Ranadive BOMKavita P Bhagat BOMB V Kadam BOMJ A Nagari BOMA S Kadam BOMS A Garude BOMV K Colah BOMR P Borhade BOMJ Jathana BOMN Salvekar BOMU Korgaonkar BOM GROUND SUPPORT N M Manjrekar BOMK J Dhoke BOMV A Ambre BOMU J Bhoite BOMA H More BOMC M Sonkamble BOMH D Boricha BOMB K More BOM

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S I Solanki BOMJ N Keny BOMS A Sasane BOMK M Nabar BOMAtul Garg BOMS B Ubale BOMG Thomas BOMB A Goudinho BOMS E Bagwe BOMN N Kuche BOMR V Tandel BOMB P Raskar BOMA M Madhavi BOMN L Sarkaniya BOMN R Chougule BOMM T Koli BOMA M Musale BOMS V Mashere BOMS S Khare BOMH R Gupta BOMS U Thore BOMB M Ahire BOMH B Pandey BOMR S Thandi BOMV M Shinde BOMS P Bhenwal BOMR K Pandey BOMR S Pawar BOMM N Andhale BOMM R Jagdale BOMS B Chavan BOMS D Mane BOMR S Pandey BOMA S Jagtap BOMV S Jamsandekar BOMK P Gharat BOMM Umar BOMB D Worlikar BOMR M Gomes BOMD G Mukherjee BOMG S Kamble BOMM G Bhuwad BOMD R Thakre BOMV R Parad BOMB C Barve BOMV M Paranjape GOIS J D'Souza GOIN B Joshi PNQ

R D Padole NAG INFLIGHT SERVICES D M Sawant BOMD V Toppo BOMR A D'souza BOMV Ramesh Kumar BOMN A Fernandes BOMS D Bhavsar BOMS R Sinha BOMAnita Coelho BOMK P Bandrawala BOMS F Rehman BOMP B Dandekar BOMP D Waskar BOMF Makhija BOMRekha Menon BOMN G Thorve BOMN B Ullal BOMJ Suvarna BOMMeenu Mohan BOMS Shukla BOMLobsang Doma BOMV J Shaikh BOMD J Dholkia BOMM J Nirgun BOMA S Sandim BOMP G Thomas BOMM C Parmar BOMShahida Z Shariff BOMPreeta Mankekar BOMVinita Walia BOMHeena B Pathak BOMKalpana Devadhia BOMNeeta Kulkarni BOMTaruna Rathod BOMNanki Singh BOMCecilia Tribhuvan BOMPamela D'Souza BOMRohini Nerurkar BOMVinaya Dalvi BOMAnuradha Singh BOMSuvarna Surti BOMSeema Vatsa Jain BOMBharati Sood BOMKalpana Desai BOMJyoti Kapoor BOMSeema Iyer BOM

Wylita Fernandes BOMNirja Seth BOMLily Menezes BOMFrenvy Kotwal BOMSusan James BOMRekha Kunder BOMKimberley Pereira BOMMabel Gomes BOMVidula Chitale BOMBinti Masand BOMShubhangi Mishra BOMSharmila Garg BOMD R Mane BOMN D Sethna BOMA K Joshi BOMS A Kadri BOMA S Patel BOM INFORMATION TECH. S P Bane BOMD Munshi BOMT T Pal BOMP S Patil BOMG R Meralidhar BOM

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT C S Benare BOMC R Chikhalikar BOMPrem Chand Rai BOMS J Koli BOMG D Mankane BOMC Sukumaran BOM MEDICAL V K Kadvatar BOMS M Deorukhkar BOMP A Parande BOM OPERATIONS P G Pandurangi BOMV P Puntambekar BOMJ S Faroz BOMV L Patkar BOMN R Bhuran BOMN A Tirpude BOMP H Madya BOMS V Khosla BOMR R Paranjpe BOM

Y K V D Abreo BOMA Babu BOMR Y Gangurde BOMCapt Yogesh Saraogi BOMCapt Ajay Sharma BOMCapt M L Hirani BOMCapt S P Sheth BOMCapt S Nirmal BOM Jyoti Doifode BOM PERSONNEL P P Govekar BOMD J Abhyankar BOMA A Bambardekar BOMS M Joshi BOMR R Nikhumbhe BOMS U Shukla BOMFiona Fernandes BOMA S Nagpure BOMS D Pawar BOMN S Thanke BOMA D Dhavle BOMS R Nikam BOMD P Bharati BOMK K Jangle BOMS Varma BOMN H Girap BOML Y Belgaonkar BOMD V Chorghe BOMD S Chavan BOME B Deshmane BOMB R Pillai BOMR B Jagtap BOMB S Rane BOM PLANNING & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS N A Medhekar BOM PROPERTIES & FACILITIES A D Ayatti BOML T Rodrigues BOM

SECURITY S S Kulkarni BOMD J Machado BOMS B Nikalji AMDA K Pande BOMK H Karanjia BOMV D Pandit BOMP S Dongre BOMA R Ghadge BOMRajkumar BOMV G Kulsange BOMC S Mahar BOMS R Bugde BOMR N Wadhwane BOMD D Thumar RAJ

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EASTERN REGIONCOMMERCIAL Tapas Ranjan Roy IXZBhola Nath De GAUSomnath Ghosh CCUBrijnandan Kumar CCUSomnath Chatterjee CCUAmar Nath Singh CCUMihir Kr Das CCUSanjay Kumar Sharma IXRIndrajit Bhattacharya CCUNiloy Majumder CCURam Kumar Tripathi PATS Chakraborty CCUBivash Ghosh IXZM A Rahman IXZAmar Singh IXZSubhash Chandra Ghosh IXZPhunu Mahato BBIPunindra Deb Barma IXASadhan Deb Barma IXARavi Lingam IXZMoloy Kumar Roy IXZRanjan Poddar IXZSanjay Misra CCUEliza Sushma Kujur IXRT K Chatterjee CCUBina Pal CCUShyamali Banerjee CCUMala Saha CCU ENGINEERING Abhijit Gupta CCUDebasish Biswas CCUM K Karmakar CCUH P Sinha CCUPrasanta Paul CCUR Bhattacharya CCUA Chakraborty CCUS K Maitra CCUT K Dutta CCUS P Mazumdar CCUBidhan Ch Adhikary CCUChittaranjan Paul CCUChinmoy Kr Roy CCUS Kanjilal CCUN C Roy CCUS N Mondal CCUS Biswas CCUA K Gupta CCUSaikat Roy Chowdhury CCUS Podder CCUAkshoy Senapati CCU

Harjinder Singh Sekhon CCUSurojit Sen CCUGautam Kr Nag CCUSambhu Nath Mandal CCUPushpal Dutta CCUAshish Banerjee CCUChanchal Kr Das CCUBirendra Nath Tiwary CCUAbhi Ghosh CCUArvind Kumar CCUGadadhar Pal CCUSandip Kr Sarkar CCUSubrata Chakraborty CCUAbraham A Karikara CCUMd Aslam Parvez CCUHimadri Das CCUPranab Chowdhury CCU FINANCE Biswanath Mondal CCUDilip Kumar Chakraborty CCUGanesh Bahadur Darjee CCUPadmanav Biswal BBISekhar Kumar Dey CCUUtpal Gupta PAT GROUND SUPPORT Sudhangshu Dagar CCUGiridhari Kundu CCURanjit Kr Hazra CCUB C Naskar CCUSiddeswar Halder CCU

Samir Bhadra CCUHirak Subhra Sen CCUGopal Chandra Naskar CCUBipul Dey CCUKalu Oran CCU

INFLIGHT SERVICES Amal Kumar Acharya CCUMd I H Ansari CCUSharmila Sarkar CCUSunil Santra CCUSarbani Haldar CCUNaushina Sayed CCUCaroline Dadel CCUSangita Sarkar CCUMadhumita Iyer CCUAnjali Pokhariyal CCURuma Ghosh CCUChandana Sarkar CCU MATERIALS MANAGEMENT B Mukherjee CCU OPERATIONS Anup Kumar Das CCUSantanu Biswas CCUJitendra Rai CCU PERSONNEL Sushil De CCUParesh Ch Mondal CCUDileswar Mahali CCU

Rabin Paul CCUKalachand Paul CCUMohidul Mondal CCUDhan Pal Das CCUHemanta Kumar Naskar CCUDilip Mishra CCULakhan Rabi Das CCUBasudeb Dey CCUArun Kumar Paul CCUArabinda Misra CCURadha Kanta Sil CCUTarak Chandra Seal CCUNitai Paul CCUKali Pada Paul CCUPradip Roy CCUBalaram Hela CCUPanchu Das CCUKanai Das CCUJogeswar Ram CCUPradip Paramanick CCUBiswanath Mallick CCUNihal Chand Routh CCUSamir Das CCUBabla Sil CCUAmal Das CCU SECURITY Jairam Singh CCUMakhan Lal Das CCU VIGILANCE Prakash Nath Jha CCU

FOREIGN STATIONSMin Bahadur KTM Raghu Basel KTM

REGISTERED OFFICECOMMERCIAL Ajay Kumar Gupta DEL FINANCE Sunil Dua DELArvind Goyal DELParkash Chand DELNeelam Birdi DELV K Chanana DELMukesh Gupta DELS K Anand DELSangeeta Handa DELRakesh Kr Babbal DELBrijesh Chopra DELAshok Kumar DELRam Kishan Sharma DELR C Thakur DELBabu Lal Sharma DELIshwar Singh DEL

A K Rai DELRam Prakash DEL INFORMATION TECH. Sanjay Agarwal DEL OPERATIONS Capt A K Govil DELCapt Rajwinder S Sandhu DELCapt Devi Sharan DELCapt Sanjay Yadav DELCapt Sanjay Bhardwaj DEL PERSONNEL Susan John DELAbhimanyu Singh DELMohan Lal DELSeema Massey DELRajeev Gupta DEL

Rekha Ansal DELJagdish Chand DELSunil Kumar Gupta DELMohan Anand DELGopal Shah DELDhari Prasad DELMange Ram DELNarender Kumar DELSatender Mishra DELMohd Mobin DELChander Shekhar DELChandan Singh DELVed Parkash DELAshok Kr Meena DELDaya Dhar DEL

Kirti Singh DELRavinder Singh DELRam Charan DELBhudhar Tripathi DELGopal Singh DELRajinder Singh DELRajan Singh Bisht DELInder Kumar DELHari Prakash DELRakesh Kumar DELJai Singh DELMan Singh DEL SECURITY Mohd Shahood DEL


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Vigilance Awareness WeekThe Vigilance Awareness Week was observed at

Chennai from October 29 to November 3. As part of it, a one day workshop on tender procedure and transparency in procurement of materials was conducted, in which nearly 30 officers from various departments participated.

In his presentation, B R Kannan, Senior Manager (Vigilance), explained in detail the various terminologies in tender procedures like limited tender and open tender, two bid system, pre-bid conference and how these helped make the whole process transparent.

In his address, Thanigai Arul, Officiating Chief Manager (MMD), outlined the features of Project Sangam, the ERP process, which is being imple-mented by Air India. On his part, A N Parthasar-athy, Acting ED-Southern Region, highlighted the role of vigilance in the emerging scenario.

Mr Sachin G Patil, Service Engineer, Components Overhaul Division, being felicitated by the Maharashtra Labour Welfare Board with the trophy of 'Gunawant Kamgar Kalyan Puraskar' for the year 2011

Air India officials receiving the Best Performing Airline Award from Travelport Singapore. Air India was conferred the award on various performance parameters and on the basis of an internal survey

Ms Harpreet A De Singh, Head of Corporate Quality, Safety & Environ-ment Management System, receiving the Global Awards for excellence in quality management and leadership from the World Quality Congress

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Ms Y Kinoshita, Passenger Sales Manager-East Japan, Tokyo, handing over a Maharaja Club Card to Mrs D G Wadhwa, the first Indian lady Ambassador to Japan in the presence of Manager- East Japan, U Ghosh

IT abuzz with activitiesA software developed by the department of Informa-

tion Technology of Air India for Haj operations was upgraded to a centralised Haj software for print-ing Boarding Pass as well as Haj pilgrims’ check-in and post flight activities- including report generation. IT support was also extended round-the-clock from the Data Centre, Mumbai. The system was made op-erational since September 17, 2012, and around 55,000 passengers have been handled in the system.

Meanwhile, as per the request of the Board of Air India Modern School, DIT has designed and devel-oped a website for the school, the URL for which is www.aimodernschool.in. The domain is registered for 10 years. The website is hosted with adequate server space to support the site for the next two years. The site will also help to communicate with staff, parents and alumni of the school. Information of various activities, procedures, staff profile, achievements etc are made available on the site for the public.

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The Air India team per-formed excellently at

the 67th Interstate and 77th Senior National Badmin-ton Championships held at Srinagar. It bagged the Silver Medal in the Rahi-matullah Cup (Men) for the second consecutive year and Bronze Medal in the women's category.

In the single's match-es in the finals against PSPB, Anand Pawar of AI defeated Ajay Jayram of PSPB, while Pratul Joshi, lost to P Kashyap of PSPB and Gopi Raju lost to Sai Praneet. In the doubles matches, AI's Anand Pa-war and Akshay Dewalkar lost to Tarun Kona and Arun Vishnu.

Earlier, in the semi-fi-nals, the AI team defeated Assam by 3-1, with AI's Pratul Joshi losing to Hi-

AI shuttlers on toprok Jyot Neog while Gopi Raju defeated Anjan B and Jishnu Sanyal defeated Nikhilesh Sharma. In the doubles contest, Anand Pawar and Akshay De-walkar defeated Dibyajyo-ti B. and Hirok Jyoti Neog of Assam.

In the quarter-finals, the Air India team de-

feated a tough Karnataka team in a close contest by 3-0. The Karnataka team comprised of stars like Arvind Bhat and Anoop Sridhar. In the singles contest, Pratul Joshi of AI defeated Arvind Bhat 21 while Anand Pawar de-feated Anoop Sridhar. AI's doubles pair of Anand Pa-war and Akshay Dewalkar defeated Adarsh Kumar and Vineet Manuel.

In the Women's category in the semi-finals AI lost to AAI. The AI team had de-feated Maharashtra 2-0 in the quarter finals.

In the open events, the AI team gave an outstand-ing performance, with Sayali Gokhale becoming the Champion. In the fi-nals, Gokhale defeated P V Sindhu of PSPB. Ear-lier in the semi-finals, she defeated Tanvi Lad , who won the Bronze Medal. AI got the Silver Medal after losing to Manu Attri and Sumeeth Reddy of AAI in Men's Doubles category.

The AI team was well managed by Utsav Mishra, OCS, Comml Bengaluru, Coach and Manager of the AI team.

The Air India table ten-nis team recently took

part in the All India Public Sector Tournament-2012 which was organised by the Life Insurance Cor-poration in Kolkata from October 1 to 4.

Air India participated in both the Men's and Women's events in which teams like ONGC, Air-

Good show by TT team lika Bhandarkar, Vedika Garg, Sanika Divekar, Ru-tuja Khopkar and Devika Bhide.

The team was well man-aged by Ms Fiona Fer-nandes, Asst Manager, Sports & Manager AI Ta-ble Tennis team.

In the 4th Maharash-tra State ranking Table Tennis 4th state ranking Tournament held at Khar Gymkhana in Mumbai, Nishaad Shah, Scholar-ship player with Air India, won the Gold in the Junior Boys (U/17) and Silver in the Youth Boys (U/21)

According to latest TTFI ranking, Nishaad Shah has been ranked 8th in the Youth Boys category.

against LIC (3-2), CWC (3-0) while it lost to the ONGC team (0-3).

In the semi-finals AI lost to AAI (1-3) while in the other semi-finals ONGC lost to Indian Oil. The tournament was won by the Indian Oil team while the Airports Author-ity of India team came in second. The third place was jointly shared by the ONGC and AI teams.

Air India also performed well in the Women's Team event and were tied in the third place with ONGC.

The AI women's team consisted of Mal-

ports Authority of India, LIC, Indian Oil Corpora-tion, CWC, Reserve Bank of India, Oil India, Coal India, FCI, etc., took part.

AI’s Women’s team was in Group A with teams like ONGC, LIC and CWC. In the Group stage, AI won

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Air India's Gagan Narang became the winner of the

first medal for India in the 2012 Olympics held at London when he clinched the Bronze in the 10 metre air rifle event.

This was India's 10th indi-vidual medal in all Olympics. Gagan Narang, an employee of Air India from Hyderabad a two-time world record setter, had earlier won four gold med-als in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and two silver medals in the Guangzhou Asian Games. He was the first Indian to qual-ify for the 2012 Olympics.

Gagan Narang makes AI proud

Air India team was runners up in Hockey India Sr. National

Championship held in Bengaluru from September 23 to October 2. The tournament was played on a league cum knock-out basis.

The AI team consisted of Gur-preet Singh, Adrian D’souza, Ajmer Singh, Prabodh Tirkey, V S Vinaya, A.B.Cheeyanna, Sandeep Singh, Vikram Pillay, Sanjeev Ajmani, Vi-kas Pillay, Vinod Pillay, S Pradhan, Shivendra Singh, Arjun Halappa, Sameer Dad, Birender Lakra, Naveen Sangwan, and Joga Singh.

In the league phase, out of the three matches, AI was able to win two of them with huge margins. In the semi-finals with Karnataka, the AI team was able to overcome a two-goal deficit to win.

The finals between AI and Pun-jab saw both the teams show some excellent combinations, coordina-

tion, speed and skill-based hockey. With the match ending at 1-1 draw, the golden goal rule was applied and here an unfortunate self goal gave Punjab the win.

Arjun Halappa was declared the Best Forward of the tournament and received a Nano Car.

In the MCC Murugappa Hockey Gold Cup held in Chennai from Sep-tember 6-16, the Air India Hockey team were Joint Winners.

Even though the AI team lost its last pool match against IOC, because of good scores in the ear-lier matches, the team qualified for the semi finals. In the semi-finals against ONGC, the AI team won by a single goal.

The finals against IOC saw the Air India team overcome a two-goal deficit to draw level. In the extra-time, due to some misunder-standing between the two umpires and the IOC team, both the teams were declared joint winners. Three AI players – Gurpreet Singh, Best Goal Keeper; Vikas Pillay, Best Mid Fielder ; and Joga Singh, Best For-ward – were selected as outstanding players of the tournament.

The team was well managed by Dhanraj Pillay - Chief Coach, and Vineet Kumar, Manager.

AI Hockey Team Shines

The Air India Officers' Association held its I3th Merit Award function at Mumbai on December

10, 2011, to honour children for their meritorious performance at the school and college level. R Har-ihar, Executive Director - SAP Project & Manage-ment, was the chief guest and S Maheshwar Rao, Deputy General Manager - HRD (Operations) and former President of Air India Officers' Association, the guest of honour.

Nearly 273 children were honoured with merit cer-tificates and cash awards. During the function, a magic show and a mimicry programme was also arranged. Be-sides Harihar and Rao, P V Lad, President-AlOA, D K Gramopadhye, General Secretary–AlOA, N P Gaikwad,

Vice President-AlOA, M B Rasal, Vice President-AlOA, P S Venkat, Assistant. General Secretary-AlOA, Rohini Shelly, Assistant General Secretary-AlOA, P S Loh-bandc, Treasurer-AlOA, and S V Dhadake, Assistant. Treasurer-AlOA, also gave away awards to the meritori-ous children.

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Priyam R Haldankar, the 12-year-old son of Ms Nishita R Haldankar, Officer Administration, Ground Handling

SBU, has bagged the silver medal in the pommel horse event in the under-14 age group at the District Champion-ship of Artistic Gymnastic Competition held at Goregaon Sports Complex on September 24. Priyam, a student of the Lilavati Poddar High School, Santacruz (West) also won the bronze medal in the vaulting horse competition.

A good sportsman

The year 2012 has seen Air India win accolades for excel-lence in sports. While Gagan

Narang did the nation proud with his Olympic triumph, others have not been far behind in other sports.

The Air India team emerged champions in the prestigious KSCA 2nd Division League Cricket tourna-ment held in Bangalore from Octo-ber to December 2012. Besides, the Air India Junior Team performed well in 37th Junior National Bad-minton championship held in Im-phal from 10 to 18 November.

While the Air India Boys team was declared best team to lift the Narang Cup (for team events under 19) the girls team won the bronze medal in the team events. Apart from individual events, Air India team won 3 gold medals, 5 silver and 3 bronze medals.

Air India also won the Taylor-made Rocket Bladez Cup Golf tour-nament held at Delhi. Mr Yogendra Singh, Manager-Vigilance from Delhi participated in the Godrej Eon Tour de India, 2012 the big-gest cycling event in the country or-ganised under the aegis of Cycling Federation Of India. The cyclothon kicked off from Mumbai on Decem-ber 2 went on to Srinagar and then finally concluded at the Buddh Cir-cuit at Greater Noida on December 9. Hundreds of enthusiastic cyclists participated in this event in which Air India was a sponsor.

Air India excels in sports

Left to right: Mr RK Athwal, Catering Supervisor, Mr Monish Bindra, Assistant Manager-Commercial and Mr Sangam Lal Singh, Senior Traffic Supervisor from the Commercial Department

L-R Standing: Sadiq Kirmani, Shivam Mishra, Mohd Waseem, Daivik Vishwanath, Sandeep Sawal, Harshwardhan Chettri, Dinesh Kumar, Rahul Rathee; L-R Sitting: Tariq-ur-Rehman, Sandesh Kawle, Jacob Faroz, Piyush Soneji (Manager), Murali (Station Manager AI), Rahmathullah Khan (Captain), Diwakar Shetty and Rajesh Sanil (Coach).

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Mªheykbuj vk/kqfudre lqfo/kkvksa ls ySl vxyh ih<+h dh ¶ykbax e”khu gSA ;kf=;ksa ds vkjke ds en~nsut+j foeku esa foLr`r dsfcu rFkk Åaph Nr ls foeku esa i;kZIr [kqysiu dk vglkl gksrk gSA bl vk/kqfudre foeku esa 256 lhVsa gSa & ftlesa 18 iw.kZr% ¶ySV fctusl Js.kh dh lhVsa gSa ftUgsa ¶ySV fcLrj ds :i esa ?kqek;k tk ldrk gS] o 238 bdkWukseh Js.kh dh lhVsa gSaA f[kM+fd;ksa dk vkdkj 60 izfr”kr cM+k gS ¼18 bap & izpkfyr okf.kfT;d foekuksa esa lcls cM+k vkdkj½ ftlls izR;sd ;k=h dks [kqykiu] izkd`frd jks”kuh o ckgj dk csgrj ut+kjk ns[kus dks feyrk gSA bUgsa

bysDVªkfud izfØ;k ls can fd;k tk ldrk gS vkSj ;k=h cVu dks nckus ek= ls jks”kuh dks viuh :fp ds vuqlkj gYdk ;k xgjk dj ldrs gSa ftlesa gYds ls xgjk “ksM djus esa ek= 60 lSdaM dk le; yxrk gSA dsfcu esa “kksj de gS rFkk gkbZ ,Qhf”k;Ulh ijVhdwysV ,;j fQYVj ¼,pbZih,½ iz.kkyh ds dkj.k cksbax 787 esa LoPN gok gSA lHkh Jsf.k;ksa esa , oh vks Mh ¼vkfM;ks ohfM;ks vkWu fMekaM½ lefFkZr mM+kuxr euksjatu iz.kkyh ¼VkWi lhjht i8000½] FksYl & ;w ,l , }kjk miyC/k djokbZ xbZ gSA fo”kky

,y lh Mh fMLiys LØhu lfgr bl iz.kkyh dks ;kf=;ksa dks vk/kqfudre fo'ks’krk,a o vf/kd lqfo/kk,a miyC/k djokus dh n`f’V ls rS;kj fd;k x;k gSA ;kf=;ksa dks uohure vkarfjd {kerkvksa ls csgrj vkWfM;ks] ohfM;ks] [ksy] euksjatu ,oa lapkj lqfo/kk,a iznku djus ds fy, ;g uohure vkS|ksfxd ekudksa ds vuq:i cuk;k x;k gSA

Mªheykbuj esa vR;k/kqfud fodflr okf.kfT;d VcksZeSu foeku batu yxk gSA e/;e ,oa vR;f/kd {kerk] yach nwjh ds foeku ds fy, th-bZ-,u-,Dl- batu ls bZa/ku [kir 15 izfr”kr rd de gksrh gS o batu 75000 ikmaM dk vf/kdre FkzLV nsrk gSA bldk uohure fV~ou ,U;qyj izh&LoyZ ¼VSIl½ dEcLVj orZeku fofu;ked }kjk fu/kkZfjr lhekvksa ls 56 izfr”kr de ,u vks ,Dl xSlsa mRlftZr djrk gSA bu foekuksa esa mi;ksx fd, tk jgs thbZ,u ,Dl batu lcls de “kksj djus okys] lokZf/kd i;kZoj.k fgrS’kh gS] ,slk okf.kfT;d batu igyh ckj cuk;k x;k gSA

izpkyukRed n`f’Vdks.k ls Mªheykbuj dk vkdkj ,oa jsat ;qfDrlaxr gS tks ,;jykbu dks mlds ekStwnk ekxksZa ij vf/kd ykHk iznku djrk gSA fdlh Hkh ekStwnk foeku ls bZa/ku [kir esaas 20 izfr”kr dh deh] izpkyukRed ykxr esa 10 izfr”kr dh deh rFkk vuqj{k.k ykxr esa 30 izfr”kr dh deh ds lkFk ;g foeku csgrj foÙkh; fu’iknu iznku djrk gSA

vkoj.k dFkk


gj o’kZ dh Hkkafr bl o’kZ Hkh flrEcj 14 ls flrEcj 28 rd ,ykbal ,;j eq[;ky; esa fganh i[kokM+k euk;k x;kA i[kokM+s

dk mn~?kkVu la;qDr :i ls ,ykbal ,;j ds foÙk izeq[k] dkfeZd izeq[k o daiuh lfpo }kjk fd;k x;kA fganh fnol ds volj ukxj foekuu ea=h] x`g ea=h] lfpo] ukxj foekuu ea=ky;] v/;{k ,oa izca/k funs”kd] ,vj bafM;k o ,ykbal ,;j ds eq[; izpkyu vf/kdkjh }kjk tkjh lans”kksa dks lHkh vf/kdkfj;ksa o deZpkfj;ksa ds le{k i<+k x;k o bu lans”kksa dks lHkh foHkkxk/;{kksa o {ks=h; dk;kZy;ksa dks tkjh fd;k x;kA

fganh i[kokM+s ds nkSjku fofHkUu izfr;ksfxrk,a vk;ksftr & fp= vfHkO;fDr izfr;ksfxrk] fganh Vkbfiax izfr;ksfxrk] vkSj iz”uksÙkjh izfr;ksfxrk & dh xb± ftuesa deZpkfj;ksa us c<+&p<+ dj Hkkx fy;k

,ykbal ,;j esa fganh i[kokM+k iqjLdkj forj.k lekjksg dk vk;kstu fnukad vDrwcj 1 dks ,ykbal ,;j ds yq¶Fkkalk gSaxj fLFkr izf”k{k.k d{k esa fd;k x;kA eq[; izpkyu vf/kdkjh] oh ds “kekZ }kjk nhi izTofyr dj dk;ZØe dh fof/kor “kq#vkr dh xbZA ,ykbal ,;j ds deZpkfj;ksa us eka ljLorh dh oanuk ,oa dfork ikB vkfn ls dk;ZØe dh “kksHkk c<+kbZA eq[; izpkyu vf/kdkjh us vius dj&deyksa ls fotsrkvksa dks uxn iqjLdkj] izek.k i= ds vykok VªkfQ;ka Hkh iznku dhA

eq[; izpkyu vf/kdkjh] oh ds “kekZ us vius v/;{kh; Hkk’k.k esa dgk fd gesa jktHkk’kk fganh dks c<+kus ds iz;kl djus pkfg,A jktHkk’kk dks c<+kus ds uSfrd nkf;Ro dks gesa iwjs vUreZu ls fuHkkuk gSA mUgksaus ,ykbal ,;j esa fd, tk jgs fganh ds dk;ksZa dh iz”kalk dh vkSj ;g Hkh dgk fd ,ykbal ,;j esa jktHkk’kk ds izfr tkx:drk gS tks fd ljkguh; gSA ,ykbal ,;j esa fganh ds izfr vf/kdkfj;ksa o deZpkfj;ksa ds #>ku dks Hkh mUgksaus ljkgk o fganh i[kokM+s dh lQyrk ij lcdks c/kkbZ nhA

jktHkk"kk

lalnh; jktHkk’kk lfefr dh nwljh mi lfefr us 1 uoacj dks ,vj bafM;k] eq[;ky; ds fnYyh dk;kZy; dk jktHkk’kk

laca/kh fujh{k.k fd;kA lfefr dh vksj ls MkW fueZy [k=h] laln lnL; ,oa lalnh; jktHkk’kk lfefr ds mik/;{k] lR;ozr prqosZnh] laln lnL;] fd”ku HkkbZ oh iVsy] laln lnL;] jes”k cSl] laln lnL;] czts”k ikBd] laln lnL; ,oa j/kquUnu “kekZ] laln lnL;] us cSBd esa Hkkx fy;kA lfefr lfpoky; dh vksj ls MkW Jhizdk”k “kqDy] voj lfpo] cSBd esa mifLFkr FksA

,vj bafM;k dk izfrfuf/kRo v/;{k ,oa izca/k funs”kd jksfgr uUnu us fd;kA fofiu “kekZ] ,lch;w izeq[k] ,u ds tSu] funs”kd ¼dkfeZd½] nhid cjkjk] funs”kd ¼okf.kT;½] vfuy lkSa/kh] dk;Z-funs”kd ¼lwpuk izkS|ksfxdh½] gjizhr , Mh flag] egkizca/kd ¼xzkgd lsok,a½ rFkk es[kyk nÙkk] mi egkizca/kd ¼jktHkk’kk½ us Hkh Hkkx fy;kA ea=ky; dh vksj ls la;qDr lfpo MkW izHkkr dqekj] funs”kd ¼jktHkk’kk½ eksfguh fgaxksjkuh rFkk mi funs”kd ¼jktHkk’kk½ eatqyk esgrk cSBd esa mifLFkr FksA

lalnh; jktHkk’kk lfefr ds ekuuh; lkalnksa dk vfHkuUnu djrs gq, v/;{k ,oa izca/k funs”kd egksn; us laxBu esa jktHkk’kk fganh ds dk;kZUo;u ds fy, fd, tk jgs iz;klksa dk C;ksjk izLrqr fd;kA mUgksaus dgk fd foy; ls iwoZ nksuksa ,;jykbu vyx&vyx dk;Z iz.kkyh ls ;kf=;ksa dks lsok,a miyC/k djk jgh FkhA foy; ds mijkar ,d lefUor uhfr ds rgr dk;Z O;ogkj lEikfnr fd;k tk jgk gSA flaxy dksM ds rgr izpkyu bldk ,d mnkgj.k gSA ukxj foekuu {ks= esa ,vj bafM;k us baVjusV ds ek/;e ls fganh esa vkj{k.k lqfo/kk miyC/k djkbZ gSA baVªkusV lkbV dks Hkh f}Hkk’kh dj fn;k gS tks fMQkYV fganh esa [kqyrh gSA ^lSi^ iz.kkyh dks “kh?kz gh ykxw fd;k tk,xk tks fganh esa Hkh gksxhA nwljs “kCnksa esa] ,vj bafM;k jktHkk’kk fganh ds izpkj&izlkj esa ltx gSA dgha&dgha dfe;ka vo”; cuh gqbZ gSa ftUgsa lfefr ds ekxZn”kZu ls vo”; nwj fd;k tk,xkA

lalnh; jktHkk’kk lfefr us ,vj bafM;k dks ns”k&fons”k esa Hkkjrh;

lalnh; lfefr }kjk eq[;ky; dk jktHkk’kk laca/kh fujh{k.k

laLÑfr dk okgd crkrs gq, dgk fd jktHkk’kk izpkj&izlkj esa ,vj bafM;k dh Hkwfedk dgha vf/kd gks tkrh gSA ,vj bafM;k esa fganh dks vf/kdkf/kd iz;ksx esa ykus ds fy, vko”;d lalk/ku miyC/k gSaA dsoy n`<+ bPNk”kfDr ls mls iz;ksx esa ykuk Hkj gSA ekuuh; lalnh; lfefr us ik;yVksa }kjk mn~?kks’k.kk,a fganh esa djus] jftLVjksa esa fganh esa izfof’V;ka djus] fganh ds lekpkj&i=@if=dk,a foekuksa ij i;kZIr ek=k esa miyC/k djkus] foKkiuksa dks ;Fkkisf{kr f}Hkk’kh@f=Hkk’kh tkjh djuk] foeku ifjpkfjdkvksa }kjk ;kf=;ksa ls fganh esa ckrphr djus] izf”k{k.k lkexzh fganh esa miyC/k djkus ij fo”ks’k tksj nsrs gq, dgk fd i;kZIr ekWuhVfjax ds fy, ekg esa ,d fnu cSBd dj izxfr dh leh{kk djus ls fLFkfr;ksa esa vkSj lq/kkj vk,xkA

lfefr ds lnL;ksa dk /kU;okn nsrs gq, v/;{k ,oa izca/k funs”kd egksn; us ;g fo”okl fnyk;k fd cSBd esa fn, x, lq>koksa dks ,vj bafM;k esa dk;kZfUor djus ds iwjs iz;kl fd, tk,axsA lfefr ds mik/;{k }kjk v/;{k ,oa izca/k funs”kd egksn; dks egkefge jk’Vªifr }kjk jktHkk’kk fganh ds laca/k esa tkjh funs”kksa dh izfr vko”;d dkjZokbZ ds fy, lkSaihA

lalnh; jktHkk"kk lfefr }kjk eq[;ky; ds jktHkk"kk fujh{k.k ds nkSjku v/;{k ,oa izca/k funs'kd egksn; dks jk"Vªifr vkns'kksa dh izfr iznku djrs gq, lkaln Jh lR;ozr prqosZnh


jktHkk"kk

iVuk%izR;sd o’kZ dh Hkkafr bl o’kZ Hkh iVuk LVs”ku }kjk fganh

i[kokM+k euk;k x;kA bl nkSjku ekuuh; x`g ea=h] ekuuh; ukxj foekuu ea=h] lfpo] ukxj foekuu ea=ky;] ,vj bafM;k ds v/;{k ,oa izca/k funs”kd rFkk dk;Zikyd funs”kd] iwohZ {ks= }kjk fganh fnol ds volj ij tkjh fd, x, lans”kksa dk LVs'ku ij O;kid izpkj&izlkj fd;k x;k ,oa vf/kdkfj;ksa@deZpkfj;ksa ds chp mDr lans'kksa dks i<+k x;kA bl volj ij LVs”ku izca/kd egksn; us lHkh deZpkfj;ksa dks mifLFkfr jftLVjksa esa fganh esa gLrk{kj djuk] jftLVjksa esa izfof’V;ka fd;k tkuk] deZpkfj;ksa }kjk futh vkosnu vkfn fganh esa fy[kuk rFkk Þvkt dk “kCnß cksMZ ij izfrfnu ,d u;k “kCn fy[kk tkuk vkfn dk;Z vf/kd ls vf/kd fganh esa djus ds fy, iszfjr fd;kA

i[kokM+s ds nkSjku LVs”ku ij fganh dfork] Hkk’k.k] uksfVax vkfn izfr;ksfxrkvksa dk vk;kstu fd;k x;kA rRi”pkr~ izfr;ksfxrkvksa ds fotsrkvksa dkSf'kd ryki=k] ys[kk v/kh{kd] mRiy xqIrk] ofj’B ys[kk v/kh{kd] vej lgk;] ;krk;kr v/kh{kd] pfUnzdk “kekZ] ofj’B ys[kk v/kh{kd rFkk deys'k frokjh] ;krk;kr v/kh{kd dks lEekfur djus ds i”pkr~ /kU;okn Kkiu ds lkFk lekjksg laiUu gqvkA

vgenkckn%izR;sd o’kZ dh Hkkafr bl o’kZ Hkh ,vj

bafM;k ds vgenkckn LVs”ku ij flracj 14 dks fganh fnol dk vk;kstu fd;k x;kA euh’kk df.kZd] xzkgd lsok vf/kdkjh us bl volj ij tkjh lans”kksa dks i<+kA loZizFke i[kokMs+ ds nkSjku fofo/k dk;ZØeksa@izfr;ksfxrkvksa dk vk;kstu vkj{k.k dk;kZy; esa fd;k x;kA v/;{k xxu NkcM+k us lHkh mifLFkrksa dk Lokxr fd;k ,oa fganh fnol@i[kokMs+ dh c/kkbZ nhA i[kokM+s ds nkSjku fuca/k izfr;ksfxrk] Lojfpr dfork rFkk lqys[k izfr;ksfxrk,a vk;ksftr dh xbZaA

fuca/k izfr;ksfxrk esa bfy;kl [kku] ,vkbZ,Vh,l,y] dks izFke] fufru Mkxj] ,vkbZ,Vh,l,y dks f}rh; iqjLdkj iznku fd;k x;kA dfork@Lojfpr dfork esa LoIuk nRr] foØ; O;oLFkkid] dks izFke] euh’kk df.kZd] xzk ls vf/kdkjh] dks f}rh; rFkk vkuan Mksxjk] ofj- vfHk;ark&11] dks r`rh; iqjLdkj iznku fd;k x;kA

psUuS%nf{k.kh {ks=] psUuS esa fnukad flrEcj 14 ls flrEcj 28 rd fganh

i[kokM+k cM+s gh mRlkg ds lkFk euk;k x;kA ekuuh; x`g ea=h] ekuuh; ukxj foekuu ea=h] lfpo] ukxj foekuu ea=ky;] ,vj bafM;k v/;{k ,oa izca/k funs”kd vkSj dk;Zikyd funs”kd ¼n-{ks-½] ls izkIr lans”kksa dk lHkh deZpkfj;ksa ds chp O;kid izpkj fd;k x;kA

fofHkUu LVs'kuksa ij fganh i[kokM+k fnoli[kokM+s ds nkSjku fofHkUu foHkkxksaa ds 10 vf/kdkfj;ksa@15

deZpkfj;ksa dks MsLd&Vw&MsLd izf”k{k.k fn;k x;k ftl nkSjku jftLVjksa esa fganh esa izfof’V;ka] QkeZ vkfn fganh esa Hkjuk] fganh esa fVIi.k fy[kuk] fganh i=kpkj esa o`f) djus ds fy, daI;wVjksa esa miyC/k f}Hkk’kh ekud elkSnksa ds iz;ksx ij vf/kdkfj;ksa vkSj deZpkfj;ks dk ekxZn”kZu fd;k x;kA

bl nkSjku ßeksckby Qksu dk mi;ksx&ojnku ;k vfHk”kkiß fo’k; ij fganh fuca/k rFkk ^gfj;kyh c<+kvks vkSj HkweaMy cpkvks^ fo’k; ij Lyksxu izfr;ksfxrk,a vk;ksftr dh xb±A fuca/k izfr;ksfxrk esa ds jkts”k] ofj- mM+ku izpkyu vf/kdkjh] dks izFke] ,y “kadj jko] pijklh ¼gSM½] dks f}rh; ,oa ugyk ts+sfo;j] dsfcu Øw]dks r`rh; iqjLdkj izkIr gqvk rFkk Lyksxu izfr;ksfxrk esa fueZyk in~eukHku] xksiuh; vk”kqfyfid ¼pJs½ us izFke] ds jkts”k] ofj- mM+ku izpkyu vf/kdkjh] us f}rh;] ,l lqjs”k] lqj{kk v/kh{kd] us r`rh; rFkk osadVje.ku] lgk;d

izca/kd ¼dkfeZd½] o xk;=h uk;j] vf/kdkjh ¼dkfeZd½] us lkaRouk iqjLdkj izkIr fd,A

bankSj%izR;sd o’kZ dh Hkkafr bl o’kZ Hkh ,vj bafM;k

ds bankSj LVs”ku ij flracj 14 ls 28 rd fganh i[kokM+k vk;ksftr fd;k x;kA bl volj ij dkO; izfr;ksfxrk rFkk fuca/k ys[ku izfr;ksfxrk dk vk;kstu fd;k x;kA bu izfr;ksfxrkvksa esa LVs”ku ij dk;Zjr vf/kdkfj;ksa o deZpkfj;ksa us cM+s mRlkgiwoZd Hkkx fy;kA dkO; izfr;ksfxrk esa v”kksd oekZ] yhM lgk;d dks izFke] iadt pkSjkgk] bZMhih bathfu;j dks f}rh; rFkk eukst nyky] dEI;wVj lgk;d dks r`rh;] fuys[k

lka[kjs] ;krk;kr lgk;d rFkk vuq:i ikaMs dks lkaRouk iqjLdkj iznku fd, x,A

fuca/k ys[ku izfr;ksfxrk esa iadt pkSjkgk] bZMhih bathfu;j dks izFke] f”kYik pkSgku dks f}rh;] v”kksd oekZ] yhM lgk;d dks r`rh;] eukst nyky] va”kdkfyd vk”kqfyfid rFkk lqtku flag ijekj dks lkaRouk iqjLdkj ls lEekfur fd;k x;kA bl volj ij LVs'ku izca/kd Mh oh xMfxy us vf/kdkf/kd dk;kZy; dk;Z fganh esa djus ij cy fn;kA bl volj ij ,u vkj jko lqj{kk vf/kdkjh Hkh mifLFkr FksA

oMksnjk%izR;sd o’kZ dh Hkkafr bl o’kZ Hkh ,vj bafM;k ds oMksnjk LVs”ku

ij fnukad flracj 14 ls 28 rd fganh i[kokM+k vk;ksftr fd;k x;kA bl volj ij x`g ea=h] ukxj foekuu ea=h] lfpo ukxj foekuu rFkk v/;{k ,oa izca/k funs”kd ,vj bafM;k }kjk tkjh fd, x, lans”kksa dks lkewfgd :i ls i<+k x;k ,oa bUgsa uksfVl cksMZ ij Hkh yxk;k x;kA flracj 27 dks frekgh cSBd dk vk;ksstu Hkh fd;k x;kA

vgenkckn esa fganh i[kokM+kA


i[kokM+s ds nkSjku lkekU; Kku] vuqokn] “kCnkFkZ ,oa fuca/k izfr;ksfxrkvksa dk vk;kstu fd;k x;kA ftuesa dk;kZy; esa dk;Zjr dfeZ;ksa us cMs+ mRlkg ls Hkkx fy;kA

lkekU; Kku@”kCnkFkZ izfr;ksfxrk esa yfyr v/;k: dks izFke] jktJh jko dks f}rh; rFkk vt; tks”kh dks r`rh; iqjLdkj iznku fd;k x;kA fuca/k izfr;ksfxrk esa lquhy HkV~V dks izFke] lat; FkhdkMs+ dks f}rh; rFkk ujs”k jkBok dks r`rh; iqjLdkj ls lEekfur fd;k x;kA i[kokM+s ds nkSjku fganh esa gLrk{kj vfHk;ku Hkh pyk;k x;k o dk;kZy;h dk;Z vf/kd ls vf/kd fganh esa djus ij tksj fn;k x;kA

gSnjkckn%,vj bafM;k gSnjkckn esa fnukad 14 flrEcj ls 28 flrEcj]

2012 rd fganh i[kokM+k euk;k x;kA i[kokM+k vk;kstu ekuuh; x`g ea=h lq”khy dqekj f”kans] ekuuh; ukxj foekuu ea=h vthr flag] lfpo] ukxj foekuu ea=ky; ds ,u JhokLro ,oa v/;{k ,oa izca/k funs'kd] ,vj bafM;k] jksfgr uanu] dk;Zikyd funs”kd ¼nf{k.kh {ks=½ , ,u ikFkZlkjFkh ,oa egkizca/kd ¼bath-½ ,oa v/;{k] jk-Hkk-dk-l- gSnjkckn] ,l lR;ukjk;.k dh gkfnZd “kqHkdkeukvksa ,oa lans”kksa ds iBu ls izkjaHk gqvkA i[kokMs+ ds nkSjku vf/kdkfj;ksa@deZpkfj;ksa dks jktHkk’kk fganh dk vf/kdkf/kd iz;ksx djus dh fn”kk esa izksRlkfgr djus rFkk jktHkk’kk fganh esa ekSfyd fparu dks c<+kok nsus dk iz;kl fd;k x;kA i[kokM+s ds nkSjku ekSfyd fganh dfork ys[ku] fuca/k ys[ku] fganh Hkk’kk] fganh xhr izfr;ksfxrk ds lkFk&lkFk fganh vark{kjh dk vk;kstu fd;k x;kA ekuuh; eaf=eaaMy lfpo vftr lsB dk lans”k lHkh foHkkxksa@vuqHkkxksa dks i[kokM+s ds nkSjku iBu&ikBu ds fy, Hkstk x;kA i[kokM+s ds nkSjku fganh gLrk{kj fnol] fganh dk;Z fnol] fganh lgk;d lkexzh forj.k fnol] MsLd&Vw&MsLd fganh dk;Z”kkyk izf'k{k.k] jktHkk’kk fujh{k.k ds ek/;e ls dk;kZy;hu ekgkSy dks iw.kZr fganhe; cukus dk lkFkZd iz;kl fd;k x;kA

i[kokM+s ds nkSjku fofo/k Hkk’kk&Hkkf’k;ksa }kjk fofHkUu izfr;ksfxrkvksa esa c<+&p<+dj Hkkx fy;k tkuk ÞHkkjrh; Hkk’kkvksa ds lkSgknZ fnol ds mRlo dksÞ lgh ek;uksa esa pfjrkFkZ djrk izrhr gqvkA mYys[kuh; gS fd i[kokM+s esa fganh Hkkf’k;ksa ds vykok rsyqxw] rfey] ey;kye] dUuM+] iatkch] ejkBh] caxyk] mfM+;k Hkk’kh lkfFk;ksa dk fo”ks’k ;ksxnku jgkA

paMhx<+%paMhx< LVs”ku ij fnukad 29 flracj] 2012 dks fganh fnol dk

vk;kstu fd;k x;kA bl volj ij fofHkUu dk;ZØe vk;ksftr fd, x, ftuesa lkaLd`frd dk;ZØe rFkk dfork ikB] fuca/k] Hkk’k.k o gkL; izfr;ksfxrk,a izeq[k FkhaA bu izfr;ksfxrkvksa esa LVs”ku ij dk;Zjr vf/kdkfj;ksa rFkk deZpkfj;ksa us mRlkgiwoZd Hkkx fy;kA ftrsUnz flag dks izFke] eufoUnj ukxj dks f}rh; o gjfoUnj iky dks r`rh; iqjLdkj iznku fd, x,A bl volj ij ekuuh; x`g ea=h] ukxj foekuu ea=h] ukxj foekuu lfpo rFkk ,vj bafM;k ds v/;{k ,oa izca/k funs”kd }kjk fganh fnol ij tkjh fd;k x;k lans”k i<+dj lquk;k x;kA bl volj ij eq[; vfrfFk ds :Ik esa lqjsUnz “kekZ ¼mi funs”kd jktHkk’kk½] lfpo] uxj jktHkk’kk dk;kZUo;u lfefr] paMhx<+ eq[; vk;dj vk;qDr dk;kZy; dks vkeaf=r fd;k x;k FkkA

jktdksV%izR;sd o’kZ dh Hkkafr bl o’kZ Hkh ,vj bafM;k ds jktdksV LVs”ku

ij fnukad 14 flracj] 2012 ls 28 flracj] 2012 rd fganh i[kokM+k vk;ksftr fd;k x;kA bl volj ij fganh dks c<+kok nsus ds fy, tkjh fd, x, lans”kksa dks i<+k x;kA

fnukad 14-09-2012 dks fganh fnol ds miy{k esa jktdksV LVs”ku ij LVs”ku izca/kd ds dk;kZy; esa cSBd dk Hkh vk;kstu fd;k x;kA v/;{k ,oa LVs”ku izca/kd vkj ds edokuk us fganh fnol ds volj ij lHkh deZpkfj;ksa rFkk mifLFkr vkxarqdksa dks gkfnZd c/kkbZ vkSj “kqHkdkeuk,a nhaA

i[kokM+s ds nkSjku fganh esa Jqrys[ku vkSj lkekU; Kku izfr;ksfxrkvksa dk vk;kstu fd;k x;kA ftlesa vkj ds edokuk] fiukdhu [kkaMsdj] ,e vkj >kyk] ts ,u O;kl] gfjvkse ih “kekZ] fefyan ,u dkys] glqHkkbZ vkj pksVfy;k] lh ih pkSgk.k] ih ts pkSgk.k] ts ds eukfu] vadqj JhokLro] ftXus”k ijekj ,oa mes”k >yiVs us Hkkx fy;kA

var esa vark{kjh izfr;ksfxrk vk;ksftr dh xbZ ftlesa nks xzqi cuk, x, FksA xqzi v rFkk cA xzqi c esa vadqj JhokLro] Mh Mh BqEej] gfjvkse ih “kekZ] ,u Mh ek<d] lh ih pkSgk.k] ,e vkj >kyk us Hkkx fy;kA vadqj JhokLro dh bl Vhe xzqi c dks fotsrk ?kksf’kr fd;k x;kA fotsrk izfrHkkfx;ksa dks iqjLd`r djus ds lkFk gh fganh i[kokM+k lekIr gqvkA

tkeuxj%izR;sd o’kZ dh Hkkafr bl o’kZ Hkh ,vj bafM;k ds tkeuxj LVs”ku

ij fnukad 14 flracj] 2012 ls 28 flracj] 2012 rd fganh i[kokM+k vk;ksftr fd;k x;kA bl volj ij fganh dks c<+kok nsus ds fy, tkjh fd, x, lans”kksa dks i<+k x;kA

i[kokM+s ds nkSjku fganh lkekU; Kku] fganh xk;u] fganh lqys[k] fganh xk;u vark{kjh izfr;ksfxrk dk vk;kstu fd;k x;kA ftlesa dk;kZy; esa dk;Zjr dfeZ;ksa us cMs+ mRlkg ls Hkkx fy;kA

fganh lkekU; Kku izfr;ksfxrk esa lqcks/k dqekj dks izFke] fo”okl eksjs dks f}rh; rFkk jkgqy xkMs+ dks r`rh; iqjLdkj iznku fd;k x;kA fganh xk;u izfr;ksfxrk esa ekoth tks”kh dks izFke] lrh”k pkSgku dks f}rh; rFkk egsanz esgrk dks r`rh; iqjLdkj iznku fd;k x;kA faganh lqys[k izfr;ksfxrk esa fo”okl eksjs dks izFke] lqcks/k

jktdksV esa fganh i[kokM+k lekjksgA

jktHkk"kk


dqekj dks f}rh;] lrh”k pkSgku dks r`rh; iqjLdkj izkIr gqvkA fganh xk;u vark{kjh izfr;ksfxrk esa fo”okl eksjs] lrh”k PkkSgku] ekoth tks”kh] xksfoan ejekj] ftrsanz ijekj] jkgqy xkMs+] lqcks/k dqekj] v”kksd ijekj] t;s”k ok?kssyk] panwHkkbZ lksyadh us Hkkx fy;kA fotsrk izfrHkkfx;ksa dks iqjLd`r dj i[kokMs+ dk lekiu fd;k x;kA

xksok%izR;sd o’kZ dh Hkkafr bl o’kZ Hkh ,vj bafM;k ds xksok LVs”ku

ij fnukad 14 flracj] 2012 ls 28 flracj] 2012 rd fganh i[kokM+k vk;ksftr fd;k x;kA bl volj ij ekuuh; x`gea=h] ukxj foekuu ea=h] lfpo ukxj foekuu ea=ky;] ,vj bafM;k ds v/;{k ,oa izca/k funs”kd rFkk dk;Zikyd funs”kd ¼i-Hkk-½ }kjk tkjh fd, x, lans”kksa dks i<+k x;kA i[kokM+s ds nkSjku dfork izfr;ksfxrk] Lyksxu izfr;ksfxrk dk vk;kstu fd;k x;kA

dfork izfr;ksfxrk esa gjs”k dkyFks] izca/kd foÙk dks izFke] eaftjh f”kjksMdj] lgk;d izca/kd ¼ok-½ dks f}rh; rFkk eflZ;kuk fMflYok] ;krk;kr v/kh{kd ¼p-Js-½ dks r`rh; iqjLdkj iznku fd;k x;kA Lyksxu izfr;ksfxrk esa daiuh dh fLFkfr dks mtkxj djrs gq, ldkjkRed n`f’Vdks.k dks /;ku esa j[krs gq, Lyksxu fy[ks x,A bl izfr;ksfxrk esa twu uksjksUgk] ofj- xzkgd lsok i;Zos{kd dks izFke] lqrfu;k flDosjk] xksiuh; vk”kqfyfid ¼p-Js-½ dks f}rh; rFkk eaftjh f”kjksMdj dks r`rh; iqjLdkj iznku fd;k x;kA

eq[; vfrfFk ds :i esa jk’Vªh; leqnz foKku laLFkku] nksuikoyk ls MkW jkds”k “kekZ] fganh vf/kdkjh dks vkeaf=r fd;k x;k FkkA izfr;ksfxrk esa fotsrk izfrHkkfx;ksa dks eq[; vfrfFk }kjk iqjLd`r dj i[kokMs+ dk lekiu fd;k x;kA

lalnh; jktHkk"kk lfefr }kjk eqEcbZ dk fufj{k.k%lalnh; jktHkk"kk lfefr dh nwljh mi lfefr }kjk

fnukad 08-11-2012 dks ,vj bafM;k fyfeVsM] if'peh {ks= eqacbZ dk jktHkk"kk fujh{k.k fd;k x;kA bl lkr lnL;h; fujh{k.k ny esa lfefr ds la;kstd laln lnL; ¼yksdlHkk½&M‚ çlUu dqekj ikVlk.kh] laln lnL; ¼yksdlHkk½&lR;ozr prqosZnh] ,oa laln lnL; ¼jkT;lHkk½&j?kquanu 'kekZ rFkk lfefr ds lfpo] ';ke lqanj] voj lfpo] M‚ çdk'k 'kqDyk] fgUnh vf/kdkjh&th ,l jkor ,oa

fjiksVZj&jkts'k >k 'kkfey FksA ,vj bafM;k fyfeVsM] if'peh {ks= dk usr`Ro vkj gfjgj]

dk;Zikyd funs'kd ¼if'pe Hkkjr½ us fd;k ,oa eqacbZ fLFkr lHkh foHkkxksa ds foHkkxh; çeq[kksa us bl fujh{k.k cSBd esa Hkkx fy;kA

bl fujh{k.k cSBd ds nkSjku ekuuh; laln lnL;ksa us jktHkk"kk fgUnh ds çpkj&çlkj ,oa çxfr gsrq fofHkUu eqíksa tSls fgUnh tkuus okys lHkh vf/kdkfj;ksa ,oa deZpkfj;ksa dks viuk vf/kd ls vf/kd dke fgUnh esa djus] 'kr çfr'kr fgUnh esa dke djus okyksa dh la[;k c<+k, tkus] ewy fgUnh i=kpkj esa o`f) djus] dEI;wVj ij vf/kd ls vf/kd dke fgUnh esa djus] çf'k{k.k ikBîØeksa dks vaxzsth ds lkFk&lkFk fgUnh esa miyC/k djk, tkus] fu/kkZfjr y{;ksa dks çkIr djus ds fy, jktHkk"kk foHkkx ds vkns'kksa dk iw.kZ :i ls ikyu djus] fgUnhs Vkbfiax@vk'kqfyfi tkuus okys deZpkfj;ksa ls vf/kd ls vf/kd fgUnh Vkbfiax@vk'kqfyfi dk dk;Z djokus] dk;kZy; esa fjDr fgUnh inksa dks Hkjus] fgUnhs iqLrdksa dh [kjhn c<+kus] fu;fer :i ls jktHkk"kk dk;kZUo;u laca/kh cSBdksa dk vk;kstu djus] fgUnh ,oa vaxzsth foKkiuksa ij leku jkf'k [kpZ djus vkfn laca/kh fofHkUu igyqvksa ij ppkZ gqbZ ,oa ,vj bafM;k us lfefr }kjk fn, x, funs'kksa dk iw.kZ :i ls vuqikyu djus dk vk'oklu fn;kA

ukxiqj%izR;sd o’kZ dh Hkkafr bl o’kZ Hkh ,vj bafM;k ds ukxiqj LVs”ku ij

fnukad 14 flracj] 2012 dks fganh fnol dk vk;kstu fd;k x;kA i[kokM+s ds nkSjku fuca/k izfr;ksfxrk] Lojfpr dfork@jpuk rFkk

lqys[k izfr;ksfxrk,a vk;ksftr dh xbZaA fuca/k izfr;ksfxrk esa jfoUnz Hkkst] ;krk;kr vf/kdkjh dks

izFke] fo”okl nsoljdkj ofj- ;krk;kr v/kh{kd dks f}rh; rFkk eqds”k ukjuojs ;krk;kr v/kh{kd dks r`rh; iqjLdkj iznku fd;k x;kA Lojfpr dfork@jpuk esa jfoUnz Hkkst rFkk ujsUnz /kksiVs us viuh Lojfpr dfork dk iBu fd;kA ujsUnz /kksiVs dks udn iqjLdkj iznku fd;k x;kA lqys[k izfr;ksfxrk esa Ñ’.kk fn?kksjhdj dks izFke] jsuqdk usokjs dks f}rh; iqjLdkj iznku fd;k x;kA

eq[; vfrfFk ds :i esa eqacbZ ds Hkqtokyk] nyoh rFkk tksxysdj mifLFkr FksA lekjksg dk lapkyu lnL; lfpo jfoUnz Hkkst }kjk fd;k x;kA

,vj bafM;k funs'kd ¼if'pe Hkkjr½] vkj- gfjgj ,oa eqacbZ fLFkr lHkh foHkkxksa ds foHkkxh; çeq[kksa ds lkFk lalnh; jktHkk"kk lfefr ds lnL;x.k

jktHkk"kk


lekpkj

eqacbZ egkuxj dh lqçfl) lkfgfR;d] lkekftd rFkk lkaL—frd laLFkk ßvk'khokZnÞ }kjk foxr 20 o"kksaZ ls egkuxj eqacbZ

fLFkr lHkh dsUæh; ljdkj ds dk;kZy;ksa] lkoZtfud miØeksa ,oa jk"Vªh;—r cSadksa vkfn esa fd, tk jgs fgUnh dkedkt ds vk/kkj ij mUgsa vk'khokZn Le`fr fpà ,oa vk'khokZn py oSt;arh iqjLdkj ls lEekfur fd;k tkrk gSA ,vj bafM;k dks Hkh bl laLFkk }kjk dbZ ckj iqjL—r fd;k x;k gSA blds vykok fiNys 10 o"kksaZ ls vk'khokZn }kjk dsUæ ljdkj ds dk;kZy;ksa] lkoZtfud miØeksa ,oa jk"Vªhs;—r cSadksa }kjk çdkf'kr dh tkus okyh fgUnh x`g&if=dkvksa esa ls Js"B x`g&if=dkvksa dks iqjL—r fd;k tkrk gSA

bl o"kZ Js"B x`g&if=dk dk ;g iqjLdkj ,vj bafM;k dh x`g&if=dk foekfudk dks çnku fd;k x;kA ;g iqjLdkj 9 uoacj] 2012 dks jk"Vªh; fQYe fodkl fuxe] usg: IySfuVsfj;e] usg: lsaVj] ojyh] eqacbZ ds fçO;w fFk;sVj esa vk;ksftr 21osa vk'khokZn jktHkk"kk iqjLdkj lekjksg ds volj ij ,vj bafM;k dks çnku fd;k x;k] ftls ,vj bafM;k dh vksj ls vfuy lksa/kh] funs'kd&lkexzh çca/ku ,oa lwpuk çkS|ksfxdh us xzg.k fd;kA

lekjksg ds fo'ks"k vfrfFk Jh ,l-ds- vxzoky] egkçca/kd&ekuo lalk/ku lkexzh çca/ku] ,uihlhvkbZ,y ls 10oka vk'khokZn Js"B x`g&if=‍dk iqjLdkj çkIr djrs gq, Jh vfuy dqekj lksa/kh] funs'kd&lkexzh çca/ku ,oa lwpuk çkS|ksfxdh ,oa fgUnh vuqHkkx ds LVkQ&lnL; chp esa fn[kkbZ ns jgs gSa Jh c`tsUæ dqekj feJ] v/;{k ,oa çca/k funs'kd] Hkkjrh; dikl fuxe ,oa vk'khokZn laLFkk ds ps;jesu Jh c`teksgu vxzokyA

,vj bafM;k }kjk çdkf'kr fgUnh if=‍dk ̂ foekfudk* iqjL—r

fnlEcj 26] 2012] dk fnu rkt ds ,sfrgkfld “kgj vkxjk ds fy,

mRlkg ls Hkjk fnu FkkA VªSoy vkSj VwfjT+e m|ksx ls tqM+s lHkh yksx [ksfj;k flfoy ,;jiksVZ ij ,vj bafM;k dh mM+ku dk Lokxr djus ds fy, ,d= gq,A mM+ku ds “kqHkkjaHk ds fy, ,;jiksVZ ij iaMky yxk, tkus ds lkFk gekjs “kqHkadj egkjktk ds lkFk lHkh dkmaVjksa dks Qwwyksa ls ltk;k x;k FkkA bl egÙoiw.kZ vk;kstu ds fy,] ukxj foekuu ea=h vftr flag ds lkFk LFkkuh; laln lnL;] gekjs v?;{k ,oa izca/k funs”kd jksfgr uUnu rFkk dk- funs”kd mÙkjh {ks= fouhrk HkaMkjh] egkizca/kd okf.kT; vfuy esgrk rFkk vU; ofj’B vf/kdkjh Hkh mifLFkr FksA

bl mM+ku dk izpkyu ,&320 foeku ls iw.kZr% bdkWukeh Js.kh dh lhVksa ds lkFk lkseokj] cq/kokj rFkk “kqØokj dks lIrkg

esa rhu ckj fd;k tk,xkA mM+ku la[;k ,vkbZ 406] fnYyh ls 1245 cts vkxjk ds fy, izLFkku dj nksigj 1400 cts okjk.klh igaqpsxh rFkk 1435 cts okjk.klh ls izLFkku dj 1530 cts vkxjk igaqpsxh] rRi”pkr 1605 cts vkxjk ls izLFkku dj 1645 cts [kqtjkgks igqapsxhA okilh mM+ku ,vkbZ 405 [ktqjkgks ls 1720 cts pydj 1810 cts okjk.klh igaqpsxhA fQj okjk.klh ls 1845 cts izLFkku dj 1955 cts fnYyh esa ySaM djsxhA bl mM+ku ds “kqHkkjaHk ls Ik;ZVdksaa ds lcls ialnhnk rhu Lof.kZe f=dks.k xarO;ksa&vkxjk] [ktqjkgks rFkk okjk.klh dk laidZ laHko gks x;k gsA

dIrku jtuh”k /kou }kjk izpkfyr mM+ku la[;k ,vkbZ 406 [ksfj;k ,;jiksVZ ij 1535 cts ySaM gqbZA ;kf=;ksa ds mM+ku ls mrjus ds fy, ,;jiksVZ cs ij Qwyksa ls lth

lhf<+;ka yxkbZ xbaZ rFkk mrjus okys igys ikap ;kf=;ksa ds fy, ,d Lokxr migkj ds rkSj ij vkxjk dh gksVy ,lksfl,”ku }kjk ;kf=;ksa dh ialn ds gksVy esa jgus dh lqfo/kk miyC/k djkbZ xbZA

[ktqjkgks rFkk vkxs okjk.klh ds fy, izLFkku djus okyh mM+ku ,vkbZ 405 dks ukxj foekuu ea=h vftr flag us vkxjk esa gjh&>aMh fn[kkbZA lHkh ;kf=;ksa dks xqykc ds Qwy ds lkFk ,d NksVk lk Le`fr fpg~u HksaV fd;k x;kA bl vk;kstu ds fy, fo”ks’k :Ik ls iSd dh xbZ pkWdysV ds lkFk ;kf=;ksa dks Hkkstu ijkslk x;kA blls iwoZ okjk.klh ls mM+ku ysus okys ;kf=;ksa dk Hkh xqykc ds Qwy o feBkbZ ls Lokxr fd;k x;kA

bl volj ij vftr flag th us ns”k ds Hkhrj Vw Vk;j flVhl ds fy, ok;q laidZ esa o`f) djus ds ,vj bafM;k ds iz;klksa dh ljkguk djrs gq, bl ckr ij tksj fn;k fd ;g iz;kl u dsoy gksVy m|ksx dks izksRlkfgr djsaxs cfYd Ik;VZu dks c<+kok nsrs gq, oSaMlZ ds fy, Hkh ykHknk;d gksaxsA mUgksaus ns”k ds Hkhrj ,;jiksVZ ds vk/kkjHkwr <kaps dks l”kDr djus dk Hkh mYys[k fd;kA

Lokxr Hkk’k.k nsrs gq, gekjs v/;{k ,oa izca/k funs”kd jksfgr uUnu us VªSoy o VwfjT+e dks c<+kok nsus ds fy, Ik;ZVu dh n`f’V ls egÙoiw.kZ “kgjksa dks vklku laidZ iznku djus ds ,vj bafM;k ds iz;klksa dh Hkh ppkZ dhA bl volj ij vU; laln lnL;ksa us Hkh viuk lacks/ku fn;kA

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The Air India Football team which won the prestigious Durand Cup, 3-2 in the tiebreaker by defeating Dodsal FC, Mumbai. The finals were played on September 1, 2012 in New Delhi.

Capt Sangita Kabra Bangar, DGM, who has logged over 15500 flying hours as on date, has been accorded approval by the DGCA as the first woman instructor on Airbus 320 fleet in India. She is also the Hon. Secretary of the Indian Women Pilots’ Association.

This DC-3 (Dakota), manufactured in 1942 made a non-scheduled landing in Kolkata on September 25 at 1410 hrs from Ahmedabad and departed on September 26 at 1000 hrs for Thailand, hours before the arrival of the world's most advanced aircraft B787 Dreamliner. Its crew comprised three Canadian and a US national. Air India extended all ground handling support to the aircraft.

Saina Nehwal proudly displays the Air India boarding card for her flight back home after winning a medal at the London Olympics.

The All India Public Sector Sports Promotion Board organised the AIPS Cultural Competition for Group dance, singing, instrumental music and acting on July 13 and 14 in Pune. Thirteen PSUs participated in this competition, where Air India won the Cultural Championship, winning prizes in group dance and singing. Seen are our 'champion employees' Shyam Kale from Control Cell at Sahar, CSI Airport, Sneha Kale, daughter of Shyam Kale, from Air India Express, Dhanraj Sartape, from the Security Department, among others.

Team members at the MRO 2012 meet.

Editorial team: Deepak Brara, Rema Raja, Sameek Bhattacharya and Kaissar Hussain.Design: Crossmedia Solutions