Patel launches FIA website

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 15:47 [IST]

New Delhi, Mar 14 (UNI) The newly-formed Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) has launched a web portal to serve as a forum for voicing the industry's opinion about key issues.

Civil aviation minister Praful Patel launched the website here last evening.

The initiative will serve as a link with various regulatory authorities, government departments and other key stakeholders.

FIA is a recently set up airline industry body that has a focus on inter-airline cooperation and an objective of safety and growth in the Indian aviation sector.

It is headed by chairman and managing director of Air India (AI) Vasudevan Thulasidas.

UNI

Topics: AVIATION-FIA-WEBSITE

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