• Investment World
• eWorld
• Brand Line
• Mentor
• Life
• Canvas
• Praxis
• Urban Pulse
• Brand Quest
• The New Manager

Stocks

• Quotes
• SE Diary
• Scoreboard
• Open-End Mutual Fund

Cross Currency

• Rates
  
  

Shipping

• Ports
  
  

Archives

• Yesterday
• Datewise
• Resources
• In Focus
• In Depth

Group Sites

• The Hindu
• The Hindu ePaper
• Business Line
• Business Line ePaper
• Sportstar
• Frontline
• The Hindu eBooks
• The Hindu Images

Ashwini Phadnis

New Delhi , Oct. 27

The newly formed Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) is to meet here on November 16 to consider a number of issues including approaching the Ministry of Finance for relief on withholding tax on leasing of aircraft apart from seeking greater transparency from the Ministry of Petroleum on pricing of aviation turbine fuel.

The Ministry of Finance has already indicated that withholding tax would be imposed on aircraft and engines imported from next year.

Besides, the meeting will also look to appoint a headhunter who would be given the task of short listing a suitable candidate for the position of Secretary General.

"The meeting will also discuss approaching the Government for relief on fringe benefit tax that is levied on airline staff travel as also on pilots and cabin crew who stay in hotels. At the moment, issues connected with airline fares are not on the table but it is likely that some one or the other would raise them," a senior airline official said.

"The appointment of a Secretary General is important as the person would speak on behalf of the industry rather than saying anything that could be interpreted to benefit one or another airline," sources said.

The meeting will be the second of the newly formed airline association.

More Stories on : Events | Airlines

Article E-Mail :: Comment :: Syndication :: Printer Friendly Page

Stories in this Section
Dredger collision: Kochi port to seek damages

Copyright © 2006, The Hindu Business Line. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu Business Line