Air India SATS Airport Services (AISATS), has been appointed by International Public Company Limited (THAI) Airways to provide ground handling services for its cargo freighter aircraft. AISATS is a joint venture between Air India Limited and Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited

THAI will be introducing its first Boeing 747-400 retrofitted cargo freighter aircraft. This aircraft is designed to carry 100 tonnes per flight to and from Asia, Europe and Australia. It will operate to nine cities: Taipei, Tokyo, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Sydney and Bangkok. The first stop of the THAI cargo aircraft is at the Hyderabad International Airport on April 12, where AISATS will manage the entire ramp operations for the freighter.

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