Realising the importance and growth of air cargo industry and its impact on Indian economy, Airport Authority of India (AAI) incorporated an integrated logistics network entity called AAI Cargo Logistics and Allied Services Company Limited (AAICLAS) last year. After almost a year of operations, AAICLAS has appointed Keku Bomi Gazder as its new CEO. With close to three decades of experience in airlines operations across the Middle East, South Asia and the Indian sub-continent region, Gazder is passionate about his new role. Gazder is positive and believes that AAICLAS will be benchmarked against the best in the world. In his new office at Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi where he joined a month ago, Gazder discusses with Rashmi Pradhan his plans and vision for AAICLAS.
As the new CEO of AAICLAS, what would be your key priorities?
AAICLAS is a 100 percent subsidiary of AAI. The vision of Chairman of AAICLAS, Guruprasad Mohapatra and that of the Board at AAICLAS, is very clear. We will be focusing on cargo handling, security and documentation handling, supply chain, transshipment facility provider, airport free zones developer and project logistics. We would also work as multi-modal interface linking air, surface and water transport as well as connecting to hinterland points in India, thus, becoming the largest networked and fastest growing logistics solution provider in India.
We are here to serve the trade and enable ease of doing business for our trade partners by providing them with a facility and service their products deserve. When a manufacturer tells his agent/forwarder/airline to use our airport/facility for his goods; that is what we want to achieve. Hence, we are in the business of creating a favourable environment to enhance and promote business at our airports. We want to grow our cargo business and increase its share from all the airports managed by AAI. This will involve us being disruptive in our current processes.
This story is from the July - August 2017 edition of Indian Transport & Logistics News.
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