deccan air cargo
 

What is the scoop on deccan cargo. i know that they have a310 and atrs but how long have they been around and is anyoone on here working for them that can give inside info. what the schedule is like and bases. and future plans with the company. thanks

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Capt Ramchand
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From what I hear "Capt" Baldy Gopinath is having trouble raising capital for his new venture.He was hoping to pull off another con job like he did with Deccan.Create a lot of hype and get a few fools to put in the money.This time around a lot of VCs have told him to show them the money first.So he and his cohorts are busy selling their stock in KF to get some cash.Going by what I hear of his business plan , it's not going to last...unless that is what he intends to do..sell it off and make some more money...but you'll see him and his monkey grin to TV pretty soon..selling the Great Indian Cargo Dream....

from what i have been able to read they have an A310 flying already. not real sure about the atr. is anybody currently flying for them?

the only A 310F that "Baldy" has flying is the screen saver on his PC...no they're not flying yet and wont be for sometime to come...Air India Cargo have 2 A 310 Fs flying at the moment FYI:ok:

310 jobs for grabs... offered on a job search site for 6 month contract??? dont know details of company offering... maybe or maybe not "baldy"

Deccan Express Logistics - not just a Cargo Airline
 

Sky Prancer,

What happened? Didn't you make the cut at Air Deccan?

Deccan Cargo is still about 6 months from starting operations, they are now about 2 years into the planning stage.

Got all the pilots they need...for now. Will probably need some more when they expand...and expand they will.

Capt Gopi has an army of loyal followers, perhaps something that you will never understand.

Ciao

have they gotten thier atrs yet? if not, when would they? they are recruting for atr cpts as i am in the process. are the pilots that they have now getting paid to wait? any other info would be great. thanks sayisntso

I am looking for a pilot named Deepak Salvi. Does any one have his contact #"s.

Pah...now that's a good joke , about me not making the cut for Deccan Cargo.I didn't even apply and would never want to join an operation run by "Baldy".Just ask the legion of Air Deccan crew that are out of it....Baldy has a lot of loyal guys becoz he got many of them jobs when they simply couldn't make the cut anywhere else so that's why they're loyal to him and even if they leave him now they won't make the cut ...mark my words his Deccan Cargo will never survive.....:ok:

Deccan Air Cargo
 

Just finished reading a rather lengthy interview of Capt. Gopinath as to why Deccan Air was sold to Kingfisher. He put's the blame or atleast the vast majority of it on the door steps of Indigo Air. But the interesting point was that he did not mention anything about his up and coming cargo airline. I was also surprised that they (Deccan Cargo) opted to bring on A-310 which they are converting at an enormous cost. There are so many freighters out here in the US that probably will be able to get this venture up and running a lot faster. I would think with India being a old Boeing customer that B-737/ 727 would be a better choice especially when it comes to cheaper ground handling, crew availability, mechanics etc. Just my 2 cents.

A-310 which they are converting..surprising !...they should be able to find ready A310-F..with the ATR there may be a need to convert..for sure Gopi has a grt relationship with ATR..

310F available????
 

Where might these A-310F's for sale be located? Just curious......:suspect:

Where better to start a 'rumour' than in a bar
 

Dry Prancer
Well I suppose it is a ‘rumour network’ and where better to get a ‘rumour’ than from a guy you met in a bar. If you had witnessed it with your own eyes then I suppose it wouldn’t be a ‘rumour’.
If you were to do some more balanced research rather than just listen to the guys that ‘are out of it’, probably because being ‘in it’ was a little bit too much like hard work, you would appreciate that guys ‘that couldn’t make the cut elsewhere’ HAD already made the cut elsewhere (Ryanair, etc.) which was why many were recruited in the first place.
The induction of 43 aircraft in 43 months and achieving over one billion US dollars in sales in the 3rd year, which Air Deccan did, is not the work of people who can’t make their way in the world.
Ciao

Dear SayIt IsntSo ( I'm losing the hair on my head , my shlong aint long enough..... ),

Maybe you should talk about the number of safety violations Deccan made during their brief tenure in the Indian skies.About Gopi blaming Indigo , well that's him at his best , blame everyone under the sun for what's going wrong..the simple fact is no one really knew what was going on there, no even Gopi...and you don't have to go very far to find out more about that...I'm sure lot of the ex Deccan guys would vouch for that..Oh and the B 727s and older 737s don't meet the DGCA requirements on age of imported aircraft....:ok:oh and yeah about why Deccan really sold out...just about everyone in India knows why by now..except Gopi of course...let me guess he must be blaming the bankers now for not giving him enough money in time...:ok::ok:

Why does Deccan founder Gopinath insist on his former rank of Capt. being used? To my knowledge, he was a commissioned officer in the army - not the air force. Is he trying to con people into believing he can fly?

they don't have any planes yet, first A310 delivery sometime in feb '09 ...

he was never a pilot.He was a just a Captain in the army on a short service commission..he just sold India his dream and the Indians bought it...like I'd mentioned earlier he'll be :ok:on the news pretty soon selling the Great Indian Cargo Dream and this time I hope the investors are a bit smarter...

haha... Capt. Gopinath / Dr. Maliya... any Indian would know that in India a title means nothing... I have seen flight instructors at dormant flying clubs in India call themselves Captains when the biggest plane they have flown was a C-152...

As for Deccan Cargo... they were e-mailing me around the clock to submit my paperwork... now that I have... NOTHING! I don't think they know what there doing to be honest... From what I've heard... they are looking for guys for a 3 month contract (extendable)... I guess they need expats until the 250 hour hero's learn how to tune a VOR ;)

MES Drvr, doesn´t Biman offer maintenance service for the A310 and DC-10 at a very competitive price, one reason to choose A310?