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Air India gifts second plane to Afghan airlines

By Our Special Correspondent

MUMBAI Dec. 23. Air India today delivered its second Airbus 300-B4, `Cauvery', to Ariana Afghan Airlines in Kabul.

Some spare parts were also given with the plane, which has been reconfigured to carry 260 passengers.

A `C' check was carried out before the craft was delivered in view of the limited technical manpower available with the Afghan airlines. This will enable the craft to be flown without interruption for 4,000 hours.

AI had handed over the first Airbus A300-B4, `Godavari', painted in Ariana's colours, on September 17. It is being used for operation of commercial services to Sharjah, Turkey and Germany.

AI's operating crew and maintenance engineers were deputed to Ariana to assist in the operations.

The third aircraft, also a gift, Airbus A300-B4, `Ganga', will be delivered in January 2003 after a `C' check.

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