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Air India joins the SITA AIRCOM family

EAW Staff - Mumbai

India's international flag carrier, Air India announced that it is joining over 180 other leading airlines around the world as a user of SITA's air ground communications services for both voice and data link. SITA AIRCOM already includes three other main players in Indian aviation; Jet Airways, JetLite and Kingfisher. V. Thulasidas, chairman and managing director, Air India said, "SITA's worldwide AIRCOM network is critically important to us as an international airline flying to over 40 destinations. We can fly anywhere in the world knowing that our voice and data communication needs will be covered by the most reliable VHF and Satellite AIRCOM voice and data service available in aviation today." Globally, SITA operates over 850 VHF ground stations in over 160 countries making it the world's largest private data radio network.

Francesco Violante, CEO, SITA said, "Air India has been a member of SITA since 1952 and we are very pleased to be part of a new chapter in the airline's business development." He added, "In addition to the global coverage we can provide, we are also investing heavily in our AIRCOM network in India."