Hinduja Cargo Services

Hinduja Cargo Services was a cargo airline based in New Delhi, India[1]. It was a Joint venture between the Hindujas and Lufthansa Cargo which had a 40% stake in the carrier. The company operated a fleet of Boeing 727 freighters, flying from airports in the Indian subcontinent to feed Lufthansa Cargo's hub at Sharjah. The airline also took over routes previously operated by Lufthansa Cargo's McDonnell Douglas DC-8 freighters. [2]

Hinduja Cargo Services
IATA ICAO Callsign
LF LCI
Founded1996
Commenced operations1996
Ceased operations2000
Fleet size3
Parent companyLufthansa Cargo
HeadquartersNew Delhi, India

One of the company's aircraft crashed in July 1999 after take-off from Kathmandu, killing five crew. Boeing 727-243F (registration VT-LCI), operating Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8533, impacted terrain after takeoff, six nautical miles from Kathmandu, Nepal. All five crew, including two mechanics, died in the crash.[3][4]

In April 2000, Lufthansa Cargo suspended its agreement with Hinduja Cargo Services in favour of direct services from Frankfurt using their own aircraft.[5] Following this, the Hindujas closed the airline in 2001.[6]

References
  1. "Hinduja Cargo Services". ch-aviation. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  2. "Lufthansa completes cargo formalities". FlightGlobal. 3 April 1996. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  3. "ASN Aircraft incident Boeing 727-243F VT-LCI Kathmandu". Aviation Safety Network. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  4. "No survivors in Nepal plane crash". BBC News. 8 July 1999. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  5. "Lufthansa Cargo drops Hinduja link". FlightGlobal. 4 April 2000. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
  6. "Hindujas revive interest in aviation business". The Times of India. 15 August 2005. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
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