Deccan
Aviation partners with Galle
Literary Festival 2011
November 2010
With the 5th annual Galle
Literary Festival swiftly approaching,
Deccan Aviation Lanka has announced
special discounted helicopter
charters to attendees of the
festival.
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East
coast becomes a hot destination for
heli flights – January 2010
Against a backdrop of increasing
economic activity in all parts of
the country domestic airlines such
as Deccan Aviation reports a significant
increase in domestic flights to the
north and east.
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Speech
delivered by Mr Kumar Mirchandani, Immediate
Past Chairman - the Annual General Meeting
of the Sri Lanka Apparel Exporters Association
November 9, 2010
Today marks the end of my 2 years as Chairman
and as dictated by the Constitution of our
Association it is the day I hand over my
official duties to our able leader Rohan
Abayakoon, but first a little walk down
memory lane....
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"Suppliers
Count on Service, Sustainability"
– Kumar Mirchandani, MD, Apparel
Sector on WWD
March 23, 2010
The world's manufacturers are looking
to strengthen customer relationships by
expanding the services they provide and
moving forward with initiatives to become
more sustainable enterprises...
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"Three-in-one
exhibition" – Daily News
February 11, 2010
International exhibition organizer, Conference
and Exhibition Management Services (CEMS)
USA will launch local operations with a
three-in-one expo for Sri Lanka’s
textile and apparel sectors in Colombo from
March 4 to 6...
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"EDB promotes
ethical positioning of SL Apparel at WWD
Summit" – Daily Mirror
December 2009
Kumar Mirchandani, who champions the marketing
initiatives at JAAF, calls the Summit "the
most important gathering in which the industry
has ever participated." Sri Lanka's
participation was a landmark achievement
in itself, and the evident and growing global
concern for ethical manufacturing practices
made its involvement in the Summit even
more fortuitous and timely...
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"Deccan Aviation
Lanka installs state-of-the-art fleet tracking
system" – Daily Mirror
September 2009
"What we hope to achieve is nothing
less than ensuring that Deccan Aviation
Lanka is at the forefront of investing in
advanced technology and to maintain our
position as the premier airline and only
helicopter operator in the country",
stated Mr. Mirchandani...
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"Deccan Aviation
Lanka to invest $1 million on new aircraft"
– Daily News
September 2009
Deccan Aviation Lanka will invest one
million US Dollars on a new aircraft to
transport domestic travellers, corporate
clients and foreign tourists, Managing Director,
Deccan Aviation Lanka, Suren Mirchandani
told Daily News Business...
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"Deccan Air
ramping up investments in post - war Sri
Lanka" – Sunday Times Financial
September 13, 2009
What we hope to achieve with this is to
change the perception of air travel to Jaffna.
Our guests have a convenient and comfortable
check in location, and we take care of them
from that point onwards. It's time that
passengers on flights connecting our country's
two biggest cities are treated to a world
class flying experience," said airline Managing
Director Suren Mirchandani...
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"Helicopter
Flights on the Rise After War" – Sunday
Times Financial
July 19, 2009
Speaking about Deccan's future plans,
Mr. Mirchandani said that the company is
looking at becoming a scheduled airline
as apposed to being a charter airline...
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"Ready for
Take Off"
Suren Mirchandani Interview – LMD
magazine
July 2009
Deccan Aviation Lanka is ready to roll
down the runway as Sri Lanka anticipates
growing tourist numbers...
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"Restrictions
on Colombo - Jaffna Air Route Eased" –
Daily Mirror (Front Page)
June 19, 2009
Mr. Stubbs confirmed the new routes would
shorten the travel time by about ten minutes
each way resulting in a sixteen percent
cost saving...
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"Favourite
Group Cutting Machine Donation in Action"
– Internal Release
April 2009
The Favourite Group of companies handed
over two cutting machines and accessories
to Sri Lanka Air Force - Seva Vanitha Unit,
to be installed at the proposed Seva Vanitha
Garment Factory at SLAF Sigiriya...
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"Flying High
in 2009"
Mario Stubbs Interview – LMD magazine
April 2009
Deccan Aviation Lanka - the only operator
of a helicopter service in Sri Lanka - discusses
marketing initiatives and the outlook for
2009...
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"The Landmark
marks 10years of commercial operation" –
The Sunday Times
March 01, 2009
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"Beyond those
turbulent skies"
Denham Schokman Interview – LMD magazine
February 2009
Despite predictions that 2009 will be
the worst in 50 years, Deccan Aviation (Lanka)
plans to continue with the same strategy
and concentrate on its core competencies...
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"Domestic Aviation
Poised for Take Off" – Daily News
Business
February 23, 2009
Deccan Aviation Lanka Limited is looking
at inducting a 40-50 seater aircraft to
be operated in the domestic and regional
markets...
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"Deccan Aviation
ties up with FlySmiLes" – Daily Mirror
Financial Times
February 21, 2009
Deccan Aviation Lanka recently reached
a ground breaking milestone by tying up
with Sri Lanka's national carrier Sri Lankan
airlines and their frequent flyer programme
"FlySmiLes"...
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"Garment industry
would like buyers to share cost to comply
with Ethics" – The Island Financial
February 18, 2009
"It is a constant battle we have with
our buyers and we would certainly like to
see them take an equitable share of the
cost of compliance," President of Garment
Exporters Association Kumar Mirchandani
told the Island Financial Review...
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Favourite Holidays
appointed sales agent for Jazeera Airways
– Daily News Financial
December 2, 2008
Kuwait and Dubai based low-fares carrier
Jazeera Airways has appointed Favourite
Holidays as their sales agent in Sri Lanka...
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Deccan
to meet needs of domestic tourists –
Sunday Observer
August 31, 2008
Deccan Aviation Lanka is ready to enhance
its fleet to meet the needs of the domestic
tourism industry and assist in oil exploration
projects…
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"Communications
Outreach"
Mario Stubbs Interview – LMD magazine
December 2008
Deccan Aviation identifies specific target
markets to raise the profile of future travel...
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The old
order changeth yielding place to young and
newat Apparel Exporters’ AGM - The
Island, financial review
November 10, 2008
It was his pleasure to take over an honourable
association founded 26 years ago. He had
to do his best during his first year in
office to rejuvenate and invigorate youth
said Kumar Mirchandani...
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"Expanding
Horizons"
Denham Schokman Interview - LMD magazine
October 2008
Denham Schokman strikes an optimistic note
as Favourite Holidays spreads its wings across
the seas.
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Kouni
and Deccan promote Lanka by air
Daily Mirror, Financial Times
October 02, 2008
On their recent visit to Sri Lanka, 16
Kuoni agents from the United Kingdom were
flown by Deccan Aviation Lanka for an aerial
view of the coastal belt of Sri Lanka.
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UK travel
agents See Lanka by Air
Daily
News, Business Travel
October 02, 2008
On their recent visit to Sri Lanka, 16
Kuoni agents from the United Kingdom were
flown by Deccan Aviation Lanka for an aerial
view of the coastal belt of Sri Lanka
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"Why Productivity
must improve"
Kumar Mirchandani Interview - LMD Magazine
August, 2008
Kumar Mirchandani identifies numerous reasons
for Sri Lanka's abysmally low level of productivity.
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"In
for the long haul"
Suren Mirchandani Interview - LMD Magazine
August, 2008
espite the prevailing country situation,
Suren Mirchandani believes that opportunities
for tourism's growth are considerable.
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Sri Lanka
capital to get direct link to Dhaka with
Best Air
Lanka Business Online
July 25, 2008
Best Air, a private Bangladeshi carrier,
will start direct flights from Dhaka to
the Sri Lankan capital Colombo catering
to growing traffic between the two countries,
an official said.
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Best
Air focus on Lankan potential
Daily News
July 22, 2008
Director FG holdings and major shareholder
of Deccan Aviation, Suren R. Mirchandani
said that they would appoint agents and
would open a separate office to handle the
local operations of Best Air operations.
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Deccan
Lanka bags international charter contract
Sunday Times, Financial Times
June 15, 2008
For the second consecutive year, Deccan
aircraft will be utilized to transfer crew
and staff of First Choice Airways between
Colombo and Maldives, the local airline
said.
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Deccan
Lanka bags international charter contract
Daily News, Financial
June 30, 2008
Domestic airline, Deccan Aviation Lanka
has been awarded the crew rotation contract
for First Choice Airways, which operates
flights from Europe to Sri Lanka and the
Maldives.
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RADE-
SRI LANKA: Tea, Garments Win Buyer Approval
for Labour Practices
By Feizal Samath
May 14, 2008
The ethical branding strategy would help
meet consumer expectations, says Kumar Mirchandani
of JAAF. "What we get is an intangible
premium. We can't go to buyers and say pay
more for our products because we are ethical
and we don't use children, but we can make
buyers feel more comfortable buying from
us," he explains.
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Garment industry
hangs in the balance
Financial Times
April 23, 2008
With the GSP+ hanging in the balance the
industry is now looking for new locations
and productions with some investors likely
to move out should concessions for Sri Lanka
be rejected.
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Helicopters
to play major role in local oil exploration
Daily News, Financial
October 08, 2007
Deccan Aviation Lanka’s confounder
and CEO Suren Mirchandani, who is closely
following developments in the allocation
of the 5 blocks, two of which have been
promised to regional giants India and China
said that his company Deccan aviation would
also play a vital and leading regional role
in the oil exploration game.
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The
garment industry to lobby for duty free
access into US
Sunday Times, Financial Times
June 10, 2007
“We will be visiting Washington from
June 25 to 27 to meet US congressmen, senators,
policymakers and industry, to ask for preferential
access into the US for our garments on the
basis of our ethical industry standards,”
said Kumar Mirchandani, Chairman of the
Joint Apparel Association Forum (JAAF),
Marketing and Image Building Committee,
speaking at the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce
and BOI, Sri Lanka Economic Summit 2007,
on Friday.
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“ Deccan
Aviation (Lanka) and Pakistan's JS Group
sign up for "fixed wing" venture"
March 28, 2007
Colombo: In a ground breaking
agreement, Indian LCC, and helicopter operator,
Deccan Aviation (Lanka) and the JS Group
of Pakistan have announced their intention
to enter into a commercial partnership in
the Sri Lanka aviation industry.
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Sri Lanka's
‘Garments without Guilt’ slogan
under fire from unions
Lanka Business Online
Sep 15, 2006
“Our legal framework is really strong
on labour rights,” says Kumar Mirchandani
of the JAAF. “If any companies are
violating standards we are willing to assist
them to take action.”
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JAAF
Launches Sri Lanka Apparel Image Building
Campaign
BOI Sri Lanka
Aug 23, 2006
The theme of the campaign will be ‘Garments
without guilt’ and Kumar Mirchandani
– Chairman, Marketing and Image Building
Committee stated “Our strategy is
to conform to and comply with the norms
of 'ethical sourcing' for its buyers”.
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Made
in Sri Lanka, ethical garments
The Sunday Times, Financial Times
August 06, 2006
“What we will get, is an intangible
premium. We can’t go to buyers and
say pay more for our products because we
are ethical and we don’t use children
to make clothes, but we can make buyers
feel more comfortable buying from us,”
explains Kumar Mirchandani, Chairman of
the Marketing and Image Building sub committee
of the JAAF.
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