Air India, plans to launch its domestic cargo operations from Nagpur next month, a senior National Aviation Company of India Ltd official said.
"We plan to launch our domestic cargo operations from Nagpur next month with four dedicated freighters," the official told PTI on strict condition of anonymity.
NACIL is the holding company, formed after the merger of Air India and Indian (erstwhile Indian Airlines) into one entity.
Air India had planned to launch the service in October but had to defer it as two of its cargo aircraft had to be sent for mandatory checks following an advisory from the Federal Aviation Administration, the official said.
These aircraft are expected to join the fleet shortly along with one Airbus A310-200 configured freighter next