India’s newest air cargo carrier, Aryan Cargo Express Pvt. Ltd, is likely to start flying early next year, according to managing director Mukut Pathak. “The launch window is between 15 January and 1 February,†he said, adding that the period between February and March is peak season for air cargo. The airline firm will start services with two Airbus A310 freighters it has leased from a Turkish firm. As India recovers from an economic slowdown, domestic air freight has been growing in double digits year on year since May, compared with a contraction between October last year and March, according to data released by the Airports Authority of India (AAI).
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