Hinduja Cargo Services
Hinduja Cargo Services was a cargo airline based in New Delhi, India. 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.
One of the company's aircraft crashed in July 1999 after take-off from Kathmandu, killing five crew. Boeing 727-243F, 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.
In April 2000, Lufthansa Cargo suspended its agreement with Hinduja Cargo Services in favour of direct services from Frankfurt using their own aircraft. Following this, the Hindujas closed the airline in 2001.
