Flying High

In keeping with the aviation industry requirements,Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training,Chandigarh has launched four short,part-time courses for graduates and students who have passed Class XII. Kamal Saini,centre head,Frankfinn Institute of Airhostess,Chandigarh,said,“Recently,20 Frankfinn students were selected as international cabin crew for Malaysia Airlines while 10 were selected by NAS Air,a Saudi Arabian airline through a campus placement.” There are two courses on offer for graduates or those in the final year of college — Frankfinn Certificate course in Airport Ground Service (3 months) and Frankfinn Certificate course in Aviation & Hospitality Services (4 months). For Class XII pass-outs,Frankfinn is offering a six-month intensive Frankfinn Certificate course in Hospitality,Travel and Customer Service. The institute is also introducing an abridged nine months Frankfinn Certificate Course in Aviation,Hospitality and Travel Management costing less than Rs 1 lakh.

Green Fingers
Accept it or not,carbon footprints will affect all of us one day,” says Pratap Raju,managing director,British Columbia Trade and Investment Representative,dedicated to promoting clean technology by facilitating bilateral trade and investment between India and British Columbiain Canada. “Indian companies are focusing on joint-venture opportunities with Canadian counterparts for market intelligence,strategic advice,networking and business matchmaking services for free,” he says. Indian companies,he adds,will profit from these collaborations as British Columbia has developed cutting-edge clean technology in areas like bio-fuels,hydro,solar and wind,fuel cells and hydrogen.

“Clean technology includes usage of renewable energy sources and adoption of information technology,green transportation,electric motors,green chemistry,lighting,and other appliances that are energy efficient. It focuses on creating electricity and fuels with a smaller environmental footprint,” says Raju.