Tribal students from ‘Shrimad Rajchandra Gurukul’ explore the world of aviation at Jet Airways hanger

Mumbai Oct 12th 2013(Eddie Patel):Shrimad Rajchandra Mission Dharampur’s Love and Care programme has launched the “Expressions of Love” initiative, in conjunction with “Joy of Giving Week- India's Festival of Giving”, to spread the message of love and care.  Amongst several other activities organized, one of them is Mumbai Darshan - a daylong city excursion for 150 students of a rural residential school called “Shrimad Rajchandra Gurukul” located in the village of Karanjveri, Dharampur.






It was a once in a lifetime opportunity for these rural students to visit Jet Airways’ aircraft maintenance hangar near the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport,  Santacruz. The visit to the hangar was organised by JetSpark, an exclusive initiative of the airline to connect with its young travelers, in association with Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care to open up the world of aviation to these children.







At a half-day event held at the airline’s hangar, the children were given an opportunity to explore a Boeing 737-700 aircraft parked in the hangar, spending more than three hours learning and understanding the working of the aircraft. The children were also shown the interior of the Jet Airways aircraft cockpit, the cargo hold, airline maintenance and  landing gear operations.  The children interacted with Jet Airways Engineers, Pilots and Cabin Crew. They also observed the landing and takeoff of various planes at the Airport. The children were later taken for a visit to the engine, structure, brake & wheel and seat shops, with this educational excursion by the engineers providing the  children with rich insights into airline maintenance and operations.




Mr. Darshan Desai (Captain with Jet Airways and Volunteer at Shrimad Rajchandra Love and Care (SRLC)):  “It is a great pleasure to watch these kids getting an insight of aviation industry. I have personally been working with SRLC and observing the progress for these tribal kids for last few years now. I feel so proud to be volunteering for this NGO as well as working with Jet Airways (I) Ltd. who provides for such educational excursions at their facility and hence helping in working towards a brighter future for these tribal kids”