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{{Infobox Airline
| airline = Hinduja Cargo Services
| image = Hinduja Cargo Services India Logo.svg
| fleet_size = 3
| destinations =
| IATA = LF
| ICAO = LCI
| callsign =
| parent = Lufthansa Cargo
| founded = 1996
| commenced = 1996
| ceased = 2001
| aoc =
| headquarters = New Delhi, India
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| frequent_flyer =
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'''Hinduja Cargo Services''' was a [[cargo airline]] based in New Delhi, [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/airline/HCS |title=Hinduja Cargo Services |website= [[ch-aviation]]| access-date=19 July 2020}}</ref> It was a joint venture between the [[Hinduja Group]] and [[Germany|German]] airline [[Lufthansa Cargo]]. The company operated a fleet of Boeing 727 freighters, flying from airports in the [[Indian subcontinent]] to feed Lufthansa Cargo's hub in the [[Middle East]].

==History==
[[File:Boeing 727-243-Adv(F), Hinduja Cargo Services AN0095378.jpg|thumb|Hinduja Cargo Services Boeing 727-200F]]
Before 1996, Lufthansa Cargo was operating [[Douglas DC-8]] aircraft between Germany and several Indian cities, including Delhi and [[Mumbai]], as well as a cargo hub at [[Sharjah]] in the [[United Arab Emirates]]. To increase capacity, Hinduja Cargo Services was formed in April 1996 through a partnership with the Hinduja Group; Hinduja owned a 60% share, with Lufthansa taking the remaining 40%. Two [[Boeing 727#727-200|Boeing 727-200F]] freighters were acquired to replace the DC-8 routes, rising to five aircraft in October 1996.

In July 1999, a company 727-243F operating Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8533 crashed into a hill after takeoff from [[Kathmandu]], [[Nepal]]. All five crew died in the crash.<ref>{{cite web| title=ASN Aircraft incident Boeing 727-243F VT-LCI Kathmandu| url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19990707-0 |access-date=19 July 2020|website=[[Aviation Safety Network]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=No survivors in Nepal plane crash|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/388596.stm|access-date=19 July 2020|newspaper=[[BBC News]] |date=8 July 1999}}</ref>

Lufthansa Cargo suspended its agreement with the Hinduja Group in April 2000, citing higher-than-expected demand which could be better met with direct flights from [[Frankfurt]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lufthansa Cargo drops Hinduja link |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/lufthansa-cargo-drops-hinduja-link/31591.article|access-date=19 July 2020|newspaper=[[FlightGlobal]] |date=4 April 2000}}</ref> The airline was consequently closed by Hinduja in 2001.<ref>{{cite news|title=Hindujas revive interest in aviation business |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Hindujas-revive-interest-in-aviation-business/articleshow/1200825.cms |access-date=19 July 2020|newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |date=15 August 2005}}</ref>

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{{Portalbar|India|Companies|Aviation}}
{{Airlines of India}}

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