ompanies love to state that the sky is the limit to growth. In the case of Frankfinn Institute of Air Hostess Training (FIAT), it is actually true. Established in 1997 to provide professional training in cabin crew management, it has been on a furious expansion spree.

FIAT already has 33 centres spread across 22 cities ranging from Jalandhar in the north to Vadodara in the West, Coimbatore in the south and Guwahati in the east. And, of course, it is present in most major metros. It is targeting to increase the number of centres to 50 by March 2005. Besides, FIAT is also in the process of setting up branches in Nepal, Sri Lanka and in West Asia. The institute says it will top a turnover of Rs 60 crore this year. ... more