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    Lex den Herder

    Lex den Herder

    Lex den Herder served with Universal from 1977 to 2019. He is an expert in flight operations, ground handling operations, customer support and sales and marketing in business aviation. Before retiring, Lex most recently served as vice president, government and industry affairs for Universal, where he was instrumental in helping educate government and civil aviation authorities around the world on the advantages of business aviation and how they can make their countries' operating environments more business-aviation friendly. A licensed Federal Aviation Administration dispatcher, Lex is a graduate of the Tulane University-Houston's Freeman School of Business and the Rice University Executive Education Program.

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    • Obtaining Crew Visas and Temporary Landing Permits for India – Process Has Been Streamlined
      17
      Sep

      Obtaining Crew Visas and Temporary Landing Permits for India – Process Has Been Streamlined

      Bizav Best Practice
      By Lex den Herder
      PT 5 M minute read
      3786
      Previous difficulties and delays in obtaining crew visas and Temporary Landing Permits (TLPs) for India have been resolved as of ...
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    • It's Official: Lead Time Reduced for India Flight Permits
      16
      May

      It’s Official: Lead Time Reduced for India Flight Permits

      Archive
      By Lex den Herder
      PT 3 M minute read
      2876
      Last month we announced the news that the Indian Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) would be reducing the lead ...
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    • BIG NEWS: India’s Landing Permit Lead Time Reduced to 3 Days; Overflights Now 1 Day
      15
      Apr

      BIG NEWS: India’s Landing Permit Lead Time Reduced to 3 Days; Overflights Now 1 Day

      Archive
      By Lex den Herder
      PT 2 M minute read
      2266
      As reported by several news outlets late last week, the Indian government has instructed the Directorate General of Civil Aviation ...
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