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Indian Airlines or Indian (Hindi: इइइइइइ इइइइइइइइ or इइइइइइ) is a major Indian airline based in Mumbai and focuses primarily on domestic routes, along with several international services to neighbouring countries in Asia. Indian Airlines is state-owned, and is administered by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. It is one of the two flag carriers of India, the other being Air India. Though the company that owns and operates the airline continues to be named Indian Airlines Limited, on 7 December 2005, the airline was rebranded as Indian or इइइइइइ for advertising purposes as a part of a program to revamp its image in preparation for an initial public offering (IPO). [1] The airline operates closely with Air India, India's national carrier. Alliance Air, a fully-owned subsidiary of Indian Airlines, was renamed Air India Regional. [2] In 2007, the Government of India announced that Indian Airlines would be merged into Air India. As part of the merger process, a new company called the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) was established, into which both Air India (along with Air India Express) and Indian Airlines (along with Alliance Air) will be merged. Once the merger is complete, the airline - which will be called Air India - will continue to be headquartered in Mumbai and will have a fleet of over 130 aircraft. History The airline is set up under the Air Corporations Act, 1953 with an initial capital of 32 million and started operations on 1 August 1953. It was established after legislation came into force to nationalise the entire airline industry in India. Two new national airlines were to be formed along the same lines as happened in the United Kingdom with British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways (BEA). Air India took over international routes and Indian Airlines Corporation (IAC) took over the domestic and regional routes. [citation needed] Seven former freedom domestic airlines, Deccan Airways, Airways India````I have Photographs from Airways (India) Ltd where my
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Indian Airlines or Indian (Hindi: इं�डि�यन एयरलाइं�स or इं�डि�यन) is a major Indian airline based in Mumbai and focuses primarily on domestic routes, along with several international services to neighbouring countries in Asia. Indian Airlines is state-owned, and is administered by the Ministry of Civil Aviation. It is one of the two flag carriers of India, the other being Air India.

Though the company that owns and operates the airline continues to be named Indian Airlines Limited, on 7 December 2005, the airline was rebranded as Indian or इं�डि�यन for advertising purposes as a part of a program to revamp its image in preparation for an initial public offering (IPO).[1] The airline operates closely with Air India, India's national carrier. Alliance Air, a fully-owned subsidiary of Indian Airlines, was renamed Air India Regional.[2]

In 2007, the Government of India announced that Indian Airlines would be merged into Air India. As part of the merger process, a new company called the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) was established, into which both Air India (along with Air India Express) and Indian Airlines (along with Alliance Air) will be merged. Once the merger is complete, the airline - which will be called Air India - will continue to be headquartered in Mumbai and will have a fleet of over 130 aircraft.

History

The airline is set up under the Air Corporations Act, 1953 with an initial capital of 32 million and started operations on 1 August 1953. It was established after legislation came into force to nationalise the entire airline industry in India. Two new national airlines were to be formed along the same lines as happened in the United Kingdom with British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) and British European Airways (BEA). Air India took over international routes and Indian Airlines Corporation (IAC) took over the domestic and regional routes.[citation needed]

Seven former freedom domestic airlines, Deccan Airways, Airways India````I have Photographs from Airways (India) Ltd where my Father was Chief Engineer from 1946 to 1951 if you would like copies````, Bharat Airways, Himalayan Aviation, Kalinga Airlines````Kalinga was still operating in 1967-67 out of one hangar at the North side of Dum Dum Airport, Calcutta with 2 X DC-3s as a small freight oiutfit````, Indian National Airways and Air Services of India, were merged to form the new domestic national carrier. Indian Airlines Corporation inherited a fleet of 99 aircraft including 74 Douglas DC-3 Dakotas, 12 Vickers Vikings, 3 Douglas DC-4s and various smaller types from the seven airlines that made it up````for example de Havilland Doves and Herons````.

Vickers Viscounts were introduced in 1957 with Fokker F27 Friendships being delivered from 1961. The 1960s also saw Hawker Siddeley HS 748s, manufactured in India by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, join the fleet.

The jet age began for IAC with the introduction of the pure-jet Sud Aviation Caravelle airliner in 1964, followed by Boeing 737-200s in the early 1970s. April 1976 saw the first three Airbus A300 wide-body jets being introduced. The regional airline, Vayudoot, which had been established in 1981, was later reintegrated.

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Old orange logo of Indian Airlines until the mid-2000s

By 1990, Airbus A320-200s were introduced. The economic liberalisation process initiated by the Government of India in the early 1990s ended Indian Airlines' dominance of India's domestic air transport industry. Indian Airlines faced tough competition from Jet Airways, Air Sahara (now Jet Lite), East-West Airlines, Skyline NEPC, and ModiLuft. As of 2005, Indian Airlines was the second largest airline in India after Jet Airways while Air Sahara controlled 17% of the Indian aviation industry.

East-West Airlines, Skyline NEPC and ModiLuft discontinued flight operations but the entry of several low-cost airlines in India, such as Air Deccan, SpiceJet, IndiGo (Interglobe Enterprise) and others like Kingfisher Airlines continue to give competition in its market, forcing Indian to cut down air-fares. However, as of 2006, Indian Airlines was still a profit making airline.

Indian Airlines Limited is wholly owned by the Government of India through a holding company and has 19,300 employees as of March 2007.[3] Its annual turn-over, together with that of its subsidiary Alliance Air, is well over 4000 crores (around US$ 1 billion). Together with its subsidiary, Alliance Air, Indian Airlines carries a total of over 7.5 million passengers annually.[citation needed]

In December 2007, Air India was invited to join the Star Alliance. Since Indian Airlines is in the midst of merging with Air India, it too will effectively be a member.

[edit] Destinations

Executive class cabin of an Indian Airlines Airbus A320

Further information: Indian Airlines destinations

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Indian Airlines operates an all-Airbus fleet consisting of the Airbus A320 family.

Indian Airlines Fleet

Aircraft In FleetPassengers(Business/Economy)

Notes

Airbus A319-1002193

120 (14/106)122 (8/114)144 (0/144)

5 dry leased

Airbus A320-200 28 146 (20/126) 5 dry leased

Airbus A321-200 20 172 (20/152)

Total 72

[edit] Livery

The aircraft livery used while the company was called Indian Airlines was one of the longest in continuous use in the airline industry. Its aircraft were mainly white, with the belly painted in light metallic grey. Above the windows, "Indian Airlines" was written in English on one side and Hindi on other. The tail was bright orange, with its logo in white. In most of the aircraft, the logo was also painted on the engines over its bare metal colour. Also, when the company was under the title of Indian Airlines, to celebrate its 50th year of service the airline put the slogan "50 years of flying" in gold on many of their aircraft.

After the name change to Indian, the company's aircraft was sporting a new look inspired by the Sun Temple at Konark in Orissa. The tail of their aircraft had a partial blue wheel since practically 3/4 of the remainder is cut off. The wheel is over an orange background with the carrier's name "Indian" written in English on one side of the fuselage, and in Hindi on the other.

On 15 May 2007, the Government of India released the new livery, which was sent to Boeing in Seattle to repaint all the new fleet coming into the new Air India. Most of the old fleets of Air India and Indian Airlines have also been painted in the new livery.

[edit] Incidents and accidents

On 15 November 1961, Vickers Viscount VT-DIH was damaged beyond economic repair when the co-pilot retracted the undercarriage during landing at Ratmalana Airport, Colombo, Ceylon.[5]

On 11 September 1963, Vickers Viscount VT-DIO crashed 51 kilometres (32 mi) south of Agra, killing all 18 people on board.[6]

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On 29 August 1970: a Fokker F27 flew into high terrain near Silchar shortly after takeoff, killing the five crew members and 34 passengers.

On 30 January 1971: a Fokker F27 on a scheduled flight from Srinagar to Jammu was hijacked to Lahore by Ashraf and Hashim Qureshi, self-proclaimed Kashmiri Separatists. Passengers were returned to India on 2 February, but the hijackers destroyed the aircraft. India and Pakistan, blaming each other's intelligence services, each ban the other country's overflights and India-Pakistan flights until 1976.

On 9 August 1971, Vickers Viscount VT-DIX was damaged beyond economic repair when it overran the runway at Jaipur Airport. The aircraft was landed with a tailwind on a wet runway.[7]

On 9 December 1971: a Hawker Siddeley HS 748, near Chinnamanur was descending into Madurai when it flew into high terrain about 50 mi (80 km) from the airport, killing the four crew members and all 17 passengers. The accident occurred in reduced visibility during daylight hours.

On 11 August 1972: a Fokker F27, at New Delhi lost altitude and crashed after aborting a landing. The four crew members and the 14 passengers were killed.

On 31 May 1973: a Boeing 737-2A8 (registered VT-EAM) crashed and burned during landing at New Delhi, killing five of the seven crew and 43 of the 58 passengers.

On 12 October 1976: a Sud Aviation SE 210 Caravelle had its right engine catch fire shortly after takeoff from Mumbai. The crew attempted to return, but fuel flow to the engine was not stopped. When the fire spread through the fuselage and the hydraulic system failed, the aircraft controls failed before landing. All six crew members and their 89 passengers were killed.

On 4 August 1979: a Hawker Siddeley HS 748 aircraft was approaching Mumbai airport at night and in poor weather when it flew into high terrain approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) from the airport, killing the four crew and their 41 passengers.

On 10 May 1980: a Boeing 737-2A8, en route near Rampurhat experienced severe turbulence that killed two of the 132 passengers.

On 19 October 1988: Flight 113, a Boeing 737-2A8 (registered VT-EAH) hit an electric mast 5 mi (8.0 km) out on approach to Ahmedabad in poor visibility, killing the six crew members and all but one of the 129 passengers.

On 26 April 1993: Flight 491, Boeing 737-2A8 (registered VT-ECQ) The heavily laden aircraft started its takeoff from Aurangabad's runway 09 in hot and humid temperatures. After lifting off almost at the end of the runway, it impacted heavily with a lorry on a highway at the end of runway. The left main landing gear, left engine bottom cowling and thrust reverser impacted the left side of the truck at a height of nearly seven feet from the level of the road. Thereafter the aircraft hit the high tension electric wires nearly 3 km North-East of the runway and hit the ground. 63 Injuries 55 Fatalities.

On 15 November 1993: Flight 440, an Airbus A300B2-101 (registered VT-EDV)

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Flight 440 Emergency Landing in Paddy Farm field file photo

executed a missed approach at Hyderabad's Begumpet Airport due to poor visibility, but the flaps failed to retract. After trying to solve the problem while flying in the vicinity of Hyderabad, the crew eventually diverted the aircraft to Chennai. The delay in diverting, and the need to fly slower due to the extended flaps, resulted in the aircraft running out of fuel on the way. The aircraft force-landed in a paddy field and was damaged beyond repair.There were no Fatalities on board.

On 24 December 1999: Flight 814, an Airbus A300B2-101 (registered VT-EDW) was hijacked just after taking off from Kathmandu, Nepal to Delhi. The plane flew around different points in the Subcontinent and finally landed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, as officials of the government of India and the Taliban negotiated. One passenger was killed and some were released. On 31 December 1999, the rest of the hostages on Flight 814 were freed.

[edit] Financials

Given below is a chart of trend of profitability of Indian Airlines as published in the 2004 annual report by Ministry of Civil Aviation with figures in millions of Indian Rupees.[8]

Year Operating Revenues Operating Profit(Loss)

2002 41,015 (1,347)

2003 46,498 1,251

IATAIC

ICAOIAC

CallsignINDAIR

Founded 1953 Hubs

Delhi

Secondary hubs

Chennai

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Kolkata Mumbai Hyderabad (ex-hub)

Focus cities

Ahmedabad Bangalore Cochin Hyderabad

Frequent-flyer program Flying Returns Alliance Star Alliance (2011) Subsidiaries

Alliance Air

Fleet size 72 excl.subsidiaries Destinations 63 excl.subsidiaries Company slogan New Horizons. Enduring Values. Parent company NACIL Headquarters Mumbai````HQ was actually New Delhi. First at Thapar House, Janpath, New DElhi and later in the early 1960s to AIRLINES HOUSE, Gurdwara Rakabganj Road, New Delhi. How do I know ? My Father worked at both buildings, fitrst as Engineering Superintendant from 1955 to 1962 and later as Chief Engineer, Headquarters beforte retiring in 1972.```` Key people Arvind Jadhav, CMD Website www.indianairlines.in

The Indian aviation industry is one of the fastest growing aviation industries in the world with private airlines accounting for more than 75 per cent of the sector of the domestic aviation market (as of 2006). The industry is growing at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18 per cent. The country has 454 airports and airstrips, of which 16 are designated as international airports.

Mr Praful Patel, Union Civil Aviation Minister has stated that the Indian aviation sector will become one of the top five civil aviation markets in the world over the next five years. Currently, India ranks ninth in the global civil aviation market.

Passengers carried by domestic airlines from January-June 2010 stood at 25.71 million as against 21.1 million in the corresponding period of 2009—a growth of 22 per cent—according to data released by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). In terms of market share, private carrier Jet Airways was the market leader with 26.5 per cent share, followed by Kingfisher Airlines with 21 per cent, Air India with 16.9 per cent, Indigo with 16.4 per cent, SpiceJet with 13.3 per cent and GoAir with 5.8 per cent during the month of June 2010.

Leading aircraft manufacturers Airbus and Boeing have expressed optimism over the growth of the civil aviation industry in India. As per Airbus, the country would need 1,032 new aircrafts worth around US$ 138 billion by 2028. On a similar note, Boeing has also predicted that the sector would require 1,150 commercial jets worth US$ 135 billion in the next 20 years.

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The Hyderabad International Airport has been ranked amongst the world's top five in the annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) passenger survey along with airports at Seoul, Singapore, Hong Kong and Beijing. The Hyderabad International Airport is being managed by a public-private joint venture of the GMR Group, Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad and the State Government of Andhra Pradesh along with the Airports Authority of India (AAI).

Timothy J Roemer, the US Ambassador to India has said that the US will work with the Indian government and the domestic private sector to make the country an aviation hub. Speaking at India Aviation 2010, Roemer said that the public-private initiative, US-India Aviation Programme, would work together with the DGCA on helicopter aviation security.

The AAI is set to spend over US$ 1.02 billion in 2010, towards modernization of non-metro airports. AAI is planning the city-side development of 24 airports, including those at Ahmadabad and Amritsar. Additionally, 11 new Greenfield airports have been identified to reduce passenger load on existing airports, according to Praveen Seth, member-operations, AAI.

AAI also plans to spend around US$ 3.07 billion in the next five years for developing, upgrading and modernizing metro and non-metro airports.

With the growth in the industry, airport retailing has also gained pace in the recent times. Development of new terminals and airports such as the recently inaugurated T3 in New Delhi has provided added impetus to this segment. The highest margin earners in this segment are food and beverages, beauty product, electronic items, apparel etc. It has been predicted that airports would provide around 300,000-400,000 square feet retail space by 2015. Many companies are also planning to leverage on this growing segment by launching specific products for air travellers. For instance, French premium skincare brand L'Occitane is planning to develop a special range to cater to the airport retailing segment.

Investment Policy

The consolidated document on FDI policy was released on March 31, 2010.

Currently, for the civil aviation sector (Airports):

FDI up to 100 per cent is allowed under the automatic route for greenfield projects. For existing projects, FDI up to 100 per cent is allowed; while investment up to 74 per

cent under the automatic route and beyond 74 per cent under the government route.

Government initiative

As per a new Civil Aviation Requirement (CAR) issued by the DGCA, airlines would have to mandatorily pay a compensation for delay or cancellation of flights or in case the passengers are denied boarding although possessing a confirmed ticket. The regulation would come into effect from August 15, 2010.

The Road Ahead

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Investment opportunities of US$ 110 billion are being envisaged up to 2020 with US$ 80 billion towards new aircraft and US$ 30 billion towards the development of airport infrastructure, according to the Investment Commission of India.

GE Aviation and Air India will jointly invest US$ 90 million to set up a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) facility in Mumbai.

Indocopters Private Ltd, distributor for Eurocopter helicopters in India, is planning to set up a helicopter MRO facility in Bhubaneswar, the company’s fourth service centre in the country.

 India's first air service was inaugurated in 1932 when J.R.D. Tata landed on a mud flat at Juhu in Bombay carrying mail from Karachi on a de Havilland Puss Moth. The planes initially used by Tata Airlines were too small to carry passengers on a regular basis. In 1946 Tata Air Lines became a joint stock company called Air-India Ltd, providing domestic flights. Air-India International, 49 per cent government owned and 25 per cent owned by Tatas, made its maiden flight on June 8th, 1948 from Bombay to London via Cairo and Geneva using Malabar Princess, a Lockheed Super L-749 Constellation. The Malabar Princess tragically struck the face of Mont Blanc on November 3rd 1950 while on descent into Geneva from Bombay via Cairo killing 40 passengers and 8 crew members. 16 years later another ill-fated Air-India aircraft, the Kanchenjunga (a Boeing 707 jetliner), struck Mont Blanc in almost the same spot on January 24, 1966 enroute to New York city while descending into Geneva.

After the Second World War as many as eleven private domestic airlines operated in India. The supply-demand was not in balance as the Indian aviation market was still in a fledgling state. Many of these airlines were making heavy losses as a result of which the government decided to nationalise the airlines by forming one domestic carrier and one international flag carrier. In 1953 Air-India International (name truncated to Air-India in 1962) became a public sector corporation along with Indian Airlines Corporation (catering to domestic and regional routes). Eight erstwhile private airlines were merged to form Indian Airlines Corp., namely Deccan Airways, Bharat Airways, Air India, Himalayan Aviation, Kalinga Airlines, Indian National Airways, Air Services of India and Air-Services India. The fleet was fairly big consisting of 73 DC-3 Dakotas, 12 Vikings, 3 DC-4s and some other smaller aircraft.

Image above right: K.L.M (Royal Dutch Air Lines) Douglas DC-2 (PH-AKK Koetling) flying over Jodhpur. K.L.M used 14-seater DC-2's in the 1930's on the Amsterdam-Batavia route with stops at Jodhpur, Allahabad and Calcutta airfields. K.L.M. started the Amsterdam-Batavia (at the time part of the Dutch East Indies) service in 1924 (non-scheduled) with a single-engined 8-seater Fokker F.VII.

A very interesting collection of colourful airline timetable images of the past (provided by Airline Timetable Images)

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Tata Airlines Air-India Air-India Air Services of India Airways (India) Bharat Airways Damania Airways Gujarat Airways Indian Airlines Indian National Airways Madras Air Taxi Service ModiLuft Skyline NEPC Vayudoot

Present Civil Aviation Scenario

The Indian civil aviation industry has witnessed 20 to 30 per cent growth rates during the last few years. Growth has now slowed down considerably due to the ever increasing cost of ATF (especially in India where ATF is heavily taxed). A slew of low-cost airlines now compete with the more established operators. Aviation infrastructure has not kept pace with the increased traffic and passenger volumes. India's main airports are currently facing capacity constraints but are in the process of being modernised and expanded with additional capacity. Privatisation of the two major airports at Mumbai and Delhi has been completed. Two new greenfield airports have opened at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Another major change as a result of deregulation of the commercial aviation sector in India has been the option for private airlines to fly overseas after completing five years of operations in the domestic market. Jet Airways is presently the sole private airline with any substantial international traffic.

The civil aviation scenery in India has evolved in many ways. Whereas prior to 1992, when the two public sector airlines, namely Air-India and Indian Airlines enjoyed a monopoly in the domestic sector, today some eight airlines are competing for a market share in the rapidly growing domestic market. In the early nineties, soon after deregulation, many of the newly established airlines went bust, including Modiluft, Damania (later Skyline NEPC), Gujarat Airways, East West, UBAir and VIF. Passenger service has improved and is generally speaking of world standard now or even better. Less than adequate airport and traffic control infrastructure, which is the main obstacle to future growth, will have to be improved and expanded for the industry to sustain longterm growth. Increasining fare rates may also have a negative impact on growth as rock bottom fares are no longer sustainable to run a profitable airline. Aviation fuel costs in India are much higher compared to comparable costs elsewhere.

Indian airlines have lately placed a record number of aircraft orders. As an example, ATR received firm orders for 90 new aircraft in 2005 of which India's (Kingfisher Airlines and Air

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Deccan) share was 55 per cent. Boeing has estimated that India will require some 850 aircraft over the next two decades to cater to the growing demand for air travel.

The Delhi-Mumbai sector is the sixth busiest (as at September 2007) air route in the world with some 740 weekly inbound and outbound flights.

The government owned Airports Authority of India (AAI) manages 126 airports and civil enclaves out of a total of 449 airports and airstrips found in India. Indian airports handled 65.7 million domestic and 24.8 million international passengers in 2006. Total passenger throughput grew to 113.7 million in 2007. A record 1.4 million tons of cargo in the year ended March 2006. Domestic scheduled operators carried a record 43.3 million passengers in 2007.

Foreign air carriers operated 763 charter flights to Goa (India's main destination for international charter flights) in 2007-08.

India's commercial airline fleet is currently among the top ten nations in the world.

Above pic: Kolkata NSCB (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose) Airport - landside view of the domestic terminal (2001). While the airport's domestic terminal was very spacious and modern at the time of its opening in the mid-nineties, its capacity is no longer adequate for the recent record increases in domestic traffic. The adjacent international terminal built in the early 70s is more cramped but is usually adequate for the relatively small volume of international traffic handled by the airport.

A commuter rail link connects the Kolkata's airport with the Sealdah rail terminus in central Kolkata, but is not very convenient as train frequency is abysmally low for such a service. This once relatively quiet airport has seen a considerable increase in air traffic and now handles over 200 daily aircraft movements. International traffic is relatively small. The secondary runway, also used as a taxiway for the main runway, is being extended to facilitate increased number of aircraft takeoffs and landings. Construction of a new integrated terminal with a designed capacity to handle 20 m passengers per annum has commenced. The terminal is planned to be ready in 2011.

Busiest domestic nonstop point-to-point air routes (No. of flights on a single day - 24.3.06)

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India is one of the fastest growing aviation markets in the world. With the liberalization of the Indian aviation sector, the industry had witnessed a transformation with the entry of the privately owned full service airlines and low cost carriers. As of May 2006, private carriers accounted for around 75% share of the domestic aviation market. The sector has also seen a significant increase in number of domestic air travel passengers. Some of the factors that have resulted in higher demand for air transport in India include the growing middle class and its purchasing power, low airfares offered by low

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cost carriers, the growth of the tourism industry in India, increasing outbound travel from India, and the overall economic growth of India.

In addition to these factors, the emphasis on modernization of non-metro airports, fleet expansion by airlines, service expansion by state owned carriers, development of the maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) industry in India, opening up of new international routes by the Indian government, establishment of new airports and renovation and restructuring of the existing airports have added to the growth of the industry.

However, in mid-2006, many airline operators announced large losses. Analysts opined that a combination of factors such as high aviation turbine fuel (ATF) prices, rising labor costs and shortage of skilled labor, rapid fleet expansion, and intense price competition among the players were responsible for the losses in this sector. The problem was also compounded by new players entering the industry even before the existing players could stabilize their operations. It was estimated that the industry as a whole could face losses of over Rs. 22 billion in 2006-07. Some experts expect the industry to consolidate in the near future. The government also was keen to restrict the losses in this sector by closer scrutiny of the business plans of new entrants, conducting quarterly financial audits, etc.

List of airlines of IndiaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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As of 30 October 2007 the total fleet size of commercial airlines in India is 439. In 1994 the Air Corporation Act of 1953 was repealed with a view to remove monopoly of air corporations on scheduled services, enable private airlines to operate scheduled service, convert Indian Airlines and Air India to limited company and enable private participation in the national carriers. [1][2]

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However, beginning 1990 private airline companies were allowed to operate air taxi services, resulting in the establishment of Jet Airways and Air Sahara. These changes in the Indian aviation policies resulted in the increase of the share of private airline operators in domestic passenger carriage to 68.5% in 2005 from 0.4 of 1991.

Market share

Current market share of Indian carriers in the domestic aviation market is shown below:[3]

Jet Airways and Jet Lite 25.9%

Kingfisher Airlines 21.4%

NACIL 18.2%

IndiGo 15.7%

SpiceJet 12.6%

GoAir 5.9%

Paramount Airways 0.3%

[edit] Operational airlines

List of airlines today in the market

Sahara AirLines|| SHR || SA || SAHARA || November 2010 || Indira Gandhi International Airport

AIRLINE ICAO IATA CALLSIGNCOMMENCEDOPERATIONS

Headquarters

Jet Airways JAI 9W JET AIRWAYS May 1993 Mumbai International Airport

Jet Lite RSH S2 LITEJET April 2007 Mumbai International Airport

Kingfisher Airlines

KFR IT KINGFISHER May 2005Bangalore International Airport

Kingfisher Red DKN IT DECCAN August 2003Bangalore International Airport

Air India AIC AI AIR INDIA October 1932Indira Gandhi International Airport

Air-India Express AXB IX EXPRESS April 2005 Mumbai International Airport

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INDIA

Air India Regional

AXB IXEXPRESS INDIA

April 2005 Mumbai International Airport

GoAir GOW G8 GOAIR June 2004 Mumbai International Airport

Indian Airlines IAC IC INDIANAIR May 1953Indira Gandhi International Airport

SpiceJet SEJ SG SPICEJET May 2005 Chennai International Airport

Jagson Airlines JGN JA JAGSON November 1991Indira Gandhi International Airport

IndiGo Airlines IGO 6E IFLY August 2006Indira Gandhi International Airport

MDLR Airlines - 9H MDLR March 2007Indira Gandhi International Airport

Paramount Airways

PMW I7 PARAWAY October 2005 Chennai International Airport

==Defunct airlines==

This is a list of now defunct airlines from India

AIRLINECOMMENCEDOPERATIONS

CEASEDOPERAT0IONS

Air Services of India 1936 1953

Airways (India) Limited 1945

Archana Airways 1991 1999

Alliance Air 1996 September 2007

Air Deccan

America Airlines 1947 1949

Bhaarat Airways 1995 1999

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Crescent Air Cargo 2000 2006

Damania Airways

Deccan Airways

Darbhanga Aviations 1950 1962

East-West Airlines 1992 ~1995

Gujarat Airways

Himalayans Air Transport & Survey Limited 1534 1935

Himalayan Aviation 1948 1953

Indian National Airways 1633 1945

Indian Overseas Airlines 1947 1950

Indian State Air Service (ISAS) 1929 1931

Indian Transcontinental Airlines 1933

Indus Airways 2006 2007

Irwaddy Flotilla & Airways 1934 1939

Jupiter Airways 1948 1949

ModiLuft 1994 1996

Skyline NEPC

Orient Airways 1946 1953

Tata Airlines 15 October 1932 29 July 1946

Vayudoot

Vijay Airlines

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List of airports in IndiaFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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This is a list of airports in India, grouped by state or Union Territory and sorted by location.

Map showing the location of airports and seaports in India

[edit] AirportsCity served / Location ICAO IATA

Airport nameComm. Mil. G.A. Int. Dom. Future Closed

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A & N Islands (Union Territory)

Car Nicobar VOCX CBD Car Nicobar Air Force Base

X

Port Blair VOPB IXZ Vir Savarkar Airport / Port Blair Air Force Station

X X X

Andhra Pradesh

Bapatla Suryalanka Airforce Station (Helipad)

X

Cudappah VOCP CDP Cuddapah Airport X

Donakonda VODK Donakonda Airport X

Hyderabad VOHY Begumpet Airport / Begumpet Air Force Station

X X

Hyderabad VODG Dundigul Air Force Academy

X

Hyderabad Hakimpet Air Base X

Hyderabad Nadirgul Airport (Nadergul Airport)

X

Hyderabad VOHS HYD Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Shamshabad Airport, Hyderabad International Airport)

X X X

Puttaparthi VOPN BEK Sri Sathya Sai Airport

X

Rajahmundry VORY RJA Rajahmundry Airport X X

Tirupati VOTP TIR Tirupati Airport X X

Vijayawada VOBZ VGA Vijayawada Airport X X

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Visakhapatnam (Vizag) VEVZ VTZ Visakhapatnam Airport / Visakapatnam Naval Air Base

X X X X

Warangal VOWA WGC Warangal Airport X

Arunachal Pradesh

Along VEAN IXV Along Airport X

Daporijo VEDZ DAE Daporijo Airport X

Pasighat VEPG IXT Pasighat Airport X

Tezu VETJ TEI Tezu Airport X

Zero VEZO ZER Zero Airport X

Assam

Chabua VECA Chabua Air Force Station

X

Dibrugarh VEMN DIB Dibrugarh Airport / Mohanbari Air Force Station

X X X

Doom Dooma (Dum Duma) / Sookerating

Dum Duma Air Base / Sookerating Air Force Station

X

Guwahati (Gauhati) VEGT GAU Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (Borjhar Airport) / Mountain Shadow Air Force Station

X X X

Jorhat VEJT JRH Jorhat Airport (Rowriah Airport) / Jorhat Air Force Station

X X X

Kailashahar VEKR IXH Kailashahar Airport X

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North Lakhimpur VELR IXI Lilabari Airport X X

Rupsi VERU RUP Rupsi Airport X

Shella Shella Airport X

Silchar VEKU IXS Silchar Airport / Kumbhirgram Air Force Station

X X X

Tezpur VETZ TEZ Tezpur Airport (Salonibari Airport) / Tezpur Air Force Station

X X

Bihar

Gaya VEGY GAY Gaya Airport (Bodhgaya Airport)

X X

Jogbani Jogbani Airport

Muzzafarpur VEMZ MZU Muzzafarpur Airport X

Patna VEPT PAT Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Airport

X

Purnea VEPU PUI Purnea Airport X

Raxaul VERL Raxaul Airport X

Chandigarh (Union Territory)

Chandigarh VICG IXC Chandigarh Airport / Chandigarh Air Force Station

X X X

Chandigarh Chandigarh International Airport

X X X

Chhatisgarh

Bilaspur VABI PAB Bilaspur Airport X

Jagdalpur JGB Jagdalpur Airport X

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Raipur VARP RPR Raipur Airport (Mana Airport)

X X

Daman and Diu (Union Territory)

Daman VADN NMB Daman Airport X

Diu DIU Diu Airport X X

Delhi (National Capital Territory)

Delhi VIDP DEL Indira Gandhi International Airport / Palam Air Force Station

X X X

Delhi VIDD Safdarjung Airport X X

Goa

Vasco da Gama VAGO GOI Dabolim Airport / Dabolim Naval Air Base

X X X

Gujarat

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad Aviation Club

X

Ahmedabad / Gandhinagar

VAAH AMD Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport / Gandhinagar Air Force Station

X X X

Bhavnagar VABV BHU Bhavnagar Airport X X

Bhuj VABJ BHJ Bhuj Airport (Shyamji Krishna Verma Airport) / Rudra Mata Air Force Base

X X X

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Jamnagar VAJM JGA Jamnagar Airport / Jamnagar Air Force Station

X X X

Kandla VAKE IXY Kandla Airport X X

Keshod VAKS IXK Keshod Airport X

Nalia Nalia Air Base X

Palanpur Palanpur Airport X

Porbunder VAPR PBD Porbandar Airport X X

Rajkot VARK RAJ Rajkot Airport X X

Surat VASU STV Surat Airport X X

Surendranagar VASN SUN Zalawad Airport X

Uttarlai VIUT Uttarlai Airport / Uttarlai Air Force Station

X X

Vadodara (Baroda) VABO BDQ Vadodara Airport (Harni Airport) / Vadodara Air Base

X X X

Haryana

Ambala VIAM Ambala Air Force Base

X

Hisar Hisar Flying Club X

Karnal Karnal Flying Club X

Himachal Pradesh

Dharamsala VIGG DHM Gaggal Airport X X

Kulu VIBR KUU Bhuntar Airport X X

Shimla VISM SLV Shimla Airport X X

Jammu and Kashmir

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Avantipur Avantipur Air Base X

Jammu VIJU IXJ Jammu Airport (Satwari Airport)

X X

Kargil Kargil Airport X

Ladakh Fukche Advanced Landing Ground

X

Leh VILH IXL Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport / Leh Air Base

X X X

Srinagar VISR SXR Srinagar Airport (Sheikh ul Alam Airport) / Srinagar Air Force Station

X X X

Udhampur VIUX Udhampur Air Force Station

X

Jharkhand

Chakulia VECK Chakulia Airport X

Jamshedpur VEJS IXW Sonari Airport X X

Ranchi VERC IXR Birsa Munda Airport X X

Karnataka

Bangalore (Bengaluru) VOBL BLR Bengaluru International Airport (Devanahalli Airport)

X X

Bangalore (Bengaluru) VOBG HAL Bangalore International Airport (Hindustan Airport)

X

Bangalore (Bengaluru) Jakkur Airfield X

Bangalore (Bengaluru) VOYK Yelahanka Air Force Station

X

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Belgaum VABM IXG Belgaum Airport X X

Bellary VOBI BEP Bellary Airport X

Bidar VOBR Bidar Air Force Station

X

Bijapur Bijapur Airport X X

Hampi Hampi Airport X

Hassan Hassan Airport X

Hubli HBX Hubli Airport / Hubli Air Base

X X X

Shimoga Shimoga Airport X

Mangalore VOML IXE Mangalore International Airport (Bajpe Airport)

X X

Mysore VOMY MYQ Mandkalli Airport X

Vidyanagar Vidyanagar Airport X X

Kerala

Kannur Kannur Airport (on project)

X

Kochi (Cochin) VOCI COK Cochin International Airport (Nedumbassery Airport)

X X

Kochi (Cochin) VOCC Cochin Naval Air Base

X

Kozhikode (Calicut) VOCL CCJ Calicut International Airport (Karipur Airport)

X X X

Aranmula (Pathanamthitta)

Aranmula Airport (on project)

X

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Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

Akkulam Air Base X

Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

VOTV TRV Trivandrum International Airport / Trivandrum Air Force Station

X X X

Lakshadweep (Union Territory)

Agatti VOAT AGX Agatti Aerodrome X X

Madhya Pradesh

Barwani VAKD Barwani Airport X

Bhopal VABP BHO Bhopal Airport (Raja Bhoj Airport)

X X

Gwalior VIGR GWL Gwalior Airport / Maharajpur Air Force Station

X X X

Indore VAID IDR Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Airport

X X X

Jabalpur VAJB JLR Jabalpur Airport X X

Khajuraho VAKJ HJR Khajuraho Airport X X

Panna Panna Airport X

Satna VIST TNI Satna Airport X

Maharashtra

Aamby Valley Aamby Valley Airport

X

Akola VAAK AKD Akola Airport X

Aurangabad VAAU IXU Aurangabad Airport (Chikkalthana Airport)

X X

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Deolali Deolali Air Base X

Hadapsar Hadapsar Airport X

Kolhapur VAKP KLH Kolhapur Airport X X

Latur Latur Airport X X

Mumbai VABB BOM Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

X X

Mumbai VAJJ Juhu Aerodrome X X

Nagpur VANP NAG Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport (Sonegaon Airport) / Nagpur Air Force Station

X X X

Nanded VAND NDC Nanded Airport X X

Nasik VANR ISK Gandhinagar Airport X X

Nasik VAOZ Ojhar Air Base X

Navi Mumbai Navi Mumbai International Airport

X X

Pune VAPO PNQ Pune International Airport / Lohegaon Air Force Station

X X X

Pune NDA Gliderdrome X

Ratnagiri VARG RTC Ratnagiri Airport X

Shirdi Shirdi Airport X X

Solapur VASL SSE Solapur Airport X

Manipur

Imphal VEIM IMF Imphal Airport (Tulihal Airport)

X X

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Meghalaya

Shillong VEBI SHL Shillong Airport (Umroi Airport) / Barapani Air Force Station

X X X

Mizoram

Aizawl VEAZ AJL Lengpui Airport / Turial Air Base

X X X

Nagaland

Dimapur VEMR DMU Dimapur Airport / Dimapur Air Base

X X X

Orissa

Bhubaneswar VEBS BBI Biju Patnaik Airport X X

Cuttack Charbatia Air Base X

Hirakud VEHK Hirakud Airport X

Jharsuguda VEJH Jharsuguda Airport X

Konark VEKN Konark Airport X

Rourkela VERK RRK Rourkela Airport X

Pondicherry (Union Territory)

Pondicherry VOPC PNY Pondicherry Airport X

Punjab

Adampur VIAX Sirsa Air Base / Adampur Air Force Station

X

Amritsar VIAR ATQ Raja Sansi International Airport (Guru Ram Das Airport) / Amritsar

X X X

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Air Force Station

Bathinda VIBT BUP Bhisiana Air Base / Bhatinda Air Force Station

X

Halwara VIHX Halwara Air Force Base

X

Ludhiana VILD LUH Sahnewal Airport X

Pathankot VIPK IXP Pathankot Airport / Pathankot Air Force Station

X X X

Patiala VIPL Patiala Airport X X

Rajasthan

Ajmer Ajmer Airport X

Bikaner VIBK BKB Nal Airport / Nal-Bikaner Air Force Station

X X

Jaipur VIJP JAI Jaipur Airport (Sanganer Airport)

X X

Jaisalmer VIJR JSA Jaisalmer Airport / Jaisalmer Air Force Station

X X X

Jodhpur VIJO JDH Jodhpur Airport / Jodhpur Air Force Station

X X X

Kota VIKO KTU Kota Airport X

Suratgadh Phalodi Air Base X

Udaipur VAUD UDR Udaipur Airport (Maharana Pratap Airport, Dabok Airport)

X X

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Sikkim

Pakyong Pakyong Airport X

Tamil Nadu

Arakkonam VOAR Arakkonam Naval Air Station

X

Chennai (Madras) Avadi Air Base X

Chennai (Madras) VOMM MAA Chennai International Airport (Meenambakkam Airport)

X X X

Chennai (Madras) VOTX Tambaram Air Force Station

X

Coimbatore VOCB CJB Coimbatore Airport (Peelamedu Airport)

X X X

Hosur VO95 Hosur Airport (Taneja Aero Space Airport)

X X

Madurai VOMD IXM Madurai Airport / Madurai Air Force Station

X X

Salem VOSM SXV Salem Airport X

Sulur VOSX Sulur Air Base / Coimbatore Air Force Station

X

Thanjavur (Tanjore) VOTJ TJV Thanjavur Air Force Station (Tanjore AFS)

X

Tiruchirapalli (Trichy) VOTR TRZ Tiruchirapalli_Airport

X X X

Tuticorin TCR Tuticorin Airport X X

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Vellore VOVR Vellore Airport X

Tripura

Agartala VEAT IXA Agartala Airport (Singerbhil Airport) / Agartala Air Force Station

X X X

Kailashahar VEKR IXH Kailashahar Airport

Kamalpur VEKM IXQ Kamalpur Airport X

Khowai VEKW IXN Khowai Airport X

Uttar Pradesh

Agra VIAG AGR Kheria Airport / Agra Air Force Station

X X X

Agra Taj Airport X

Allahabad VIAL IXD Allahabad Airport / Bamrauli Air Force Station

X X X

Bakshi Ka Talab VIBL Bakshi Ka Talab Air Force Station (No. 35 Squadron, Indian Air Force)

X

Bareilly VIBY Bareilly Air Force Station

X

Faizabad VIBY Faizabad Air Force Station

X

Gorakhpur VEGK GOP Gorakhpur Airport / Gorakhpur Air Force Station

X X X

Jhansi VIJN Jhansi Airport

Kanpur IIT Kanpur Airport X

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Kanpur VICX Kanpur Airport/Chakehri Air force station

X

Kanpur VIKA KNU Kanpur Civil Airport X X

Kanpur Kanpur Chakeri X X

Kanpur HAL Kanpur Airport X X

Kasya\Kushinagar Kasya Airport X X

Lalitpur VILP Lalitpur Airport X X

Lucknow VILK LKO Amausi Airport / Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport

X X

Saharanpur Sarsawa Air Base, Saharanpur

X

Varanasi (Benares) VIBN VNS Varanasi Airport (Babatpur Airport)

X X

Uttaranchal

Dehradun Chakrata Air Base X

Dehradun VIDN DED Jolly Grant Airport X X

Pantnagar VIPT PGH Pantnagar Airport X X

Jaspur VIPT PGH Jaspur Trade Airport X X

Pithoragarh VIPT PGH Naini Saini Airport X X

West Bengal

Andal Andal airport / Durgapur aerotropolis

X

Andal RAF Assansol X

Balurghat VEBG RGH Balurghat Airport X

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Barrackpore VEBR Barrackpore Air Force Station

X

Behala VEBA Behala Airport X

Bishnupur, Bankura Piardoba Airfield X

Burnpur Burnpur airport (IISCO)

X X

Cooch Behar VECO COH Cooch Behar Airport X

Durgapur Durgapur Steel Plant Airport

X

Garhbeta Garhbeta RAF Airbase

X

Guskara Guskhara Airfield X

Hasimara / Jalpaiguri VEHX Hashimara Air Base X

Jhargram Dudhkundi Airfield X

Kalaikunda VEDX Kalaikunda Air Force Station

X

Kanchrapara Kanchrapara airstrip (formarly RAF Kanchrapara)

X

Kolkata (Calcutta) VECC CCU Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport / Dum Dum Air Force Station

X X X X

Malda (English Bazar) VEMH LDA Malda Airport X

Panagarh VEPH Panagarh Airport / Panagarh Air Force Station

X X

Pandaveswar Pandaveswar Airfield X


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