2006-08-25 21:33:43 · 6 answers · asked by redvelocity2000 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
G'day RedVelocity2000,
Thanks for your question.
Air India and Indian are India's two state owned airlines. Air India is an international airline and Indian is a domestic airline. Indian is in the midst of a privatisation program.
Air India (Hindi: एअर इंडिया) is the largest international airline in India and the national flag carrier of India with a network of passenger and cargo services worldwide. It is one of the two state-owned airlines in the country, the other being Indian. Its main base is Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, with hubs at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi and Chennai International Airport. The airline connects 95 destinations around the world, including 12 gateways in India with Air India Express, which is a fully-owned subsidiary of Air India.
Indian (Hindi: इंडियन) (formerly Indian Airlines Hindi: इंडियन एयरलाइन्स) is India's state owned primarily domestic airline, under the federal Union Ministry of Civil Aviation and based in New Delhi. Its main bases are Chennai International Airport, Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata and Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.
The company was formerly known as Indian Airlines. On December 7, 2005 The company was rebranded as Indian as a part of a program to revamp the company image in preparation for an IPO. The airline operates closely with Air India, India's national flag carrier. Alliance Air is a fully-owned subsidiary of Indian.
I have attached some sources for your reference.
Regards
2006-08-25 22:05:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1933, the first full year of its operations, Tata Airlines flew 160,000 miles, carried 155 passengers and 10.71 tonnes of mail. Tata Airlines was converted into a Public Company under the name of Air India in August 1946
Air India International, which was registered on March 8, 1948, inaugurated its international services on June 8, 1948, with a weekly flight from Mumbai to London via Cairo and Geneva with a Lockheed Constellation aircraft
2006-08-26 00:36:16 · answer #2 · answered by Eco-Savvy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tata airlines established in 1932 by Dr. J.R.D Tata later nationalized into Air-India was the domestic and international air-carrier of india
2006-08-26 00:18:41 · answer #3 · answered by Mr Answerer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
air india and indian (indian airlines) are the two government owned companies
there are many other airline companies in private sector like
jet airways { domestic and international }
kingfisher airlines {owned by vijay maliya of king fisher beers }
air deccan {a truly cheap airline company}
air sahara
go air
spice jet
etc
2006-08-26 22:01:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magic Carpet air or Feed the monkey daily Air.
2006-08-25 21:39:10 · answer #5 · answered by Labatt113 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
air india
2006-08-26 03:16:19 · answer #6 · answered by winscho2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋