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vin2basketball
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 Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2011 9:01 pm Post subject: History of Air India |
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Guest Blog I wrote for Airline Reporter.com; covers Air India history till 1970 (alongside Indian Airlines). Hope you enjoy...
http://www.airlinereporter.com/2011/08/a-detailed-look-at-air-indias-troubled-history-part-1-guest-blog/
| Quote: | Air India is one of the most confounding airlines in the world today. Once India’s flag-bearer to the world; the aging carrier has slowly disintegrated into the mess currently grabbing headlines today. Such staple routes as Tokyo, Frankfurt, and London just aren’t making money for the carrier; a far cry from the days when they brought the Indian flag to every inhabited continent on the globe except South America. But in order to understand its current problems; it would be helpful to take a look back into the past.
The Early Days
Air India (and its former domestic partner Indian Airlines) has its roots in the vision of J.R.D Tata; India’s first true business scion. Tata was a director at Tata Sons Limited; one of Asia’s largest industrial companies. In July of 1932, he created an aviation department at the company; and began the first un-subsidized (ie: no mail contract from the British) domestic air service in India after receiving a license for through flights between Madras (Chennai) and Karachi via Bombay (Mumbai) on October 15th, 1932. The route, which also stopped in the commercial city of Ahmedabad gave South India an important link into the airline network in Bombay. The initial fleet consisted of 2 Puss Moths; a 2-3 seat propeller aircraft. Such was the success of the carrier that they added an additional Fox Moth; a larger cousin of the Puss Moth that could carry 3-4 passengers, within a year. |
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Wow - amazing post! Kudos for a great job...
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| Quote: | | Wow - amazing post! Kudos for a great job... |
Thank you!
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