NACIL - Air India

Air India was founded by J. R. D. Tata in July 1932 as Tata Airlines, a division of Tata Sons Ltd. (now
Tata Group). On 15 October 1932, J. R. D. Tata flew a single-engined De Havilland Puss Moth carrying
air mail (postal mail of Imperial Airways) from Karachi's Drigh Road Aerodrome to Bombay's Juhu
Airstrip via Ahmedabad. The aircraft continued to Madras via Bellary piloted by former Royal Air
Force pilot Nevill Vintcent.

Post-war expansion
Following the end of World War II, regular commercial service was restored in India and Tata Airlines
became a public limited company on 29 July 1946 under the name Air India. In 1948, after the
Independence of India, 49% of the airline was acquired by the Government of India, with an option
to purchase an additional 2%. In return, the airline was granted status to operate international
services from India as the designated flag carrier under the name Air India International. On 8 June
1948, a Lockheed Constellation L-749A named Malabar Princess (registered VT-CQP) took off from
Bombay bound for London via Cairo and Geneva. This marked the airline's first long-haul
international flight, soon followed by service in 1950 to Nairobi via Aden.

On 25 August 1953, the Government of India exercised its option to purchase a majority stake in the
carrier and Air India International Limited was born as one of the fruits of the Air Corporations Act
that nationalised the air transportation industry. At the same time all domestic services were
transferred to Indian Airlines (now renamed as Indian). In 1954, the airline took delivery of its first L-
1049 Super Constellations and inaugurated services to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.

The jet age

Air India International entered the jet age in 1960 when its first Boeing 707-420, named Gauri
Shankar (registered VT-DJJ), was delivered. Jet services to New York City via London were
inaugurated that same year on 14 May 1960. On 8 June 1962, the airline's name was officially
truncated to Air India. On 11 June 1962, Air India became the world's first all-jet airline.

In 1971, the airline took delivery of its first Boeing 747-200B named Emperor Ashoka (registered VT-
EBD). This coincided with the introduction of the 'Palace in the Sky' livery and branding. A feature of
this livery is the paintwork around each aircraft window, in the cusped arch style of windows in
Indian palaces. In 1986 Air India took delivery of the Airbus A310-300; the airline is the largest
operator of this type in passenger service. In 1988, Air India took delivery of two Boeing 747-300Ms
in mixed passenger-cargo configuration.
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Air India Routes
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Air India Express
Air India Express is a low-cost airline subsidiary of Air India, operating mainly from Indian state of
Kerala. It operates services mainly to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The airline belongs to Air
India Charters Limited, an whole owned subsidiary of National Aviation Company of India Limited,
which was formed in order to facilitate the seamless merger of Air India and Indian Airlines. Today
Air India Express operates nearly 100 flights per week, mainly from southern states of India.

The airline was established in May 2004, after a long demand from Malayalee expatriate
communities living in Middle East, seeking for a low cost budget airline [citation needed]. The airline
started operations on 29 April 2005 with a flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Abu Dhabi. Delivery of
the first aircraft for Air India Express took place on 22 February 2005 when a new production Boeing
737-86Q (leased from Boullioun Aviation Services) was handed over [citation needed]. The airline
has plans for expansion into Europe and the Americas with the arrival of new aircraft.

Fleet
The Air-India Express fleet includes the following aircraft (at May 2010):

Air-India Express Fleet

Passengers
Aircraft In Service Notes
(Economy)
17 186
Boeing 737-800 4 dry leased.
4 189
Total 21

As of May 2010 the average age of the Air-India Express Fleet is 2.9 years

Air India Express Routes

Air-India Express offers flights to major international destinations within a distance of around 4 hrs
from different cities in India. Most of the flights are quick-turn-around flights with a ground time of
around 1-hour at the destinations.

Currently Air India Express flies to 14 international destinations– Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain,
Muscat, Salalah, Singapore, KualaLumpur, Bangkok, Bahrain, Doha, Kuwait, Columbo and Dhaka
from 17 Indian cities – Kozhikode, Kochi, Thiruvananthpuram, Mumbai, Pune , Nagpur, Ahmedabad,
Jaipur, Delhi, Amritsar, Srinagar, Lucknow, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, Mangalore and
Tiruchirapally.
KINGFISHER
Kingfisher Airlines is an airline group based in India. Its head office is Kingfisher House in Vile
Parle (East), Mumbai.[3][4] Kingfisher Airlines, through its parent company United Breweries
Group, has a 50% stake in low-cost carrier Kingfisher Red.

Kingfisher Airlines is one of six airlines in the world to have a 5-star rating from Skytrax,
along with Asiana Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Emirates, Malaysia Airlines, Qatar Airways and
Singapore Airlines. Kingfisher operates more than 375 daily flights to 71 destinations, with
regional and long-haul international services. In May 2009, Kingfisher Airlines carried more
than a million passengers, giving it the highest market share among airlines in India.

Fleet
Profit and Loss Summary of Kingfisher
Go Airlines
Go Airlines (India) Pvt Ltd is the aviation foray of the Wadia Group, The airline operates its
services under the brand GoAir. GoAir launched its operations in November 2005. GoAir, a
low-fare carrier launched with the objective of commoditizing air travel, offers airline seats
at marginal premium to train fares across India. The airline currently operates across 19
destinations 160 daily flights and approximately 1120 weekly flights. .

The GoAir route network spans prominent business metropolis as well as key leisure
destinations across the Indian subcontinent. GoAir is currently servicing the airports at
Ahmedabad, Bagdogra, Bengalooru, Chandigarh, Cochin, Delhi, Goa, Guwahati, Indore,
Jaipur, Jammu, Leh, Lucknow, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Patna, Puneand Srinagar. Through
this route network GoAir ensures a smart value-for-money option for both business and
leisure travellers, without compromising on either safety or service factors.

GoAir’s distribution network has been well-researched and after thorough evaluation of the
available mediums, the Airline has introduced a gamut of options designed to make tickets
very accessible to the end customer. GoAir has convenient online booking options of on its
web site www.GoAir.in wherein the passenger or his associate can book GoAir tickets 24x7,
365 days a year from the comforts of his home. For passengers who do not have a credit or
debit card or access to a Web Networked Computer, tickets can be booked from other
distribution mediums including GoTravel Agents or GoCallCentre. Tickets are also available
at the Airport Counters.

GoAir is positioned as ‘the Smart People's Airline’. It’s captivating theme, ‘Fly Smart’ is
aimed at offering passengers a consistent, quality-assured and time-efficient service
through ‘pocket-friendly’ fares. The airline uses the state-of-the-art Airbus A320 aircraft
fleet.

GoAir is based on 'punctuality, affordability and convenience' business model. The airline
has also partnered with Radixx International, a leading technology provider of automated
aviation and travel related software solutions, for the use of its Air Enterprise. The adoption
of such technology solutions enables GoAir to achieve superior process efficiency, thereby
helping transfer a greater portion of time savings to its passengers.

Since January 2007, GoAir has been consistently recording Highest Load factors in the
industry. It has been recording an average load factor of 86% achieved through a balanced
mix of good on-time performance and consistent quality of customer service coupled with
smart fares. As part of its aggressive future outlook, GoAir is inducting aircrafts which will
take its fleet size to 10 aircrafts upto 2010 and will induct new routes while efficiently
servicing existing ones.
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Routes of GoAir
IndiGo
IndiGo is a private domestic low-cost airline based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. It operates
domestic services linking 23 destinations. Its main base is Delhi's Indira Gandhi International
Airport. It was awarded the title of ‘Best Domestic Low Cost Carrier’ in India for 2008.

IndiGo commenced operations on 4 August 2006 with a service from Delhi to Imphal via
Guwahati. The airline is owned by the Gurgaon based InterGlobe Enterprises. It took
delivery of its first Airbus A320-200 aircraft on 28 July 2006 and received six aircraft during
2006. Nine more aircraft were delivered in 2007 taking the total to 15. Former US Airways
Executive Vice-President, Marketing and Planning Bruce Ashby joined IndiGo as their Chief
Executive Officer.

The airline has also acquired 3 parking spots in Indira Gandhi International Airport and
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Recently IndiGo changed the outfits for their crew
members on occasion of its 4th anniversary.

Fleet

Routes of IndiGo
Jet Airways
Jet Airways is a major Indian airline based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is India's largest
airline and the market leader in the domestic sector. It operates over 400 flights daily to 67
destinations worldwide. Its main domestic hubs are Mumbai and Delhi. It has an
international hub at Brussels Airport, Belgium. Jet Airways is owned by the London-based
billionaire Naresh Goyal.

Jet Airways was incorporated as an air taxi operator on 1 April 1992. It started Indian
commercial airline operations on 5 May 1993 with a fleet of four leased Boeing 737-300
aircraft. In January 1994 a change in the law enabled Jet Airways to apply for scheduled
airline status, which was granted on 4 January 1995. It began international operations to Sri
Lanka in March 2004. The company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, but 80% of its
stock is controlled by Naresh Goyal (through his ownership of Jet’s parent company,
Tailwinds). It has 10,017 employees (as at March 2007).

Naresh Goyal – who already owned Jetair (Private) Limited, which provided sales and
marketing for foreign airlines in India – set up Jet Airways as a full-service scheduled airline
to compete against state-owned Indian Airlines. Indian Airlines had enjoyed a monopoly in
the domestic market between 1953, when all major Indian air transport providers were
nationalised under the Air Corporations Act (1953), and January 1994, when the Air
Corporations Act was repealed, following which Jet Airways received scheduled airline
status

Air Sahara buyout

In January 2006 Jet Airways announced that it would buy Air Sahara for US$500 million in an
all-cash deal, making it the biggest takeover in Indian aviation history. The resulting airline
would have been the country's largest but the deal fell through in June 2006.

On 12 April 2007 Jet Airways agreed to buy out Air Sahara for INR14.5 billion (US$340
million). Air Sahara was renamed JetLite, and was marketed between a low-cost carrier and
a full service airline. In August 2008 Jet Airways announced its plans to completely integrate
JetLite into Jet Airways
Subsidiaries
JetLite
JetLite was established as Sahara Airlines on 20 September 1991 and began operations on 3
December 1993 with two Boeing 737-200 aircraft. Initially services were primarily
concentrated in the northern sectors of India, keeping Delhi as its base, and then operations
were extended to cover all the country. Sahara Airlines was rebranded as Air Sahara on 2
October 2000. On 12 April 2007 Jet Airways took over Air Sahara and on 16 April 2007 Air
Sahara was renamed as JetLite. JetLite operates a fleet of mixed owned–leased Boeing 737
Next Generation aircraft and Bombardier CRJ-200ER.

Jet Konnect
Jet Konnect is the low-cost brand of India-based Jet Airways. It was launched on 8 May
2009, and shares the same airline code and callsign as Jet Airways. It operates a mixed fleet
of ATR 72-500s and Boeing 737-800s.

Jet Airways Fleet

Routes for Jet Airways
International Destinations:
 Abu Dhabi  Dhaka  Kathmandu  New York
 Bahrain  Doha  Kuala Lumpur  Newark
 Bangkok  Dubai  Kuwait  Riyadh
 Brussels  Hong Kong  London  Sharjah
 Colombo  Jeddah Heathrow  Singapore
 Dammam  Johannesburg  Milan (MXP)  Toronto
 Muscat

Destinations within India:

 Agartala  Coimbatore  Khajuraho  Pune
 Ahmedabad  Dehradun  Kochi  Raipur
 Amritsar  Delhi  Kolkata  Rajahmundry
 Aurangabad  Diu  Leh  Ranchi
 Bagdogra  Goa  Lucknow  Srinagar
 Bengaluru  Gorakhpur  Madurai  Thiruvananthapuram
 Bhavnagar  Guwahati  Mangalore  Tirupati
 Bhopal  Hyderabad  Mumbai  Udaipur
 Bhubaneswar  Indore  Nagpur  Vadodara
 Bhuj  Jaipur  Patna  Varanasi
 Chandigarh  Jodhpur  Porbandar  Vishakapatnam
 Chennai  Jorhat  Port Blair

Summary Q2 FY – 2011
SPICEJET
SpiceJet, India's leading low cost airline, is a reincarnation of ModiLuft. It is promoted by
Ajay Singh and the Kansagra family. SpiceJet marked its entry in the Indian skies with 99
fares for the first 99 days, with 9,000 seats available at this rate.

This deal was followed it up with a 999 promotional scheme on select routes. Their
marketing theme "offering low 'everyday spicy fares' and great guest services to price
conscious travelers. Their aim is to compete with the Indian Railways passengers travelling
in air conditioned coaches.

On 15 July 2008 Billionaire Wilbur Ross suggested he would invest 345 crore (US$ 78.32
million) in the low cost airline. The board of directors of SpiceJet accepted an offer in-
principle from the US-based PE firm that would make available about 345 crore (US$ 78.32
million) to SpiceJet, a joint statement issued by SpiceJet and WL Ross & Co. Indian media
baron Kalanidhi Maran acquired a major stake (37.7%) in this airline on June 2010.

Today, Spicejet operates 21 Boeing 737-800/900ER aircraft across 19 destinations and has a
12% share of the Indian market.

Fleets

Routes
Profit and Loss Account of Spicejet