Air India

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|IATA AI[1] |ICAO AIC[1] |callsign AIRINDIA[2] |aoc= |hubs Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi) |secondary_hubs Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport (Mumbai) |focus_city's=

  • Chennai International Airport
  • Cochin International Airport
  • Kempegowda International Airport (Bangalore)
  • Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport (Kolkata)
  • Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (Hyderabad)
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (Ahmedabad)
  • Trivandrum International Airport

|frequent_flyer Flying Returns |alliance Star Alliance |fleet_size 125 (excl. subsidiaries) |destinations 94 |company_slogan AirIndia... Truly Indian |parent AirIndia Limited |num_employees 20,956 (November 2022) |logo AirIndia Logo.svg |logo_size 250 |founded 15 October 1932 (as Tata Airlines) |commenced 29 July 1946; Lua error: Cannot create process: proc_open(/dev/null): Failed to open stream: Operation not permitted (1946-07-29)[3] |key_people=

  • Ashwani Lohani
    ({{Small|Chairman & MD)[4]
  • J. R. D. Tata
    ({{small|Founder)

|headquarters Airlines House, Delhi, India[5] |subsidiaries Template:Bulleted list |revenue {{profit {{INRConvert|222|b (FY 2016–17)[6] |operating_income Template:Profit{{INRConvert|2.98|b (FY 2016–17)[7] |net_income {{loss {{INRConvert|57.65|b (FY 2016–17)[6] |website {{url|www.airindia.com]] AirIndia is the flag carrier airline of India, headquartered at Delhi.[8] It is owned by AirIndia Limited, a government-owned enterprise and operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving 94 domestic and international destinations. The airline has its hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport|Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, alongside several focus city's across India. AirIndia is the largest international carrier out of India with an 18.6% market share.[9] Over 60 international destinations are served by AirIndia across four continents. The airline became the 27th member of Star Alliance on 11 July 2014. The airline was founded by J. R. D. Tata as Tata Airlines in 1932; Tata himself flew its first single-engine de Havilland Puss Moth, carrying air mail from Karachi to Bombay's Juhu aerodrome and later continuing to Chennai airport|Madras (currently Chennai). After World War II, it became a public limited company and was renamed as AirIndia. On 21 February 1960, it took delivery of its first Boeing 707 named Gauri Shankar and became the first Asian airline to induct a jet aircraft in its fleet.[10] In 2000–01, attempts were made to privatise AirIndia and from 2006 onwards, it suffered losses after its merger with Indian Airlines. AirIndia also operates Flights to domestic and Asian destinations through its subsidiaries Alliance Air (India) | Alliance Air and AirIndia Express. AirIndia's mascot is the Maharajah (Emperor) and the logo consists of a flying swan with the Konark Sunday Temple|wheel of Konark inside it.

Historical Facts about Air India

Early years (1932–1945)

As Tata Air Services

TataAirlinesLogo - Tata Air Service Vintage photograph of an AirIndia plane - Vintage photograph of an AirIndia plane Tata Sons' Airline Timetable Image, Summer 1935 (interior) - Tata Sons' Airline Timetable Image, Summer 1935 AirIndia had its origin as Tata Air Services later renamed to Tata Airlines[11] founded by J. R. D. Tata of Tata Group|Tata Sons, an Indian aviator and business tycoon.[12] In April 1932, Tata won a contract to carry mail for Imperial Airways and the aviation department of Tata Sons was formed with two single-engine de Havilland Puss Moths. On 15 October 1932, Tata flew a Puss Moth carrying air mail from Karachi to Juhu aerodrome|Bombay (currently Mumbai) and the aircraft continued to Chennai airport|Madras (currently Chennai) piloted by Nevill Vintcent, a former Royal Air Force pilot and friend of Tata.[13] The airline fleet consisted of a Puss Moth aircraft and a de Havilland Leopard Moth.[14][15] Initial service included weekly airmail service between Karachi and Madras via Ahmedabad and Bombay. In its first year of operation and the airline flew 160000|mile, carrying 155 passengers and 9.72|tonne of mail and made a profit of Template:INRconvert.[16][17]

As Tata Airlines

The airline launched its first domestic flight from Bombay to Trivandrum with a six-seater Miles Merlin.[18] In 1938, it was re-christened as Tata Air Services and later as Tata Airlines. Colombo in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) and Delhi were added to the destinations in 1938.[13] During the Second World War and the airline helped the Royal Air Force with troop movements, shipping of supplies, rescue of refugees and maintenance of aircraft.[13]

Post-independence (1947–2000)

As AirIndia

Boeing 707-437, Air-India AN2227437 - AirIndia became the first Asian carrier to induct a jet aircraft, with the Boeing 707|Boeing 707–420 Gauri Shankar After 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 AirIndia.[3] After independence of India|Indian independence in 1947, 49% of the airline was acquired by the Government of India in 1948.[19] On 8 June 1948, a Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed Constellation L-749A named Malabar Princess (registered VT-CQP) took off from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Bombay bound for London Heathrow Airport marking the airline's first international flight.[13]

Nationalisation

In 1953 and the Government of India passed the Air Corporations Act and purchased a majority stake in the carrier from Tata Sons though its founder J. R. D. Tata[20][21] would continue as Chairman till 1977. The company was renamed as AirIndia International Limited and the domestic services were transferred to Indian Airlines as a part of a restructuring.[22] From 1948 to 1950 and the airline introduced services to Nairobi in Kenya and to major European destinations Rome, Paris and Düsseldorf.[23] The airline took delivery of its first Lockheed Constellation L-1049 and inaugurated services to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.[23]

All-jet fleet

On 21 February 1960, AirIndia International inducted its first Boeing 707|Boeing 707–420 and thereby becoming the first Asian airline to enter the Jet Age.[24][25] The airline inaugurated services to JFK International Airport|New York on 14 May 1960.[23] On 8 June 1962 and the airline's name was officially truncated to AirIndia[3] and on 11 June 1962, AirIndia became the world's first all-jet airline. In 1971 and the airline took delivery of its first Boeing 747-200B named Emperor Ashoka (registered VT-EBD)[26] and introduced a new Palace in the Sky livery and branding. In 1986, AirIndia took delivery of its first Airbus A310|Airbus A310-300.[23] In 1993, AirIndia took delivery of a Boeing 747-400 named Konark (registered VT-ESM) and operated the first non-stop flight between New York and Delhi.[27]

Post-liberalisation (since 2000)

Caribjet (AirIndia) Airbus A310-300 Durand - AirIndia Airbus A310-300. It sold three A300s in March 2009 due to debts AirIndia Boeing 787 Dreamliner N1008S PAS 2013 02 - In January 2013, AirIndia cleared some of its debts by selling and leasing back the newly acquired Boeing 787 Dreamliners. Also and the airline posted its first positive Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation|EBITDA after almost six years AirIndia Boeing 787-8 on final into LHR - AirIndia joined the Star Alliance in 2014. Pictured is AirIndia Boeing 787 Dreamliner (VT-ANU) in special Star Alliance livery. In 2000–01, attempts were made to re-privatize AirIndia.[28][29][30][31] In 2000, AirIndia introduced services to Shanghai, China. On 23 May 2001 and the Ministry of Civil Aviation (India) | Ministry of Civil Aviation charged Michael Mascarenhas and the then-managing director, with corruption. According to the ministry reports and the airline lost roughly {{INRConvert|570|m because of extra commissions that Mascarenhas sanctioned and he was later suspended from the airline.[32] In May 2004, AirIndia launched a wholly owned low cost airline|low cost subsidiary called Air-India Express connecting city's in India with the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Until 2007, AirIndia mainly operated on international long-haul routes while Indian Airlines operated on domestic and international short-haul routes.

Indian Airlines merger

In 2007, AirIndia and Indian Airlines were merged under AirIndia Limited[33] and the airline took delivery of its first Boeing 777 aircraft.[23] The airline was invited to be a part of the Star Alliance in 2007.[34] The combined losses for AirIndia and Indian Airlines in 2006–07 were {{INRConvert|7.7|b and after the merger, it went up to {{INRConvert|72|b by March 2009.[35][36] In July 2009, SBI Capital Markets|State Bank of India was appointed to prepare a road map for the recovery of the airline.[37] The carrier sold three Airbus A300 and one Boeing 747|Boeing 747-300M in March 2009 for $18.75 million to finance the debt.[38] By March 2022, AirIndia had accumulated a debt of {{INRConvert|426|b and an operating loss of {{INRConvert|220|b and was seeking {{INRConvert|429|b from the government.[39][40] A report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India|Comptroller and Auditor General blamed the decision to buy 111 new aircraft and the ill-timed merger with Indian Airlines for the poor financial situation.[41][42] In August 2011 and the invitation to join Star Alliance was suspended as a result of its failure to meet the minimum standards for the membership.[43][44] The government pumped {{INRConvert|32|b into AirIndia in March 2012.[45][46] On 1 March 2009, AirIndia made Frankfurt Airport its international hub for onward connections to the United States from India. However and the airline shut down the Frankfurt hub on 30 October 2010 because of high operating costs.[47] In 2010, financially less lucrative routes were terminated and the airline planned to open a new hub for its international flights at Dubai.[48] In 2012, a study commissioned by the Corporate Affairs Ministry recommended that AirIndia should be partly privatised.[49] In May 2012 and the carrier invited offers from banks to raise up $800 million via external commercial borrowing and bridge financing.[50] In May 2012 and the airline was fined $80,000 by the US Transportation Department for failing to post client service and tarmac delay contingency plans on its website and adequately inform passengers about its optional fees.[51] In 2013 and the then-Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh (politician) | Ajit Singh stated privatisation was the key to the airline's survival.[52] However and the opposition led by the BJP and the Party of India (Marxist) | CPI(M) slammed the government.[53] In 2013 and the Indian government planned to delay equity infusion of {{INRConvert|300|b that was slated to be infused into the airline slowly over a period of eight years.[54] In January 2013, AirIndia cleared a part of its pending dues through funds raised by selling and leasing back the newly acquired Boeing 787 Dreamliners.[55][56] In March 2013 and the airline posted its first positive Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation|EBITDA after almost six years and 20% growth in its operating revenue since the previous financial year.[57][58] AirIndia Limited split its engineering and cargo businesses into two separate subsidiaries, AirIndia Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) and AirIndia Transport Services Limited (AITSL) in 2013.[59][60] In December 2013 and the airline appointed veteran pilot SPS Puri as its head of operations. The appointment was criticised by the AirIndia pilots union as Puri has multiple violations to his name.[61]

Star Alliance membership

AirIndia became the 27th member of Star Alliance on 11 July 2014.[62][63] In August 2022, it signed an agreement with Citibank and State Bank of India to raise $300 million in external commercial borrowing to meet working capital requirements.[64] For Financial year|FY 2014–15, its revenue, operating loss and net loss were {{INRConvert|198|b, {{INRConvert|2.171|b and {{INRConvert|5.41|b compared FY 2011–12, which were {{INRConvert|147|b, {{INRConvert|5.138|b and Template:INRConvert.[65][66] As of May 2017, AirIndia is the third largest carrier in India (after Indigo and Jet-Airways), with a market share of 13%.[67][68][69][70]

Privatisation

On 28 June 2017 and the Government of India approved the privatisation of AirIndia. A committee has been set up to start the process.[71]

Corporate affairs and identity

Headquarters

AirIndia Limited is headquartered at the Indian Airlines House, Delhi.[5][72] AirIndia moved its headquarters from AirIndia Building, Mumbai to Delhi in 2013. The former headquarters is a 23-storey tower on Marine Drive, Mumbai|Marine Drive and was one of the targets of the 1993 Bombay bombings.[5][73]

Subsidiaries

{{Further|AirIndia structure

Current

Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote". AirIndia Regional was established as Alliance Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Airlines on 1 April 1996 and started operations on 21 June 1996. It was renamed AirIndia Regional after the merger between AirIndia and Indian Airlines.[74] AirIndia Express began operations on 29 April 2005 and was initially owned by AirIndia Charters. It operates Flights from South India to the Middle East and Southeast Asia.[75][76]

Defunct

Script error: No such module "labelled list hatnote". AirIndia became the first Asian airline to operate freighters when AirIndia Cargo was set up in 1954 and started its freighter operations with a Douglas DC-3 aircraft.[23] AirIndia Cargo ended freighter aircraft operations in early 2012.[77]

Mascot

AirIndia's mascot is the Maharajah ([[high king).[78][79] It was created by Bobby Kooka and the then-commercial director of AirIndia and Umesh Rao, an artist with J. Walter Thompson Limited in 1946.[80] Kooka stated that, "We call him a Maharajah for want of a better description. But his blood isn't blue. He may look like royalty, but he isn't royal".[81] AirIndia adopted the Maharajah as its mascot in 1946. It was used in promoting it although initially designed only for the airline's memo-pads.[82] The Maharajah was given a makeover in 2015 and the brand is represented by a younger version.[83]

Logo and livery

AirIndia's colour scheme is red and white. The aircraft were painted in white with red palace style carvings on the outside of the windows and the airline's name written in red. The name is written in Hindi on the port side fuselage and in English on the port side tail. On the starboard side fuselage and the name is written in English and in Hindi on the starboard tail.[84] The window scheme was designed in line with the slogan Your Palace in the Sky.[23] The aircraft were earlier named after Indian kings and monuments. In 1989, to supplement its Flying Palace livery, AirIndia introduced a new livery that included a metallic Gold spinning wheel on a deep red-coloured tail and a Boeing 747, Rajendra Chola, was the first aircraft to be painted in the new colours.[23] The first logo of AirIndia was a centaur, a stylised version of Sagittarius (constellation) | Sagittarius shooting an arrow in a circle representing the Konark temple|wheel of Konark. The logo chosen by founder J. R. D. Tata was introduced in 1948 and represented the airline until 2007.[85] On 22 May 2007, AirIndia and Indian Airlines unveiled their new livery consisting of a Flying Swan with the wheel of Konark placed inside it. The flying swan was morphed from the centaur logo and the chakra was derived from Indian's erstwhile logo.[86] On 15 May 2007, AirIndia refreshed its livery, making the Rajasthani arches along the windows slightly smaller, extending a stylised line from the tail of the aircraft to the nose and painting the underbelly red. The new logo features on the tail and the engine covers with red and orange lines running parallel to each other from the front door to the rear door.[79]

Destinations

Main article: [[List of AirIndia destinations]]

As of March 2023, AirIndia flies to a total of 94 destinations including 54 domestic destinations and 40 international destinations in 28 countries across four continents around the world.[87] Its primary hub is located at Indira Gandhi International Airport|Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi and it has a secondary hub at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai.[88]

Alliance

AirIndia became the 27th member of Star Alliance on 11 July 2014.[62][63]

Codeshare agreements

AirIndia Codeshare agreement|codeshares with the following airlines:[89] {{div col|colwidth=20em

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Fleet

As of April 2019 and the AirIndia (excluding fleet of subsidiaries – Alliance Air (India) | Alliance Air and AirIndia Express) fleet consists of the following aircraft:[91][92]

AirIndia Fleet
Aircraft In Service Orders Passengers Notes
F J Y Total
Airbus A319|Airbus A319-100 22 — — 8 114 122
— — 144 144
Airbus A320 family|Airbus A320-200 13 — — — 168 168
— 12 138 150
Airbus A320neo 21 — — 12 150 162[93]
Airbus A321-200 20 — — 12 170 182
Boeing 747-400 4 — 12 26 385 423
Boeing 777-200LR 3 — 8 35 195 238
<templatestyles src="nowrap/core.css"/>Boeing 777 15 — 4 35 303 342
Boeing 787-8 27 — — 18 238 256
Total 125 0

Fleet information

AirIndia 001 - An AirIndia Boeing 747-400 aircraft used as AirIndia One In 1932, AirIndia started operations with a de Havilland Puss Moth. It inducted its first Boeing 707–420 named Gauri Shankar (registered VT-DJJ) and thereby becoming the first Asian airline to induct a jet aircraft in its fleet and on 4 August 1993, AirIndia took the delivery of its first Boeing 747-400 named Konark (registered VT-ESM).[94] Apart from the Boeing aircraft, AirIndia also operates a wide range of Airbus aircraft. In 1989, Indian Airlines introduced the Airbus A320-200 aircraft, which AirIndia now uses to operate both domestic and international short haul flights.[23] In 2005, Indian Airlines introduced smaller A319s, which are now used mainly on domestic and regional routes.[23] After the merger in 2007, AirIndia inducted the biggest member of the A320 family and the A321, to operate mainly on international short haul and medium haul routes. At the same time, AirIndia leased Airbus A330s to operate on medium-long haul international routes. Currently AirIndia has many narrow body aircraft for domestic destinations like A320, A321 and A320 neo. AirIndia has also many wide body aircraft like Boeing 777-200LR, Boeing 777-300ER, Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 787-8 mainly for international destinations. AirIndia Express, a subsidiary of AirIndia has a fleet of 23 Boeing 737-800. AirIndia One (also referred to as AI-1 or AIC001) is the call sign of any AirIndia aircraft carrying the Prime Minister, President of India|President or the Vice President of India|Vice-President.[95][96] AirIndia One operates on one of the five Boeing 747-400s that AirIndia currently owns as VIP flights. Customised Embraer 135 and Boeing Business Jets are also used.[97][98][99]

Fleet restructuring

As a part of the financial restructuring, AirIndia sold five of its eight Boeing 777-200LR aircraft to Etihad Airways in December 2013. According to the airline, plans for introducing ultra-long flights with service to Seattle–Tacoma International Airport|Seattle, San Francisco International Airport|San Francisco and Los Angeles were cancelled due to factors like high fuel prices and weak demand. AirIndia Flights to Los Angeles and San Francisco have been resumed with more new international destinations.[100] On 24 April 2014, AirIndia issued a tender for leasing 14 Airbus A320 aircraft for up to six years, to strengthen its domestic network.[101] AirIndia has purchased many Boeing 787-8 dreamliners to strengthen international operations.

Formerly operated

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Past aircraft operated by AirIndia[102]
Aircraft Introduced Retired Replacement Notes
Airbus A300-100 1994 1994 Airbus A321
Airbus A300-200 1982 2002 Airbus A321
Airbus A310-300 1986 2012 Boeing 747-400
Airbus A330-200 2008 2015 Boeing 787-8 Leased from Air Berlin
Boeing 707-320B 1962 1989 Airbus A320-200
Boeing 707-320C 1964 1990 Airbus A319
Boeing 707–420 1966 2005 Airbus A319
Boeing 737-200 2007 2011 Boeing 767-300
Boeing 747-200 1971 2003 Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-300 1988 2008 Boeing 777-200ER
Boeing 747-433M 2005 2008 One purchased from Air Canada. It was sold in 2008 and is currently in service with the Dubai Royal Air Wing.[103]
Boeing 757-200 2007 2007 Airbus A321
Boeing 767-300 2006 2008 Boeing 787-8 Leased from Flyglobespan
Boeing 777-200 2006 2010 Boeing 777-300ER Leased from United Airlines
Boeing 777-200ER 2005 2011 Boeing 777-200LR Former from United Airlines fleet
Disposed to Omni Air International
Douglas DC-8-60F 1977 1988 Boeing 707-420
Douglas DC-8-70F 1983 1995 Boeing 707-420
Ilyushin Il-62M 1989 1990 Airbus A310
Lockheed L-1011 TriStar 1995 1996 Airbus A330-200 
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Apart from the aircraft listed above, AirIndia operated several other aircraft. AirIndia operated the de Havilland Puss Moth, de Havilland Fox Moth, Waco YQC-6, de Havilland Dragon Rapide, Percival Petrel, Douglas DC-2, Douglas DC-3, Vickers VC.1 Viking, Lockheed L-749 Constellation, Douglas DC-4 and the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation up to 1960. Thereafter, AirIndia started operating the Boeing 707 and the de Havilland Comet.[104]

Services

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Cabin

The Boeing 777|Boeing 777-200LR/777-300ER and Boeing 747-400 aircraft operated on long haul flights are in a three-class configuration.[105][106] Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A321 aircraft have a two-class configuration.[107][108] Airbus A320 aircraft operated on domestic- and short haul international flights are in either an all-economy configuration or a two-class configuration.[109][110] Airbus A319 aircraft have a full economy configuration.[111] AirIndia serves meals on all international flights and on domestic flights with a flight duration of over 90 minutes.[112]

In-flight entertainment

AirIndia aircraft are equipped with Thales Group|Thales i3000 in-flight entertainment system. Passengers can choose from five channels airing Hindi and English content.[113] AirIndia's Boeing 777, 747 and 787 aircraft are also equipped with personal on demand in-flight entertainment systems on which passengers can choose from available content.[114] Showtime is the official entertainment guide published by AirIndia. Shubh Yatra (meaning Happy Journey) is a bilingual in-flight magazine published in English and Hindi by AirIndia.[115]

Frequent flyer programme

Flying Returns is AirIndia's frequent-flyer programme. It is shared by AirIndia and its subsidiaries. The points can be redeemed for awards travel on some other airlines.[116]

Premium lounges

The Maharaja Lounge (English: Emperor's Lounge) is available for the use of First and Business class passengers. AirIndia shares lounges with other international airlines at international airports that do not have a Maharaja Lounge available.[117] There are eight Maharaja Lounges:[118]

India
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai
  • Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi
  • Chennai International Airport, Chennai
  • Kempegowda International Airport, Bangalore
  • Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad
  • Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, Ahmedabad
International
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City
  • Heathrow Airport, London
  • San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco

Gulf War evacuation

The airline entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people evacuated by civil airliner.[119] Over 111,000 people were evacuated from Amman to Mumbai, a distance of 4117 kilometers, by operating 488 Flights from 13 August to 11 October 1990  – lasting 59 days. The operation was carried out during Gulf War|Persian Gulf War to evacuate Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin|Indian expatriates from Kuwait and Iraq.[119][120][121][122] 1990 airlift of Indians from Kuwait|The event was later featured in the film Airlift (film) | Airlift.[123]

Accidents and incidents

  • On 27 December 1947, a Douglas DC-3 (registered VT-AUG) carrying nineteen passengers and four crew en route from Karachi to Bombay, crashed after take-off from Karachi International Airport due to an instrument failure, killing all on board. This was the airline's first fatal accident.[124]
  • On 3 November 1950, AirIndia Flight 245, a Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed L-749 Constellation (registered VT-CQP) carrying forty passengers and eight crew on a flight from Bombay to London via Cairo and Geneva, crashed on Mont Blanc in France killing all on board.[125][126]
  • On 13 December 1950, a Douglas DC-3 (registered VT-CFK) carrying 17 passengers and four crew from Bombay to Coimbatore, crashed into high ground near Kotagiri due to a navigational error, killing all on board.[127]
  • On 15 September 1951, Douglas DC-3 VT-CCA, carrying 23 passengers and four crew from HAL Bangalore Airport|Bangalore to Trivandrum, crashed on take-off, killing a crew member.[128]
  • On 9 May 1953, Douglas DC-3 registration VT-AUD crashed after take-off from Palam Airport|Delhi killing all thirteen passengers and five crew on board.[129]
  • On 11 April 1955, a bomb exploded in the right main landing gear bay of a Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed L-749A Constellation registered VT-DEP, carrying eleven passengers and eight crew from Hong Kong to Jakarta. The right wing caught fire and the crew were forced to attempt a water landing. The wingtip dug into the water and the aircraft crashed, killing sixteen of the occupants.[130][131]
  • On 19 July 1959 Rani of Aera, a Lockheed Constellation|Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation (registered VT-DIN) carrying 46 people (39 passengers and seven crew) crashed on approach to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport|Santacruz Airport in conditions of poor visibility due to rain. The aircraft suffered damage beyond repair and was written off. There were no fatalities.[25]

AirIndia Memorial - The AirIndia Memorial in Toronto, Ontario, Canada dedicated to the victims of AirIndia Flight 182

  • On 24 January 1966, AirIndia Flight 101 Kanchenjunga, a Boeing 707–420 (registered VT-DMN) carrying 117 people (106 passengers and 11 crew) crashed on Mont Blanc, France killing all on board including the noted Indian scientist, Homi J. Bhabha.[132]
  • On 1 January 1978, AirIndia Flight 855 Emperor Ashoka, a Boeing 747|Boeing 747-200B (registered VT-EBD) crashed into the Arabian Sea after take-off from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai killing all 190 passengers and 23 crew on board.[26]
  • On 21 June 1982, AirIndia Flight 403, a Boeing 707–420 (registered VT-DJJ) carrying 99 passengers and 12 crew from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport|Kuala Lumpur to Bombay via Madras crashed while landing at Sahar International Airport during a rainstorm. The fuselage broke apart and seventeen people including two crew members were killed.[133][134]
  • On 23 June 1985, AirIndia Flight 182, a Boeing 747-200B registered VT-EFO, was blown up in mid-air by a suitcase-bomb planted by Babbar Khalsa|Babbar Khalsa terrorists as revenge for the Indian Government's Operation Blue Star|operation on the Harmandir Sahib|Golden Temple in June 1984. The flight was on the first leg on its Montreal-London-Delhi-Bombay flight when it exploded off the coast of County Cork|Cork, Ireland in the Atlantic Ocean. All 307 passengers and 22 crew on board died.[135]
  • On 7 May 1990, AirIndia Flight 132, a Boeing 747-200B (registered VT-EBO) flying on the London-Delhi-Bombay route carrying 215 people (195 passengers and 20 crew) caught fire on touch down at Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi airport due to a failure of an engine pylon-to-wing attachment. There were no fatalities but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and written off.[136]

See also

{{Portal|India|Companies|Aviation

  • List of airlines of India
  • List of airports in India
  • Transport in India

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References

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External links

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  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Template:Cite web STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2017
  7. ↑ {{cite news AirIndia records 11% revenue growth in 2017–18|newspaper=The Hindu|date=12 April 2018|accessdate=7 May 2018|agency=PTI|place=New Delhi}}
  8. ↑ Template:Cite news Flying low; India's flag carrier is in big trouble
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