The airline began operations as an air taxi operator in 1993 after being incorporated in April 1992 as a limited Liability Company. Its Domestic services became fully operations in 1995.In the year 2005, the Airlines was shifted to the public sector. Air Sahara, the Airlines Giant of that era was annexed by the Jet Airways. That merger enabled them to emerge as the largest carrier in the country by 2010.
Its main hub is at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus and secondary hubs at Indira Gandhi…
Air India is one of the oldest Indian airlines that is part of the Government of India enterprise. This is one of the most popular airlines in India that has domestic as well as international flights. The headquarters for this airline is at the Indian Airlines House in New Delhi. On 21 February 1960, it took delivery of its first Boeing 707–420 named “Gauri Shankar” and became the first Asian airline to induct a jet aircraft in its fleet. With a market share of 13% (as of March 2017), it became…
Air Asia India is one of the most popular airlines which is headquartered in Chennai. This is a joint venture with Air Asia Berhad holding 49% and TATA Sons holding 40.06% and Telstra Trade place holding the remaining 10%. This is an Indo-Malaysian airline which is a low cost carrier. Launched in June 2014, Air Asia is all set to take up international flights too. AirAsia is the first foreign airline to set up a subsidiary in India and the company marked TATA's return to the aviation industry…
Aeroflot is headquartered in Moscow, the capital city of Russia. Aeroflot is the national airline of Russia. Currently, it is the largest airline of Russia, in terms of the number of passengers carried by it, every year. It holds the distinction of being one of the oldest airlines in the world, with its history dating back to 1923. In the Cold War days, it used to be the national airline of the Soviet Union.
In 1991, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, "Aeroflot - Soviet Airlines" was…
The origin of South African Airways can be traced back to 1934, when the South African government purchased an airline named 'Union Airways' and renamed it to South African Airways. The airline first flew to Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg. In 1935, South African Airways took over South-West African Airways, which since 1932, had been providing a weekly air-mail service between Windhoek and Kimberley. During the same decade, the airline entered international market, by plying flights to…
Gulf Air was initially founded as a private share holding company, named Gulf Aviation, by an English pilot Freddie Bosworth. The airline launched its services in 1950. The following year, British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) bought 22% stake in the company, thus becoming a major shareholder. In 1972, BOAC’s shares were bought by the Kingdom of Bahrain, State of Qatar, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Sultanate of Oman. On January 1, 1974, the Foundation Treaty gave each of the…
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