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One of India\u2019s leading airlines, Air India was established in 1932 by Sir J.R.D. Tata. It flew from Karachi to Juhu Aerodrome in Mumbai, later the flight continued to Chennai. In 1952, the government announced the merger of all private airlines to be run completely by the government. But after almost 68 years in early 2022, the airline returned to where it belonged, to the Tatas.<\/p>\n

A Brief history of Air India<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Air India (AI) was founded as Tata Airlines in the year 1932 by J.R.D. Tata<\/a><\/strong>. An interesting fact that many aren\u2019t aware of is that Tata himself flew the first single-engine aircraft that carried air mail to Juhu aerodrome in Bombay all the way from Karachi. The flight then continued on to Chennai (then Madras). The airline was renamed Air India post World War II along with becoming a Public Limited Company. Maharaja, <\/strong>the mascot of Air India (AI) is famous worldwide and must be credited with increasing the popularity of the airline across the globe.<\/p>\n

Destinations Air India Serves<\/strong><\/p>\n

According to the estimates of 2019, Air India operates between 102 domestic destinations along with nearly 45 international ones. It serves between 31 countries across the five continents around the world. The popular airline has a primary hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi and a secondary hub at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport<\/a> in Mumbai.<\/p>\n

Air India Fleet<\/strong><\/p>\n

Air India (AI) uses a series of Airbus and Boeing aircraft to serve various destinations across the globe. <\/em>Several of these are wide body aircrafts that offer utmost comfort to passengers while traveling over long international flight journeys. The Air India aircraft that usually carries the President, Vice-President or Prime Minister of India has the call sign of Air India One.<\/p>\n

It was recently announced that the new owners of the airline, the Tata Group are planning to restore Air India<\/a> planes and renovate these to start commercial operations. The airlines now have several widebody and narrow body aircrafts that were not in use due to the lack of engine overhaul or because of the unavailability of some components or spares. But if everything goes as planned, these will be able to fly and resume operations; which in turn will increase the airline\u2019s fleet<\/p>\n

Air India to Acquire the Complete Stake of AirAsia India <\/strong><\/p>\n

The airline industry will witness another takeover as AirIndia will acquire the complete stake of debt-ridden AirAsia India. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) also gave an approval for this acquisition on 14th June 2022. It already had around 83.67% of the equity share earlier. After the deal is sealed, Air India will get the remaining 16% of the shares from AirAsia Berhad, which is a top Malaysian airline group. This will increase Air India\u2019s share in the Indian domestic market by upto 25%.<\/p>\n

Also Read: Air India Negotiates with United Airlines and Others for Codesharing<\/a><\/p>\n

Services Offered by Air India<\/strong><\/p>\n