Air India

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Air India

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Air India

एअर इंडिया |

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IATA

AI | ICAO

AIC | Callsign

AIRINDIA |

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Founded | July 1932 (as Tata Airlines) |

Commenced operations | 15 October 1932 |

Hubs | Indira Gandhi International Airport (Delhi) |

Secondary hubs | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport(Mumbai) |

Frequent-flyer program | Flying Returns |

Airport lounge | Maharaja Lounge |

Alliance | Star Alliance (Summer 2011) |

Subsidiaries | * Air India Cargo * Air India Express * Air India Regional |

Fleet size | 103 (+30 orders)(excl. subsidiaries) |

Destinations | 75 (excl. subsidiaries) |

Company slogan | Your Palace in the Sky |

Parent company | Air India Limited |

Headquarters | Air India Building,

Nariman Point, Mumbai,Maharashtra, India |

Key people | J. R. D. Tata, Founder

Arvind Jadhav, CMD |

Website | www.airindia.com |

Air India (Hindi: एअर इंडिया) is a state-owned flag carrier, the oldest and the largest airline of India. It is a part of the Indian government-owned Air India Limited (AIL) which is renamed as Air India Ltd. The airline operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving Asia,Australia, Europe and North America. Its corporate office is located at the Air India Building at Nariman Point in South Mumbai. It is the 16th largest airline in Asia[dubious – discuss]. Air India has two major domestic hubs at Indira Gandhi International Airport and Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. A international hub at Dubai International Airport is currently being planned.[1]

Star Alliance announced on 13 December 2007 that it had invited Air India to join as a member and it is expected to become a member sometime in 2011.[2][3]

Contents [hide] * 1 History * 1.1 Early years * 1.2 Post-war expansion * 1.3 The jet age...