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Air India plane had overshot by about 2000 feet: Praful Patel

22 May 2010, 1828 hrs IST,PTI

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MANGALORE: An inquiry by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has been ordered into the Mangalore air crash and an Air India team will assist it in the probe, civil aviation minister Praful Patel said on Saturday.

He told reporters that preliminary observation showed that there was no problem with the four-year-old runway or the aircraft but the plane had overshot by about 2000 feet, leading to the mishap.

Patel said the pilot Z Glusica , British national of Serbian origin, and co-pilot H S Ahluwalia were not new to the terrain as they had undertaken several landings at the same airport.

He said a detailed inquiry would be conducted by the DGCA to ascertain what actually happened at the airport.

"The DGCA has ordered an inquiry. Air India has constituted a team, headed by Executive Director (Operations) to establish the circumstances, collect data and assist the DGCA inquiry," the minister said.

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The Black Box, an instrument which records all conversations between the pilots and ATCs, has not been recovered as yet, he said. Citing initial details available, he said the "friction quotient" at the runway, which has been operational since 2006, was in order and had been certified by the DGCA.

To a question, Patel said the runway, on which the ill-fated plane landed, was bigger than the other one at the airport. This runway is 8,000 feet long as compared to the other one, which is 6,000 feet long. He said 159 people were killed in the crash but seven survived.

Four of the survivors had minor injuries, three had major injuries and one escaped unhurt.

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Bodies of all the 158 victims of the Air India Express plane crash near Bajpe airport here have been recovered from the wreckage site, a top police official said. With all bodies extricated, authorities also ended search operations in and around the deep ravine, into which the aircraft had plunged after overshooting the runway soon after landing.

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"Of the 158 bodies, 72 bodies have been identified," Commissioner of Police Seemanth Kumar Singh told PTI. The IX 812 Dubai-Mangalore Air India flight had 160 passengers and six crew members on board. The eight persons who escaped from the jaws of death included five adults and three infants.

My readers may have read my write up on the Bangalore Airport Mess written in 2007. We face the Mess in Kolkata and entire eastern and north eastern Region. Even, the International Indira Gandhi airport in New Delhi is not spared. Privatisation of Aviation Sector has ensured DOOMSDAY of for Indian Airlines and Air India, but it has been a Free For All Business for the Private Aviation Companies at the cost of AI and IA. Expansion of Air Travel and Boost in Foreign capital Inflow have satisfied the Ruling Class Most but the Management and Infrastructure have NEVER Improved.

An Air India Boeing that crashed at Mangalore in Karnataka Saturday overshot the runway after landing, Air India director Anup Srivastava said.Srivastava said that while eight passengers were rescued from the burning wreckage, two passengers were reported missing.

The condition of some of the injured was critical, he said.

'Mangalore airport is closed for now and we are routing operations from Calicut,' Srivastava said.

However, he declined to go into the causes of the accident and said it would be the subject matter of the probe.

Mangalore airport is constructed on a hilltop with valleys on all sides.

How the Aviation sector is managed, the Unfortunate Accident, showcases it very well as Boeing, US aviation officials to assist Air India crash probe!Officials from Boeing and the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will visit India to provide technical assistance to investigators after an Air India Express Boeing 737 crashed in Mangalore killing 159 people, officials said.

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Airports Authority of India

Type	PSU
Industry	Aviation sector
Founded	1994
Headquarters	New Delhi, India
Key people	V.P.Agrawal, Chairman
Products	Airports, ATC
Employees	22,000
Website	http://aai.aero

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) (Hindi: भारतीय विमानपत्तन प्राधिकरण) is an organization working under the Ministry of Civil Aviation that manages all the airports in India. The AAI manages and operates 126 airports including 12 international airports^[1], 89 domestic airports and 26 civil enclaves. The corporate headquarters(CHQ) are at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Safdarjung Airport, New Delhi. V.P Agrawal is the current chairman of the AAI.

Contents [hide] 1 History 2 Functions 3 Revenue 4 Privatisation of Airports 5 International Projects 6 External links 7 References

[edit] History

The AAI was formed on 1 April 1995 by merging the National Airports Authority (NAA) and the International Airports Authority of India (IAAI), to create a centralized organization that could effectively manage both the international and domestic airports. Presently, it is owned 100% by the Government of India.

[edit] Functions

• Control and management of the Indian airspace extending beyond the territorial limits of the country, as accepted by ICAO
• Design, Development, Operation and Maintenance of International and Domestic Airports and Civil Enclaves.
• Construction, Modification and Management of Passenger Terminals
• Development and Management of Cargo Terminals at International and Domestic airports.
• Provision of Passenger Facilities and Information System at the Passenger Terminals at airports.
• Expansion and strengthening of operation area viz. Runways, Aprons, Taxiway, etc.
• Provision of visual aids.
• Provision of Communication and Navigational aids viz. ILS, DVOR, DME, Radar, etc.

[edit] Revenue

Most of AAI's revenue is generated from landing/parking fees and fees collected by providing Air Traffic Control services to aircraft over the Indian airspace.

Only 16 of the 126 airfields operated by the AAI are profitable while the other airports incur heavy losses due to under utilisation and poor management.^[2].

[edit] Privatisation of Airports

The AAI was involved in a tussle with the Ministry of Civil Aviation over the issue of privatization of its two most profitable airports, Delhi Airport and Mumbai Airport. The Government of India handed over these two airports to private companies for the purpose of modernization in 2006. The privatization for Mumbai has been handed to GVK Group and for Hyderabad, Delhi to the GMR Group.

The airports which have been privatized are :

• Cochin - Cochin International Airport
• Bangalore - Bengaluru International Airport
• Delhi - Indira Gandhi International Airport
• Hyderabad - Rajiv Gandhi International Airport
• Mumbai - Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport

[edit] International Projects

The AAI has been involved in various consultancy projects with Libya, Algeria, Yemen, Maldives, Nauru and Afghanistan The AAI also provides trained personnel for operation, maintenance and management of airports in these countries [1]

[edit] External links

	India portal
	Aviation portal

• AAI website
• Airports Authority of India

[edit] References

1. ^ Twelve International Airports website
2. ^ Profitability of Airport Operations

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Air India
एअर इंडिया

IATA AI ICAO AIC Callsign AIRINDIA
Founded	July 1932 (as Tata Airlines)
Commenced operations	15 October 1932
Hubs	Mumbai
Secondary hubs	Frankfurt Delhi
Focus cities	London
Frequent flyer program	Flying Returns
Member lounge	Maharaja Lounge
Alliance	Star Alliance (March 2011)
Subsidiaries	Air India Cargo Air-India Express
Fleet size	35 (+ 32 orders) (excl.subsidiaries)
Destinations	29 (excl.subsidiaries)
Company slogan	"Your Palace in the Sky"
Parent company	NACIL
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) (officially known as Air India Air Transport Services Limited)^[1] is the flag carrier of the Republic of India. It operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving Asia, Europe and North America. It is India's oldest and largest airline. Its corporate office is located at the Air India Building at Nariman Point in South Mumbai. It is the 16th largest airline in Asia.

Air India has two major domestic hubs at Mumbai and Delhi respectively and one international hub at Frankfurt, Germany. London, England acts as a focus city for the airline.

Star Alliance announced on 13 December 2007 that it had invited Air India to join as a member.^[2][3] Air India is set to become a full Star Alliance member by March 2011^[4].

Air India is a part of the Indian Government owned National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL).

Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Early years 1.2 Post-war expansion 1.3 The Jet Age 1.4 Early 1990s 1.5 2000s to Present 1.5.1 Re-privatisation plans 1.5.2 Merger with Indian Airlines 1.5.3 Frankfurt Hub 1.5.4 Financial crisis 2 Headquarters 3 Corporate Affairs and Identity 3.1 Organization 3.1.1 Subsidiaries 3.1.1.1 Air India Cargo 3.1.1.2 Air-India Express 3.1.2 Affiliated Carriers 3.1.2.1 Indian Airlines 3.1.2.2 Air India Regional 3.2 Livery 3.2.1 1970-2007 Livery 3.2.2 Pre-merger Livery 3.2.3 Post-merger Livery 4 Destinations 4.1 Short-haul routes 4.2 Long-haul routes 4.3 Codeshare Agreements 5 Services 5.1 Flying Returns 5.2 Maharaja Lounge 6 Fleet 6.1 Current Fleet 6.1.1 Fleet info 6.1.2 New aircraft orders 6.2 Retired Fleet 6.3 Aircraft Type and Cabin 6.4 In-Flight Entertainment 7 Awards and recognitions 8 Accidents and incidents 9 See also 10 References 11 External Links

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Tata Air Services

1940s-2007 Air India logo

Air India Boeing 707-320B in 1976

Boeing 747-200B at Montréal-Mirabel International Airport in 1983

The Maharaja is Air India's official Mascot

[edit] Early years

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.

[edit] 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 1 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. In 1954, the airline took delivery of its first L-1049 Super Constellations and inaugurated services to Bangkok, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Early 1990s

In 1993, Air India took delivery of the flagship of its fleet when the first Boeing 747-400 named Konark (registered VT-ESM) made history by operating the first non-stop flight between New York City and Delhi. In 1994 the airline was registered as Air India Ltd. In 1996, the airline inaugurated service to its second US gateway at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago. In 1999, the airline opened its dedicated Terminal 2-C at the renamed Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai.

[edit] 2000s to Present

In 2000, Air India introduced services to Shanghai and to its third US gateway at Newark Liberty International Airport in Newark. On May 2004, Air India launched a wholly-owned low cost airline called Air-India Express. Air India Express connecting cities in India with the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the Subcontinent. In 2004 Air India launched flights to its fourth US gateway at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles (which has since been terminated) and expanded its international routes to include flights from Ahmedabad, Amritsar, Bangalore and Hyderabad.

On 1 December 2009, Air India introduced services to its fifth US gateway at Washington Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., accessed via a stopover at JFK Airport in New York City.

[edit] Re-privatisation plans

In 2001, Air India was put up for sale by the then NDA government^[5]. One of the bids was by a consortium of Tata Group-Singapore Airlines. However the re-privatisation plans were shelved after Singapore Airlines pulled out and the global economy slumped^[6].

[edit] Merger with Indian Airlines

In 2007, the Government of India announced that Air India would be merged with Indian Airlines. As part of the merger process, a new company called the National Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) was established, into which both Air India (along with Air India Express) and Indian Airlines (along with Alliance Air) will be merged.

[edit] Frankfurt Hub

On 1 March 2009, Air India made Frankfurt Airport at Frankfurt am Main as its international hub for onward connections to United States from India. However as of 2010, the airline is searching for another European hub possibly in Denmark, Ireland, Italy or Russia because of High operating costs at Frankfurt Airport^[7][8].

[edit] Financial crisis

Around 2006-2007, the airlines began showing signs of financial distress. The combined losses for Air India and Indian Airlines in 2006-07 were Rs 770 crores. After the merger of the airlines, this went up to Rs 7,200 crores by March 2009.^[9] This was followed by restructuring plans which are still in progress.^[10]. In July 2009, SBI Capital Markets Ltd was appointed to prepare a road map for the recovery of the airline.^[11] The carrier sold three Airbus A300 and one Boeing 747-300M in March 2009 for $ 18.75 million to survive the financial crunch^[12].

[edit] Headquarters

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The Air India Building at Nariman Point in Mumbai

Air India's corporate headquarters is located at the Air India Building at Nariman Point in South Mumbai. The airline moved there in 1970. The Air India Building also serves as a regional office for Indian Airlines.

[edit] Corporate Affairs and Identity

See also: National Aviation Company of India Limited

[edit] Organization

Air India has two subsidiaries and two affiliated carries. Together Air India, Air India Cargo, Air-India Express, Indian Airlines and Air India Regional form the National Aviation Company of India Limited.

[edit] Subsidiaries

[edit] Air India Cargo

Air India Cargo Airbus A310-300F.

Main article: Air India Cargo

In 1954, Air India Cargo started its freighter operations with a Douglas DC-3 Dakota aircraft, giving Air India the distinction of being the first Asian airline to operate freighters. The airline operates cargo flights to many destinations. The airline also has ground truck-transportation arrangements on select destinations.

A member of IATA, Air India carries all types of cargo including dangerous goods (hazardous materials) and live animals, provided such shipments are tendered according to IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations and IATA Live Animals Regulations.

At the warehouse in Mumbai, Air India has developed a system of inventory management for cargo handling of import/export functions. This takes care of the entire management of cargo, supports Electronic Data Interface (EDI) messages with Indian Customs and replaces to a great extent existing paper correspondence between Customs, Airlines, and the custodians. This also replaces manual handling and binning of cargo at the warehouse in Mumbai by Air India.

[edit] Air-India Express

Air India Express Boeing 737-800

Main article: Air-India Express

Air-India Express is the airline's low-cost subsidiary which was established in 2005 during the aviation boom in India. It operates scheduled passenger services primarily to the Gulf and South East Asia. Air-India Express is currently the only airline in NACIL which posts profits. It operates a fleet of Next Generation Boeing 737-800 aircraft.

[edit] Affiliated Carriers

[edit] Indian Airlines

Main article: Indian Airlines

Indian Airlines which is based in Delhi and focuses primarily on domestic routes, along with several international services to neighbouring countries in Asia

[edit] Air India Regional

Main article: Air India Regional

Air India Regional (formerly known as Alliance Air) serves mainly on Regional routes. Its main hub is Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport.

[edit] Livery

[edit] 1970-2007 Livery

Boeing 747-400 in 1970-2007 Palace In The Sky livery

Air India's livery was mostly painted in red and white colours. The bottoms of the aircraft remain metal and unpainted but the upper portion is given a white background along with the airline's name written in red. The name is in Hindi on one side and in English on the other. The painted on red palace style carvings on the outside of the windows refer to their slogan "your palace in the sky" which is written on the back of the aircraft. Near the noses of Air India aircraft, the air plane is given a name. Most planes are named after powerful Indian kings or landmarks. Finally, the tail is mostly red with again, the carrier's name written in Hindi on one side and English on the other.

In 1989, to supplement its "Flying Palace" livery, Air India introduced a new "sun" livery that was mostly white with a golden sun on a red tail. Only applied to around a half of Air India's fleet, the new livery did not succeed, as the Indian flying public complained about the phasing out of the classic colours. The livery was dropped after two years and the old scheme was returned.

[edit] Pre-merger Livery

On 15 May 2007, Air India refreshed its livery, making the Rajasthani arches along the windows slightly smaller, extending a stylized cheatline from the vertical tail of the aircraft to the nose, and painting a small portion of the underbelly red. Additionally, engine nacelles are now deep red, and a gold-colored version of the airline's stylized centaur trademark now adorns both the vertical tail and engine nacelles.

[edit] Post-merger Livery

The present Air India Livery on the Boeing 777-300ER

On May 22, 2007, Air India and Indian Airlines unveiled their new livery. The logo of the new airline is a Flying Swan with the Konark Chakra placed inside it. The Flying Swan has been morphed from Air India's characteristic logo, 'The Centaur' whereas the 'Konark Chakra' is reminiscent of Indian's logo.

The new logo features prominently on the tail of the aircraft. Individually the Konark Chakra also features on all the engines of the aircraft. The choice of colours namely red for "Flying Swan" and orange for "Konark Chakra" are meant to signify vigour and advancement. Further the colours also have a strong association with two carriers thereby retaining the earlier imagery of traditional hospitality and service.

While the aircraft is ivory in colour, the base retains the red streak of Air India. Running parallel to each other is the Orange and Red speed lines from front door to the rear door, subtly signifying the individual identities merged into one. The brand name 'Air India' runs across the tail of the aircraft.

[edit] Destinations

Main article: Air India destinations

See also: NACIL destinations, Air India Express#Destinations, and Air India Cargo#Destinations

Air India serves 11 domestic destinations and 18 international destinations in 10 countries across Asia, Europe and North America.

[edit] Short-haul routes

Air India's short-haul routes mainly include domestic cities and cities in South East Asia and South West Asia. For short-haul routes its Airbus A310, Airbus A330, Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 777-200/-200ER are used apart from Airbus A320 family aircraft of Indian Airlines which are operated with Air India callsign and code.

[edit] Long-haul routes

An advertisement in Times Square for travel on the Boeing 777-200LR from New York City to Mumbai

The airline has long-haul destinations in East Asia, Europe and North America which are served using Boeing 777-200LR/-300ER aircraft. Its non-stop Mumbai-New York City route operated on a Boeing 777-200LR is the longest route originating out of India.

Frankfurt Airport in Germany acts as a scissors hub to provide onward Trans-Atlantic connections to the United States.

Since the early 1960s, London always has been a major focus city for Air India right from the time when it launched its first Trans-Atlantic services.

[edit] Codeshare Agreements

Air India has codesharing agreements with the following airlines^[13][14]:

Aeroflot Air Mauritius Austrian Airlines Emirates Kuwait Airways

Lufthansa Malaysia Airlines Singapore Airlines South African Airways Sri Lankan Airlines

Swiss International Airlines Thai Airways International Turkish Airlines

With Air India's own entry into the Star Alliance (SA) expected in 2010,^[15] all other codeshare agreements with non-Star Alliance partners may be terminated.^[16]

[edit] Services

[edit] Flying Returns

Flying Returns is Air India's frequent flyer programme. The programme is also shared by Indian Airlines and all other NACIL carriers.

[edit] Maharaja Lounge

Air India's Maharaja Lounge at New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport

Maharaja Lounge means "Emperor's Lounge", and is offered to First and Business class passengers. Air India shares lounges with other international airlines at international airports that do not have a Maharaja Lounge available. There are five^[17] Maharaja Lounges, one at each of the five major destinations of Air India, which are as following:

India

• Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi and Mumbai

International

• London-Heathrow and New York-JFK

[edit] Fleet

Airbus A330-200

Boeing 747-400

Boeing 777-200LR

Boeing 777-300ER

[edit] Current Fleet

See also: Air India Fleet

Each subsidiary maintains a separate fleet of aircraft. Air India operates an all wide-body fleet composed of Airbus A310, Airbus A330, Boeing 747, and Boeing 777 aircraft.^[18]

Air India Fleet^[19]

Aircraft	In service	Orders	Passengers (First/Business/Economy)
Airbus A310-300	4 2	–	201 (0/20/181) 256 (0/??/???)
Airbus A330-200	2	–	279 (0/24/255)
Boeing 747-400	6	–	423 (12/26/385)
Boeing 777-200	1	–	258 (12/49/197)
Boeing 777-200ER	2	–	292 (8/21/263)
Boeing 777-200LR	8	–	238 (8/35/195)
Boeing 777-300ER	10	5	342 (4/35/303)
Boeing 787-8	–	27	??? (0/??/???)
Total	35	32

[edit] Fleet info

The Boeing customer code for Air India is 7x7-x37 and 7x7-xHG for Air-India Express. As of May 2010, the average age of the Air India fleet is 9.5 years.

[edit] New aircraft orders

• On 11 January 2006, Air India announced an order for Sixty Eight jets - eighteen Boeing 737-800, eight Boeing 777-200LR Worldliners, fifteen Boeing 777-300ER and twenty seven Boeing 787-8 Dreamliners
• Air India received its first ordered Boeing 737-800 aircraft for Air-India Express on 30 November 2006.
• The airlines received its first Boeing 777-200LR aircraft on 26 July 2007 and Boeing 777-300ER on 10 October 2007.
• In April 2010, the airline planned to cancel three Boeing 777-300ERs. Boeing has reportedly offered ten Boeing 737 Next Generation as a substitute for three 777-300ERs.
• Air India will get its first Boeing 787 Dreamliner in 2011.

[edit] Retired Fleet

• Airbus A300B4-203 (1982-2002)
• Boeing 707-420 (1960-1980s)
• Boeing 707-320 (1964-1988)
• Boeing 747-200B (1971-2005)
• Boeing 747-300M (1988-2008)
• Boeing 747-400M (2005-2008)
• Boeing 757-200 (2007-2007)
• Boeing 767-300ER (2006-2008)
• Lockheed L-749 Constellation (19??-19??)
• Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation (19??-19??)
• Lockheed L-1011 TriStar (1995-1996)
• Ilyushin Il-62M (1987-19??)

[edit] Aircraft Type and Cabin

Airbus A310-300

Two Airbus A310-300 aircraft were previously owned by Singapore Airlines and as such feature the older two-class Singapore Airlines configuration. Business and Economy class seats are standard. These aircraft will be replaced by the Boeing 787-8.

As of 2010, the average age of Air India's self owned A310-300s is 24.25 years and that of dry leased A310-300s is 17.5 years.

Airbus A330-200

Both A330-200s are ex-Novair aircraft and feature Novair's interiors.

As of 2010, the average age of Air India's dry leased Airbus A330-200s is 10 years.

Boeing 747-400

First Class seats onboard the Boeing 777-200LR

Business Class seats onboard the Boeing 777-300ER

Boeing 747-400s are configured in a three class configuration with a new interior. First class features a flat bed seat, with up to 180 degree recline. Business class also has premium seats, with added recline and cushioning. Economy class features 32-34 inch seat pitch.

All Boeing 747-400 aircraft have undergone refurbishment, adding enhancements such as widescreen PTVs with Audio-Video On Demand (AVOD) in all classes and improved seats in First and Business class. The cabin is upgraded with all new economy seats, cushions and upholstery. New overhead bins and aircraft side panels, a new coat of paint for the side trims, new cockpit trims and new toilets are part of the refurbished aircraft.^[20]

The IFE system has 10.4" widescreen displays for First Class and Business Class seats and 8.4" widescreen PTVs in Economy Class seats.

The Boeing 747-400 began service in late 1993 and was brought in to replace the aging fleet of Boeing 747-200Bs. They have been named after places of cultural interest in India.

All Boeing 747-400 aircraft are due to be retired by 2010, and will be replaced by Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. Of the six remaining aircraft, three will be retained for VIP flights for the Government of India while the other three aircraft will be sold.^[21]

As of 2010, the average age of Air India's Boeing 747-400s is 15.83 years.

Boeing 777

Air India operates variants of the Boeing 777 — the Boeing 777-200, Boeing 777-200ER, Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ER. The Boeing 777-200 and Boeing 777-200ER in the fleet used to be part of United Airlines, and thus feature United Airlines interiors. All seats in all classes feature a PTV with AVOD, and Business Class and First Class.

Air India's fleet of Boeing 777-200LR and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft have new interiors. First Class features flat beds with 23 inch widescreen PTVs with AVOD. The seats include an in-seat massage function, USB ports and laptop power port. Business class is the "shell" type and also converts into a flat seat. Business Class seats feature 15 inch widescreen PTVs with laptop power and USB ports. These 777 aircraft feature Air India's new Economy Class seats which have 33 to 35 inch seat pitch and 10.6 inch widescreen PTVs with AVOD.

As of 2010, the average age of Air India's self owned Boeing 777-200LRs/300ERs is 2 years and that of dry leased 777-200/200ERs is 13 years.

[edit] In-Flight Entertainment

Air India's Boeing 777-200LR/-300ER as well as some refirbished Boeing 747-400 aircraft use the Thales TopSeries IFE systems^[22] for onboard in-flight entertainment. Airbus A310s do not have personal LCD screens. Airbus A330s have widescreen displays in Business and Economy classes but no personal IFEs. The leased Boeing 777s have IFE systems similar to that of United Airlines Boeing 777s.

[edit] Awards and recognitions

• Preferred International Airline award for travel and hospitality from Awaz Consumer Awards 2006 ^[23]
• Best International West Bound Airline out of India for three successive years by Galileo Express TravelWorld Award
• Best Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative. by Galileo Express TravelWorld Award ^[24]
• Best Short-Haul International Airline by Galileo Express TravelWorld Award 2008^[24]
• The Mercury Award for the years 1994 and 2003, from the International Flight Catering Association, for finest in-flight catering services.
• Amity Corporate Excellence Award instituted by the Amity International Business School, Noida, Uttar Pradesh to honour Corporates with distinct vision, innovation, competitiveness and sustenance.^[24]
• Reader's Digest Trusted Brand Award^[24]
• Dun and Bradstreet Award(D&B)- first in terms of revenue out of the top airline companies out of India^[24]
• Best South Asian Airline award by readers of TTG Asia, TTG China, TTG Mice and TTG-BT Mice China, all renowned Mice and business travel publications.^[24]
• Cargo Airline of the Year at the 26th Cargo Airline of the Year Awards^[25]
• The airline entered the Guinness Book of World Records for the most people evacuated by a civil airliner. Over 111,000 people were evacuated from Amman to Mumbai  – a distance of 4,117 km, by operating 488 flights in association with Indian Airlines, from 13 August to 11 October 1990  – lasting 59 days. The operation was carried out during Persian Gulf War in 1990 to evacuate Indian expatriates from Kuwait and Iraq.^[26]
• The Montreal Protocol Public Awareness Award was awarded to Air India by the United Nations for environmental protection, especially in the ozone layer.^[27]
• World's first all-jet airline- June 1962
• World's largest operator of Airbus A310-300
• Air India's security department became the first aviation security organisation in the world to acquire ISO 9002 certification (31 January 2001).
• Air India's Department of Engineering has obtained the ISO 9002 for its Engineering facilities for meeting international standards.

[edit] Accidents and incidents

Seven Air India flights have fatally crashed, including those due to terrorist attacks. Air India has a record of 6.82 fatal events per million flights.^[28]

1950s

• On 3 November 1950 Air India Flight 245 Malabar Princess a Lockheed L-749 Constellation (registered VT-CQP) carrying 48 people (40 passengers and 8 crew), flying on the Bombay-Cairo-Geneva-London route, crashed on Mont Blanc, France, killing all on board.^[29][30]

• On 11 April 1955 Kashmir Princess a Lockheed L-749A Constellation registered (VT-DEP) carrying 19 people (11 passengers and 8 crew) was bombed in midair, killing 16 of the 19 on board^[31].

• On 19 July 1959 Rani of Aera a Lockheed L-1049G Super Constellation (registered VT-DIN) carrying 46 people (39 passengers and 7 crew) approached Santacruz Airport in conditions of poor visibility due to rain. The captain was using an altimeter with the barometric pressure set at 29.92". An overshoot was delayed and the aircraft crashed and suffered damage beyond repair. There were no fatalities.

The Air India Memorial in Toronto, Canada dedicated to the victims of Air India Flight 182

1960s

• On 24 January 1966 Air India Flight 101 Kanchenjunga a Boeing 707-420 (registered VT-DMN) carrying 117 people (106 passengers and 11 crew) crashed on Mont Blanc, France, on the border between France and Italy, killing all onboard. Among the dead was the noted Indian scientist, Homi J. Bhabha.

1970s

• On 1 January 1978 Air India Flight 855 Emperor Ashoka a Boeing 747-237B (registered VT-EBD) crashed into the Arabian Sea after takeoff from Sahar International Airport (now Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport) in Mumbai, killing all on board (213 persons; 190 passengers, 23 crew).

1980s

• On 21 June 1982 Air India Flight 403 Gouri Shankar a Boeing 707-420 (registered VT-DJJ) carrying 99 passengers and 12 crew from Kuala Lumpur International Airport via Madras (now Chennai) crashed at Sahar International Airport after a heavy landing during a rainstorm. The fuselage exploded after starting a late go-around. Two crew members and 15 passengers were killed.^[32][33]

• On 23 June 1985 Air India Flight 182 Emperor Kanishka a Boeing 747-237B (registered VT-EFO) was blown up in mid-air, mid-flight by a suitcase-bomb planted by Babbar Khalsa Terrorists allegedly as revenge for the Indian Government's operation on the Golden Temple on June 1984. The flight was on the first leg on its Montréal-London-Delhi-Bombay flight when it exploded off the coast of Cork, Ireland. The plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. All 307 passengers and 22 crew on board died^[34]. After this incident Air India suspended all services to Montréal.

1990s

• On 7 May 1990 Air India Flight 132 Emperor Vikramaditya a Boeing 747-237B (registered VT-EBO) flying on the London-Delhi-Bombay route and carrying 215 people (195 passengers and 20 crew) touched down at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport after a flight from London's Heathrow Airport. On application of reverse thrust, a failure of the no. 1 engine pylon to wing attachment caused this engine to tilt nose down. Hot exhaustion gasses caused a fire on the left wing. There were no fatalities but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and written off^[35].

2000s

• On 4 September 2009, Air India Flight 829 Konark a Boeing 747-437 (registered VT-ESM) flying on the Mumbai-Riyadh route caught fire at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport. The fire started in number one engine while the aircraft was taxing to Runway 27 for take-off. An emergency evacuation was carried out with no injuries among the 228 people (213 passengers and 15 crew) on board.

[edit] See also

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	India portal
	Companies portal
	Aviation portal

• National Aviation Company of India Limited
• Indian Airlines
• Air India Regional

[edit] References

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   Boeing, US aviation officials to assist Air India crash probe‎ - 1 hour ago The aircraft flown by Air India Express from Dubai to Mangalore that crashed was a two-and-a-half-year-old Boeing 737-800. It carried 166 people, ... Hindustan Times - 2994 related articles » Man on way to father's funeral killed in plane crash‎ - The Hindu - 66 related articles » "Removing seat belt on time saved me"‎ - The Hindu - 54 related articles »

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   Civilians look on at the site of an Air India Express plane crash in Mangalore, in the southern Indian state of Karnataka, Saturday, May 22, 2010. ...

3. sgbreakingnews‎: #int'l #news: Plane crashes in south India, 158 killed: An Air India Express plane overshot a runway and... #singapore Plane crashes in south India, 158 killed - inSing.com‎ - insing.com Twitter - 1 minute ago

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   PTI Air India has set up a full emergency response team at Mangalore where ... A special assistance team called 'Angels of Air India' has already reached ...
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   22 May 2010 ... The deadly crash of an Air India jet comes as India wrestles with concerns that it doesn't have the safety regulations or skilled flight ...
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6. PM rejects Patel's offer to resign: sources
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   New Delhi: Union Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said the Air India Express aircraft that crashed in Mangalore airport was travelling too fast for the ...
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   PTI Air India has decided to operate a larger aircraft on the Delhi-Mangalore ... "Air India would be operating with 145-seater Airbus-320 aircraft on the ...

8. eager38‎: Reuters - An Air India Express airliner crashed and burst into flames outside an airport in southern India on Saturday, killing 158 pe... Twitter - 5 minutes ago

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   22 May 2010 ... 159 people have been killed after an Air India Express aircraft from Dubai, overshot the runway while landing at the Mangalore airport.
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8. Mangalore: Air India aircraft overshoots runway, 159 dead ...

   22 May 2010 ... 159 people have been killed after an Air India Express aircraft from Dubai, with 166 people on board, overshot the runway while landing at ...
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