Indian Airlines and Alliance Air :
In 1953, a new dream took shape - to air link the vast South Asian
subcontinent by a single, modern, and efficient airline. The Airline
was Indian Airlines. Today, Indian Airlines, together with its fully
owned subsidiary Alliance Air, is one of the largest regional airline
systems in Asia with a fleet of 62 aircraft, 4 wide bodied Airbus
A300s, 41 Fly-by-wire Airbus A320s, 11 Boeing 737s, 2 Dornier D-228
aircraft and 4 ATR-42.
The airlines network spans from Kuwait in the west to Singapore
in the East and covers 75 destinations - 59 within India and 16
abroad. The Indian Airlines international network covers Kuwait,
Oman, UAE, Qatar and Bahrain in West Asia, Thailand, Singapore,
Yangon and Malaysia in South East Asia and Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh,
Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Maldives in the South Asian Sub-Continent.
The airline's aircraft maintenance facilities are of the highest
international standards. Indian Airlines has developed state-of-the
art facilities for all aspects of maintenance, including engine
overhaul. These facilities are used not only by Indian Airlines
but also by other airlines from time to time. Our training facilities
for Pilots are integrated at Hyderabad where Commanders and Captains
are trained in all types of aircraft in the Indian Airlines fleet.
State-of-the-art full flight simulators are available for A300,
A320 and B737. Several international airlines also avail of these
training facilities. Indian Airlines' continuous technology upgradation,
also extends to other areas such as Reservations, Passenger Handling
Systems and Customer Service.
Air Sahara Airlines :
Air Sahara began operations in December 1993 following the Indian
government's decision to open the skies to the private sector. It
operated with a fleet of only two Boeing 737-200s. Today, its fleet
includes 12 new generation B737 and a fleet of 7 Canadair Regional
Jets (CRJ200). The fleet also includes four highly advanced Helicopters
(Dauphin and Ecureuil) which provide efficient charter services.
Offering 119 flights with 11800 seats on a daily basis, Air Sahara
flies to various destinations in India, which include important
cities like Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad,
Pune, Chennai and others. The airline has recently added Colombo,
Srinagar, Coimbatore, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Bhubaneswar,
Ranchi and Kochi to its route network. Air Sahara also operates
flights to Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Varanasi, Patna and Goa. Interline
agreements with almost 87 international airlines and 21 General
Sales Agents spread all over the world makes it easy for a passenger
to book a seat and obtain a ticket from any part of the world.
In its short history of nine years Air Sahara has been recognised
for its world class service and hospitality a number of times. It
has won eight awards, which they consider an acknowledgement of
their relentless effort to provide the best to their passengers.
Jet Airways Airlines :
''We don't fly aircraft, we fly people' is the motto of this private
owned airline. They have chosen the yellow rose as their motif as
it symbolizes friendship, warmth and caring. Jet Airways was set
up with the objective of providing high quality and reliable air
travel in India. Since a very high percentage of the Indian domestic
air traffic comprised of business travelers, their focus from the
very beginning was to emerge as the "Businessman's Preferred
Airline". This led to a product and service design that aimed
at world class norms in professional service and efficiency, beginning
with the choice of aircraft itself.
It is the first airline in India to receive the World Travel Market
Global Award, the world's premier global travel event in London.
It has also won the H&FS Domestic Airline of the Year Award
four times, with the latest award in 2001. And Citibank Diners Club
has chosen it as India's best domestic airline for our excellence
in service.
At Jet Airways, there is equal emphasis on both commercial success
and social responsibility. From 1997, we have raised a considerable
amount of money for 'Save the Children India', an NGO working for
underprivileged children. We also extended our hand to significantly
help in the relief operations at Bhuj. The 'Flight of Fantasy' organized
every year gives underprivileged children a chance to experience
the joy of flying. Jet Airways recently sponsored a painting competition
for children from Mobile Crèches, organised by CRY.
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