2007
December
Alliance
Air begins CRJ operation with six weekly flights on Delhi- Vizag- Delhi sector
from 15th December 2007, followed by three flights on Delhi-Raipur-Delhi sector
from 26th December 2007. A new link from Delhi to Bhopal
via Gwalior was introduced on 1st December 2007 with a 48-seater ATR 42
aircraft.
November
ATR-42
operation on Delhi - Allahabad sector introduced from 28th November 2007. The second converted Boeing 737
aircraft was inducted into Air India Cargo and leased to GATI on 13th November
2007 to operate on the Delhi-Mumbai-Bangalore –Delhi sector. The 7th and 8th owned Airbus 319
aircraft inducted into the fleet.
October
First Airbus A330 aircraft, in the new Air India livery, inducted into fleet
with a two class configuration – 24 seats in Executive class and 255 in Economy
class. Mumbai linked to Kuwait four
times a week, with a direct Airbus A320 operation from 28th October 2007. Air India presented the ‘Best
South Asian Airline’ award for the second consecutive year by Travel Trade
Journal TTG Asia at Bangkok. Direct Air India Express flight
commences operation between Kolkata and Singapore on 7th October 2007. Flights on the
Delhi-Bangkok-Singapore sector introduced from 1st October 2007 with four
flights a week.
September
Kullu
put on air map on 30th September 2007 with the operation of four times a week
ATR-42 service to and from Delhi. Airbus A320 aircraft replaces ATR
on thrice weekly Kolkata- Dimapur-Kolkata flight. ATR-42 operations introduced from
Kanpur to Delhi on 20th September 2007. Air India presented the UN
Environment Award at Montreal on 16th September 2007 in recognition of its
contribution to control environmental pollution.
August
National
Aviation Company of India Limited (NACIL) came into being on 27th August 2007,
following the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines into a single airline.
The brand to be called Air India. For the second consecutive year,
Indian adjudged as the ‘Most Preferred Domestic Airline’ for the CNBC Awaaz
Consumer Award. Second and third Airbus A321
inducted into the fleet.
July
Prime
Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh launches the new fleet of the unified Air India at
the Air Force Station at New Delhi on 28th July 2007. In-flight entertainment (IFE)
introduced on Airbus A321 flights from 12th July 2007. First new Airbus 321 aircraft
joins the fleet on 3rd July 2007. The aircraft arrived in the new Air India
livery.
June
Indian
gets NASSCOM’s ‘Best IT User Award ‘ on 25th June 2007 for the Airline’s web
booking process module.
May
Indian
tops list of favourite Domestic Airline Brands in the Economic Times Brand
Equity Most Trusted Brands Survey for 2006.
Indian
voted the favourite airline of Indians living in the Gulf and presented the
Emirates Post Business and Excellence Award 2007
on May 17, 2007.
Surat
put on the air map by Indian on 6th May 2007 with a daily flight from Delhi.
Indian
finalizes MRO with Airbus and EADS partner.
April
FAA
renews its approval to the Indian Jet Engine Overhaul Complex for Approved
Foreign Repair Station.
Indian becomes market leader again
with a market share of 21.9%.
March
Indian
receives the PATWA “Most Trusted Domestic Airlines Award”.
Indian signs MoU for setting up
airframe MRO facility with Jupiter Aviation.
Indian introduces Delhi – Mumbai –
Muscat flight.
February
Indian
introduces on-line check-in facility called i-check in.
Indian introduces Delhi – Kochi
direct flight.
2006
December
Indian
logs on to e-ticketing for metro cities with Amadeus as IT service provider.
Thrice weekly Delhi- Patna morning
flight introduced.
Indian breaks all previous records
of passenger carriage by carrying 8.37 lakh passengers in
December 2006.
November
Bangalore
– Male direct flight introduced.
Indian launches its Platinum
Credit Card operating on the MasterCard platform with ICIC Bank.
Indian signs MoU with world engine
major Snecma Services for putting up an engine MRO facility for
CFM56 aircraft engines.
Indian launches a new scheme
‘Touch-10/Touch-20” for its regular passengers.
October
Indian
received the first of the 43 Airbus on order – an A319 - taking the fleet size
to 74.
Delhi linked to Tirupati for the
first time.
Bangalore-Male direct flight
introduced.September
Delhi-Khajuraho-Varanasi
Link resumed.
Varanasi-Kathmandu link restored.August
Spot
Fares scheme launched.
Indian awarded the Hospitality
India Award for the Best Domestic Airline.
I-mint loyalty programme launched
in partnership with ICICI Bank,Airtel, HPCL,Lifestyle Stores and Make My Trip . com.
July
Indian
awarded the CNBC Consumer Award for the Best Domestic Airline.June
Airbus
A320 service introduced on the Mumbai – Indore - Bhopal – Delhi sector
Direct flight started between
Chennai and Dubai and Coimbatore DubaiMay
The
4th and 5th A319 aircraft join the fleet taking the fleet size to 73
April
The
48th leased A320 aircraft joins Indian fleet
Nagpur linked to Bangkok
Indian offers Net ticketing
through internet bankingFebruary
Indian
launches ‘unchecked’ fares
Indian launches new look Desh
Videsh Scheme
Indian adjudged as India’s most
trusted airline for third consecutive year by ET Brand Equity surveyJanuary
New
Airbus A319 links Kolkata with Port Blair and Aizawl
Mr. Vishwapati Trivedi takes over
as CMD of Indian.
Indian signs MOU with AMADEUS on
e-ticketingDecember
Three
brand new leased A-319 aircraft join taking the total fleet size to 66.
Indian Airlines is re-branded as
"INDIAN"November
Bookings
through Reliance India mobile phones launched by IA.October
Booking
and ticketing facility through IDBI ATMS launched. ‘Dial
a Ticket’ a 24 X 7 facility through IA Call Centre.April-May
Pay
Smart scheme launched with Standard Chartered, ICICI and Citibank allowing
passengersto pay for their tickets in 10 equal interest free installments
March
IA
gets the Mera Brand Award in the Domestic Airline Category at the Consumer
World Awards 2004
The
47th leased 320 aircraft joins the fleet. The
46th leased 320 aircraft joins the fleet. Indian
Airlines wins the 2005 PATA Gold AWARD for Marketing.January
Guwahati
linked to Bangkok with A320 flight.November
IA
carries 30045 passengers across the network, the highest ever.October
The
45th leased 320 aircraft joins the fleet.September
The
44th leased 320 aircraft joins the fleet of Indian Airlines.
The
43rd leased A-320 joins the IA fleet.August
Indian
Airlines launches a co-brand Green Credit Card.
July
IA’s
42nd leased A-320 aircraft joins the fleet.
March
The
Company posted a net profit of Rs 44.17 crore for the year 2003-04.January
The
Jet Engine Overhaul Complex (JEOC) of Indian Airlines acquires FAA
certification. Delhi-Lahore
flight restarted with A320 after a gap of almost 11 years.