Wednesday, January 11

Airlines from India

I have posted some pictures of Airlines operating in India (I mean, Airlines with Indian registeration). Apart from these are also many others that operate, but I was not able to source any pic's. So those left out are

Spice Jet - Low cost budget airline - Operates with a fleet of Boeing 737-800 series aircrafts.
GO air - Low cost budget airline - Operates with a fleet of Airbus 320 - 200 series aircrafts.

Air india Express - India's only budget Internaional airline, operating mainly to the Middle East from Kerala and Mumbai. This airline operates with a fleet of Boeing 737 - 800 series aircrafts. This airline has come as a boon to all the low salaried Indian's in the Middle East.

Air India - India's flagship International carrier, operates to many countries and is popularly known for being late, fat cabin crew, poor and harsh service, but appreciated for the Seat pitch and reasonable price.

But YES, they are trying to change and overcome the image that they have now.
The Airline operates with Boeing 747 and 777 and Airbus 310-300 series of aircrafts.
They have recently placed an all Boeing order for 50+ airframes, consisting of 777's and 787's.
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Indian largest private airlines, and for majority of the domestic routes operates with Boeing 737 aircrafts and for the less density routes operates with ATR - 42.
Recently started operating on International routes (Srilanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Singapore, Malaysia, UK and USA) For the UK and US route they currently operate with 3 leased Airbus A340 aircrafts.
They have an order for 10 each of Airbus 330's and Boeing 777's.
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New low budget carrier, with its mail operational base in Coimbatore. Operates only with Brazil's Embraer 170-100 series aircrafts.
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Indian Airforce - Boeing 737-200 and also a few regional jet series aircrafts. This is used for government of India and also for all the Domestic travel of the President and Prime Minister.
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KingFisher Airlines, a new budget air carrier operates only with Airbus 320-200 series aircrafts and this is the only budget airline in India, that provides IFE and service like none.

This is the Only airline in india that has booked Airbus 380, that too 5 airframes to be inducted into the fleet from the year 2011.
They will also booked 5 Airbus 330 series aircrafts with delivery from 2008, when they are expected to go International.
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Air Sahara - B737-700,
Mainly operates with Boeing aircrafts like 737's and has newly added an 767. Also operates Canadair regional jet for its less density routes
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Indian Airlines - A300 - B4 - 200 (Now the name has been changed to INDIAN)
Operates an all Airbus fleet of 300, 319, 320 & 321
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Air Deccan, India's first low cost budget airline. HQ at Bangalore, and started by Ex-pilots of Indian Airlines.
Their fleet has ATR - 42 series and Airbus 320-200 aircrafts.
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A subsideary of Indian Airlines, operates with 4 Boeing 737-200 series aircrafts. By 2006 end, there is a rumour that this airline would be fully converted to a Cargo airline in the domestic sector.
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BlueDart, operates with 3 Boeing 737-200 series aircrafts. They are the first mainline courier company to start airservices. They now cater to almost all the couries companies operating in India.

Pictures are taken from : www.airliners.net

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