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Fleet size | 21 | ||||||
Destinations | 31 | ||||||
Parent company | Air India Charters Limited (a subsidiary of NACIL) | ||||||
Headquarters | Kochi, India | ||||||
Key people | Arvind Jadhav, CMD | ||||||
Website | www.airindiaexpress.in |
Air India Express is a low-cost airline subsidiary of Air India, operating mainly from Indian state of Kerala.[1] It operates services mainly to the Middle East and Southeast Asia. The airline belongs to Air India Charters Limited, an whole owned subsidiary of National Aviation Company of India Limited, which was formed in order to facilitate the seamless merger of Air India and Indian. Today Air India Express operates nearly 100 flights per week, mainly from southern states of India.
History
The airline was established in May 2004, after a long demand from Malayalee expatriate communities living in Middle East, seeking for a low cost budget airline[citation needed]. The airline started operations on 29 April 2005 with a flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Abu Dhabi. Delivery of the first aircraft for Air India Express took place on 22 February 2005 when a new production Boeing 737-86Q (leased from Boullioun Aviation Services) was handed over[citation needed].
Destinations
Fleet
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The Air-India Express fleet includes the following aircraft (at May 2010):
Aircraft | In Service | Passengers (Economy) |
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Boeing 737-800 | 17 | 186 | 4 dry leased. | |
4 | 189 | |||
Total | 21 |
As of May 2010 the average age of the Air-India Express Fleet is 2.9 years
Tail Art
Each Air-India Express aircraft features a different tail design that reflects a facet of Indian culture, history and tradition.
Inflight service
Despite of being a low cost carrier, Air India Express offers a complimentary pre-set snack box or light meal to its passengers with veg and non veg options. Limited entertainment facilities are available for passengers.[2]
Accidents & Incidents
- ^ On 22 May 2010, Air India Express Flight 812, a Boeing 737-800 (registered VT-AXV), flying on the Dubai – Mangalore route overshot runway 24 on landing at Mangalore International Airport, killing 152 passengers and 6 crew members of the 166 people on board. The aircraft crashed into a wooded valley at the end of the runway and burst into flames. Only 8 people survived the crash and 8 people did not board the craft.[9][10][11][12][13]
- On 25 May 2010, an Air India Express Boeing 737-800 flying from Dubai to Pune, India experienced a sudden 7,000 foot drop when the co-pilot bumped the control column while adjusting his seat. The captain, who was outside of the cockpit at the time of the incident, returned to the cockpit and recovered the 737 from its dive.[14][15][16]
See also
References
- ^ Air-India Express. Airindiaexpress.in. Retrieved on 2010-08-12.
- ^ a b About AIX
- ^ Flickr - Rick Schlamp
- ^ Schlamp, Rick. (2006-12-11) Air-India Express VT-AXI "Indian art" | Flickr - Photo Sharing!. Flickr. Retrieved on 2010-08-12.
- ^ Schlamp, Rick. (2006-12-11) Air-India Express VT-AXI "Indian art" | Flickr - Photo Sharing!. Flickr. Retrieved on 2010-08-12.
- ^ Schlamp, Rick. (2007-02-07) Air-India Express VT-AXP "Hamsa Damayanthi" | Flickr - Photo Sharing!. Flickr. Retrieved on 2010-08-12.
- ^ [1] by Raja Ravi Varma
- ^ Photo Search Results | Airliners.net
- ^ "Jet crash kills 158 in India; 8 survive". 2010-05-23.
- ^ "Indian official: 158 dead in Air India plane crash in Mangalore". Wire Update/BNO News. 2010-05-22.
- ^ "Air India flight from Dubai crashes in India". MSNBC. 2010-05-21.
- ^ "Casualties feared in Air India crash". CNN. 22 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ^ "India plane crash in Mangalore leaves nearly 160 dead". BBC News. 2010-05-22. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ "Report: Co-pilot moved seat, sent jetliner plummeting". CNN. 2010-11-30.
- ^ "Report Cites 'Panicked' Co-Pilot in Air India Jetliner Dive". The Wall Street Journal. 2010-11-28.
- ^ "'Panicky pilot' caused Indian passenger jet plunge". AFP. 2010-11-29.