TATA AIRLINES FLEW BETWEEN KARACHI AND BOMBAY ON 1932 OCTOBER 15 NOW - AIR INDIA
TATA AIRLINES FLEW BETWEEN KARACHI AND BOMBAY ON 1932 OCTOBER 15 NOW AIR-INDIA Founded in 1932 by J. R. D. Tata and later renamed as Tata Airlines, he flew its first single-engine De Havilland Puss Moth, carrying air mail from Karachi to Bombay and later continuing to Madras (currently Chennai). After World War II, it became a public limited company and was renamed to Air India. On 21 February 1960, it included its first Boeing 707–420 named Gauri Shankar and became the first Asian airline to induct a jet aircraft in its fleet.[6] In 2000–01, attempts were made to privatize Air India and from 2006 onwards, it suffered losses after its merger with Indian. Tata Air Service Air India had its origin in Tata Sons, founded by J. R. D. Tata, an Indian aviator and business tycoon.[7] In April 1932, Tata won a contract to carry mail for Imperial Airways and the aviation department of Tata Sons was formed with two single-engine De Havilland Puss Moths. ...