Air-India Express

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Air India Express
एअर इंडिया एक्स्प्रेस
IATA
IX		 ICAO
AXB		 Callsign
EXPRESS INDIA
Founded April 2005
Hubs
Focus cities
Fleet size 22 (+ 3 orders)
Destinations 32
Parent company Air India
Headquarters Mumbai, India
Key people Chairman: Raghu Menon
COO: Capt PP Singh
COO: Capt Jagmohan
Website: http://www.airindiaexpress.in

Air-India Express (Hindi: एअर इंडिया एक्स्प्रेस) is a low-cost airline subsidiary of Air India based in Mumbai, India. It operates services mainly to the Middle East. Its main base is Cochin International Airport, with a hub at Trivandrum International Airport [1]. The airline is now part of the National Aviation Company of India Limited, which was formed in order to facilitate the seamless merger of Air India and Indian Airlines.






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[edit] History

The airline was established in May 2004 and started operations on 29 April 2005 with a flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Abu Dhabi[1]. 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. The airline has plans for expansion into Europe and America with the arrival of new aircraft.

The airline has been making huge profits on most routes. But after seeing Air India Express' success, many other carriers such as Air Arabia and Jazeera Airways have entered the India - Persian Gulf market and many others such as JetLite might enter

[edit] Destinations

Air-India Express serves the following destinations as at June 2009 [2]

[edit] Fleet

As of January 2009 the Air India Express fleet includes:

Air India Express Fleet
Aircraft Photo In Service Orders Passengers
(Economy)		 Routes Notes
Boeing 737-800 22 3 186 (Owned A/C)
189 (Leased A/C)		 International Short Haul Seven aircraft are dry leased.
Total 22 3

As of February 2009 the average age of the Air India Express Fleet is 2.33 years

[edit] Tail Art

Each Air India Express aircraft features a different tail design that reflects a facet of Indian culture, history and tradition.

Air India Express airplane(VT-AXD) at Cochin International Airport, Kochi
Air India Express at Mangalore Airport
Air India Express liveries [3]
Registration Left Tail Right Tail
1 VT-AXA Thrissur Pooram elephant Pushkar Fair camel
2 VT-AXB Rangoli Indian Kite
3 VT-AXC Sitar Tabla
4 VT-AXD Nilavilakku (Oil lamp) Diya (Oil lamp)
5 VT-AXE Kathakali dancer Bharatanatyam dancer
6 VT-AXF Konark Sun Temple Taj Mahal
7 VT-AXG Indian jewellery Saree
8 VT-AXH India Gate Gateway of India
9 VT-AXI Indian art [4] Indian art [5]
10 VT-AXJ Red Fort Red Fort
11 VT-AXM Mehrangarh Fort Mysore Palace
12 VT-AXN Hawa Mahal Ujjayanta Palace
13 VT-AXP Indian art [6] Indian art [7]
14 VT-AXQ Qutub Minar Jantar Mantar [8]
15 VT-AXR Snake Boat Race Kalaripayattu
16 VT-AXT Indian Peacock Painted Stork
17 VT-AXU Bihu Garba
18 VT-AXV Victoria Memorial Konark Sun Temple
19 VT-AXW Sanchi Stupa Charminar
20 VT-AXX Himalayas Beach
21 VT-AXZ Dal Lake Thar Desert
22 VT-AYA Ellora elephant statue Ajanta cave painting

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International: p. 58. 2007-03-27. 
  2. ^ [1] Air India Express Schedules
  3. ^ Flickr - Rick Schlamp
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ [3]
  6. ^ [4]
  7. ^ [5] by Raja Ravi Varma
  8. ^ [6]

[edit] See also

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