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It operates mostly in Tier-2 & Tier-3 Cities in India connecting them to major metro cities.
It operates mostly in Tier-2 & Tier-3 Cities in India connecting them to major metro cities.


In March 2017 the carrier reverted back to its Alliance Air name and introduced a simplified new livery featuring Air India's former Centaur logo.<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/alliance-air-to-spread-wings-across-saarc-cities-to-connect-destinations-within-south-asia/articleshow/57422924.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Alliance Air to spread wings under revised branding]</ref>
In March 2017 the carrier reverted back to its Alliance Air name and introduced a simplified new livery featuring Air India's former Centaur logo.as well as new IATA/ICAO codes<ref>[http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/alliance-air-to-spread-wings-across-saarc-cities-to-connect-destinations-within-south-asia/articleshow/57422924.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst Alliance Air to spread wings under revised branding]</ref>


==History==
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==Destinations==
==Destinations==
''Main article [[Air India Regional destinations|Alliance Air destinations]]


<br>{{as of|2017|01}}, Alliance flies to 35 destinations in India. It operates hubs in [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]] and [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]].<ref name="factpage">{{cite web | url=http://www.airindia.com/alliance-air.htm | title=Alliance Air | work=[[Air India]] | accessdate=1 January 2017}}</ref>
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{{as of|2017|01}}, Air India Regional flies to 35 destinations in India. It operates hubs in [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore]], [[Indira Gandhi International Airport|Delhi]], [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]], [[Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport|Kolkata]] and [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Mumbai]].<ref name="factpage">{{cite web | url=http://www.airindia.com/alliance-air.htm | title=Alliance Air | work=[[Air India]] | accessdate=1 January 2017}}</ref>


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Air India Regional]]
Air India Regional]]


Air India Regional operates the following aircraft as of January 2017:<ref>{{cite news | url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/52404-indias-alliance-air-ends-crj-700-operations | title=India's Alliance Air ends CRJ-700 operations | work=[[ch-aviation]] | date=15 January 2017 | accessdate=15 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.airindia.in/atr-72-600.htm | title=ATR 72-600 | work=[[Air India]] | accessdate=14 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2016/oct/26/express-exclusive-air-india-firms-up-orders-for-10-atr-72-planes-1532073--1.html|title=Express exclusive: Air India firms up orders for 10 ATR-72 planes|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref>
Alliance Air operates the following aircraft as of January 2017:<ref>{{cite news | url=http://ch-aviation.com/portal/news/52404-indias-alliance-air-ends-crj-700-operations | title=India's Alliance Air ends CRJ-700 operations | work=[[ch-aviation]] | date=15 January 2017 | accessdate=15 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.airindia.in/atr-72-600.htm | title=ATR 72-600 | work=[[Air India]] | accessdate=14 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2016/oct/26/express-exclusive-air-india-firms-up-orders-for-10-atr-72-planes-1532073--1.html|title=Express exclusive: Air India firms up orders for 10 ATR-72 planes|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2017-03-23}}</ref>


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Alliance Air
IATA ICAO Callsign
2H>ref name="chavprofile">"Alliance Air (India)". ch-aviation. Retrieved 18 February 2017.</ref> ENK[1] ALLIED[2]
Founded1996
Commenced operations21 June 1996; 28 years ago (1996-06-21)
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer programFlying returns
AllianceStar Alliance (affiliate)
Fleet size8
Destinations34
Parent companyAir India Limited
HeadquartersDelhi
Key peopleAshwani Lohani, CMD
Websiteairindia.in

Alliance Air is an Indian airline which was started as a low-cost arm of Indian Airlines. As part of Indian's merger with Air India, it was renamed Air India Regional.[3] It operates 306 weekly flights to 42 domestic destinations as a subsidiary of Air India.[4]

It operates mostly in Tier-2 & Tier-3 Cities in India connecting them to major metro cities.

In March 2017 the carrier reverted back to its Alliance Air name and introduced a simplified new livery featuring Air India's former Centaur logo.as well as new IATA/ICAO codes[5]

History

Air India Regional was established as Alliance Air, a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Airlines on 1 April 1996 and started operations on 21 June 1996. It was renamed Air India Regional after the merger between Air India and Indian Airlines.[6]

The carrier is now reverting to its Alliance Air name with a revised livery, one each ATR 42 and 72 have been repainted in the new look already.

Destinations

Main article Alliance Air destinations


As of January 2017, Alliance flies to 35 destinations in India. It operates hubs in Bangalore, Delhi, Hyderabad, Kolkata and Mumbai.[7]

Fleet

An Air India Regional ATR 42 taxiing at the Delhi hub
ATR 72-600 of Air India Regional

Alliance Air operates the following aircraft as of January 2017:[8][9][10]

Air India Regional fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers Notes
ATR 42-300 3 48
ATR 72-600 5 10 70 1 to be Delivered by April 2017
Total 8 10

See also

References

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference chavprofile was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "JO 7340.2G Contractions" (PDF). Federal Aviation Administration. 5 January 2017. p. 3-1-17. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  3. ^ "Directory: World Airlines". Flight International. 27 March 2007. p. 73.
  4. ^ "Alliance Air destinations". Alliance Air- Air India. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. ^ Alliance Air to spread wings under revised branding
  6. ^ "Air India Regional". Air India. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Alliance Air". Air India. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
  8. ^ "India's Alliance Air ends CRJ-700 operations". ch-aviation. 15 January 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  9. ^ "ATR 72-600". Air India. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  10. ^ "Express exclusive: Air India firms up orders for 10 ATR-72 planes". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 23 March 2017.