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Not to be confused with Jetway or Airway (aviation).
Jet Airways
IATA ICAO Callsign
9W JAI JET AIRWAYS
Founded1 April 1992
Commenced operations5 May 1993
Hubs
Secondary hubs
Focus cities
Frequent-flyer programJetPrivilege
SubsidiariesJetLite
Fleet size95 (+33 orders)
Destinations68
Parent companyTailwinds Limited
HeadquartersMumbai, India[1]
Key peopleNaresh Goyal, Founder and Chairman
Websitewww.jetairways.com

Jet Airways is a major Indian airline based in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is India's largest airline and the market leader in the domestic sector. It operates over 400 flights daily to 67 destinations worldwide. Its main domestic hubs are Mumbai and Delhi. It has an international hub at Brussels Airport, Belgium. Jet Airways is owned by the London-based billionaire Naresh Goyal.

History

Early years

Jet Airways was incorporated as an air taxi operator on 1 April 1992. It started Indian commercial airline operations on 5 May 1993 with a fleet of four leased Boeing 737-300 aircraft. In January 1994 a change in the law enabled Jet Airways to apply for scheduled airline status, which was granted on 4 January 1995. It began international operations to Sri Lanka in March 2004. The company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange, but 80% of its stock is controlled by Naresh Goyal (through his ownership of Jet’s parent company, Tailwinds). It has 10,017 employees (as at March 2007).[2]

Jet Airways
Company typePublic (BSE: JETAIRWAYS
IndustryTransportation
Founded1 April 1992
HeadquartersMumbai, Maharashtra, India
Area served
Africa, Asia, Europe and North America
Key people
Services
RevenueIncrease ₹10,622.92 crore (US$1.3 billion) (2009-10) [3]
Number of employees
10,017 (2007)
Subsidiaries
WebsiteJetAirways.com

Naresh Goyal – who already owned Jetair (Private) Limited, which provided sales and marketing for foreign airlines in India – set up Jet Airways as a full-service scheduled airline to compete against state-owned Indian Airlines. Indian Airlines had enjoyed a monopoly in the domestic market between 1953, when all major Indian air transport providers were nationalised under the Air Corporations Act (1953), and January 1994, when the Air Corporations Act was repealed, following which Jet Airways received scheduled airline status.

Air Sahara buyout

In January 2006 Jet Airways announced that it would buy Air Sahara for US$500 million in an all-cash deal, making it the biggest takeover in Indian aviation history. The resulting airline would have been the country's largest[4] but the deal fell through in June 2006.

On 12 April 2007 Jet Airways agreed to buy out Air Sahara for INR14.5 billion (US$340 million). Air Sahara was renamed JetLite, and was marketed between a low-cost carrier and a full service airline. In August 2008 Jet Airways announced its plans to completely integrate JetLite into Jet Airways.[5]

Present

In October 2008 Jet Airways laid off 1,900 of its employees, resulting in the largest lay-off in the history of Indian aviation.[6] However the employees were later asked to return to work; Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel said that the management reviewed its decision after he analysed the decision with them.[7][8]

In October 2008 Jet Airways and rival Kingfisher Airlines announced an alliance which primarily includes an agreement on code-sharing on both domestic and international flights, joint fuel management to reduce expenses, common ground handling, joint utilisation of crew and sharing of similar frequent flier programmes.[9]

On 8 May 2009 Jet Airways launched its low-cost brand, Jet Konnect. The decision to launch a new brand instead of expanding the JetLite network was taken after considering the regulatory delays involved in transferring aircraft from Jet Airways to JetLite, as the two have different operator codes. The brand was launched on sectors that had 50% or less load factor with the aim of increasing it to 70% and above. Jet officials said that the brand would cease to exist once the demand for the regular Jet Airways increases[10].

According to a PTI report, for the third quarter of 2010, Jet Airways (Jet+JetLite) had a market share of 26.9% [11]in terms of passengers carried, thus making it a market leader in India, followed by Kingfisher Airlines with 19.9% .

Effects of recession

The recession forced Jet Airways to discontinue the following routes: Ahmedabad–London, Amritsar–London, Bangalore–Brussels and Mumbai–Shanghai–San Francisco. It also had to put an indefinite delay on its expansion plans. Jet Airways was forced to lease out seven of its ten Boeing 777-300ERs to survive the financial crunch. Due to the recession all flights to North America were operated on an Airbus A330-200 replacing the Boeing 777-300ERs. It also had to sell a brand new, yet-to-be-delivered Boeing 777-300ER in 2009 and had to defer all new aircraft deliveries by at least two years.

Corporate affairs and identity

Head office

Jet Airways's head office is the S.M. Center, a rented, unmarked six storey building in Andheri, Mumbai.[12][13] In 2008 Robyn Meredith of Forbes said that the complex was "as shabby as [Jet Airways CEO Naresh] Goyal's home is posh" and that the complex was "in need of a fresh coat of paint". Meredith also said that the complex was 15 minutes driving time from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.[13]

Subsidiaries

JetLite

JetLite was established as Sahara Airlines on 20 September 1991 and began operations on 3 December 1993 with two Boeing 737-200 aircraft. Initially services were primarily concentrated in the northern sectors of India, keeping Delhi as its base, and then operations were extended to cover all the country. Sahara Airlines was rebranded as Air Sahara on 2 October 2000. On 12 April 2007 Jet Airways took over Air Sahara and on 16 April 2007 Air Sahara was renamed as JetLite. JetLite operates a fleet of mixed owned–leased Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft and Bombardier CRJ-200ER.

Jet Konnect

Jet Konnect is the low-cost brand of India-based Jet Airways. It was launched on 8 May 2009, and shares the same airline code and callsign as Jet Airways. It operates a mixed fleet of ATR 72-500s and Boeing 737-800s.

Livery

1993–2007
Jet Airways Airbus A340-300E at London Heathrow Airport in 2005 with the 1993-2007 livery
Jet Airways Boeing 777-300ER with the present livery

Jet Airways' original livery was Navy Blue, Light Grey and Chrome Yellow. The top and bottom of the aircraft were painted in light grey and had the flying sun logo in the navy blue background.

2007–present

Jet Airways' current livery was introduced in 2007.[14] The design retained the dark blue and gold-accented colour scheme of Jet Airways' previous corporate identity, along with the airline's "flying sun" logo.[14] The new livery, created with Landor Associates, added yellow and gold ribbons. A new yellow uniform was simultaneously introduced, created by Italian designer Roberto Capucci.[14] Jet Airways introduced its new identity in conjunction with a global brand re-launch which included new aircraft and seating.[14]

Destinations

Main article: Jet Airways destinations

Jet Airways serves 44 domestic destinations and 23 international destinations in 19 countries across southern Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.

Short-haul routes

Jet Airways' short-haul routes include 44 domestic destinations in India and a few international destinations in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Middle East. Short-haul destinations are served using Boeing 737 Next Generation. ATR 72-500s are used only on domestic regional routes.

Medium and long-haul routes

Jet Airways serves cities in Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe and North America as its long-haul routes using its Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. London, England was the airline's first long-haul destination and was launched in 2005.

Since 2007 Jet Airways has had a scissors hub at Brussels Airport in Belgium for onward trans-atlantic connections to Canada and the United States.

Codeshare agreements

Jet Airways has codeshare agreements with the following airlines[15]:

In addition to the above, Jet Airways has frequent flyer agreements with the following airlines:[17]

Fleet

Current

Airbus A330-200 landing at Birmingham International Airport.
ATR 72-500
Boeing 737-700 taking off from the Cochin International Airport
Jet Airways Boeing 777-300ER at San Francisco International Airport.

As of December 2010, the Jet Airways fleet consists of the following aircraft with an average age of 5.4 years:[18][19][20][21]

Jet Airways Fleet
Aircraft In service Orders Passengers
(First/Première/Economy) 		Notes
Airbus A330-200 12 5 226 (0/30/190)
254 (0/18/236)
 10 owned
2 dry leased from ILFC
Airbus A330-300 – 5 TBA All leased from Intrepid Aviation Group
Deliveries starting 2011[22]
ATR 72-500 18 2 62 (0/0/62) All are dry leased
Boeing 737-700 11 – 118(0/16/102) 6 owned
5 dry leased
Boeing 737-800 42 9 154 (0/16/138)
144 (0/8/162)
 18 owned
24 dry leased
Boeing 737-900 2 – 166 (0/28/138) Both owned
Boeing 777-300ER 10 2 312 (8/30/274) 4 dry leased to Turkish Airlines
3 dry leased to Thai Airways International
Boeing 787-8 – 10 TBA Deliveries starting 2014[23]
Total 95 33

Fleet info

The Boeing customer code for Jet Airways is 7x7-x5R. The airline is known for constantly maintaining its average fleet age below 10 years with regular phasing out of aircraft which are over 10 years of age.

Retired

Jet Airways previously operated the following aircraft:

Jet Airways Retired Fleet
Aircraft Operated In Service from Replacement Notes
Airbus A340-300E 3 2005–2007 Airbus A330-200
Boeing 777-300ER 		All were dry leased.
Boeing 737-300 4 1993–1999 Boeing 737 Next Generation All were dry leased.
Boeing 737-400 16 1995–2010 12 were dry leased.
Boeing 737-500 5 1996–2001 All were dry leased.
Total 28

Services

Cabin

Domestic & international short haul

Boeing 737 Next Generation aircraft are configured in and Economy Classes. Some Boeing 737s have and all Economy Class cabin layout. The ATR 72-500 have Economy class configuration only.

Première

The Première features 40-inch extra-wide seats with a personal Widescreen LCD attached to each seat. The Première cabin is configured in a 2-2 abreast pattern.

Economy Class

Jet Airways Economy class on its Boeing 737 Next Generation features 30-inch seat pitch with personal Widescreen LCD behind each seat. Jet Airways was the World's first airline to introduce in-flight entertainment systems on the Boeing 737 aircraft. The Economy class cabin is configured in a 3-3 abreast pattern on the Boeing 737 Next Generation and 2-2 abreast pattern on the ATR 72-500.

International long haul

First Class on board the Boeing 777-300ER

With the arrival of its new Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, Jet Airways has introduced a new cabin with upgraded seats in all classes. The Airbus A330-200 aircraft have two classes: Première and Economy. The Boeing 777-300ER aircraft has three classes of service: First, Première (Business), and Economy. Jet Airways has a three-star rated First and Business Class, and is in the top twenty-five business classes reviewed by Skytrax. Economy class has been reviewed as a three-star product by Skytrax. Being a Full Service Airline, meals are served on all classes of travel.

First Class

First class is available on all Boeing 777-300ER aircraft. All seats convert to a fully-flat bed, similar to Singapore Airlines first class seat but much smaller. It was the twenty-second airline in the world to have private suites. All seats in First have a 23-inch widescreen LCD monitor with audio-video on-demand systems (AVOD), BOSE noise cancelling headphones, in seat power supply, and USB ports etc. Jet Airways is the first Indian airline to offer fully-enclosed suites on its aircraft; each suite has a closable door, making for a private compartment. Skytrax consumer airline reviewers recently rated Jet Airways First Class as being 14th best in the world.

Première
Première on board the Boeing 777-300ER

Première (Business Class) on the Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 777-300ER international fleet has a fully-flat bed with AVOD entertainment. Seats are configured in a herringbone pattern (1-2-1 on the Boeing 777-300ER, and 1-1-1 on the Airbus A330-200), with each seat offering direct access to the aisle. Première seats on the A330-200s leased from ILFC are configured differently in a 2-2-2 non-herringbone pattern. Each Première Seat has a 15.4-inch flat screen LCD TV with AVOD. USB ports and in-seat laptop power are provided. All seats are standard recliner business-class seats with a few newer aircraft with electronic recline and massager.

Economy Class

Economy class on Jet's A330-200/777-300ER aircraft has 32-inch seat pitch. Seats on the A330-200/777-300ER have a "hammock-style" net footrest. The cabin is configured in 2-4-2 abreast on the Airbus A330-200, 3-3-3 on the Boeing 777-300ER. Each Economy seat on the A330-200/777-300ER has a personal 10.6-inch touch screen LCD TV with AVOD.

All three classes feature Mood lighting on the Airbus A330-200 and Boeing 777-300ER, with light schemes corresponding to the time of day and flight position.

File:Jet Airways JetScreen IFE.jpg
JetScreen IFE in Economy class on-board a Boeing 737-800

In-flight entertainment

Jet Airways' Panasonic eFX IFE system on-board the Boeing 737-700/800 and Panasonic eX2 IFE system on-board the Airbus A330-200/Boeing 777-300ER, called "JetScreen", offers audio video on-demand programming (passengers can start, stop, rewind, and fast-forward as desired). It has over 100 movies, 80 TV programmes, 11 audio channels and a CD library of 125 titles. The system operates via individual touchscreen monitors at each seat, and is available in all classes.[24]

Airport lounges

Jet Airways Lounges are offered to First and Première Class passengers, along with JetPrivilege Platinum, Gold or Silver card members. The international lounge at Brussels has showers, business centre, entertainment facilities and children's play areas.[25] Lounges are located in:

Bangalore, Brussels, Chennai, Cochin, Delhi, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kolkata, Mumbai, Newark

Frequent-flyer program

JetPrivilege is Jet Airways’ frequent-flyer program.

Awards and achievements

Jet Airways has been given a 3-star rating by Skytrax.

  • Best First-Class Service in the World award at Business Traveller’s 20th annual ‘Best in Business Travel’ awards
  • Best Business Class & Best Economy Class at the Business Traveller Awards
  • Best Program of the Year by Freddie Awards 2007 & 2006
  • Best Elite Level for the second year in a row, at the 21st Annual presentation ceremony of the Freddie Awards 2008
  • Best Overall in Entertainment at the Avion Awards 2010
  • India's Popular Domestic Airline at the SATTE 2006 Awards
  • India’s Airline at the World Travel Awards, 2006
  • Best Technical Despatch Reliability by Beaver 2002
  • Best Cargo Airline of North Asia by Cargo Airline of the Year Awards
  • Best Domestic Airline award for the 1st consecutive year and the 5th time in the past two years at the 18th TTG (Travel Trade Gazette) Travel Awards 2007
  • Service Excellence Award at Global Managers in Jurassic Park, Sudan.
  • India’s Most Respected Company in the Travel and Food Sector by Businessworld 2003
  • Best Long Haul Carrier ex-Brussels award at the Tm Travel Awards 2009.
  • Best Eastbound Airline from India and Best domestic Airline in India awards at the Abacus Tafi Awards 2009.
  • Business Traveller’s Best Indian Airline Award In London.
According to.[26]

Incidents and accidents

  • On 1 July 2007, Jet Airways Flight 3307, a ATR 72-212A (registered VT-JCE) which was flying on the Bhopal-Indore route was involved in an accident which was caused by a storm. There were no fatalities amongst the 45 passengers and 4 crew onboard, however the aircraft suffered damages beyond repair.[27]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Airline Membership". IATA.
  2. ^ Jet Airways India | Know investment options, shareholding structure, listings & stock codes[dead link]
  3. ^ "BSE Plus". Bseindia.com. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Indian airline Jet Airways is to buy rival carrier Air Sahara in a deal worth $500 m (£284 m)". BBC News. 19 January 2006.
  5. ^ 25 Aug, 2008, 02.08AM IST, Mithun Roy,ET Bureau (25 August 2008). "JetLite may merge with Jet Airways this year". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 30 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. ^ Manju V, TNN, Oct 15, 2008, 09.00am IST (15 October 2008). "Jet Air lays off 850 flight attendants". Timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 30 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ 17 Oct, 2008, 11.36AM IST,TNN (17 October 2008). "Praful takes credit for reversal of Jet layoffs". Economictimes.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 30 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Business-standard Jet Airways article". Business-standard.com. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  9. ^ Jet and Kingfisher form Alliance[dead link]
  10. ^ "Jet Airways' low-fare service Konnect takes off today". The Hindu Business Line.
  11. ^ PTI, Oct 19, 2010 (19 October 2010). "Lean period air traffic same, domestic traffic up". Rediff.com. Retrieved 19 October 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Registered Office." Jet Airways. Retrieved on 27 February 2010.
  13. ^ a b Meredith, Robyn. "Beyond Airlines,Beyond India." Forbes. 20 March 2008. Magazine dated 7 April 2008. Retrieved on 27 February 2010.
  14. ^ a b c d "Jet Airways sports new look". Business Standard. 04-2007. Retrieved 2009-03-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  15. ^ http://www.jetairways.com/EN/IN/AboutUs/CodeShare.aspx
  16. ^ http://www.abtn.co.uk/news/2614848-alitalia-codehare-jet
  17. ^ http://www.jetairways.com/EN/IN/JetPrivilege/Partners.aspx
  18. ^ jetairways.com – Fleet Information accessdate 20 March 2010
  19. ^ Airbus – Orders, Deliveries, Operators Summary to 28th Feb 2010
  20. ^ Boeing – Orders and deliveries Customer Summary Through February 2010
  21. ^ Jet Airways fleet list at planespotters.net
  22. ^ "'Jet to lease five A330s as international traffic rises'". financialexpress.com. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 21 September 2010.
  23. ^ "'The Boeing 787 actually benefits airlines'". Business-standard.com. 17 December 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  24. ^ Verghese, Vijay (2007-7). "Finally, incredible India". The Nation. Retrieved 2009-03-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  25. ^ "Jet opens lounge at Brussels airport". Business Standard. 2007-10. Retrieved 2009-03-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  26. ^ [1] Awards
  27. ^ Accident history for 20070701-0 at Aviation Safety Network
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