India is a country in southern Asia, located on the subcontinent of India. It is bordered on the north by Afghanistan, China, Nepal, and Bhutan, on the east by Bangladesh, Myanmar (formerly Burma), and the Bay of Bengal, on the south by the Palk Strait and the Gulf of Mannār
(which separates it from Sri Lanka) and the Indian
Ocean, and on the west by the Arabian Sea and
Pakistan. India is divided into 26 states and 6
union territories. New Delhi is the country's
capital and one of its largest cities.
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Airline |
Operating Dates |
IATA / ICAO |
Tree |
Status |
Update / New |
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Air Asiatic |
Early 1990s |
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Defunct |
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Air Cargo Express |
2007* - 2007* |
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Began? |
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Air Coromandel |
* - * |
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Status? |
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Air Deccan (Deccan Aviation) |
2003 - 2007 |
DN : DKN |
>Kingfisher Red |
Renamed |
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Air Dravida |
2005* - 2009* |
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Began? |
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Air India |
1948* - 1953 |
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>Air India |
Renamed |
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Air India |
1962 - 2010> |
AI : AIC |
Air India |
Active |
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Air India Cargo |
1981* - 1996 |
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Defunct |
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Air India Cargo |
2005 - 2010> |
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Active |
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Air India Charters |
1971* - 2006* |
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Status? |
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Air India Express |
2005 - 2010> |
IX : AXB |
Air India Express |
Active |
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Air Indian |
2007* - 2007* |
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Began? |
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Air Kerala |
2007* - 2007* |
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Began? |
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Air One Feeder Airline |
2005* - 2009* |
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Began? |
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Air Peninsula |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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Air Sahara |
2000 - 2007 |
S2 : SHD |
>JetLite |
Renamed |
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Air Services of India |
1946* - 1953 |
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>Air India |
Renamed |
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Airborne India |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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Air-India International |
1948 - 1962 |
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>Air India |
Renamed |
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Air-Lift Co-op Services |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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Airways-India (Airways Indian) |
1948* - 1953 |
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>Air India |
Renamed |
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Airworks India |
1973 - 1989* |
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Status? |
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Akash Ganga Airlines |
2010+ |
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Planned |
Update |
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Alliance Air |
1996 - 2007 |
CD : LLR |
>Air India Express |
Renamed |
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Ambica Air Lines |
1948* - 1948* |
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Status? |
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Archana Airways |
1993 - 1999 |
: ACY |
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Defunct |
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Aryan Cargo Express |
2010+ |
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Planned |
Update |
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Asia Pacific Airways |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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Assam Airways |
1950s |
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>Air India |
Status? |
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Aviators (India) |
2005* ~ 2005* |
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Unproven |
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Avicore Aviation |
2007* - 2007* |
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Began? |
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Baron Air |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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Bengal Air Services |
2002* - 2006* |
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Status? |
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Bharat Airways |
1948* - 1953 |
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>Air India |
Renamed |
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Bharatair (Bharat Commerce and Industries) |
1946 - 2000 |
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Defunct |
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Blue Dart Aviation |
1996 - 2010> |
BZ : BDA |
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Active |
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Blue Dart Courier Services |
1983 - 1990 |
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>Blue Dart Express |
Renamed |
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Blue Dart Express |
1990* - 2006* |
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Status? |
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Burma National Airways |
1946* - 1948* |
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Status? |
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City Air |
2007 - 2008* |
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Status? |
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CityLink Airways |
Early 1990s |
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Defunct |
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Club One |
2005* - 2005* |
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Began? |
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Comecon Aviation |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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Continental Airways |
1995* - 1995* |
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Status? |
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Continental Aviation |
1993* - 1996* |
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Defunct |
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Crescent Air Cargo |
2005 - 2006 |
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Defunct |
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Crown Express |
2000* - 2000* |
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Began? |
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Dalmia Jain Airways |
1948* - 1948* |
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Status? |
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Damania Airways |
1993* - 1995 |
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>Skyline (NEPC) |
Renamed |
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Darbhanga Aviation |
1950 - 1969* |
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Defunct |
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Deccan |
2008 - 2008 |
DN : DKN |
>Kingfisher Red |
Renamed |
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Deccan 360 |
2009 - 2010> |
: DEC |
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Active |
Update |
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Deccan Airways |
1946 - 1953 |
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>Air India |
Renamed |
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Deccan Express |
2009 - 2010> |
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Remove |
To be Removed |
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East West Airlines |
1992 - 1995 |
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Defunct |
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Easy Air |
2007* - 2007* |
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Began? |
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Elbee Airlines |
1995* - 2001* |
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Defunct |
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Emric Air |
2008* - 2008* |
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Began? |
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First Flight Couriers (Aviation) |
2006 - 2008 |
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Defunct |
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Fly Away Express* |
2007* ~ 2008* |
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Unproven |
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Flyington Freighters |
2010+ |
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Planned |
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Gesco Air Logistics Service |
2003* - 2004* |
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Defunct |
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Goa Way Aviation |
1993* - 1996* |
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Defunct |
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GoAir (Go Air) |
2005 - 2010> |
G8 : GOW |
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Active |
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Goldensun Aviation |
1977 - 1979* |
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Status? |
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Gujarat Airways |
1995* - 2001* |
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Defunct |
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Himalayan Aviation |
1951* - 1953 |
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>Air India |
Renamed |
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Hinduja Cargo Services (Lufthansa Cargo India) |
1996* - 1999* |
LF : |
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Defunct |
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Huns Air |
1974 - 1979* |
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Status? |
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Indamer Airways |
1950* - 1960* |
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Status? |
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Indian Airlines |
1953 - 2008* |
IC : IAC |
>Air India |
Renamed |
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Indian National Airways |
1946* - 1953 |
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>Air India |
Renamed |
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Indian Overseas Airlines |
1948* - 1948* |
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Status? |
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Indian State Air Service |
1930 - 1931 |
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Defunct |
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India's Holiday Airline |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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IndiGo |
2006 - 2010> |
6E : IGO |
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Active |
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Indo-Canadian Airways |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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Indus Airways |
2006 - 2007 |
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Defunct |
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Jagson Airlines |
1991 - 2010> |
JA : JGN |
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Active |
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JamAir |
1948* - 1971* |
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Renamed |
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Jet Airways |
1993 - 2010> |
9W : JAI |
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Active |
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JetLite |
2007 - 2010> |
S2 : SHD |
JetLite |
Active |
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Jupiter Airways |
1948 - 1948* |
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Status? |
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Jupiter Airways |
1953* - 1953* |
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Status? |
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Kalinga Air Lines |
1958* - 1965* |
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Status? |
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Kalinga Air Lines (Kalinga Airways) |
1946* - 1953 |
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>Air India |
Renamed |
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Keerthi Airways |
* - * |
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Status? |
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King Airways |
2008* - 2010> |
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King Airways |
Active |
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Kingfisher |
2005 - 2010> |
IT : KFR |
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Active |
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Kingfisher Red |
2008 - 2010> |
DN : DKN |
Kingfisher Red |
Active |
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Livewell Airlinks |
1995* - 1995* |
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Status? |
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Magic Air |
2005* - 2005* |
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Began? |
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Magic Airlines |
2006* - 2006* |
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Began? |
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Maruti Airways |
1996* - 1996* |
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Began? |
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Mathur Avia Air Transport System |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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MDLR Airlines |
2007 - 2010> |
9Z : |
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Active |
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Megapode Airlines |
1999* - 1999* |
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Status? |
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Mesco Airlines |
1992* - 2001* |
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Defunct |
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MG Express |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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Mistri Airways |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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Modiluft |
1993 - 1996 |
HT : MOD |
>Spicejet |
Renamed |
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Mukti Airways |
1994* - 1998* |
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Status? |
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Nalanda Airways |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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NEPC Airlines |
1994 - 2000* |
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Defunct |
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North East Airlines |
2007* - 2007* |
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Began? |
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North Star Aviation (NorthStar Aviation) |
2002* - 2002* |
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Began? |
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Oberoi Aviation |
* - * |
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Status? |
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Orient Flights |
* - * |
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Status? |
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Paramount Airways |
2005 - 2010> |
I7 : PMW |
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Active |
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Patel Airways |
1996* - 1996* |
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Began? |
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Phoenix Airlines |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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Pushpaka Aviation |
1986* - 1989* |
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Defunct |
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QuikJet Cargo |
2008 - 2010> |
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Active |
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Rajair (Raj Air) (Raj Aviation) |
1993 - 1996* |
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Defunct |
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Religare Aviation |
1998* - 2010> |
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Active |
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Royal Airways |
2002* - 2002* |
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>Spicejet |
Renamed |
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Royal Star Airlines (Airways) |
1993* - 1996* |
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Defunct |
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Safari Airways |
1978* - 1978* |
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Defunct |
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Safexpress |
2008* - 2008* |
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Began? |
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Sahara Indian Airlines |
1993 - 2000 |
S2 : SHD |
>JetLite |
Renamed |
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SGA Airlines |
1998 - 2001* |
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SGA Airlines |
Status? |
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SGS Airlines |
1998* - 2000* |
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Defunct |
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Simplifly Deccan |
2007 - 2008 |
DN : DKN |
>Kingfisher Red |
Renamed |
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Sky King Aviation |
2009* - 2009* |
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Began? |
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Skyline (NEPC) |
1998* - 2001* |
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Skyline (NEPC) |
Defunct |
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SpiceJet |
2005 - 2010> |
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Spicejet |
Active |
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Star Aviation |
2010+ |
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Planned |
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Surya Airlines |
2007* - 2007* |
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Began? |
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Svanima Airways |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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Taj Air |
1993* - 2010> |
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Active |
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Tata & Sons |
1932 - 1938 |
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>Air India |
Renamed |
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Tata Airlines |
1938 - 1948 |
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>Air India |
Renamed |
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TIAP |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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Trans Bharat Aviation (TransBharat Aviation) |
1991 - 2006* |
: TBA |
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Status? |
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Trans India Aviation |
2007* - 2008* |
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Began? |
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Trans Sharjah Airways |
* ~ * |
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Unproven |
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UB Air |
1990 - 2006* |
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Status? |
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UP Air |
1995* - 1998 |
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>SGA Airlines |
Renamed |
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UP Air |
2008* - 2008* |
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>King Airways |
Renamed |
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Vayudoot |
1981 - 1998 |
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>Air India |
Renamed |
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VIF Airways |
1993 - 1996* |
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Defunct |
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Visa Airways |
2001* - 2005* |
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Status? |
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Visaa Airways |
2005* - 2005* |
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Began? |
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Zav Airways |
2008 - 2010> |
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Active |
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