Geography
AIRWAYS – INDIA
Prepared by – Abhijit Mukherjee sir
• On the occasion of the Kumbh Mela, the world's first airmail service was launched in
India at Allahabad on February 18, 1911. As a result, India's civil aviation industry was
born.
• However, it was during the post-independence period that it truly developed.
• In February 1929, JRD Tata received the first pilot license from Aeronautique
International on behalf of the Aero Club of India and Burma.
• With the introduction of the first airline, Tata Air Services, Indian aviation emerged in
1932.
• The airline's first flight, from Karachi to Mumbai, took place in October 1932.
• Between 1933 and 1934, a number of other airlines emerged, including Indian Trans-
Continental Airways, Madras Air Taxi Services, and Indian National Airlines.
• For the first time, the airline expanded worldwide in 1938.
• In addition to the dozen or so destinations in India, the carrier added Colombo, Sri Lanka
(formerly Ceylon) to its route network.
• Air India and the government signed an agreement in 1948 to operate international
flights under the name Air India International Ltd.
• AirIndia began international service on June 8, the same year, with a weekly route
connecting Bombay and London via Cairo and Geneva.
• After the merger of the International Airport Authority of India and the National
Airports Authority in 1995, the Airport Authority of India (AAI) was formed.
• In the Indian Air Space, the Airport Authority of India is responsible for delivering safe
and efficient air traffic and aeronautical communication services. The agency is in charge
of 125 airports.
• Some private businesses have also expanded their operations to other countries.
Need for Airways in India
• The importance of the aviation sector is growing by the day, owing to India's vastness,
which makes it indispensable for faster communication.
• Aircraft are capable of gaining access to any location. It does not have any physical
barriers, unlike other modes of transportation.
• The world's great mountain ranges can't be crossed by roads, trains, or ships.
• Airways provide easy access to inaccessible and isolated regions. For Example,
Rajasthan's deserts, Leh's high altitude regions, and North East India's forested regions.
