Question : When was Air India started in India ?
a) 1937
b) 1938
c) 1932
d) 1943
Ans :c
Related Facts :
- Vikram Dev Dutt, an 1993-batch IAS officer of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and Union Territory (AGMUT) cadre, has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Air India.
- Dutt has been appointed the Air India CMD in the rank and pay of Additional Secretary.
- Prior to this assignment, Dutt was serving as the Principal Secretary of the Services Department in March 2021.
- History of Air India :
- Air India will become a Tata-owned company this week as the government has decided to hand over the company to the Tata Group on January 27, 2021.
- Air India, formerly Air-India, airline founded in 1932 (as Tata Airlines) that grew into the flagship international airline of India.
- it serves southern and eastern Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Australia, the United States, and Canada. Headquarters are in Mumbai.
- The first scheduled service was inaugurated in 1932 by J.R.D. Tata, flying mail and passengers between Karachi, Ahmadabad, Bombay (now Mumbai), Bellary, and Madras (now Chennai).
- By 1939 routes had been extended to Trivandrum, Delhi, Colombo, Lahore, and intermediate points.
- After World War II, in 1946, Tata Airlines was converted into a public company and renamed Air-India Limited.
By Pawan Mishra
Links:
https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/vikram-dev-dutt-takes-charge-as-air-india-cmd/articleshow/89043510.cms
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Air-India