Recent Trends: Issues and Challenges of Indian Aviation Sector
International Journal of Research in Engineering, Science and Management 24 Volume-1, Issue-11, November-2018 www.ijresm.com | ISSN (Online): 2581-5792 Recent Trends: Issues and Challenges of Indian Aviation Sector R. Rajendran1, M. Sasi Dharan2 1Assistant Professor, Department of Business Administration, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India 2Doctoral Research Scholar, Dept. of Business Administration, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, India Abstract: The aviation sector in India has a major role to play covering a distance of over 1300 miles. in the national life. It has one of the largest and developed air route After world word II, as many as eleven private domestic structure. For its contribution to international aviation facilities, airlines operated in India. Supply-demand was not in balance as India has a seat in the council of ICAO, an important decision making, fundamentally it was possessed by the government, yet the Indian aviation sector was still in a fledgling state. now private entities overwhelm the sector by offering full-service Till early 1953, nine airlines were operating air services in carriers and low-cost services. Prior just couple of Individual India namely Deccan Airways Ltd, Airways India, Bharat could afford the fare of air travel, yet now it tends to be afforded Airways, Himalayan Aviation Ltd, Kalinga Airlines, Indian by a large group of individuals as it has become cheaper because National Airways Ltd, Air India, Air International Services and of stiff rivalry. An extensive variety of services were identified with Air Services of India Ltd. Due to soaring prices, mounting air transport like passenger and cargo services, un-scheduled services operators- helicopters and private planes, airport salary bills and disproportionately large fleet comprising too terminal management and sup-port services like maintenance, many war surplus air-craft, all the airlines were sick, beyond repair, and overhaul, ground handling, in-flight catering, crew recovery and were making a heavy loss.
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