lR;eso t;rs Hkkjr ukxj foekuu ds 100 o”kZ Centenary Celebrations of Civil Aviation in India Airports Authority of India Today India is the 9th Largest Market, has 82 Operational Airports and 735 Aircraft z T-3 inaugurated in New Delhi. z Pawan Hans started Sea Plane z Country wide upgradation of CNS-ATM infrastructure taken up Services. z AAI took up development of 35 Non-Metro Airports by AAI. z Delhi & Mumbai Airports modernized. z Greenfield and 23 Airports in tier 2 & tier 3 cities. 2010-2011 Airports at Bangalore & Hyderabad came into being . 2004 Greenfield Airports approved for Hyderabad & Bangalore. Airports Economic Regulatory Authority established. 2009 2003 Air Deccan, a low cost carrier came into being. Greenfield Airports Policy announced. z Dr. Kalpana Chawla became first Indian woman to fly 2008 1998 to space as part of NASA team. Policy for Regional Airlines announced. 2007 z First Private Airport set up in Cochin. 1991-2009 Modernization of Mumbai & Delhi airports approved under The Airports Authority of India (AAI) formed by 1995 joint venture route (PPP mode). 2006 integrating earstwhile IAAI & NAA. z Captain Saudamini Deshmukh commanded first all z East West Airlines became first National Level Private Airline. women crew flight on an Indian Airlines Fokker Friendship z Captain Nivedita Bhasin, 26, of Indian Airlines became F-27 on Calcutta-Silchar route. z PHHL and IGRUA youngest pilot in civil aviation history to command a jet aircraft 1985 established. z National Airports Authority (NAA) carved & also became first woman check pilot on an Airbus A300 out of DGCA to manage the airports & airspace leaving 1990 aircraft. z Air India entered the Guinness Book of World records regulatory function with DGCA. for largest evacuation effort (1,11,000 people from Amman to Squadron Leader Rakesh Sharma of Indian Air Force Mumbai, 488 flights). became first Indian Cosmonaut & the 138th man in space 1984 spending 8 days in space abroad Salyut. z Indian Airlines inducted A320s aircrafts. 1971-90 z Captain Saudamini Deshmukh commanded First Boeing 1989 1981 A new domestic airline named Yayudoot started operations. All-Women Crew Flight. 1980 New International Airport Terminal opened at Bombay. Bureau of Civil Aviation Security established. 1987 International Airports Authority of India came into being by Indira Gandhi International Airports became operational. 1972 an act of parliament. 1986 The new terminal building at Santa Cruz, z Eight formerly independently domestic airlines merged Bombay became operational. 1958 (Deccan Airways, Airways India, Bharat Airways, Himalayan Aviation, Kalinga Airlines, Indian National Airways, Air India, 1951-70 z Civil Helicopter Services introduced in India. 1953 z Air Corporations Act passed. Indian Airlines & Air India Air Services of India). z Four International airports came into 1953 operations at Bombay, Delhi, Calcutta & Madras. International set up after nationalization of the entire airline industry. Deccan Airways founded, jointly owned by the Nizam of z Air India- International launched (Weekly flight between 1945 Hyderabad and Tatas. Bombay & London via Cairo & Geneva). 1948 z Prem Mathur became first woman commercial pilot. India’s First Aircraft, The Harlow Trainer was rolled out for 1941-50 1941 test flight. Tata Airlines changed its name to Air India. 1946 1934 India Aircraft Act promulgated. z Airfields were established at Bangalore, Hyderabad, Cochin z Domestic Sector Services between Karachi & Calcutta & Vishakapatnam. z Kanpur & Allahabad Airfields became started. z Airlines like Indian Trans Continental Airways, center of activity in Central India. z HAL set up by Walchand 1940 1933 Madras Air Taxi Services & Indian National etc. Hirachand in association with the then Mysore Government commenced operations. at Bangalore. z Tata founded Tata Airlines as a division of Tata Sons Ltd. z All airports and airlines’ assets came under the War office z Air Mail Services started on the Karachi, Ahmedabad, 1931-40 in India. z Coastal flights were launched from Karachi, 1939 1932 Bombay, Bellary, Madras route. z Urmila K Parikh became Bombay, Cochin, Vizag & Calcutta for Defence Patrol. first woman to get a Pilot’s license. 1931 Lt. Col. Shelmerdine appointed first DGCA. Indian Aircraft Rules formulated. 1937 z Separate Department of Civil Aviation established. Multiple cities got air-connectivity, Bombay-Karachi-Jodhpur- 1927 z Aero Club of India established. z Air Deccan started Delhi-Allahabad-Calcutta to London & Karachi-Jodhpur- 1930 operations from Hyderabad Airport. Delhi-Allahabad-Calcutta to Paris. The First Aerial Survey Flight to India 1924-1925 z JRD Tata got the First Pilot License. z Aga Khan 1925 (London to Rangoon). 1921-30 announced a solo air race between London & Bombay. Construction of Civil Airports started at Dum Dum z First Air Service to India in March 1929 1929 1924 (Calcutta), Bamrauli (Allahabad) & Gilber Hill (Bombay). (London to Karachi and Delhi via Jodhpur). Experimental Flights between Bombay-Karachi & ndian State Air Services introduced, I Calcutta-Karachi carried out by the RAF. 1920 1912 London-Karachi-Delhi Flight. First International Flight, England-Australia Flight via 1919 Birth of Aviation in India. Karachi, Delhi, Allahabad & Calcutta. 1911 Allahabad- Naini Flight (18th Feb 1911) 1911-20 Tata Sons Ltd. started regular Airmail Services between Karachi & Madras. 1915 Civil Aviation in India-The Time Line : 1911-2011.