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History of Aviation The historical backdrop of flying has reached out over more than two thousand years, from the most punctual types of flying, kites and endeavors at tower bouncing, to supersonic and hyper-sonic flight by controlled, heavier-than-air planes. Kite flying in China goes back to a few hundred years BC and gradually spread the world over. It is thought to be the most punctual case of man-made flight. Leonardo Vinci's fifteenth century long for flight discovered expression in a few objective however informal outlines, however he didn't endeavor to build any of them. The revelation of hydrogen gas in the eighteenth century prompted the creation of the hydrogen expand, at the very same time that the Montgolfier siblings rediscovered the hot-air swell and started kept an eye on flights. Different hypotheses in mechanics by physicists amid a similar time frame, remarkably liquid flow and Newton's laws of movement, prompted the establishment of present d

Major players in the Indian Airline Industry 1. IndiGo Airlines  Founded in 2006, IndiGo is the largest airline in India in terms of passengers carried and market shares. IndiGo is one of the fastest growing private airlines in India. IndiGo has a market share of 39.6 percent and ranked at the first position. The IndiGo Airlines is wholly owned by the InterGlobe Enterprises and serves in major destinations of India such as Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Bangalore and New Delhi. It is an Indian Low-cost airline company headquartered at Gurgaon, India. The airline offers more than 633 daily flights connecting to 46 destinations including 5 international destinations with its primary hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi.  Total Market Share - 39.6% Fleet Size – 134 2. Jet Airways  Jet Airways is a major Indian airline based in Mumbai. It is the second largest airline in India, both in terms of market share and passengers carried, after

Airports Authority of India (AAI) The   Airports Authority of India (AAI)   is an organization working under the   Ministry of Civil Aviation   that manages all the   airports   in   India . The AAI manages and operates 126 airports including 11  international airports , 89  domestic airports  and 26  civil enclaves . The corporate headquarters are at  Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan ,  Safdarjung Airport , New Delhi. The AAI was formed on 1 April 1995 by merging the  National Airports Authority  (NAA) and the  International Airports Authority of India  (IAAI), to create a centralized organization that could effectively manage both the international and domestic airports. AAI has four training establishments – The Civil Aviation Training College (CATC) at  Allahabad National Institute of Aviation Management and Research (NIAMAR) at Delhi Fire Training Centers (FTC) at Delhi & Kolkata Functions of AAI – Design, Development, Operation and Maintenance of interna

Directorate General of Civil Aviation   (DGCA) The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is the  regulatory body in the field of Civil Aviation primarily dealing  with safety issues.  It is responsible for regulation of air  transport services to/from/within India and for enforcement of  civil air regulations, air safety and airworthiness standards. It  also co‐ordinates all regulatory functions with International  Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Directorate General of Civil Aviation   (DGCA) is the Indian governmental regulatory body for civil aviation under the  Ministry of Civil Aviation .   The Government of India is planning to replace the organization with a Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), modeled on the lines of the American Federal Aviation Administration (FAA. The DGCA headquarters is located in New Delhi with regional  offices in various parts of India.  DGCA has fourteen Regional Airworthiness Offices (RAO) at Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolk

Airports Economic Regulatory Authority The Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA)  is a statutory body constituted under the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008. The AERA was established by the Government of India with its head office at Delhi. The statutory functions of the AERA as enshrined in the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority of India Act, 2008 are as below:  1. To determine the tariff for the aeronautical services taking into consideration : Ø The capital expenditure incurred and timely investment in improvement of airport facilities. Ø The service provided its quality and other relevant factors. Ø The cost for improving efficiency. Ø Economic and viable operation of major airports. Ø Revenue received from services other than the aeronautical services. Ø The concession offered by the Central Government in any agreement or memorandum of understanding or otherwise. Ø Any other factor which may be relevant for