1903 – Orville and Wilbur Wright, in NC, first flight with powered machine heavier than air (before only balloons and gliders) 1908 – Charles Furnas, first American airplane passenger (flew with Orville Wright in NC) 1914 – First scheduled air service, in Florida USA, plane that could take off and land in water, designed by Glenn Curtiss WWI – Increased demand for aircrafts, more powerful motors, larger aircrafts, but military focused (on the civil side, competition from railroads) Airmail – US Congress appropriated $100000 for experimental airmail service in 1917, conducted by the Army and the Post Office (DC-NYC) Beacons – Night flights possible in Ohio,USA with beacons visible at 10-second intervals
Tin Goose – Henry Ford bid for airmail contracts, in 1925 and developed the first duralumin aircraft, designed primarily for passengers Charles Lindberg – First flight across the Atlantic ocean (NYC-Paris) in 1927, the Spirit of St. Louis, aviation became a more established industry Aircraft Innovations – Air-cooled engines, reduced weight, larger and faster planes, better altimeters, airspeed indicators, rate-of-climb indicators, compasses, artificial horizon, radio beacons Modern Airlines – Boeing 247 (1933, 10 passengers at 155 mph), United Airlines bought 60 in 1933. DC-3, first passenger aircraft yielding profit (21 seats, 16 hours C2C)
Pressurized Cabins – introduced by Boeing in the Stratoliner, deriving from the B-17, could fly at 20000 feet and reach 200 mph WWII – In the US, mass production of planes (50000/year); Innovations: Jet Engine (theorized by Newton, designed application by Whittle in 1930, built by von Ohain in 1939) and Radar (British scientists in 1940) Cold War – Fueled funding to develop jets, from military to commercial sector: swept-back wing, kerosene; Boeing 707, technology transfer from the KC-135 (jet tanker) Wide-bodies and Supersonics – Boeing 747 (1969, 2 aisles, 4 engines, 450 passengers); DC-10 and L1011, 250 passengers; Tupolev 144 (1968) and Concord two months later
1912, first flight from Karachi to Delhi started by Indian State Air Services and Imperial Airways UK collaboration Instigation of India Aviation Industry was in the form of Tata Airline by JRD Tata in 1932. He was also the first Indian to get an A-License. In 1946, Tata Airlines was transformed into Air India. At the dawn of independence, India had nine air transport companies providing both cargo and passenger services. In 1953, the Government of India nationalized all existing airline assets and formed Indian Airline Corporation for domestic air services along with Air India International for international air services. Until, 1991, these two companies played monopoly in India.
Private airlines were allotted the 'air taxi scheme', under which they could operate chartered and non-scheduled services for uplift of Indian tourism. In 1994, as a result of a repeal of the air corporation act, private airline companies obtained permission to operate scheduled air services. Indian Aviation Industry witnessed a major change in 2003, when Air Deccan introduced budget flying by lowering down the fares to mere 17% of what the other airlines were charging. Today the budget airlines have taken up the major Indian Aviation Industry market share. They have established newer trends in the aviation industry.
Instructors Seminars Weddings
Migrants Diplomats
Deputation Delegates Haj
NRI
Students Expatriates
Professors Conference Education Trips Holidayers
Xmas
Honeymooners Events (Miss World, Bon Jovi..) Emergency Festival Tourism Teenagers Mail Tourists
Diwali
Business Long Visit Weekend Getaways Courier Relocates Families Clinical Tourists Hobby First Timers Pilgrims Short Visit Shoppers Kids
Ease of use (Website)
Age of aircraft in fleet
Handling Delays / Cancellations
Baggage Delivery
Seat Comfort
Cabin Cleanliness
Inflight Entertainment
Service Efficiency
Cabin Staff Attitude
Staff Grooming / Presentation
Interaction with passengers
Cabin Safetty Standards
Washroom Cleanliness
Food Quality
Food Quantity
Qualty
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Airlines – Have Computerized Reservation Centers, which can
be through websites and their offices
GDS – Global Distribution Systems (between USD 4 -15
per ticket) (Amadeus, Galileo, Sabre, Worldspan) Large intermediaries, who serve as centralized clearing houses
Consolidators – Airline Distributors (between 0 – 40%) (1800FlyEurope, Economy Travel, CheapOAir.com) Travel Agents – (between 6 – 15% of ticket sales)
Come in all shapes and sizes from small to large online travel and travel management companies
Financers Fuel Suppliers Government Ground support staff ( ATC/Customs/Ticketing/Office bearers) Insurers In-flight training Leasing Companies
Maintenance crew Miscellaneous Spares Manufacturers Recruitment consultants Safety Training Telecommunication Yield Management system - pricing
United Nations (UN)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Organizations
Government & Government related
Directorate General Of Civil Aviation (DGCA)
Other Countries
The International Civil Aviation Organization, a UN Specialized Agency, is the global forum for civil aviation.ICAO works to achieve its vision of safe, secure and sustainable development of civil aviation through cooperation amongst its member States. To implement this vision, the Organization has established the following Strategic Objectives for the period 2005-2010 Safety - Enhance global civil aviation safety Security - Enhance global civil aviation security Environmental Protection - Minimize the adverse effect of global civil aviation on the environment Efficiency - Enhance the efficiency of aviation operations Continuity - Maintain the continuity of aviation operations Rule of Law - Strengthen law governing international civil aviation