Air India Limited is India's flag carrier airline, founded in 1932 by J. R. D. Tata as Tata Airlines before being nationalized by the Indian government in 1953. The Tata Group reacquired the airline in 2022 after a decades-long privatization process, and Air India subsequently merged with the Tata-owned carrier Vistara in 2024, positioning it as the core of Tata's expanded aviation business.
Facts
Company TypePrivate, owned by Tata Group and Singapore Airlines 1 Founded Year HeadquartersGurgaon, Haryana, India 1 Connections
Operates In
A major airline; classified in the atlas airline-industry.
In the Other Atlases
- Also in Geography Atlas: India, located there.
Sources
1. Air India - Wikipedia
Infobox, Founded
Founded 15 October 1932; 93 years ago (1932-10-15) (as Tata Airlines)
Lead paragraph, ownership
The airline is owned by Air India Limited, which is owned by the Tata Group (74.9%) and Singapore Airlines (25.1%).
Lead paragraph, headquarters
Air India Limited is headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana, in Sector 16.
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