AVIATION ASSIGNMENT

Submitted by:- Heena D. Rana Assessor Name:- Khushnum Avari Batch No.:- I-3 (53)

TASK 1 P1a

PURPOSE & AIM To evaluate the impact of the key factors on the development and scale of the aviation industry.

INTRODUCTION
A low-cost carrier or low-cost airline (also known as nofrills, discount or budget carrier or airline) is an airline that offers generally low fares in exchange for eliminating many traditional passenger services. The concept originated in the United States before spreading to Europe in the early 1990s and subsequently to much of the rest of the world. The term originated within the airline industry referring to airlines with a lower operating cost structure than their competitors. While the term is often applied to any carrier with low ticket prices and limited services, regardless of their operating models, low-cost carriers should not be confused with regional airlines that operate short flights without service, or with full-service airlines offering some reduced fares.

Effects of low cost airline on development of the aviation industry.

Reduction in maintenance by hiring low skilled technician. Quality of service will go down in flight in caring passengers. Heavy crowd in the air port. ETD is not maintained as flight full of passengers are not met for every flight. Bad quality maintenance may result in accident. Then safety is defeated. Quality pilots may not available for low pay, which will result in low performance. Hence not safe to fly. Poor quality of maintenance will lead to break down of engine at any time. Hence not safe to fly. Delaying the flight for want of passengers will reduce confidence to a particular air line. Hence in total air line industry and flying necessity is effected.

LIST OF LOW COST AIRLINES

KINGFISHER AIRLINE INDIGO JETLITE SPICE JET GOAIR AIR INDIA EXPRESS

KINGFISHER AIRLINE
Kingfisher Red, known formerly as Simplifly Deccan and prior to that as Air Deccan, is a low-cost airline run by Kingfisher Airlines. It is headquartered in Bangalore, India. Kingfisher Red is currently the only Indian low-cost airline to provide complimentary in-flight meals and bottled water to its passengers. Also, passengers can earn frequent flyer miles (called King Miles) for tickets booked on Kingfisher Red through the King Club loyalty program run by its parent Kingfisher Airlines. In-flight reading material is limited to a special edition of Cine Blitz magazine printed exclusively for Kingfisher Red.

JETLITE
JetLite, formerly Air Sahara, is an airline based in New Delhi, India. Controlled by Jet Airways, the airline operates scheduled services connecting metropolitan centres in India. The airline also provides helicopters which are available for charter services and aerial photography It is part of the major Sahara India Pariwar business conglomerate. The airline was established on 20 September 1991 and began operations on 3 December 1993 with two Boeing 737-200 aircraft as Sahara Airlines. Initially services were primarily concentrated in the northern sectors of India, keeping Delhi as its base, and then operations were extended to cover all the country. Sahara Airlines was rebranded as Air Sahara on 2 October 2000, although Sahara Airlines remains the carrier's registered name.

INDIGO
IndiGo is a private domestic low-cost airline based in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. It operates domestic services linking 17 destinations. Its main base is Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport. It was awarded the title of Best Domestic Low Cost Carrier in India for 2008. Being a low cost carrier, IndiGo does not offer a complimentary meal service to its passengers. However, it does offer a buy-on-board food service where items such as sandwiches, parathas, cookies, nuts, mineral water and soft drinks can be purchased.

SPICEJET
SpiceJet is a low-cost airline based in New Delhi, India. It began service in May 2005 and by 2008, it was India's second-largest low-cost airline in terms of market share. SpiceJet was voted as the best low-cost airline in South Asia and Central Asia region by Skytrax in 2007. Rising fuel costs and increasing competition resulted in SpiceJet posting a loss in the first quarter of 2008-09. In August 2008, SpiceJet announced plans to raise US$100 million through foreign investment. SpiceJet was earlier known as Royal Airways, a reincarnation of ModiLuft. It is promoted by Ajay Singh and the Kansagra family Their marketing theme "offering low 'everyday spicy fares' and great guest services to price conscious travelers. Spicejet names their aircraft after Spices. Their aim is to compete with the Indian Railways passengers travelling in air conditioned coaches.

DOMESTIC AIRLINES

INTRODUCTION
In the recent past, Indian civil aviation sector has grown manifold. Several new players have entered the industry and many more are about to enter the arena. Apart from the state-owned airline, a number of private companies have entered the arena, thereby providing more choices to the passenger. Today, air travel is no more the monopoly of the rich and the mighty. With the arrival of cheap airline carriers in India, air traveling has become simpler and cheaper. Private players including Kingfisher Red, Spice Jet, Jetlite, Indigo etc. are coming up with attractive rates for their passengers, thereby making civil aviation lucrative. Now, airline has become a common mans vehicle and revolutionized the way a common Indian traveler used to travel. The airlines are adding more and more cities to their list of destinations covered throughout the country. Therefore, it can be said that the domestic airlines of India have made traveling easier for the masses. More and more people are opting for traveling by air, because they save a lot of time in traveling, as compared to other means of transportation.

LIST OF DOMESTIC AIRLINES

AIR INDIA AIR SAHARA GOAIR AIRLINE INDIAN AIRLINE INDIGO AIRLINE JAGSON AIRLINE JET AIRWAYS JET AIRWAYS KONNECT KINGFISHER AIRLINE PARAMOUNT AIRWAYS SPICE JET AIRLINES JETLITE MDLR AIRLINES KINGFISHER RED

AIR INDIA
With a worldwide network of passenger and cargo services, Air India continues to be Indias national Airline. The history of the airline can be traced back to October 15, 1932. Air India was earlier known as Tata Airlines. At the time of its inception, Tata Airlines consisted of one Puss Moth, one Leopard Moth, one palm-thatched shed, one whole time pilot, one part-time engineer and two apprentice-mechanics. On 29 July 1946, Tata Airlines was converted into a Public Company, under the name of Air India. Indian Airlines was formed with the merger of eight domestic airlines to operate domestic services, while Air India International was established to operate the overseas services. The word 'International' was dropped in 1962. With effect from March 1, 1994, the airline has been functioning as Air India Limited

PARAMOUNT AIRWAYS
Paramount Airways is a private domestic airline of India, based in Chennai. The airline was launched on October 19, 2005, by Paramount Group, a leading Indian textile manufacturer based in Madurai (Tamil Nadu). The headquarters of Paramount Airways is located in Coimbatore. The airline operates scheduled flights, mainly targeting business and leisure travelers. It promises to provide exceptional value for money, unparalleled comfort and convenience to its passengers, every time they are on board. Paramount Airways plies flights directly to some of the well known commercial hubs of India, thereby connecting them to the metro cities of the country. Thus, it has marked its presence in the metropolitans of India. It offers several value added services, such as, valets to assist the passengers in boarding the plane, gourmet meals and a range of in-flight services and entertainment. Paramount Airways has number of firsts to its credit. It is the first airline in India to launch the New Generation Embraer 170/190 Family Series Aircrafts. It is the first to offer full business class services, but at prices that are equivalent to the economy class fares of other carriers.

JET AIRWAYS

Jet Airways is Indias premier private airline. Naresh Goyal is currently the chairperson of Jet Airways, who is also the founder of the airline. It holds the distinction of being the second largest airline in India, next to Kingfisher. Jet Airways has won a number of awards in recognition of the world-class standards of its service. It has received the ISO 9001:2000 certification, for its in-flight services. Headquartered in Mumbai, Jet Airways also operates two low-cost airlines including JetLite (formerly known as Air Sahara) and Jet Airways Konnect.

GOAIR AIRLINE
Established in June 2004, GoAir Airlines is a low-cost budget airline, based in Mumbai. It has been showcased as The People's Airline. It is promoted by Wadia Group, which has been at the forefront of industry in India, for the past 116 years. GoAir Airlines is the brainchild of Jeh Wadia, who is the Managing Director of GoAir. With the tagline Experience The Difference, the airline aims to offer its passengers a quality assured and time efficient air travel, at affordable fares. GoAir's business model has been created on the 'punctuality, affordability and convenience' model.

INDIAS IMPROVING ECONOMY

Indian Economy is growing and its positive impact on Aviation Industry is clearly visible. Open Sky Policy has allowed Foreign Players to enter the markets. Similarly Indian Fliers get an opportunity to enter Foreign Zone. Increasing competition gives an excellent chance to improve on the infrastructure front. Pricing Policies get competitive, making consumers benefit in the result. The reason why low cost fliers came into to India, is due to improving economy. Premium fliers are also increasing by the day, as the standard of living of the people is increasing. India's improving economy is visible at its best, looking at the rising Business Class Travellers, . adding higher income in the kitty of the Fliers.

INDIAS IMPROVING ECONOMY

Improving economy has affected the aviation industry in the following ways: Consumers have capacity to afford air travel. Consumers have money to spend on tourism, religious tourism and business trips etc. Competition amongst the Air lines has resulted in sharp decline in air fares. The importance of time spent on traveling has been understood by the consumers. There has been phenomenal growth in the Indian aviation sector in 200708. India has jumped to 9th position in world's aviation market from 12th in 2006 As per the Ministry of Civil Aviation, the airline business is growing at 27 per cent per annum in India. During 2007, the domestic airline passenger traffic has shown a growth of 32.51 per cent. Further, the scheduled domestic air services are now available from 82 airports as against 75 in 2006

CARGO
A cargo aircraft plane (also known as freight aircraft or freighters) is a fixed-wing aircraft designed or converted for the carriage of goods, rather than passengers. They are devoid of passenger amenities, and generally feature one or more large doors for the loading and unloading of cargo. Aircraft designed for cargo flight use have a number of features that distinguish them from conventional passenger aircraft: a "fat" looking fuselage, a highwing to allow the cargo area to sit near the ground, a large number of wheels to allow it to land at unprepared locations, and a highmounted tail to allow cargo to be driven directly into and off the aircraft.