Aviation Sector in India the Rise and the Downfall from Air India's view

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CHAPTER # 1: INTRODUCTION1

Background of the Study1

Problem Statement2

Aim of the Study3

Objectives of the Study3

Research Hypothesis4

Significance of the Study4

Organization of the Study5

CHAPTER # 2: LITERATURE REVIEW6

The Indian Situation7

Indian Aviation - What the future holds9

Theories and Concepts of job Satisfaction11

Summary15

CHAPTER # 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY16

Research Design16

Research Approach17

Data collection methods19

Research Instrument20

Sample Size and Data Analysis21

Reliability/Dependability21

Validity22

Ethical Consideration22

REFERENCES24

CHAPTER # 1: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study

In the year 1912 India begin tryst with the civil aviation. It is started with the first route between Karachi and Delhi under the Indian State Air services which was in collaboration with the Imperial Airways of the United Kingdom. In 1915 Tata Sons Ltd started the first Indian airline as an airmail service between Karachi and Chennai (then known as Madras) and this was done without any backing of the then government (Transport Corporation of India Ltd; Hooper, 1998). In 1947 at the time of independence in India the operating airlines were Tata Airlines, Indian National Airways, Air service of India, Deccan Airways, Ambica Airways, Bharat Airways and Mistry Airways. In 1947 the Indian International Ltd was established as a joint venture between Air the government of India and Air India (erstwhile Tata Airline) with three Lockheed Constellation aircraft, with its inaugural flight on the 8th of June 1948 between Mumbai (then known as Bombay) and London (Transport Corporation of India Ltd.) (Ellickson 2008 343).

In 1950 the Air Traffic Enquiry Committee was an adequate vindication and airline espousal so the airline industry did not do well despite government support. All the airlines were nationalized and they were under state ownership and direct control. In the Indian aviation the liberalization has began as late as 1986 when charter and non-scheduled services were allowed by private players to all authorized airports under the Air Taxi Scheme, which also allowed airlines to fix their own fares and flight schedules. In 1990 it was only with the implementation of the open sky policy for cargo, that international airlines were able to operate international cargo flights without restrictions. In 1994, the deregulation of the industry occurred with the passage of the Air Corporation (Transfer of undertaking and Repeal) Act, prompted mainly by the operational and managerial inefficiencies of Air India (International) and Indian Airlines (Domestic), along with the surge in demand for air travel in the country.

Problem Statement

Air services started in India during the 1930's, the first country it got connected to was the UK. After it got connected to the UK it was on the Empire Trade route between UK and Australia. Tata Airlines which is now known as Air India was founded in 1938 but the operations for the airlines where started earlier in 1932 as Tata & Sons operation charters. The airlines initially only offered airmail services operations continued in the Second World War, operation on special government services for the government and the special armed forces. In 1946, using all the additional war planes, the airline started growing rapidly and ...