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 ...