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Tata - Planes - Patriotism
Air
India was earlier Tata Airlines During Kashmir operations ( 1947-48 )
Tata Airways ' planes were used to transport Indian troops to Kashmir.
(.Its nationalisation was a wrong move ) Nehru 's polices PSU s - corruption/ mismanagement / misappropriation.
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History
1929: JRD Tata, a board member of Tata Sons and later chairman of the Tata group, receives India’s first pilot licence.
1932
: Tata Sons set up Tata Airlines Ltd with Rs2 lakh (around $3,000) as
initial investment. JRD Tata himself flew the first flight between
Karachi and Bombay in a Havilland Puss Moth, carrying 25 kilograms of
mail.
1937: A regular service between Delhi and Bombay is launched and the flight carries mail and passengers
1946:
Tata Airlines becomes a public company and is renamed Air India Ltd.
India’s national airline was once headquartered at the Tata head office
in Bombay.
1948: Air India decides to launch its international operations and submits a proposal to the government.
1953
– Air India is nationalized, and JRD Tata is appointed as the company’s
first chairman and serves till 1977, when the new government decided to
unceremoniously terminate his services.
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Similarly, Bharat Airways ( of Birlas ) and others became Indian
Airlines.The Company changed its name to Bharat Commerce ( now
liquidated ). Bharat Commerce , also, owned a Spinning Mill at Rajpura
-Punjab ( Dhagaa Mill)
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