Air India Regional
| Air India Regional एअर इंडिया क्षेत्रीय |
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| IATA code : | 9I |
| ICAO code : | LLR |
| Call sign : | ALLIED |
| Founding: | 1996 |
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New Delhi , India
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| Home airport : | Delhi-Indira Gandhi |
| Management: | Rohit Nandan ( Chairman ) |
| Alliance : | Star Alliance |
| Frequent Flyer Program : | Flying returns |
| Fleet size: | 9 |
| Aims: | national |
| Website: | www.airindia.com |
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Air India Regional ( Hindi एअर इंडिया क्षेत्रीय ) is the brand identity of the Indian regional airline Alliance Air , based in New Delhi and based at Indira Gandhi International Airport . It is a subsidiary of Air India Limited .
history
Air India Regional was founded in 1996 as Alliance Air by Indian Airlines as a low-cost airline , the fleet consisted of Boeing 737-200s . After Indian Airlines merged with Air India , the branding of Alliance Air was changed to Air India Regional . She has been operating regional flights since then.
Destinations
Air India Regional flies to numerous destinations in India from its aviation hubs .
fleet
As of April 2020, the Air India Regional fleet consists of nine aircraft with an average age of 7.1 years:
| Aircraft type | active | Remarks | Seats | Average age
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| ATR 42-300 | 1 | 48 | 25.2 years | |
| ATR 72-600 | 8th | first delivery on December 16, 2014 | 70 | 4.9 years |
| total | 9 | 7.1 years |
In addition, Air India Regional has operated a Boeing 737-200 and four Bombardier CRJ-700s in the past .
Incidents
- On July 17, 2000, an Alliance Air Boeing 737-200 ( aircraft registration number VT-EGD) stalled when the aircraft made a left turn too slowly on its approach to landing at Patna Airport . The plane struck several houses, fell to the ground and went up in flames. 55 of the 58 people on board and five people on the ground died in the accident.
See also
Web links
- Information page about Air India Regional on airindia.com (English)
- Air India website (English, Hindi)
Individual evidence
- ↑ airindia.com - Where we fly (English), accessed on April 22, 2015
- ^ A b c Air India Regional Fleet Details and History. In: planespotters.net. July 30, 2019, accessed April 22, 2020 .
- ↑ airindia.com - Fleet , accessed April 22, 2015
- ↑ atraircraft.com - Alliance Air introduces its first ATR 72-600, December 16, 2014 (English), accessed on April 22, 2015
- ↑ Accident report Boeing 737-200 VT-EGD , Aviation Safety Network (English), accessed on February 23, 2019.
