Neighbourhood Airlines
India
Before the Chinese Civil War, there were three airlines operating in the Republic of China. One was Civil Air Transport, founded by General Claire L. Chennault and Whiting Willauer in 1946. The other two were joint ventures by the ROC government with Pan American World Airways and Lufthansa. As a result of the Chinese Civil War, the Communist Party of China took control of mainland China, and only Civil...
Malaysia Airlines had its humble beginning in the golden age of travel. A joint initiative of the Ocean Steamship Company of Liverpool, the Straits Steamship of Singapore and Imperial Airways led to a proposal to the government of the Colonial Straits Settlement to run an air service between Penang and Singapore. The result was the incorporation of Malayan Airways Limited (MAL) on 12 October 1937. On 2 April 1947,...
On 23rd October 1946, a new airline was born. Initially registered as a pilot project in Calcutta, Orient Airways Ltd. had at its helm Mr. M.A. Ispahani as Chairman and Air Vice Marshal O.K. Carter as General Manager. The new carrier's base remained in Calcutta and an operating license was obtained in May 1947. Four Douglas DC-3s were purchased from Tempo of Texas in February 1947 and operations commenced...
The airlines was not planning to start a direct flight from Chennai in the near future as the sector would overlap with the newly linked gateway from Bangalore. The direct flight service between Bangalore and Kathmandu was pressed into operation less than three years ago.
Addressing a press conference organised by the Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) in connection with the launch of the Pasupati Darshan package in collaboration with the...
The department of Cargo Sales and Special Flights Development Programs is fully prepared to assist all cargo customers by providing all the facilities to receive cargo charter flight requests and finalize the necessary contracts accordingly.
Though the traffic with an average occupancy of more than 60 per cent per flight was good, it needed to be strengthened further before a third service could be added, Mr M.P. Khanal, Managing Director,...
Singapore Airlines recognizes the importance of building strong relationships, not only with its customers and business partners, but also with the many communities it serves. We practice good corporate citizenship actively through the support of the arts, sports and educational initiatives, both locally and abroad. We are also committed to helping the less privileged, sponsoring programmes for the needy, involving handicapped children as well as senior citizens, and protecting...
