oligopoly in indiaN AIRLINE INDUSTRY

A PROJECT REPORT ON

“CARTELS IN AVIATION INDUSTRY”
(Report submitted on July 12, 2011)

SUBMITTED TO:
COMPETITION COMMISSION OF INDIA
BY:
PREETI MECHAN
Vth YEAR
GUJARAT NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY
Email: [e-mail]

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DISCLAIMER
This project report/dissertation has been prepared by the author as an intern under the
Internship Programme of the Competition Commission of India for academic purposes only.
The views expressed in the report are personal to the intern and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Commission or any of its staff or personnel and do not bind the Commission in any manner. This report is the intellectual property of the Competition Commission of India and the same or any part thereof may not be used in any manner whatsoever, without express permission of the Competition Commission of India in writing.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

I.

Acknowledgement.........................................................................................4

II.

Objective........................................................................................................5

III.

Research Methodology.................................................................................5

IV.

Chapter I
Introduction...................................................................................................6

V.

Chapter II
Aviation Industry in India............................................................................7
History of Aviation Industry in India..........................................................7
Drivers to Growth in Indian Aviation Sector.............................................10
Players in the Aviation Sector......................................................................10

VI.

Chapter III
Importance of Competition in the Market..................................................14

VII.

Chapter IV
Competition Issues Related to Indian Aviation

Bibliography: 1.1 Indian Aviation Sector (up till 1986): India’s first air mail service was started by the Tata Airlines in 1912 autonomous corporations were created on August 1, 1953. In 1953, the government nationalized the airlines via the Air Corporations Act, 1953, which gave birth to Indian