Role of Airline in Indian Tourism
Airline
| | A Boeing 767-300ER of Delta Air Lines, one of the world's largest passenger airlines. |
Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-700 in 2008. SAS is Europe's most punctual airline for the third year a row.[1]
A FedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11. FedEx Express is the world's largest airline in terms of freight tons flown.[2]
Ryanair Boeing 737-800 shortly after take-off. Ryanair is the world's largest airline in terms of number of international passengers carried.[3]
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit. Generally, airline companies are recognized with an air operating certificate or license issued by a governmental aviation body.
Airlines vary from those with a single aircraft carrying mail or cargo, through full-service international airlines operating hundreds of aircraft. Airline services can be categorized as being intercontinental, intra-continental, domestic, regional, or international, and may be operated as scheduled services or charters.
History | |
The first airlines
Failed attempt at an airline before DELAG
American aviation pioneers, such as Rufus Porter and Frederick Marriott, attempted to start airlines using airships in the mid-19th century, focusing on the New York–California route. Those attempts floundered due to such mishaps as the airships catching fire and the aircraft being ripped apart by spectators. DELAG, Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft was the world's first airline.[4] It was founded on November 16, 1909 with government assistance, and operated airships manufactured by The Zeppelin Corporation. Its headquarters were in Frankfurt. The four oldest non-dirigible airlines that still exist are Netherlands' KLM, Colombia's Avianca, Australia's Qantas, and the Czech Republic's Czech
| | A Boeing 767-300ER of Delta Air Lines, one of the world's largest passenger airlines. |
Scandinavian Airlines Boeing 737-700 in 2008. SAS is Europe's most punctual airline for the third year a row.[1]
A FedEx Express McDonnell Douglas MD-11. FedEx Express is the world's largest airline in terms of freight tons flown.[2]
Ryanair Boeing 737-800 shortly after take-off. Ryanair is the world's largest airline in terms of number of international passengers carried.[3]
An airline is a company that provides air transport services for traveling passengers and freight. Airlines lease or own their aircraft with which to supply these services and may form partnerships or alliances with other airlines for mutual benefit. Generally, airline companies are recognized with an air operating certificate or license issued by a governmental aviation body.
Airlines vary from those with a single aircraft carrying mail or cargo, through full-service international airlines operating hundreds of aircraft. Airline services can be categorized as being intercontinental, intra-continental, domestic, regional, or international, and may be operated as scheduled services or charters.
History | |
The first airlines
Failed attempt at an airline before DELAG
American aviation pioneers, such as Rufus Porter and Frederick Marriott, attempted to start airlines using airships in the mid-19th century, focusing on the New York–California route. Those attempts floundered due to such mishaps as the airships catching fire and the aircraft being ripped apart by spectators. DELAG, Deutsche Luftschiffahrts-Aktiengesellschaft was the world's first airline.[4] It was founded on November 16, 1909 with government assistance, and operated airships manufactured by The Zeppelin Corporation. Its headquarters were in Frankfurt. The four oldest non-dirigible airlines that still exist are Netherlands' KLM, Colombia's Avianca, Australia's Qantas, and the Czech Republic's Czech