Jet Airways

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Jet Airways is an airline based in India, serving domestic and international routes. The airline operates over 300 flights to 43 destinations across the country, with the majority of flights operated from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai. It currently controls about 40% of India's aviation market. [1]

1 Background
2 Operations
3 Controversy
4 Domestic Product
5 Industry Data
6 See also
7 External links

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Background

Jet Airways was established on 5 May 1993 with a fleet of 4 Boeing 737-300 aircraft, with 24 daily flights serving 12 destinations.

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Operations

Its 44 destinations include most of the big cities in India. Its international destinations include Kathmandu, Colombo, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and London's Heathrow Airport. Jet Airways was the first private airline of India to fly to international destinations. It was later joined by Air Sahara.

Jet Airways currently has international services to Katmandu, Colombo, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, London Heathrow and they operate from Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai

Jet Airways and Air Sahara are the only private airlines which survived the Indian business downturn of the 1990s. On January 19 2006 Jet Airways announced that it is buying Air Sahara for $500 million. This is the biggest takeover in India's aviation history and the resulting airline will be the country's largest. [2]

In 2006 Jet Airways will be expanding it's route network from Delhi via the north Indian city of Amritsar, as it is to begin Amritsar-London and/or Amritsar-Birmingham.

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Controversy

Jet Airways was expected to begin service to Newark via Brussels in June 2005, but hit a snag in March 2005, when the airline submitted an application to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Nancy Heckerman, CEO of a U.S. company called Jet Airways Inc. based in Bethesda, Maryland, opposed the application in letters to the Transportation Department alleging trademark infringement. The litigation is still pending.

The company has also alleged that Jet Airways previously had connections with an al-Qaeda linked underwold don called Dawood Ibrahim, a claim that is contested by the airline. The airline's application is currently under review by the Department of Transportation.

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Domestic Product

The economy class domestic product offered by Jet Airways is seen to be amongst the best in the world. Two hot meal choices (Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian) are available on most jet aircraft services, with a host of special dietary, religious and child meals are requestable on request.

The meals are rotated on a six day menu, and the menu is then changed every six months.

Due to Indian Government regulation, the service and consumption of alcohol is prohibited on all domestic flights.

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Industry Data

Image:Jet.airways.a340.london.arp.jpg Following approval to begin long-haul operations to London, Jet Airways sub-leased 3 Airbus A340-300E from South African Airways.

Jet Airways has an order for 10 Airbus A330-200 aircraft (with options on a further 10 aircraft) as well as an order for 10 Boeing 777-300ER. Deliveries are due to begin early in 2007, although the airline will become the first Indian A330 operator in May 2006, with the delivery of an aircraft on lease from International Lease Finance Corporation. Template:Ref

The Jet Airways fleet consists of the following aircrafts (as of March 2006):

Total - 53 aircraft

The average age of Jet Airways fleet is 5.2 years old in April 2006.

Jet Airways has alliances with the following airlines:

Jet Airways also has check in arrangements in place with over 14 International airlines like BA / CX / KL / NW / EK / KQ / SR / LH etc.

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