HISTORY
MODERN INDIA
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1910
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1911
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Detailed explanation-1: -Modern civil Aviation in India traces back to 18 February 1911, when the first commercial civil aviation flight took off from Allahabad for Naini over a distance of 6 miles (9.7 km).
Detailed explanation-2: -India’s first commercial airline, Tata Airlines, was founded by business tycoon and former Tata Group Chairman JRD Tata in 1932. The company later went public and was renamed as Air India, country’s national airline, in 1946.
Detailed explanation-3: -Exactly 90 years ago, on this day (15th October 1932), India’s first commercial airmail flight took off from Karachi and landed in Mumbai. The inaugural flight was piloted by JRD Tata, and this was the start of Air India."
Detailed explanation-4: -On February 10th, 1929, J. R. D. Tata obtained his first licence in India. He was ultimately designated the “Father of Indian Civil Aviation.” In 1932, he established Tata Airlines, India’s first commercial airline, which was renamed Air India in 1946 and is now the country’s flag carrier.