The Federation of Indian Airlines (FIA) is an airline industry body in India. Its members are IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir.[2] The functions of the FIA are carried out by an Executive Council composed of the heads of each of the member airlines.[1]
| Abbreviation | FIA |
|---|---|
| Formation | 2006 |
| Type | Airline industry body |
Region | India |
Membership (2017) | 4 |
Chairman | Rahul Bhatia |
Associate Director | Ujjwal Dey[1] |
| Website | www |
The FIA was founded in 2006. Air India was a founding member of the body, but withdrew in 2014.[3] Jet Airways was a member of the FIA until it ceased operations due to bankruptcy in April 2019. As of March 2017, the four members of the FIA had a combined 80% share of the domestic aviation market.[4]
In October 2016, the FIA filed an appeal in the Supreme Court challenging the aviation permits granted to AirAsia India.[5] In February 2017, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) rejected the FIA's plea to cancel the permit granted to AirAsia India.[6] In March 2017, the FIA opposed Qatar Airways plan to launch an airline in India.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b Ahlawat, Seemant. "About Us". Federation Of Indian Airlines. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Relaxed airline FDI norms to have security implications: Federation of Indian Airlines". dna. 3 January 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "IndiGo obstructing Air India's entry into Federation of Indian Airlines". Millennium Post. 15 December 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ a b Shukla, Tarun (10 March 2017). "Qatar Airways' India airline plan may face opposition from airlines lobby FIA". Mint. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ Vishwanath, Apurva (27 October 2016). "Tata Sons, AirAsia face legal challenge in SC over grant of aviation permits". Mint. Retrieved 10 March 2017.
- ^ "Indian DGCA okays AirAsia India brand agreement". ch-aviation. Retrieved 10 March 2017.