Air India

Air India is the flag carrier airline of India. Until the mid-2000s, it operated only long-haul routes. A second flag carrier airline, Indian Airlines, operated domestic and short-haul routes, unil they merged in 2007, with Indian Airlines ceasing operations in 2011. It has been a member of the Star Alliance since 2014 and also owns the low-cost airline Air India Express, and formerly the regional carrier Alliance Air (Air India Regional).
The airline was fully nationalised in 1953. The government held a monopoly on aviation until 1993, when the full-service airline Jet Airways started operations. The Tata Group re-entered the aviation sector in 2014 with the launch of the low-cost carrier AirAsia India and the full-service carrier Vistara, which is a joint venture with Singapore Airlines.
On 8 October 2021, the Tata Group, which owned Air India until 1953, won a bid to take back control of the airline from the Indian government. On 27 January 2022, the Tata Group officially took over Air India and Air India Express, with only the regional airline Alliance Air remaining under government control.
==Tata Air Services==
===1932–1938===
Businessman J.R.D. Tata founded Tata Air Services in 1932.
==Tata Air Lines==
===1938–1946===
==Air-India International==
===1946–1960===
==Air-India==
===1960–1970===
200331001-1-5 orig - Copy - Copy - Copy.png|English wordmark 
In 1960, the word International was removed from the logo. The Hindi text (shown here as used in Boeing 707s) now read एअर-इंडिया instead of एअर-इन्डिया. This logo was used until 1970.
===1970–2007===
====1960-1970 (English typeface); 1970–1972====
As part of transition from propeller fleets to all-jet fleets after receiving Air India's first jet, Boeing 707-420, Air India introduced new font-face for its english title. It was used alone with the 1960 logo until 1972, one year after receiving first Boeing 747-200B and introducece "Palace in the Sky" livery.
====1972–1989; 1992–2007====
In 1972, Air India completely dropped the 1960 logo and gave the 1970 logo a minor update, in order to support its new "Palace in the Sky" identity.
===1989–1992===
In 1989, Air India introduced a new identity featured a metallic gold spinning wheel on a deep red-coloured tail. However, it quickly dropped and returned to 1972 logo after received massive negative reviews.
==Air India==
===2005–2007===
Air India gives its logo an update in early 2005 after the launch of Air India Express. The new logo introduced a modified centaur icon, alone with the new English wordmark that removed "-" between "Air" and "India". It was short-lived and quickly been replaced by the 2007 logo as part of Air India and Indian Airlines merger.
===2007–2023===
Air India A Star Alliance Member.svg|Logo with Star Alliance membership (2014–present)
Air India merged with short-haul flag carrier Indian Airlines in 2007 and unveiled a new logo and livery. This logo omits the centaur logo and replaces it with a redesigned Flying Swan, a simplified version of former centaur logo, with the wheel of Konark, the symbol of Indian Airlines, placed inside it. All flights under the Indian (Airlines) brand and IC flight code were terminated on 26 February 2011.
Air India joined the Star Alliance on 11 July 2014, several years behind schedule. Since then, no airline has joined the alliance as a full, non-affiliate member.
On 8 October 2021, the Tata Group won a bid to acquire Air India, Air India Express and its related companies, which will co-exist with its existing airlines, AirAsia India and Vistara, for the time being. The takeover was completed on 27 January 2022, the day after group company Tata Sky rebranded to Tata Play. As a result, only Alliance Air continues to be owned by the Indian government.
===2023–present===
Air India launched its new look and livery on 11 August 2023.
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