Alliance Air becomes central govt’s independent business unit
Regional airline Alliance Air has become an independent business unit under the Central government’s control.
Alliance Air was an esrtwhile part of Air India prior to the latter’s divestment. At present, it is operated as a division under the Air India Asset Holdings Pvt Ltd (AIAHL).
It was founded in 1996 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of then Indian Airlines, which later merged with Air India.
The airline mainly operates on domestic regional routes as part of the government’s Regional Connectivity Scheme.
Currently, it has 19 aircraft — 18 ATR-72s and 1 Dornier-228 — which it operates on over 100 regional routes connecting Tier-II and Tier-III cities.
