AVIATION HISTORY

AVIATION HISTORY THE BEGINNING California , USA Wright BrothersGilder AircraftKitty Hawk, NC

1920US Flying Boat Ne-41st Atlantic flight Newfoundland to Lisbon

FURTHER DEVELOPMENTS1930 Invention of the Jet Engine by Frank WittleNetwork of global airlines

INDIAN AVIATION

1932 Mail carried from Karachi to Chennai Foundation of Tata Airlines in BOM by JRD Tata

8 June 1948 Tata Airlines flies BOM-CAI-GVA-LON

1953 Air Corporations Act passed Indian Airlines formedDakotas & Vikings replaced by Turbo Props & Jets

1962 Air India (former Tata Airlines)

1971 First Boeing flight

1980 Bombays - 1st International Airport Terminal1989 Open Sky Policy in IndiaModiluft, NEPC, East West, Damania etc. Today 1 of the fastest growing passenger & cargo traffic markets

INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL ORGANISATIONSIncrease benefits for the travel industryFoster international cooperationCommon platform for topics of mutual interestNegotiations for mutual benefitSolutions for the industrys benefitResearch / Marketing Services / Training Schemes

WORLD TOURISM ORGANISATION (WTO)

1975HQ - Madrid, SpainParticipating & Executing Agency of the UN development program.

WORLD TOURISM ORGANISATION (WTO)

Activities:Monitoring international trends in tourismAssistance to national governments in tourism planning & management.Collection & Dissemination of tourism info. Publish reports on tourism.Examining vocational training programs & conducting research studies. Organizing international conferences, seminars, workshops etc.Fostering cooperation among countries to remove barriers to tourism

INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA) 1945HQ - Montreal, CanadaMore than 275 scheduled domestic & international airlines are membersInternational airlines = active membersDomestic airlines = associate members

INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA) Objectives Efficient movement of people, freight & mail globally.Safe & efficient operation of airlines as per clearly set rules.Licensing regulations for IATA Agents.Regulation of on board service.

INTERNATIONAL AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION (IATA) Services Provided: Global planning of international timetables.Standardization of documents + coordination of Interline Traffic Agreements.Training for Travel Agents & Freight Agents.Enhancement of security measures.International coordination of telecommunications & networks (CRS).Smooth functioning of the tourism industry.IATA Clearing House standardized interline accounting system

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