2. Q:1) HISTORY OF AIR INDIA?
Tata Airlines founded by JRD Tata in 1932
Tata Airlines nationalized as Air India International in 1946
Indian Airlines start operations in 1953 for domestic routes
Air India enters Jet Age in 1960 with Boeing 707
Low cost airline Air India Express launched in 2005
Financial distress from 2005
Air India and Indian Airlines merged in 2007
3. Q:2) ESTABLISHMENT OF AIR INDIA?
Tata Airlines
Founder J.R.D Tata
15 October 1932
3 Seater De Havilland Puss Moth
First Pilot - Nevill Vintcent
First Flight
Karachi, Ahmedabad & Mumbai
4. Q:3) WHAT WENT WRONG ?
10 Day Strike In 2011 –Flights Cancelled – Revenues Lost
On Time Performance was below 80 %
AI –IA Merger Happened In 2007
Intense Competition, Worsening Operational Performance
Massive Aircraft PURCHAES, ILL CONCEIVED Merger
TOTAL LOSSES – Rs 20000 Cr & DEBT BURDEN – Rs
43000 Cr
MR ROHIT NANDAN – “ No point in focusing on Market
Share @ the cost of Profitability”…..
5. Q:4) WHY AIR INDIA AIRLINES MERGE?
Additional revenue/assets
Increased connectivity and presence (size) lead to
additional revenue – additional value from:
Larger carriers achieve a disproportionate share of
revenue (S-Curve)
Better schedule optimization
Less pricing competition
Improved operating efficiencies
Strategic Acquisition
6. Q:5) WHAT IS VISION & MISSION OF AIR INDIA?
To be among top five airlines in terms of Yield, profitability,
Productivity, Size And Quality.
Focus on customer satisfaction
Grow with emphasis on sustained profitability
Focus on social responsibility – environment & community
7. Q:6) HELPDESK PROBLEMS OF AIRLINE?
It provides a single point of contact for customers to receive
help on various issues.
Problems with the help desk software .
IT processes lack structure.
The responses are late and thus leads to poor customer
support.
Phone lines are mostly busy.
8. Q:7) WHAT IS IMPLEMENTATION ISSUES ?
Change in top management
Delays
Lack of Coordination
Implementation Approach
Data Issues
9. CONCLUSION
Winning customer’s trust can help Air India come
out of the current financial crisis.
Organization must be well equipped in terms:
staff, devices and information.