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AIX Connect

October 26, 2023

AIX Connect, formerly known as AirAsia India, is an Indian low-cost airline headquartered in Bangalore (Bengaluru), Karnataka and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India Limited which in turn is owned by Tata Group. The airline was founded as a joint venture between Tata Sons and AirAsia Bhd and commenced operations in June 2014 with Bangalore as its primary operating base. From 2020 to 2022, AirAsia Bhd gradually disinvested its entire shares in the joint venture and sold them to Tata Sons. In December 2022, after the entire shares of AirAsia India was acquired by Tata Sons, the airline was renamed AIX Connect.[4]

AIX Connect
IATA ICAO Callsign
I5[1] IAD[1] RED KNIGHT[2]
Founded28 March 2013 (2013-03-28)
Commenced operations12 June 2014 (2014-06-12)
Operating bases
Frequent-flyer programTata NeuPass
Fleet size27
Destinations19
Parent companyAir India Limited
HeadquartersBangalore, Karnataka, India
Key people
Revenue ₹4,310 crore (US$540 million) (2023)[3]
Net income ₹−2,750 crore (US$−340 million) (2023)[3]
Websitewww.airindiaexpress.com

The airline flies to over 50 direct and 100 connecting routes across India. The airline shares its website with Air India Express.

History edit

 
AirAsia India Airbus A320 in 'The Pioneer' livery. The aircraft is painted with an image of J. R. D. Tata

In February 2013, with the Government of India allowing a foreign direct investment of up to 49% in airlines, AirAsia Berhad applied to the Indian Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) seeking approval for commencing its operations in India.[5][6] In March 2013, AirAsia announced that it would establish a joint venture with Tata Sons and Telestra Tradeplace with Tata Sons representing the airline with two non-executive directors in the board.[7][8][9]

The airline planned to operate with the world's lowest unit cost of ₹1.25 (1.6¢ US) per available seat kilometre and a passenger break-even load factor of 52%. It also planned to hedge 100% of its fuel requirements for the first three years and to achieve an aircraft turnaround time of 25 minutes.[10]

AirAsia planned to begin operations to various tier 2 and tier 3 cities with Chennai International Airport as its main operating base.[11] According to KPMG, the introduction of AirAsia was expected to cause another price war, ultimately leading to an increase in air traffic and some consolidation in the Indian aviation sector.[12] AirAsia initially invested an amount of US$50 million and in preparation for its operations in India, it struck deals with online and offline travel agents.[13][14] On 3 March 2013, the FIPB officially permitted AirAsia to rent or lease aircraft and to carry cargo on its scheduled flights. The airline then applied for permission to schedule aircraft and transport passengers,[15] which the FIPB accepted on 6 March.[16]

AirAsia India was established on 28 March 2013 and became the first foreign airline to set up a subsidiary in India.[17][18] In April, the airline started recruiting candidates for pilots and cabin crew.[19] As the final procedure to obtain Air Operator Permit, a proving flight was conducted on 1 and 2 May 2014 flying from Chennai to Kochi, Bangalore and Kolkata.[20] On 7 May 2014, the DGCA issued an Air Operator Permit to the company.[21] On 30 May 2014, the airline announced the shifting of its base to Bangalore and its first flight from there to Goa.[22] AirAsia operated its maiden flight on 12 June 2014.[23][24] In June 2015, the airline made Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi its secondary hub for North Indian operations.[25] In August 2015, Tata Sons increased its stake to 40.06% from 30% earlier by injecting fresh equity while Telestra's share was reduced to 10% from 20%.[26][27] As of July 2019, AirAsia India was the fifth largest low-cost carrier in India, behind IndiGo, SpiceJet, Star Air (India), and GoAir, with a market share of 7.1%.[28]

In January 2018, then managing director and chief executive Amar Abrol announced plans of the company to expect a fleet of 21 aircraft by the year end, which would make it eligible to operate overseas flights.[29] In July 2020, AirAsia India launched an aviation analytics app that would help enhance the operational efficiency of the airline by monitoring and helping manage aircraft turnaround between flights with data analytics in real time.[30]

On 29 December 2020, AirAsia Berhad announced that it would sell a 32.67% stake in AirAsia India to Tata Sons for $37.7 million, including a provision to sell the remaining 16.33% stake for $18.8 million.[31][32] Tata Sons acquired Air India Limited on 8 October 2021.[33][34] The Tata Group requested approval from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to merge AirAsia India with Air India Limited in April 2022,[35] which was granted on 14 June 2022.[36] On 2 November 2022, AirAsia Berhad sold the remaining 16.33% stake to Tata Sons. However, the AirAsia brand can still be used for twelve months.[37]

AirAsia India added the gender-neutral honorific Mx as a third option for passengers booking tickets from June 2022.[38]

On 19 May 2023, AIX Connect operated India’s first commercial flight using indigenously produced sustainable aviation fuel from Pune to Delhi.[39][non-primary source needed]

Merger with Air India Express edit

The Tata Group which had acquired AirAsia India then changed the airline's name to AIX Connect and announced its merger with Air India Express.

On 27 March 2023,[40] Air India integrated the reservations system and customer interface of its two low-cost subsidiary airlines - Air India Express and AirAsia India, making a major move in the Tata-owned flag carrier's plan to consolidate its airline entities.

The process largely involved Air India Express migrating to the systems used by AirAsia India. Passengers will now be able to make and manage bookings, and check-in to AirAsia India and Air India Express domestic and international flights, on an all-new integrated website.[41]

Corporate affairs edit

AirAsia India is headquartered in Bangalore, India.[42] Prior to the airline's formation, Tony Fernandes, founder of AirAsia group, announced that he would like Ratan Tata to be the chairman of the airline; however the latter refused, though he later consented to being the chief advisor to the AirAsia India management board.[43][44] On 15 May 2013, AirAsia India appointed management consultant Mittu Chandilya as CEO.[45] A month later, on 17 June, S. Ramadorai, the non-executive vice-chairman of Tata Consultancy Services, was appointed as the chairman of the airline.[46] In April 2016, Amar Abrol replaced Mittu Chandilya as the CEO of the airline.[47] In June 2018, Amar Abrol reportedly quit and in October 2018, AirAsia India announced that Sunil Bhaskaran had been appointed managing director and CEO of the airline.[48]

Former chairman of the Tata Group Cyrus Mistry alleged that there were corporate governance lapses between the two joint venture partners. [49]

Destinations edit

AIX Connect operates over 200 daily flights connecting 19 destinations across India.[50]

State City Airport Notes Refs
Andhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam Airport [51]
Assam Guwahati Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport [52]
Delhi Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Base [52]
Goa Dabolim Dabolim Airport
Gujarat Surat Surat International Airport [53]
Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar Sheikh ul-Alam International Airport
Jharkhand Ranchi Birsa Munda Airport [54]
Karnataka Bangalore Kempegowda International Airport Base [24][55]
Kerala Kochi Cochin International Airport [56]
Maharashtra Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Base [52][57]
Pune Pune Airport [58]
Manipur Imphal Imphal Airport [59]
Odisha Bhubaneswar Biju Patnaik Airport
Rajasthan Jaipur Jaipur International Airport [60]
Tamil Nadu Chennai Chennai International Airport
Telangana Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport Base
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport [61][non-primary source needed]
West Bengal Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Base [55]
Siliguri Bagdogra Airport [54]

Codeshare agreements edit

AIX Connect has codeshare agreements with the following airlines:[62]

Fleet edit

 
An AirAsia India A320-200
 
An AirAsia India A320neo
 
AirAsia India Airbus A320 (VT-APJ) in the 'Kabali' livery

As of July 2023, AIX Connect (formerly known as AirAsia India) operates the following all-Airbus fleet:[63]

AIX Connect fleet
Aircraft In
service 		Orders Passengers Notes
Airbus A320-200 23 — 180 One Aircraft each in Kabali Special Livery and The Pioneer Special Livery
To be Transferred to Air India Express[64]
Airbus A320neo 4 — 186 To be Transferred to Air India Express[64]
Total 27 —

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External links edit

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AIX Connect formerly known as AirAsia India is an Indian low cost airline headquartered in Bangalore Bengaluru Karnataka and a wholly owned subsidiary of Air India Limited which in turn is owned by Tata Group The airline was founded as a joint venture between Tata Sons and AirAsia Bhd and commenced operations in June 2014 with Bangalore as its primary operating base From 2020 to 2022 AirAsia Bhd gradually disinvested its entire shares in the joint venture and sold them to Tata Sons In December 2022 after the entire shares of AirAsia India was acquired by Tata Sons the airline was renamed AIX Connect 4 AIX ConnectIATA ICAO CallsignI5 1 IAD 1 RED KNIGHT 2 Founded28 March 2013 2013 03 28 Commenced operations12 June 2014 2014 06 12 Operating basesBangaloreDelhiHyderabadKolkataMumbaiFrequent flyer programTata NeuPassFleet size27Destinations19Parent companyAir India LimitedHeadquartersBangalore Karnataka IndiaKey peopleCampbell Wilson Chairman Aloke Singh CEO Revenue 4 310 crore US 540 million 2023 3 Net income 2 750 crore US 340 million 2023 3 Websitewww wbr airindiaexpress wbr comThe airline flies to over 50 direct and 100 connecting routes across India The airline shares its website with Air India Express Contents 1 History 2 Merger with Air India Express 3 Corporate affairs 4 Destinations 4 1 Codeshare agreements 5 Fleet 6 References 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp AirAsia India Airbus A320 in The Pioneer livery The aircraft is painted with an image of J R D TataIn February 2013 with the Government of India allowing a foreign direct investment of up to 49 in airlines AirAsia Berhad applied to the Indian Foreign Investment Promotion Board FIPB seeking approval for commencing its operations in India 5 6 In March 2013 AirAsia announced that it would establish a joint venture with Tata Sons and Telestra Tradeplace with Tata Sons representing the airline with two non executive directors in the board 7 8 9 The airline planned to operate with the world s lowest unit cost of 1 25 1 6 US per available seat kilometre and a passenger break even load factor of 52 It also planned to hedge 100 of its fuel requirements for the first three years and to achieve an aircraft turnaround time of 25 minutes 10 AirAsia planned to begin operations to various tier 2 and tier 3 cities with Chennai International Airport as its main operating base 11 According to KPMG the introduction of AirAsia was expected to cause another price war ultimately leading to an increase in air traffic and some consolidation in the Indian aviation sector 12 AirAsia initially invested an amount of US 50 million and in preparation for its operations in India it struck deals with online and offline travel agents 13 14 On 3 March 2013 the FIPB officially permitted AirAsia to rent or lease aircraft and to carry cargo on its scheduled flights The airline then applied for permission to schedule aircraft and transport passengers 15 which the FIPB accepted on 6 March 16 AirAsia India was established on 28 March 2013 and became the first foreign airline to set up a subsidiary in India 17 18 In April the airline started recruiting candidates for pilots and cabin crew 19 As the final procedure to obtain Air Operator Permit a proving flight was conducted on 1 and 2 May 2014 flying from Chennai to Kochi Bangalore and Kolkata 20 On 7 May 2014 the DGCA issued an Air Operator Permit to the company 21 On 30 May 2014 the airline announced the shifting of its base to Bangalore and its first flight from there to Goa 22 AirAsia operated its maiden flight on 12 June 2014 23 24 In June 2015 the airline made Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi its secondary hub for North Indian operations 25 In August 2015 Tata Sons increased its stake to 40 06 from 30 earlier by injecting fresh equity while Telestra s share was reduced to 10 from 20 26 27 As of July 2019 AirAsia India was the fifth largest low cost carrier in India behind IndiGo SpiceJet Star Air India and GoAir with a market share of 7 1 28 In January 2018 then managing director and chief executive Amar Abrol announced plans of the company to expect a fleet of 21 aircraft by the year end which would make it eligible to operate overseas flights 29 In July 2020 AirAsia India launched an aviation analytics app that would help enhance the operational efficiency of the airline by monitoring and helping manage aircraft turnaround between flights with data analytics in real time 30 On 29 December 2020 AirAsia Berhad announced that it would sell a 32 67 stake in AirAsia India to Tata Sons for 37 7 million including a provision to sell the remaining 16 33 stake for 18 8 million 31 32 Tata Sons acquired Air India Limited on 8 October 2021 33 34 The Tata Group requested approval from the Competition Commission of India CCI to merge AirAsia India with Air India Limited in April 2022 35 which was granted on 14 June 2022 36 On 2 November 2022 AirAsia Berhad sold the remaining 16 33 stake to Tata Sons However the AirAsia brand can still be used for twelve months 37 AirAsia India added the gender neutral honorific Mx as a third option for passengers booking tickets from June 2022 38 On 19 May 2023 AIX Connect operated India s first commercial flight using indigenously produced sustainable aviation fuel from Pune to Delhi 39 non primary source needed Merger with Air India Express editThe Tata Group which had acquired AirAsia India then changed the airline s name to AIX Connect and announced its merger with Air India Express On 27 March 2023 40 Air India integrated the reservations system and customer interface of its two low cost subsidiary airlines Air India Express and AirAsia India making a major move in the Tata owned flag carrier s plan to consolidate its airline entities The process largely involved Air India Express migrating to the systems used by AirAsia India Passengers will now be able to make and manage bookings and check in to AirAsia India and Air India Express domestic and international flights on an all new integrated website 41 Corporate affairs editAirAsia India is headquartered in Bangalore India 42 Prior to the airline s formation Tony Fernandes founder of AirAsia group announced that he would like Ratan Tata to be the chairman of the airline however the latter refused though he later consented to being the chief advisor to the AirAsia India management board 43 44 On 15 May 2013 AirAsia India appointed management consultant Mittu Chandilya as CEO 45 A month later on 17 June S Ramadorai the non executive vice chairman of Tata Consultancy Services was appointed as the chairman of the airline 46 In April 2016 Amar Abrol replaced Mittu Chandilya as the CEO of the airline 47 In June 2018 Amar Abrol reportedly quit and in October 2018 AirAsia India announced that Sunil Bhaskaran had been appointed managing director and CEO of the airline 48 Former chairman of the Tata Group Cyrus Mistry alleged that there were corporate governance lapses between the two joint venture partners 49 Destinations editAIX Connect operates over 200 daily flights connecting 19 destinations across India 50 State City Airport Notes RefsAndhra Pradesh Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam Airport 51 Assam Guwahati Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport 52 Delhi Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport Base 52 Goa Dabolim Dabolim AirportGujarat Surat Surat International Airport 53 Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar Sheikh ul Alam International AirportJharkhand Ranchi Birsa Munda Airport 54 Karnataka Bangalore Kempegowda International Airport Base 24 55 Kerala Kochi Cochin International Airport 56 Maharashtra Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Base 52 57 Pune Pune Airport 58 Manipur Imphal Imphal Airport 59 Odisha Bhubaneswar Biju Patnaik AirportRajasthan Jaipur Jaipur International Airport 60 Tamil Nadu Chennai Chennai International AirportTelangana Hyderabad Rajiv Gandhi International Airport BaseUttar Pradesh Lucknow Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport 61 non primary source needed West Bengal Kolkata Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport Base 55 Siliguri Bagdogra Airport 54 Codeshare agreements edit AIX Connect has codeshare agreements with the following airlines 62 Air IndiaFleet edit nbsp An AirAsia India A320 200 nbsp An AirAsia India A320neo nbsp AirAsia India Airbus A320 VT APJ in the Kabali liveryAs of July 2023 update AIX Connect formerly known as AirAsia India operates the following all Airbus fleet 63 AIX Connect fleet Aircraft Inservice Orders Passengers NotesAirbus A320 200 23 180 One Aircraft each in Kabali Special Livery and The Pioneer Special LiveryTo be Transferred to Air India Express 64 Airbus A320neo 4 186 To be Transferred to Air India Express 64 Total 27 References edit a b AirAsia India ch aviation Archived from the original on 30 December 2016 Retrieved 24 December 2016 JO 7340 2G Contractions PDF Federal Aviation Administration 5 January 2017 p 3 1 10 Archived PDF from the original on 11 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2015 Retrieved 25 March 2016 AirAsia incorporates Indian venture files all papers with MCA The Economic Times 3 April 2013 Retrieved 25 March 2016 FIPB to take up AirAsia India entry proposal on March 6 Business Line 22 February 2013 Archived from the original on 5 January 2016 Retrieved 25 March 2016 AirAsia recruitment drive for India gets overwhelming response The Economic Times 14 April 2013 Retrieved 25 March 2016 AirAsia India Proving Flights Day 2 The Flying Engineer 2 May 2015 Archived from the original on 3 July 2015 Retrieved 2 July 2015 AirAsia India gets approval to fly BBC News 8 May 2014 Archived from the original on 21 May 2014 Retrieved 21 May 2014 AirAsia India launches and shifts base to Bengaluru anna aero 18 June 2014 Archived from the original on 26 June 2014 Retrieved 5 September 2014 AirAsia India Tickets on sale from today NDTV 30 May 2014 Archived from the original on 29 May 2014 Retrieved 30 May 2014 a b AirAsia India announces maiden flight from Bangalore to Goa for Rs 990 CNN IBN 30 May 2014 Archived from the original on 3 January 2015 Retrieved 2 July 2015 AirAsia looking for a third hub after Delhi The Economic Times 21 May 2015 Retrieved 8 March 2016 ATata Sons increase AirAsia India stake to 41 The Economic Times 18 August 2015 Archived from the original on 27 August 2016 Retrieved 25 March 2016 Tata group ramps up stake in Air Asia Ch aviation 18 August 2015 Archived from the original on 19 October 2015 Retrieved 8 March 2016 Traffic Data July 2019 PDF Report DGCA 19 July 2020 AirAsia India Says No Plans to Look at Air India Stake News18 16 January 2018 Retrieved 17 January 2018 AirAsia India launches the RedSmart App MarTech Series 14 July 2020 Retrieved 26 July 2020 Olsen Robert Tony Fernandes s AirAsia Cuts Stake In India Joint Venture With 38 Million Sale To Tata Sons Forbes Retrieved 25 March 2021 Giriprakash K 21 March 2021 AirAsia India An airline at crossroads businessline Retrieved 25 March 2021 Air India Struggling national 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