AviationAssignmentACKNOWLEDGMENTIntroductionAviationIndustryinINDIALowCostAirlinesAlow-costcarrierorlow-costairline(alsoknownasano-frillsordiscountcarrierorairline)isanairlinethatoffersgenerallylowfaresinexchangeforeliminatingmanytraditionalpassengerservices.TheconceptoriginatedintheUnitedStatesbeforespreadingtoEuropeintheearly1990sandsubsequentlytomuchoftherestoftheworld.Thetermoriginatedwithintheairlineindustryreferringtoairlineswithaloweroperatingcoststructurethantheircompetitors.Whilethetermisoftenappliedtoanycarrierwithlowticketpricesandlimitedservices,regardlessoftheiroperatingmodels,low-costcarriersshouldnotbeconfusedwithregionalairlinesthatoperateshortflightswithoutservice,orwithfull-serviceairlinesofferingsomereducedfares.LowcostairlinesinIndiaDOMESTICAIRLINESININDIAINDIGOAIRLINESIndigo--or"individualsonthego",forthefirsttimeallowedindividualtravelerstheabilitytoreserveandpurchaseasingleseatonatraditionalcorporateorbusinessjetwhichthenflewa"scheduled"flightlikeatraditionalairline.PriortoIndigotheonlybusinessjetservicesavailabletoconsumersconsistedofjetownershiporcharter,bothexpensiveoptionstoregularairlinetravel.Indigoisregardedastheoriginatoroftwonewcategoriesofcorporatejetairtravelservice:perseat,highfrequencyandthepublicorcommercialcorporatejet.IndigoAirlinescommencedoperationson4August2006withaservicefromDelhitoImphalviaGuwahati.TheairlineisownedbyInterGlobeEnterprises.IttookdeliveryofitsfirstAirbusA320aircrafton28July2006andreceivedsixaircraftduring2006.Ninemoreaircraftweredeliveredin2007takingthetotalto15.Thecarrierhassetatargetofservingapproximately30Indiancitiesby2010withafleetsizeof40A320andA321aircraft.Theairlinewillreceiveall100A320familyaircraftby2016.FormerUSAirwaysExecutiveVice-President,MarketingandPlanningBruceAshbyhasjoinedIndigoAirlinesastheirChiefExecutiveOfficer.TheIndianGovernmenthasapprovedtheairlines'aircraftimportplan"inprinciple".Theairlinehasalsoacquired3parkingspotsinNewDelhiandMumbaiairports.INDIGORouteMapSpic