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AirAsia India is an Indo-Malaysian low cost carrier headquartered in Bengaluru, India.〔 The airline is a joint venture with Air Asia Berhad holding 49% of the airline, Tata Sons holding 40.06% and Telestra Tradeplace having the remaining 10% in the airline. The joint venture would also mark Tata's return to aviation industry after 60 years.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/AirAsia-to-tie-up-with-Tata-Sons-for-new-airline-in-India/articleshow/18601005.cms )〕 Air Asia India commenced operations on 12 June 2014 with Bangalore as its primary hub. AirAsia is the first foreign airline to set up a subsidiary in India.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/government-and-policy/fipb-to-take-up-airasia-india-entry-proposal-on-march-6/article4442588.ece?homepage=true&ref=wl_home )〕 ==History== The origins of the airline can be tracked back to October 2012, when AirAsia was keen to open operations based out of India provided the aviation environment and tax structure were conducive and friendly for low-cost airline operations. With the Indian government allowing a foreign direct investment of up to 49%, in February 2013, AirAsia applied to the Indian Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to seek approval for commencing its operations in India.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.mysinchew.com/node/83205 )〕 AirAsia announced that it would establish a joint venture with Tata Sons and Telestra Tradeplace. Tata sons would represent the airline with two non-executive directors in the airline's board. The airliner planned to operate with the world's lowest unit cost of /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. AirAsia initially planned to begin operations to various tier 2 and tier 3 cities with Chennai International Airport as its main operating base〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://profit.ndtv.com/news/corporates/article-tatas-plan-return-flight-with-airasia-on-board-318286 )〕 but later shifted its base to Bengaluru, operating its first flight from Bengaluru to Goa. 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/airasias-india-foray-good-news-see-more-competition-kpmg_828265.html )〕 AirAsia initially invested an amount of US$50 million in the airline. In preparation for its operations in India, AirAsia struck deals with online and offline travel agents throughout the country. Previously, limited distribution of sales had affected the airline's performance in India and AirAsia wanted to avoid that with its Indian subsidiary by all means.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/air-asia-to-make-strong-sales-pitch-ties-up-with-portals-agents-113022200463_1.html )〕 On 3 March 2013, the FIPB officially permitted AirAsia to rent/lease aircraft and to carry cargo on its scheduled flights. The airline then applied for a permission to schedule aircraft and transport passengers,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/air-asia-tata-group-jv-seeks-permission-for-aircraft-leasing/1082462/ )〕 which the FIPB accepted on 6 March.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/03/06/airasia-india-tata-approval-idINDEE92505Y20130306 )〕 Less than two months after AirAsia announced its plans to start an airline in India, the joint venture was established on 28 March 2013 as ''AirAsia (India) Pvt. Ltd''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-03-31/news/38163268_1_airasia-india-jet-airways-telestra-tradeplace )〕 In April, the airline started recruiting candidates for their cabin crew, and allowed captains and first officers to apply online for an interview in Bengaluru.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2013-04-13/news/38511400_1_air-asia-airasia-tata-sons )〕 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.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AirAsia India Proving Flights: Day 2 )〕 On 7 May 2014, the DGCA issued AirAsia India an Air Operator Permit. On 30 May 2014, AirAsia India announced its maiden flight from Bengaluru to Goa; the service started on 12 June 2014.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=AirAsia India announces maiden flight from Bangalore to Goa for Rs 990 )〕 In June 2015 the airline made Delhi-Indira Gandhi International Airport its secondary hub for North Indian operations. In August 2015, Tata Sons the major Indian shareholder increased its stake to 40.06% from 30% earlier by injecting fresh equity while Telestra's share reduced to 10% from 20% earlier. It was also reported that Tata group may increase their stake further to 48%. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「AirAsia India」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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