Kalinga Airlines

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Kalinga Airlines
Founded1946
Ceased operations1972
Headquarters Calcutta, India
Key people Biju Patnaik
(Founder & Chief Pilot)

Kalinga Airlines was a private airline based in Calcutta, India. It was founded in 1947 by aviator and politician Biju Patnaik, who was also the airline's chief pilot. [1] The airline was nationalised and merged into Indian Airlines in 1953. It restarted operations as a non-scheduled charter operator in 1957 and flew passengers and cargo until 1972.

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History

Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik with a Kalinga Airlines Dakota at Biju Patnaik international Airport Naveen Pattnaik and the Kalinga Airlines Dakota.jpg
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik with a Kalinga Airlines Dakota at Biju Patnaik international Airport

In 1947, Biju Patnaik, who used to be a Royal Indian Air Force World War II Spitfire and DC-3 pilot, carried soldiers into Kashmir, landing the first platoon of troops in Srinagar. Kalinga Airlines' DC-3s were also used to drop supplies in Northeast India. [2] In 1953, the airline, along with other seven independent domestic airlines including Deccan Airways, Airways India, Bharat Airways, Himalayan Aviation, Indian National Airways, Air India and Air Services of India were nationalised and merged into the Indian Airlines Corporation.[ citation needed ]

Kalinga Airways restarted operations in December 1957 with the merger of five airlines, Assam Airways, Indamer Airways, Jamair, Kalinga and Darbhanga Aviations with a fleet of 15 DC-3s. [3] Since May 1960, Kalinga specialised in supply drops in the Northeast. Non-scheduled operations from Bombay to Dubai were also operated but were suspended in October 1962 to focus on supply dropping. [4] The air-drop operations were taken over by the Indian Air Force in June 1967 [5] and the airline reverted to passenger and cargo charters until February 1972. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ John F. Burns (21 April 1997). "Biju Patnaik, 81, Daring Pilot-Patriot of India". New York Times.
  2. ↑ "Biju Patnaik".
  3. ↑ "World Airline Directory, Flight, April 18, 1958".
  4. ↑ "World Airline Directory, Flight, April 2, 1964".
  5. ↑ "World Airline Survey, Flight, April 11, 1968".
  6. ↑ "World Airline Directory". Flight. 2 April 1964.
  7. ↑ Aviation Safety Network > ASN Aviation Safety Database > Operator index > India > Kalinga Airlines. Aviation-safety.net (2012-03-04). Retrieved on 2014-05-21.
  8. ↑ Did it come with a bang then? Nepal's early aviation history. [ dead link ]
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