what was the airline previously called?
Tata Airlines
Air India
The airline was founded by J. R. D. Tata as Tata Airlines in 1932;
maharaja is the mascot of which indian organisation Air India's mascot is "the Maharajah" when was it formed? 1932 by whom? J. R. D. Tata what's his full name? Jehangir Ratanji Dadabhoy Tata
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Air India [SEP] Introduction
R. D. Tata as Tata Airlines in 1932; Tata himself flew its first single-engine de Havilland Puss Moth, carrying air mail from Karachi's Drigh Road Aerodrome to Bombay's Juhu aerodrome and later continuing to Madras (currently Chennai). After World War II, it became a public limited company and was renamed as "Air India". On 21 February 1960, it took delivery of its first Boeing 707 named "Gauri Shankar" and became the first Asian airline to induct a jet aircraft in its fleet. In 2000–01, attempts were made to privatise Air India and from 2006 onwards, it suffered losses after its merger with Indian Airlines.