Ambica Airlines is a defunct airline, which was based at Bombay, India.[1][2]
| Commenced operations | 10 March 1947 |
|---|---|
| Ceased operations | December 1949 |
| Operating bases | Mumbai, India |
| Fleet size | See below |
| Destinations | Baroda Ahmedabad Bhuj Rajkot Jamnagar Morvi |
| Parent company | Shri Ambica Steam Navigation Company |
| Headquarters | Bombay, Bombay State, India |
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Ambica Airlines began local services on 10 March 1947. The fleet consisted of DC-3s, with a three Beech 18s and other types. The airline was associated and subsidiary[3] of the Shri Ambica Steam Navigation Company,[4][5][6] a shipping company owned & established by Seth Vijaysinh Govindji & Jagmal Raja Chauhan in 1945.[7][8]
Ambica Airline operated on 944 kilometers route, twice-weekly services Bombay-Vadodara-Ahmedabad and thrice-weekly Bombay-Bhuj-Rajkot-Jamnagar-Morbi route.[1][7] The airline was started by businessman Seth Haridas Madhavdas, Seth Vithaldas Kanji, Seth Vijaysinh Govindji and Rai Bahadur Jagmal Raja, having its head office at Bombay.[7][9][10][11]
The airlines closed in the year 1949 due to insufficient traffic and other litigations.[9][12]
References
edit- ^ a b Aeronautics , Volumes 18–19. 1947. pp. 13, 14.
- ^ Economic History of India: 1857–1956 edited by V. B. Singh. 1975. p. 361.
- ^ Aviation Daily, Including International Aviation , Volume 48 Front Cover. American Aviation Publications, Incorporated. 1946.
- ^ Airlines of Asia since 1920. Putnam. 1997. p. 28. ISBN 9780851778556.
- ^ Khurana, K. C. (2009). Aviation Management: Global Perspectives By K.C. KHURANA. p. 295. ISBN 9789380228396.
- ^ Davies, Ronald Edward George (1964). A history of the world's airlines. Oxford University Press. p. 391.
Another short-lived company was Ambica Airlines Ltd which began local services to points north of Bombay on 10 March 1947. Operating the inevitable DC-3s, with a few Beech 18s and other types, it was associated with the Shri Ambica Steam Navigation
- ^ a b c Kutch Gurjar Kshatriya Community : A brief History & Glory by Raja Pawan Jethwa. (2007). pp 12 : Rai Bahadur Jagmal Raja Chauhan of Nagor, Kutch : Life-sketch
- ^ Our seafaring in the [sic] Indian Ocean by Odayamadath Kunjappa Nambiar, 1975. pp:187
- ^ a b Jagmal Raja vs Crown – Ambica Airlines
- ^ Asian and Indian Skyways. Vol. 2. January 1948. p. 43.
- ^ All India Reporter, Volume 3, Published by D. V. Chitaley, 1955 : pp :422
- ^ Pruthi, Surinder P. S. (1972). Business and government: technical notes and cases.
Ambica Airlines went into liquidation in 1949 but only after damage to Air Services of India