In March 1953 , the Indian Parliament passed the Air Corporations Act . India 's airline industry was nationalised and the eight domestic airlines operating independently at that time – Deccan Airways , Airways India , Bharat Airways , Himalayan Aviation , Kalinga Airlines , Indian National Airways , Air India and Air Services of India – were merged into two government-owned entities . Indian Airlines focussed on domestic routes and Air India International on international services . The International Airports Authority of India ( IAAI ) was constituted in 1972 while the National Airports Authority was constituted in 1986 . The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security was established in 1987 following the tragic crash of Air India Flight 182 . Pushpaka Aviation operated scheduled international passenger flights from Bombay to Sharjah , as an '' associate carrier '' of Air India from 1979 to 1983
Air India Flight 182
Air India Flight 182
Civil aviation in India