▁have ▁an ▁exclusive ▁apr on ▁to ▁handle ▁all ▁their ▁operations . ▁T riv and rum ▁air port ▁also ▁cat ers ▁to ▁the ▁Raj iv ▁Gand hi ▁Academy ▁for ▁A viation ▁Technology ▁which ▁car ries ▁out ▁pilot ▁training ▁activities . ▁ ▁T riv and rum ▁International ▁Airport ▁hosts ▁Air ▁India ' s ▁N arrow ▁body ▁Main ten ance , ▁repair ▁and ▁over ha ul ▁unit ▁— ▁M RO ▁consisting ▁of ▁tw in ▁hang ars ▁for ▁serv icing ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 3 7 ▁type ▁aircraft , ▁serv icing ▁mostly ▁Air ▁India ▁Express ▁aircraft . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁air port ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁F lying ▁Club ▁under ▁the ▁initi ative ▁of ▁Colonel ▁R aja ▁God a ▁Var man , ▁Cons ort ▁of ▁R ani ▁Kar th ika ▁Th ir unal ▁Lak sh mi ▁Bay i , ▁R ani ▁of ▁Att ing al ▁and ▁of ▁Tra van core ▁Kingdom . ▁R aja ▁God a ▁Var man , ▁a ▁trained ▁pilot , ▁felt ▁the ▁need ▁of ▁an ▁air port ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁Tra van core ▁in ▁the ▁av iation ▁map ▁of ▁India ▁and ▁requested ▁the ▁Tra van core ▁Dur bar ▁to ▁initi ate ▁the ▁process ▁for ▁establish ing ▁an ▁aer od rome . ▁A ▁detailed ▁report ▁was ▁made ▁and ▁presented ▁to ▁the ▁King ▁by ▁Cons ort ▁Prince ▁in ▁this ▁regard . ▁It ▁may ▁be ▁mentioned ▁that ▁the ▁King ▁was ▁the ▁brother ▁of ▁Colonel ▁R aja ' s ▁wife , ▁and ▁the ▁colon el ' s ▁own ▁children