<P> Deccan Airways Limited was a commercial airline based in Hyderabad . Founded in 1945 , it was one of the nine airlines existing in India during independence . The airline , a joint venture of Nizam Government of erstwhile Hyderabad State and Tata Airlines was launched with a fleet of three aircraft . By the time it was merged with Indian Airlines in 1953 , it had a fleet of thirteen Douglas DC - 3 ' Dakota ' aircraft . The airline operated on Madras - Hyderabad - Nagpur - Bhopal - Gwalior - Delhi , Hyderabad - Bombay and Hyderabad - Bangalore sectors . </P>
<P> Deccan Airways Limited was a commercial airline based in Hyderabad . Founded in 1945 , it was one of the nine airlines existing in India during independence . The airline , a joint venture of Nizam Government of erstwhile Hyderabad State and Tata Airlines was launched with a fleet of three aircraft . By the time it was merged with Indian Airlines in 1953 , it had a fleet of thirteen Douglas DC - 3 ' Dakota ' aircraft . The airline operated on Madras - Hyderabad - Nagpur - Bhopal - Gwalior - Delhi , Hyderabad - Bombay and Hyderabad - Bangalore sectors . </P>
which which ruler did the tatas jointly found the deccan airways in 1945
which which ruler did the tatas jointly found the deccan airways in 1945
Nizam Government of erstwhile Hyderabad State
Nizam Government of erstwhile Hyderabad State