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INTRODUCTION

Kingfisher Airlines is an airline group based in India. Its head office is Kingfisher
House inVile Parle (East), Mumbai.Kingfisher Airlines, through its parent
company United Breweries Group, has a 50% stake in low-cost carrier Kingfisher
Red.

Kingfisher Airlines is one of the seven airlines to be ranked as a 5-star


airline by the independent research consultancy firm Skytrax. Kingfisher operates
more than 375 daily flights to 71 destinations, with regional and long-haul
international services. In May 2009, Owned by Vijay Mallya of United Beverages
Group.Kingfisher Airlines carried more than a million passengers, giving it the
highest market share among airlines in India.

History
Kingfisher Airlines was established in 2003. It is owned by
the Bengaluru based United Breweries Group. The airline started commercial
operations in 9 May 2005 with a fleet of four new Airbus A320-200s operating a flight
from Mumbai to Delhi. It started its international operations on 3 September 2008 by
connecting Bengaluru with London On 7 June 2010 Kingfisher became a member
elect of the Oneworld airline alliance when it signed a formal membership
agreement. A firm date to join the alliance will be announced once the
implementation process is underway, it possibly may take 18 to 24 months.
Company Profile

Kingfisher Airlines Limited

Type Public (BSE: KFA)

Industry Transportation

Founded 2003

Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra

Area served Asia, Europe

 Vijay Mallya, Chairman
Key people
 Sanjay Aggarwal, CEO
 A.Raghunathan, CFO(Finan
ce)

Services Airline
catering & foodservice,aircraft
ground handling and passenger
transport

Website flykingfisher.com

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