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On 1 March 1948, the designation of the RIAF's commanding officer was rechristened as Chief of the Air Staff, [24] and again to Chief of the Air Staff and Commander-in-Chief, Royal Indian Air Force (CAS/C-in-C, RIAF) on 21 June - as a measure to reflect uniformity with the C-in-Cs of the post-independence Indian Army and the Royal Indian Navy. [25]
Members of Parliament have a base salary of ₹100,000 (US$1,200) plus other allowances. The Chief Ministers of Indian states have varying salaries, with Telangana 's Chief Minister earning the highest at ₹400,000 (US$4,800) per month.
An air vice marshal who is a principal staff officer (PSO) ranks at number 25 in the Indian order of precedence. Other air vice marshals are at number 26 in the order of precedence. [2] Air vice marshals are at pay level 14, with a monthly pay between ₹144,200 (US$1,950) and ₹218,200 (US$2,950). [3] [4]
Senior Air Staff Officer Central Air Command: Air Marshal: George Thomas AVSM, VM [18] Senior Air Staff Officer Eastern Air Command: Inderpal Singh Walia AVSM, VM [19] Senior Air Staff Officer Southern Air Command: Tarun Chaudhry VSM [20] Senior Air Staff Officer South Western Air Command: Manish Khanna AVSM, VM [21] Senior Air Staff Officer ...
A general ranks at No. 12 on the Indian order of precedence, along with the CDS and the Chiefs of Staff of the Indian Navy and Indian Air Force (the CNS and the CAS). [7] A general is at pay level 18, equivalent to Cabinet Secretary of India (at No. 11 on the warrant of precedence), with a monthly pay of ₹250,000 (US$3,500). [8] [9]
It was renamed as Air India Limited on 26 October 2010. [6] Air India Limited was privatized through its sale to the Tata Group. On 8 October 2021 Tata Sons paid ₹ 180 billion (US$2.1 billion) to Government of India and Tata will also assume ₹ 153 billion (US$1.8 billion) of Air India Limited's debt as per the transfer deal.
Air India became the first Asian airline to operate freighters when Air India Cargo was set up in 1954 and started its freighter operations with a Douglas DC-3 aircraft. [16] Air India Cargo ended freighter aircraft operations in early 2012. [124] Alliance Air was a wholly owned subsidiary of Indian Airlines established on 1 April 1996.
Two Royal Air Force ground crew installing a camera into a Westland Lysander Mk II of No. 225 Squadron at RAF Tilshead, Wiltshire, September 1940. Both men (of leading aircraftman rank) wear parade dress, which suggests the photo was taken during an official station inspection. More typically, ground crew would wear heavy duty working dress.