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	In 1990-91 the entry of private airlines began, after the de-regulation of the Indian Civil Aviation sector. Private airlines were given permission to operate charter and non-scheduled services under the ‘Air Taxi’ Scheme. East West Airlines, head-quartered in [[~~Trivandrum~~]] was the first national level private airline in India to operate after almost 37 years.<ref name = "GKTODAY">{{cite news\|title=History of Civil Aviation in India\|url=http://www.gktoday.in/gk/history-of-civil-aviation-in-india/ \|publisher=GKTODAY}}</ref>		In 1990-91 the entry of private airlines began, after the de-regulation of the Indian Civil Aviation sector. Private airlines were given permission to operate charter and non-scheduled services under the ‘Air Taxi’ Scheme. East West Airlines, head-quartered in [[Mumbai]] was the first national level private airline in India to operate after almost 37 years.<ref name = "GKTODAY">{{cite news\|title=History of Civil Aviation in India\|url=http://www.gktoday.in/gk/history-of-civil-aviation-in-india/ \|publisher=GKTODAY}}</ref>

	==History==		==History==

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{{short description|Indian private airline}}
{{For|other airlines with the same name|East-West Airlines (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox airline
| airline=East-West Airlines
| image=East-west.jpg
| caption=Tail colours of an East-West Airlines Boeing 737
| IATA=
| ICAO=
| callsign=
| founded=1991
| commenced=1992
| ceased=8 August 1996
| bases= 
| hubs= 
| fleet_size=
| destinations= Trivandrum; Mumbai; Delhi, Chennai, etc
| headquarters= [[Trivandrum]]
| key_people=Thakiyudeen Wahid <small>(Managing director)</small>
}}

In 1990-91 the entry of private airlines began, after the de-regulation of the Indian Civil Aviation sector. Private airlines were given permission to operate charter and non-scheduled services under the ‘Air Taxi’ Scheme. East West Airlines, head-quartered in [[Trivandrum]] was the first national level private airline in India to operate after almost 37 years.<ref name = "GKTODAY">{{cite news|title=History of Civil Aviation in India|url=http://www.gktoday.in/gk/history-of-civil-aviation-in-india/ |publisher=GKTODAY}}</ref>

==History==
East West Airlines was promoted by [[Thakiyudeen Abdul Wahid]], a native from [[Varkala]] Trivandrum district. The airline began operations in early 1992 when the Indian Government reformed the industry by its "open skies policy" that gave rise to numerous private [[air charter]] operators that serviced India. The airline established offices in [[Trivandrum]] in 1995, [[New Delhi]], Madras (now named [[Chennai]]) and [[Mumbai]].

It started, as per government stipulations, with three aircraft, all [[Boeing 737|Boeing 737-200s]].<ref name="Rediff"/> In 1992, to counter the impact of a crippling [[Indian Airlines]] pilot strike, the then-Civil Aviation minister, [[Madhavrao Scindia]] asked the airline to bring in more aircraft. East West went on to acquire four more, taking its count to seven Boeing 737s.<ref>{{cite news|title=Govindraj Ethiraj: Why private airlines can be trusted|url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/govindraj-ethirajprivate-airlines-can-be-trusted/365829/ |publisher=[[Business Standard]] |date= 4 August 2009 |access-date=6 November 2011}}</ref>

The Indian Government granted scheduled domestic airline status to nine private air charter operators, including East West, in 1994.<ref>{{cite news|title=India raises status of air-taxi operators|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1994/1994+-+2260.html|publisher=[[Flight Global]]|date=27 Sep 1994|access-date=6 November 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217030128/https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1994/1994%20-%202260.html|archive-date=17 February 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 13 November 1995 the company's managing director Thakiyudeen Wahid was shot dead near his Mumbai office.<ref>{{cite news|title=Deadly Ricochets |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?200283 |publisher=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]] |date= 29 Nov 1995 |access-date=5 November 2011}}</ref>
The airline owed 3.3 million dollars to PLM Equipment - an American company from which it had leased three Boeings.<ref>{{cite news|title=India's private malaise|url=https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1996/1996%20-%201593.html |publisher=[[Flight Global]] |date= 2 July 1996 |access-date=6 November 2011}}</ref> PLM Equipment first appealed to the [[Directorate General of Civil Aviation (India)|Directorate General of Civil Aviation]] (DGCA) to deregister the aircraft and then went to court. The Delhi high court ordered East West to pay up or return the aircraft. The three aircraft were then grounded.

In May 1996 the airline sought and was given DGCA permission to stop flying trunk routes due to a shortage of aircraft. By June 1996 it had decided to fly only from Mumbai to non-trunk destinations such as Calicut, Trivandrum and Cochin.
Finally, on 8 August 1996, East West Airlines ceased all operations.<ref name = "Rediff">{{cite news|title=Why are India's private airlines in such bad shape?|url=http://www.rediff.com/money/jan/28crash3.htm |publisher=Rediff On The Net Business News |date= 28 Jan 1997 |access-date=6 November 2011}}</ref>

==Destinations==
*'''[[South Asia]]'''
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*[[Trivandrum]] ([[Trivandrum International Airport]])
*[[Ahmedabad]] ([[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport]])
*[[Kolkata]] ([[Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport]])
*[[Mumbai]] ([[Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport]])
*[[Bangalore]] ([[Bangalore Airport]])
*[[Belgaum]] ([[Belgaum Airport]])
*[[Mangalore]] ([[Mangalore Airport]])
*[[New Delhi]] ([[New Delhi Airport]])
*[[Goa]] ([[Goa Airport]])
*Chennai ([[Chennai Airport]])

==Fleet==
East West operated a total fleet of eleven aircraft, comprising eight leased Boeing 737-200s<ref name="PS">{{cite web|title=East West Airlines - Historic Fleet|url=http://www.planespotters.net/Airline/East-West-Airlines |publisher=planespotters.net |access-date=6 November 2011}}</ref> and three [[Fokker F27]]s. After the airline shut down operations, the Boeings were returned to their lessors;<ref name="PS"/> while two Fokkers were stored at Mumbai Airport until 2006, when they were auctioned off by AAI to recover some of the fees it was owed by way of parking and landing charges.<ref>{{cite news|title=Junk aircraft at Mumbai airport find new masters|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/168249.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724180312/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/168249.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 24, 2012 |publisher=[[Hindustan Times]] |date= 2 Nov 2007 |access-date=6 November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=East West Airlines F 27 Moves from Mumbai |url=http://www.warbirds.in/forum/viewtopic.php?t=131 |publisher=Warbirds |date= 8 Nov 2006 |access-date=5 November 2011}}</ref>

==Accidents and incidents==
On 1 July 1995, an East West Airlines [[Fokker F27]], registered VT-EWE, was engaged in a [[touch-and-go landing]] training exercise at [[Vadodara Airport]] when the aircraft's left main landing gear failed on touchdown. The aircraft continued moving forward on its belly and skid to a halt on the runway. There was no fire and no injury to persons on board the aircraft.
Poor maintenance was cited as a contributory factor in the accident. The aircraft was written off.<ref>{{ASN accident|title=Fokker F27 VT-EWE |id=19950701-0 |accessdate=5 November 2011 }}</ref>

That very year, the owner of East-West airlines was murdered by thugs as he left work for home.

==References==
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