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.

{{Infobox airline | airline = Indian Airlines | logo = Indian airlines.svg | logo_size = 200px | fleet_size = 55 excl.subsidiaries | destinations = 63 excl.subsidiaries | subsidiaries = | caption = Logo used from 2005 to 2007 | IATA = IC | ICAO = IAC | callsign = INDAIR | parent = Air India Limited | founded = 1953 | commenced = 1 August 1953 | ceased = 27 February 2011 | headquarters = New Delhi | key_people = Rajiv Bansal | hubs = * Mumbai[[Indira Gandhi International Airport|gwalior