Kalinga Airlines

Kalinga Airlines
Founded1946
Ceased operations1972
HeadquartersCalcutta, India
Key peopleBiju Patnaik
(Founder & Chief Pilot)

Kalinga Airlines was a private airline based in Calcutta, India. It was founded in 1947 by aviator and politician Biju Patnaik, who was also the airline's chief pilot. The airline was nationalised and merged into Indian Airlines in 1953. It restarted operations as a non-scheduled charter operator in 1957 and flew passengers and cargo until 1972.

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