Master Source Inventory
Indian Civil Aviation Research Library — PhD Archive
Total unique sources catalogued: 75 | Compiled from 4 retrieval batches | Duplicates removed
1. Government Archives & Parliamentary Records
Source Name Document Type Description
07_IV_19-12-1980_p82_p84_ Government Archive Archival scan of Indian parliamentary/government records from
[Link] 1980.
[Link] Legal/Regulatory Historical legislative amendment dates (1948, 1950, 1972) related
to military/civil aircraft integration.
ID_71_16031970_17_p144_p Government Archive 1970–71 Rajya Sabha debates on Indian Airlines' operating costs
214_10.pdf (Viscount vs. F-27) and domestic network monopolies.
IQ_149_29031989_U3395_p2 Government Archive Parliamentary transcripts and papers laid on the table of the Rajya
25_p2258.pdf Sabha, 1989.
IQ_155_16081990_U953_p64 Government Archive Written answers to questions in the Rajya Sabha, August 1990.
_p61.pdf
IQ_205_09082005_U1599_p4 Government Archive Transcripts and rural tourism funding data presented to the Rajya
0_p0.pdf Sabha, August 2005.
_loksabhaquestions_annex_1 Government Archive Lok Sabha annexure: bank-wise loan position for Air India as of
0_AS321.pdf September 2016.
_loksabhaquestions_annex_1 Government Archive Illegible/empty scan of a Lok Sabha annexure.
0_AU4686.pdf
_loksabhaquestions_annex_1 Government Archive Lok Sabha annexure: Air India's working capital and aircraft loans,
4_AU1038.pdf 2014–2017.
_loksabhaquestions_annex_1 Government Archive Traffic data tracking monthly domestic and international
86_AU1950...pdf passenger movements.
2. Ministry of Civil Aviation Annual Reports
Source Name Document Type Description
Annual Report – Government Data MoCA report: employee demographics, public grievance
[Link] redressal, transaction documents, and due diligence data rooms.
Annual Report – 2004-2005 Government Data MoCA report: operational safety, COSCAP-SA, IOSA audits,
(English).pdf pollution control, and capital works.
Source Name Document Type Description
Annual Report – 2011-2012 Government Data MoCA report: phase-out of B737-200 freighters, A310-300 lease
(English).pdf returns, and Air India's international network frequencies.
annual_report-2014_15_eng.p Government Data MoCA report: PSU leadership, pending audit paras, citizen
df charters, and accounting structures.
annual_report-2015_16_eng.p Government Data MoCA report: application of funds for the Airports Authority of
df India (AAI) and airport construction.
3. DGCA Civil Aviation Statistics Handbooks
Source Name Document Type Description
Handbook_2015-[Link] Government Data DGCA Handbook on Civil Aviation Statistics, 2015–16.
HANDBOOK_2017-[Link] Government Data DGCA Handbook on Civil Aviation Statistics, 2017–18.
[Link] Government Data DGCA Handbook on Civil Aviation Statistics, 2018–19.
HANDBOOK_2019-[Link] Government Data DGCA Handbook on Civil Aviation Statistics, 2019–20.
HANDBOOK_2020-[Link] Government Data DGCA Handbook defining Passenger Load Factor (PLF) and
Break-Even Load Factor (BELF).
HANDBOOK_2021-[Link] Government Data DGCA Handbook on Civil Aviation Statistics, 2021–22.
HANDBOOK_2022-[Link] Government Data DGCA Handbook on Civil Aviation Statistics, 2022–23.
HANDBOOK_2023-24_Final_ Government Data DGCA Handbook on Civil Aviation Statistics, 2023–24.
[Link]
HANDBOOK [Link] Government Data DGCA Handbook: PLF vs. BELF (Break-Even Load Factor)
spread calculations, 2024–25.
4. Parliamentary Committee Reports
Source Name Document Type Description
pac_10_109_1995.pdf Committee Report 1995–96 Public Accounts Committee index/report detailing audits
on public sector aviation economics.
_rsnew_Committee_site... Committee Report 2023 Parliamentary Committee report on preservation of historical
monuments, tourism statistics, and the National Culture Fund.
5. Legal & Regulatory Documents
Source Name Document Type Description
[Link] Legal/Regulatory Competition Commission of India (CCI) Suo-Motu Case No.
03/2015 investigating airline pricing algorithms (Navitaire, PROS).
gen_pdf.php (1).pdf Legal/Regulatory NCLT official order (Jan 2025) mandating liquidation of Go First
after CoC failed to find a resolution applicant.
[Link] Legal/Regulatory Air Corporations (Transfer of Undertakings and Repeal) Act:
transfer of employee benefits, provident funds, and pension
liabilities during privatisation.
SC-sends-Jet-to-Liquidation.p Legal/Regulatory Supreme Court of India ruling (Nov 2024) establishing precedent
df for airline liquidation over resolution when capital infusion fails.
6. Corporate Filings
Source Name Document Type Description
[Link] Corporate Filing Air Deccan IPO Prospectus (2006): market share, underwriters,
and early LCC operational structures.
7f3872b9-e26b-4938-85f4-04d Corporate Filing SpiceJet Annual Report FY 2024–25: asset valuation, QIP
[Link] infusions, subsidiary financials, and accumulated losses.
7. Credit & Industry Reports
Source Name Document Type Description
1637749050Rating_Rationale. Credit Report CRISIL credit rating rationale: policies for financial audits and
pdf confidentiality.
ICRA_Airlines_April_2025.pdf Industry/Credit Report ICRA sector update (Q1 2025): Aviation Turbine Fuel (ATF) price
trends, YoY growth rates, and crude oil price dynamics.
[Link] Industry Report IATA 2005 Annual Report: global fuel prices, clearing house
transactions, and safety audits.
[Link] Industry Report IATA 2010 Annual Report excerpt: Remittance and Settlement
systems, Flight Data Analysis program.
8. Academic Papers & Working Papers
Source Name Document Type Description
1-Benchmarking-for-Indian-Air Academic Paper DEA (CCR model) evaluation of Indian airline operational
[Link] performance, 2009–2014.
41272_2020_Article_257.pdf Academic Paper Operating leverage, profitability, financial distress models, and
COVID-19 impact.
Source Name Document Type Description
An_analysis_of_factors_affecti Academic Paper Mahtani & Garg (2018): financial distress prediction model for
ng_financi.pdf Indian airlines using accounting variables.
[Link] / ADA157246 Intelligence Report March 1985 DIA report evaluating civil aviation capacities of
(1).pdf Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan for potential military use.
EJBE2020Vol13No25p091-S Academic Paper Shome & Verma (2020): Altman Z-score, P-Score, and Kroeze
[Link] models applied to IndiGo, Jet Airways, Air India, and SpiceJet.
Hashim-IndianAirlines196419 Academic Paper Hashim (2004): total cost function and economies of scale for
[Link] Indian Airlines during the state monopoly era (1964–1999).
ISSUESANDCHALLENGESO Academic Paper Competitive strategies of Indian LCCs, including IndiGo and
FINDIANAVIATION... SpiceJet IPO analysis.
RECENT_CHANGE_IN_AIR_ Academic Paper IJARIIE paper: impact of deregulation on trunk vs. thin route flight
DEREGULATION... frequencies.
ashin_s_paper_on_aviation.p Academic Paper SCP paradigm vs. efficiency hypothesis using
df Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) and CR4 in Indian aviation.
[Link] Academic Paper Hooper (1998): airline competition and deregulation in developed
vs. developing countries.
[Link] Academic Paper Altman Z-score and Piotroski F-score applied to Kingfisher
Airlines' failure.
[Link] Academic Paper ANOVA testing the impact of gross and operating profit margins
on ROCE for Kingfisher, SpiceJet, and Jet Airways.
[Link] Academic Paper Baldev Raj Nayar (1995), International Organization: regimes and
power in international aviation.
[Link] Academic Paper Saranga & Nagpal (2016): Tobit regression and DEA measuring
Indian airline technical and cost efficiency using ASK and RPK.
[Link] Academic Paper Knowledge flows and technological development in the Bangalore
aerospace cluster: NAL, ISRO, and HAL.
Turnaround_Strategy_for_Air_ Academic Paper Qualitative NVivo thematic analysis and financial ratio assessment
[Link] of Air India's turnaround operations.
3competitionissues_domestic Presentation Slide Single 'Thank You' slide, likely from a presentation on domestic air
_air.pdf competition.
9. Case Studies
Source Name Document Type Description
Deccan_case__1_.pdf Academic Case Study Financial exhibits for Air Deccan: balance sheet and cash flows
prior to the Kingfisher merger.
Decoding BIG Bull's Business Video Transcript Think School case study on Akasa Air's entry strategy.
STRATEGY...
Source Name Document Type Description
From profitability to Academic Case Study Emerald Publishing case study: operational downfall and 2023
bankruptcy: GoFirst's bankruptcy of Go First.
downfall...
[Link] Academic Case Study Kingfisher Airlines' collapse from an HR and unpaid wages
perspective, with auditor reports.
ssrn_id1010199_code285952. Working Paper MIT CISR (2006): Air Deccan's outsourcing and innovation
pdf business model.
ssrn_id2873325_code262434 Working Paper Market share analysis and case study on Indian LCCs; IndiGo's
[Link] acquisition of Air Deccan.
10. News Articles & Video Transcripts
Source Name Document Type Description
Go First: What went wrong News Article BBC report detailing the operational collapse of Go First.
with Indian airline?
Go first: From ModiLuft to News Article Economic Times historical review of failed airlines in India.
Kingfisher to Jet...
How to run an Airline business Video Transcript Think School case study on Southwest Airlines' point-to-point
profitably for 47 years & model and labor culture.
counting
The Real Reason Airlines Video Transcript The Hustle: economics of aircraft leasing versus owning.
Don't Own Their Planes
Why Gofirst Bankruptcy is a Video Transcript Think School: Go First's use of IBC moratorium to shield aircraft
GENIUS business strategy? from lessors during $1.1B Pratt & Whitney arbitration.
11. Textbooks & Bibliography
Source Name Document Type Description
dokumen.pub_flying-off-cours Textbook Excerpt Rigas Doganis, Flying Off Course: price elasticity, yield
e... management, and ancillary revenue.
[Link] Textbook Excerpt Rigas Doganis, The Airline Business (2006): alliances and
distribution channels.
[Link] Bibliography Bibliographic citations (1960) on early European air transport
economics.
[Link] Legal Historical review of Indian aviation law, the Air Corporations Act,
Thesis/Bibliography and bilateral air transport agreements.
[Link] Historical Document J.R.D. Tata (1961): baseline data for domestic air transport
growth, 1932–1946; early government committee reports.
12. Research Notes, Frameworks & Data
Source Name Document Type Description
Global Airline Profitability Research Notes Compiled links and CSV data mapping Indian airline financial
Trends and Indian Aviation performance, 1995–2010.
Datasets
Indian Domestic Aviation: Research Notes Methodology notes outlining primary data sources: DGCA, MoCA,
Historical Market... ICRA, and IATA.
Scholarly Foundations and Research Framework Notion document: key aviation economists (Kahn, Doganis,
Data Frameworks... Brueckner), methodological roadmap for PhD thesis.
■■■■■■-Research_Plan... Research Plan Auto-generated research plan (Bohrium): methodology for
constructing a phase-wise panel dataset for Indian civil aviation.
Current Economic Statistics Statistical Database Macroeconomic indicators: RBI reserve money, foreign trade, FDI
and Review For the Week inflows, and industrial production indices.
Ended September 15
Text Web Data URL snippets pointing to DGCA data, PDF files, aviation law blogs
(ipleaders), and archived government files.
Note: 75 unique sources confirmed across 4 retrieval batches. Sources appearing in multiple batches with variant descriptions
have been deduplicated and merged. The claimed total of 135 sources could not be independently verified from the data provided.