<P> Deccan Airways Limited was a commercial airline based in Hyderabad . Founded in 1945 , it was one of the nine airlines existing in India during independence . The airline , a joint venture of Nizam Government of erstwhile Hyderabad State and Tata Airlines was launched with a fleet of three aircraft . By the time it was merged with Indian Airlines in 1953 , it had a fleet of thirteen Douglas DC - 3 ' Dakota ' aircraft . The airline operated on Madras - Hyderabad - Nagpur - Bhopal - Gwalior - Delhi , Hyderabad - Bombay and Hyderabad - Bangalore sectors . </P>
which which ruler did the tatas jointly found the deccan airways in 1945
Nizam Government of erstwhile Hyderabad State