<Tr> <Th> Hubs </Th> <Td> Begumpet Airport </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> Hyderabad </Td> </Tr> <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> <P> 71 per cent of Deccan Airways was owned by the Nizam's Government and the rest was owned by Tata Sons and others . Its first flight began in July 1946 . The DC - 3 aircraft were brought from US Air Force at a throw away price after they were left unused at Assam after World War 2 . Hyderabad had five airfields with concrete runways in Aurangabad, Warangal, Bidar, Hakimpet and Begumpet . In 1952 Government of India held 78% of shares of Deccan Airways . The shares were acquired from the Hyderabad Government & Nizam State Railways. 13% of the shares was still held by Tatas & 9% by the general public </P>

Which which ruler did the tatas jointly found the deccan airways in 1945