National Aviation Company of India Ltd, (Air India), Bangalore  honoured 27 employees on Wednesday in recognition of their 25 years of continuous service in the airline.  This is the first Long Service Memento presentation function after the merger of the two airlines -  Indian Airlines and Air India. The two national carriers were merged into one on the same day last year and the day is observed as Nationalisation day throughout the network of Air India. Similar functions have been organised in all the important cities in India.