Browsing Tag
Air India
167 posts
Pilots seek settlement of outstanding dues pre-handover of Air India
The 2006 Wage Agreement allocated a monthly Layover Subsistence Allowance (LSA) for Captains and Co-Pilots. Over the years, 25 per cent of these amounts were held back and are still due.
‘Clear dues towards Air India immediately’: Centre directs ministries, departments
In 2009, the Centre had mandated that Central government officers travel via Air India for all official purposes including availing of LTC.
All ministries told to clear Air India’s dues immediately
In 2009, the Centre had mandated that Central government officers travel via Air India for all official purposes including availing of LTC.
Tata Group plan to pilot synergy between airlines, post SPA
The development assumes significance since Tata Sons' subsidiary Talace emerged as the highest bidder for the national carrier under the divestment process.
Tatas plan new vertical to on-board Air India post SPA
Post the transaction, Tata Sons will have two full-service carriers -- Vistara and Air India -- along with two low-cost airlines -- Air India Express and Air Asia India -- and a ground and cargo handling company, AISATS.
Air India back with the Tatas after Seven Decades
New Delhi, Oct 9 : Life has come a full circle for the Tatas with the government declaring…
Air India divestment: Tatas to get 141 aircraft, 8 brand logos, lucrative routes
In terms of fleet, Tatas will get Air India's 117 wide-body and narrow body aircrafts and Air India Express's 24.
The making of J.R.D. Tata’s legacy, which has come back home
It is this legacy, nurtured in challenging circumstances, that has come back to where it rightfully belongs.
Welcome back: Tata Sons emerge highest bidder for Air India
Post the announcement, Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, tweeted: "Welcome back, Air India!".
Aircraft Under Bridge: Air India says Plane Sold Earlier
New Delhi, Oct 4 : A social media clip showing an aircraft in Air India colours getting stuck…
Air India’s new owner to be decided in next few days: Sources
Accordingly, sources said that the two bids are being scrutinised against a reserve price set for the airline.
Divestment Bound: Air India Staff to Vacate Accommodations in 6 Months
The decision as per the letter was taken by the AISAM (Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism) at its meeting held on August 9, 2021.
Centre looks to announce winning bid for Air India next month
In the pre-pandemic era, the airline, on a standalone basis, operated over 50 domestic and more than 40 international destinations.
Air India Divestment : Centre receives multiple financial bids
The government has off late taken several steps to fast-track the much-delayed privatisation of the national carrier.
No TDS on transfer of assets from Air India to SPV
Last week, the CBDT also allowed new owners of erstwhile public sector companies to carry forward losses and set these off against future profits, in a bid to raise more interest for the proposed privatisation processes.
Committed to bolster regional air connectivity: Scindia
"To date, 359 routes and 59 airports including 5 heliports and 2 Water Aerodromes have been operationalised under the UDAN scheme," the ministry said.
Air India Sydney-Delhi flight returns without passengers
Besides, Australia has banned flights coming from India due to a massive surge in Covid-19 cases.
Air India sale: New owners of national carrier will be decided by May-end, says Hardeep Singh Puri
The minister stated that previous attempts to privatise Air India were half-hearted and that the airline will find takers this time since it is a first-rate asset.
Only Tata, Spicejet now in the fray for Air India
In stage two, the shortlisted interested bidders will be provided with a request for proposal (RFP) and thereafter there will be a transparent bidding process.
All women Air India crew set to pilot 17-hr flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru
“The flight will operate with a Boeing 777-200LR aircraft VT ALG with a seating capacity of 238 seats including 8 first class, 35 business class, 195 economy class configurations, besides 4 cockpit and 12 cabin crew,” it said.
Air India ferries over 250 as UK-India flights resume
Airlines such as Vistara, Air India, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways operate flights between the two countries.
Tatas back in race for stake in Air India
Tata Sons is expected to send in their express of interest (EoI) for national carrier Air India on Monday, industry insiders said
Air India Express’s FY20 net profit climbs to Rs 412.77 cr
New Delhi, Oct 29 : Air India’s low-cost international subsidiary Air India Express on Wednesday reported its highest-ever…
Air India facing a very challenging financial situation: Hardeep Puri
Puri added that worldwide, a number of employees have been paid off due to the crisis and even other domestic carriers in India have resorted to cost cutting through layoffs.
No Clarity On Bids Even As Air India Bidding Deadline Looms
However, if Tata group buys Air India and merges it with Vistara, it would get readymade infrastructure which Air India has built over the recent years.
AI says US govt decision to allow it to self-conduct ground handling at airports is an ”opportunity”
The USDOT's announcement came a day after Indian Ambassador to the US Taranjit Singh Sandhu had a conversation with US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.
Employees union blames Air India top brass for inaction over ‘criminal acts’
The union said that the forged letter has been circulated by vested elements and it is also presumed to be in the custody of the Air India CMD office.
Air India employees union seeks probe into long ‘picnic’ in Kozhikode
New Delhi, Aug 18 : The latest controversy to hit Air India is about a “picnic” that senior…
Air India extends contentious LWP scheme’s deadline to September-end
Air India has extended the deadline for its controversial Leave Without Pay (LWP) scheme, which has been drawing strong protests from pilots and cabin crew.
Aviation Ministry, DGCA were forewarned in 2011 about dangers in Kozhikode runway
New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS): Precious lives have been lost in the Air India Express runway mishap on Friday…
Air India pilots allege blatant discrimination by management
"Why is the cost of the inefficiency of the Personnel Department being paid by pilots?" they asked.
Want to avoid institutional quarantine? Get a -ve RT-PCR report
“Alternatively, such travellers may submit a self-declaration form on the online portal at arriving airport/seaport/landport as per the directions of the concerned authorities, if such facility is available,” reads the new guidelines.
Air India employees protest delay in disbursement of gratuity, PF
Air India employees have protested the delay in disbursement of retirement dues and benefits in violation of the…
SpiceJet to operate first long-haul flight to Amsterdam on Aug 1
The airline also operates a dedicated air cargo service under the brand name SpiceXpress offering safe, on-time, efficient and seamless cargo connectivity across India and on international routes.
Conspiracy to derail privatisation: Air India pilots to Puri
"This deliberate and unethical agenda of creating Industrial Disharmony reeks of a vested interest and a conspiracy to sabotage the National Carrier and derail the process of privatization", the pilots have told Puri.
Pilots challenge Air India’s leave without pay scheme in Delhi High Court
A series of four meetings took place between the pilots' body and Air India to discuss the austerity measures that can be adopted to keep the airline afloat.
Any pilot targeted will be compensated through contribution: ICPA
New Delhi, July 24 : Guarding against penal action by the Air India management against the pilots, the…
Time period for airfare structure, capacity now till Nov 24
India allowed airlines to recommence domestic passenger flight operations in a calibrated manner from May 25.
No employee of Air India will be laid off: Executive pilots
Pay cut: Air India pilots warn of ‘potentially disastrous psychological impact’
Leave Without Pay Scheme akin to Illegal Lay-Off: Air India Trade Unions
The development comes as the Centre has re-initiated the airline’s divestment plan with new norms.
Not negotiation, but Aviation Ministry’s diktat conveyed to us: Pilots’ body
“It was not a negotiation, but the diktat of MoCA which was conveyed to us. We would also like to place on record that the so called negotiation was ‘not harmonious’ in any aspect,” ICPA said.
Opposition MPs ask Puri to withdraw AI’s leave without pay scheme
Congress Lok Sabha MP Manish Tewari said in a letter to Puri, “The new compulsory leave scheme is a shocking aberration and reeks of a use and throw policy by the airline, at a time when we as a nation should be celebrating our Covid heroes.”
No option left for Air India but privatisation: Minister
New Delhi, Jul 16 : Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Thursday said that no other option…
Air India takes tough HR calls ahead of sale
"The scheme also authorises the CMD to pass an order on behalf and in the name of the company whereby an employee could be sent on leave for six months or for a period of two years extendable to up to five years."
Air India To Send Certain Employees On Leave Without Pay For Up To 5 Years
For example, GoAir has put most of its employees on compulsory LWP since April.
Haunting Past – From AI Files – Airline paid Atul Chandra Rs 80 lakh in excess ‘erroneously’ as Sandhu shielded fraudster pilots
New Delhi, July 12 : Fresh allegations have emerged against Captain Rajwinder Singh Sandhu, the newly appointed Director…
Haunting Past: Frontrunner for Air India Ops director comes under criticism
New Delhi, July 7 : A frontrunner candidate for Air Indias Director Operations post has come under criticism…
AI flight returns after pilot found C-19 positive, probe ordered
New Delhi, May 30 (IANS) A special ferry flight of national carrier Air India which took off from…
608 flights ferry over 41k passengers today
According to the minister, India's airports have handled 325 departures and 283 arrivals with 41,673 passengers till 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
93 Indians arrive in Indore from London in Air India flight
All the passengers were later taken for 14 days' mandatory quarantine at Hotel Amar Vilas and Hotel Regenta.
Air India says resumption of flights only after Centre’s directive
The airline also urged people to follow Ministry of Civil Aviation and Air India's Twitter handles and respective websites for official announcement regarding resumption of commercial services.
Air India HQ shut as employee tests corona positive
New Delhi: National carrier Air India on Tuesday shut its national capital-based headquarters, Airlines House, after an employee…
Air India Express flight to evacuate Indians from Doha postponed
According to reports, about 50 passengers booked to travel from Doha had reached the airport there.
Five Air India pilots test Covid-19 positive
Mumbai, May 10 : Five pilots of Air India along with two technical staff have tested positive for…
Air India flight brings 329 Indians from London to Mumbai
Mumbai, May 10 : An Air India flight from London with 329 passengers landed at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj…
Air India cargo flight carries vegetables, fruits to London
"Within South Asia, Air India transported around 9 tonnes of supplies on 7 April 2020 and 4 tonnes on 8 April 2020 to Colombo."
99 US citizens stuck in Hyderabad airlifted
Hyderabad, April 7 (IANS) A special relief flight of Air India on Tuesday airlifted 99 US citizens stuck in…
India successfully evacuates 218 from COVID-hit Italy
New Delhi, At least 218 Indians including 211 students from Milan landed in Delhi on Sunday, the Minister of…
Air India passenger tests positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: The Air India on Tuesday confirmed that a passenger who flew on a Vienna-Delhi flight on…
Adani Group considers bidding for Air India: Sources
Of the total debt of Rs 60,074 crore as of March 31, 2019, the buyer would be required to absorb Rs 23,286 crore.
This time, no problem in Air India’s divestment: Minister
The net worth for eligible bidders has been relaxed to Rs 3,500 crore from Rs 5,000 crore.
Govt nudges Air India to bid for Haj operations, tender extended
Pulling out aircraft from its operational schedule means adverse impact on connectivity and reduction in frequency.
India evacuates 2nd batch of 330 people from Wuhan
New Delhi, National carrier Air India’s second special flight to the Chinese city of Wuhan, the epicentre of…
Govt sets Rs 2.1 lakh cr disinvestment target for FY21
"Listing on the stock exchanges disciplines the company, provides access to financial markets and unlocks value. It also gives an opportunity to retail investors to take part in the wealth so created,"
DIPAM invites bids for Air India sale with easy debt
New Delhi: The disinvestment department or DIPAM has invited an Expression of Interest (EoI) from potential investors for…
Government stares at huge setback on sell-off front
New Delhi, Jan 2 : With the near impossibility of the government completing privatisation of Air India, Bharat…
Air India to be operational till privatisation: Minister to AI unions
New Delhi, Jan 3 : Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri has reassured Air India’s employees that the…
Air India stops giving tickets on credit to govt defaulters
"If a department has a due of over Rs 10 lakh then their officials would be required to pay up front to purchase the tickets. Till now the initiative which was started last month has helped us to recover Rs 50 crore."
Allow us to resign without serving notice period: AI pilots’ body
"It is unfair for the Government of India to keep us bonded with the notice period while we are not being paid on time and our dues are not cleared," the letter said.
‘BechendraModi’ sharing spoils of PSUs with his suit-boot friends: Rahul Gandhi
Rahul Gandhi also likened Prime Minister Narendra Modi as 'Bechendra Modi' (referring to a sales person).
Air India becomes 1st airline to use ‘TaxiBot’ on commercial flight
New Delhi, Oct 15 : National passenger carrier Air India on Tuesday became the first airline in the…
Air India Assets Holdings’ second bond issue oversubscribed
The bond issues will help disinvestment-bound Air India pare away some of its debt.
PM’s New Official Aircraft “Air India One” Will Be Flown By Air Force Pilots
New Delhi, Oct 10 : Air India is training around 10 IAF pilots for new aircraft Boeing 777…
Air India may raise loans against Rs 2,500 cr GoI guarantee
After failing to find a bidder in its previous term, the Modi 2.0 government is working this time on war-footing to sell Air India to a private player.
2 Air India Planes Hit By Turbulence in a week, Cabin Crew Injured
New Delhi, Sep 22: An Air India plane carrying 172 passengers suffered “minor” damages after it hit air…
Air India operations Director put off roaster over low fuel issue in Sydney
New Delhi, Sep 12: Director General Of Civil Aviation official informed that Air India Captain and Director of…
Govt tells Air India to freeze all appointments, promotions
New Delhi, July 21 In the wake of its proposed privatization, the government has asked Air India to…
MP gets its first international fight from Indore
Indore:Madhya Pradesh got its first international flight on Monday, when an Air India flight took off from Indore’s…
Air India losing 13 lakh per day on Pakistan air space closure: Puri
Mumbai, July 11 Closure of Pakistani airspace following airstrikes by Indian Air Force in Balakot last February has…
Verbal spat erupts between passengers and crew members onboard Air India flight
Mumbai, July 4 : A verbal spat erupted between passengers and crew members onboard Air India flight on…
Air India flight veers off after landing at Mangaluru airport, all passengers deboarded safely
Mangaluru, June30 : An Air India flight IX384 on Sunday veered off the taxiway after landing at the…
Aviation scam: ED quizzes Praful Patel for 8 hours
New Delhi, June 10 The Enforcement Directorate (ED) here on Monday questioned for over eight hours former Civil…
ED summons Praful Patel in Air India seat-sharing case
The Enforcement Directorate has summoned former Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel in a case of irregular seat-sharing on…
Air India gets Jet’s unused foreign traffic rights
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) State-run Air India seems to be finally getting its preferential rights in allocation…
Air India offers 40 per cent discount on ‘tatkal’ air tickets
New Delhi, May 10: State-run Air India has decided to offer a 40 per cent discount on ‘tatkal’…
Rs 300 cr hole in Air India pocket as Pakistan air space closes
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Air India has suffered losses of around Rs 300 crore since late February…
Air India flights delayed across world after server crashes; Chaos at Delhi, Mumbai airports
New Delhi, April 27 : Air India flights in India and other parts of the world are delayed…
Air India flight to San Francisco catches fire at Delhi airport
New Delhi, April 25: A Delhi to San Francisco (Boeing 777) Air India flight caught fire in Auxiliary…
Narrow escape for passengers as engines of two planes fail at Lucknow airport
Lucknow, March 7 : Two planes Air India’s Delhi-Durgapur flight and GoAir’s Patna-Delhi made emergency landing at the…
Air India receives a hijack threat, airports on high alert
Mumbai, Feb 23: The Mumbai control centre of Air India on Saturday received a threat call to hijack…
Air India CMD Pradeep Singh Kharola appointed Civil Aviation Secretary
New Delhi, Feb 6: Pradeep Singh Kharola, Chairman and Managing Director, Air India, was appointed the new Civil…
Odisha CM urges Modi to introduce AI flights between Jharsuguda-Delhi
Bhubaneswar, Jan 7: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to instruct Air…
Govt removes Air India Director of Operations Arvind Kathpalia ,AI orders Probe into his conduct
New Delhi, Nov 13 : Air India pilot Captain Arvind Kathpalia was sacked from the position of Director of…
Air India’s Delhi-Bangkok Flight Returns as Co-pilot fails pre-flight Breath Analyser test
New Delhi, Nov 11 : Passengers were stranded at the Indira Gandhi International Airport after an Air India 332 Delhi…
ICPA seeks ‘one rank one pay’ for AI pilots
According to ICPA, from October 2017, the Air India management had started paying a section of wide-body pilots an ad-hoc amount at par with the new proposal which is yet to be approved by the ministry.
Air India air hostess falls off plane, hospitalised
Mumbai, Oct 15: A 53-year-old air hostess suffered serious injuries on Monday after falling off an Air India…
Air India Express’ pilots’ decision to continue the flight dubious: Experts
New Delhi/Mumbai, Oct 13 : Even as an official investigation into the Air India Express’ Trichy take-off incident…
Air India flight taking off hits wall in Trichy, lands safely in Mumbai
Chennai, Oct 12: The wheels of an Air India Express flight to Dubai from Tiruchirappalli or Trichy in…
Air India seeks Rs 500 cr short-term loans
New Delhi, Sep 7 : National passenger carrier Air India has invited bids from banks for Rs 500-crore…
Air India flight takes emergency landing at nonoperational runway in Maldives
Male, Sep 7: An Air India flight AI263 on Friday landed at the nonoperational runway (under construction) in the…
Air India Milan-Delhi flight returns to Italy after man tried to enter cockpit
New Delhi, Aug 4: Air India’s Milan-Delhi flight returned to Italy after a passenger tried to forcibly enter…
Air India flight to Dubai held up at Delhi airport for technical reasons
New Delhi, June 30: An Air India flight ( AI 933) destined for Dubai from Delhi, via Kochi was held…
Air India flights delayed at IGI Airport
New Delhi, June 23: Several Air India flights on Saturday delayed at Indira Gandhi International Airport in the…
AI’s 76% stake sale plan crashes, other alternatives to be evaluated
We ran a disinvestment process, where we made it very clear what type of bids we were interested in receiving... We asked certain type of bidders with certain bidding criteria to participate.
Government is committed to Air India’s strategic disinvestment: Union minister
New Delhi, June 20: Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Wednesday said that the central…
Air India staffs to embark on mass non-cooperation over salary delay
New Delhi, June 8: In the wake of delayed salaries, the Indian Commercial Pilots’ Association (ICPA), the pilots…
Air India delays last month salary of employees
New Delhi, June 7: National carrier Air India, which failed to get even a single bidder for its…
Government should divest 100% stake in Air India: CAPA India
Last Thursday, the Civil Aviation Ministry said that "no response" was received till 5 p.m. on May 31 which was the extended submission deadline for the 'Expression of Interest' (EOI) bids under AI's divestment process and "Further course of action will be decided appropriately."
With no takers, Air India’s divestment plan nosedives
The central government owns 100 per cent equity of Air India. In turn, the airline holds full stake in Air India Express, while it holds 50 per cent stake in the joint venture AISATS.
No bids for Air India so far: Aviation Secretary
New Delhi, May 30: The Narendra Modi-led government at Centre has not received any bids till the date…
Air India hostess accuses senior executive of sexual harassment
New Delhi, May 29: An Air India hostess on Tuesday accused a senior officer of the national airline…
AI’s divestment process takes-off, govt to off-load 76% stake
New Delhi, March 29 (IANS) The divestment process of the flag carrier Air India (AI) took-off, after the government…
Air India receives bomb threat call for Delhi-Kolkata flight
New Delhi, March 28: Air India’s call centre on Wednesday received a bomb threat call for their AI-020…
Air India refuses to disclose PM Modi’s Flight records under RTI Act
New Delhi, March 26: National carrier Air India said records pertaining to the Prime Minister Narendra Modi chartered…
Air India’s Twitter hacked, restored ; probe underway
New Delhi, March 15: The official Twitter handle of National carrier Air India has been restored after it was…
Air India to be divested by 2018-end, says Minister
New Delhi, Feb 2: The Narendra Modi-led central government plans to divest its stake in the national passenger carrier…
Cabinet clears 100% FDI in single-brand retail , 49% in Air India
New Delhi, Jan 10: The Union cabinet on Wednesday approved a proposal of allowing 100 per cent foreign…
Not an appropriate time to privatise Air India: Parliamentary panel
A Parliamentary Panel has suggested that this is not the right time to privatise the Air India. The…
Aviation industry expected to reduce losses in FY18: ICRA
Mumbai, Dec 6 : Credit ratings agency ICRA on Tuesday said that healthy passenger load factors, along with a…
Pradeep Singh Kharola appointed as Air India CMD
New Delhi, Nov 28: IAS officer Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed as the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD)…
Air India gets Rs 1,500-crore loan from Bank of India to meet ‘urgent’ capital needs
New Delhi, Nov 12: In a bid to meet urgent working capital needs, National carrier Air India has received a loan…
Bird Group envisages interest in buying stake in Air India
New Delhi, Aug 30, 2017: Aviation industry major Bird Group has envisaged buying a stake in Air India…
Air India flight delayed for 9 hours as rat spotted on board
Delhi, August 28: In a bizarre incident, an Air India’s Delhi-San Francisco flight was delayed over nine hours…
Boeing 747 trial flight lands at Srinagar
Srinagar, July 19: The first Boeing 747 Air India trial flight landed at the Srinagar international airport on Wednesday.…
Air India goes fully veg on domestic economy class fliers
New Delhi, July 10, 2017: Loss-laden National passenger carrier Air India has on Monday stopped serving non-vegetarian meals…
Watch: How technical glitch left Air India passenger breathless
New Delhi, July 3, 2017: Air India passengers on a Delhi-bound flight from Bagdogra were left breathless on…
AI privatisation welcome but clear salary dues first: Pilots
New Delhi, Jun 25 : The proposal to privatise Air India is a welcome move but salary arrears…
TATA may regain Air India
June 22, Thursday : The TATA group are in talks with government to regain its brainchild which is now…
Niti Aayog recommends sale of loss-making Air India
New Delhi, May 31, 2017: India’s think tank Niti Aayog has recommended strategic disinvestment of Air India so…
India loses 14.6% market share of domestic aviation due to Noteban
New Delhi: India (14.6%) loses fastest growing domestic aviation mkt tag to China (15.1) in Mar; airlines’ grouping…
Air India writes letter to Delhi Police over inaction in Gaikwad issue
New Delhi, April 20, 2017: The Air India officials have written a letter to the Delhi police asking…
Air India to slap fines on unruly passengers for delaying flights
New Delhi, April 17: To deal with “unruly passengers” on board delaying the flights, Air India on Monday…
After 22 years, India mulling resuming sea route option for Haj
Mumbai, April 14 : Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said the Centre is “actively considering” a plan…
Now TMC MP delays Air India flight over seat preference
New Delhi, April 7: After Air India lift the ban on rowdy Shiv Sena MP, another parliamentarian Dola Sen…
Air India lifts ban on Shiv Sena MP
New Delhi, April 6: Air India on Friday lifted its ban on Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, whose…
AI cancels Gaikwad’s ticket again; AICCA says he is risk to security on board
New Delhi, April 7: No Apology, No Travel asserted Air India employees after Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad…
Gaikwad’s defence in Lok Sabha: Was mishandled by the Airlines Staff
New Delhi, April 6: Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad on Thursday presented his case in Lok Sabha over…
Suspended pilot Arvind Kathpalia appointed Director (Operations) of Air India
New Delhi, Mar 31: In a surprising move suspended pilot Arvind Kathpalia is appointed as Director (Operations) of…
Gaikwad row: Shiv Sena MPs asks LS speaker to take action against Air India
New Delhi, March 30, 2017: Shiv Sena MPs on Thursday met Lok Sabha speaker Sumitra Mahajan to press…
Shiv Sena files privilege motion on barring its MP from flying
New Delhi, March 28, 2017: Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Tuesday said a notice for privilege motion…
Airlines banning Ravindra Gaikwad is ‘dadagiri’: SP MP Naresh Agrawal
New Delhi, March 27, 2017: The Upper house of Parliament, Rajya Sabha on Monday witnessed uproar after Congress…
After Airlines’ ire, Gaikwad expected to meet Sena Chief
New Delhi, March 25: The defiant and shameless Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad on Saturday brushed off the…
Shiv Sena MP refuses to apologise for assaulting Air India staffer
New Delhi, March 24, 2017: Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad, who assaulted an Air India staffer at Delhi…
Shiv Sena MP blacklisted by Air India for assaulting staffer
Mumbai, March 24, 2017: Air India on Friday blacklisted “unruly” Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad who admitted to…
Air India ran Rs 321-cr operating loss, not profit, in 2015-16: CAG
New Delhi, March 10 Air India has posted a standalone operating loss for 2015-16 of Rs 321.4 crore,…
Bird hits aircraft, passengers safe: Air India
Delhi, 6 Feb: National carrier Air India on Monday reported that all 122 passengers on-board its Bhopal-New Delhi flight…
Air India to start seat reservation for women from Jan 18
New Delhi: In order to ensure Women safety onboard, national carrier Air India will start reserving two rows…
Dorniers in Air India colours to boost regional connectivity
New Delhi/Kanpur, Dec 4 : After serving the Indian armed forces in various capacities, the German-origin, India-made twin-turboprop Dornier…
Air India’s apology for erroneous article on Jagannath temple
Bhubaneswar, Oct 29: Air India on Saturday apologized for publishing an article that said that non-vegetarian dishes were…
Air India flight’s tyre bursts, makes emergency landing at Delhi’s IGI airport
Air India flight AI-472 experienced a tyre burst last evening and made an emergency landing at the Indira…
AI’s Pune-Delhi replacement flight cancelled due to snag
New Delhi/Pune, Oct 3: An Air India flight between Pune and New Delhi got cancelled on Sunday as…
Air India flight from Mumbai to Newark diverts to Kazakhstan
Mumbai, Aug 25 : A Newark bound Air India flight with 300 passengers on board was diverted to…
India’s first airline was founded by JRD Tata
India’s first commercial airline, Tata Airlines was first founded by business tycoon JRD TATA in 1932. The company…
Air india to fly at Rajdhani train fare
Air india has decided to lower its last minute ticket fares to the level of 2-tier AC of…
Air India to fly to Hubballi from Bengaluru
Bengaluru, July 4 : State-run Air-India would commence from July 20 a tri-weekly service to Hubballi in north Karnataka…
Venkaiah Naidu enrage on Air India flight delay
It is not only common people who suffers from the delay of flights but this time VVIP also…
Air India offers seats at same fare as Rajdhani Express
New Delhi, June 28 : Air India on Tuesday said it will offer ‘Super Fares’ seats to those who…
Delhi-Kochi Air India flight makes emergency landing in Bhopal
An Air India flight travelling from Delhi to Kochi made an emergency landing here on Tuesday due a…
Air India no longer loss-making: Government
Efficient functioning and reduction in operational costs has helped national carrier Air India turn from a loss-making airline…
Air India flight makes emergency landing in Mumbai
Air India Flight 620 (Hyderabad to Mumbai) makes emergency landing at Mumbai airport due to smoke…
Still facing technical glitches with Dreamliners: Air India
National carrier Air India on Monday said that it continues to face technical glitches on its fleet of…
Air India flight evacuated after bomb scare
Bangkok, March 16: An Air India flight was ordered to park at an isolated area of Suvarnabhumi airport in…
Air India to begin Delhi-Gorakhpur operations
National passenger carrier Air India on Wednesday announced that it will commence flight operations from New Delhi to…
Air India connects Mumbai to Surat and Gwalior
Mumbai, Dec 25 : National passenger carrier Air India on Friday increased its regional connectivity by commencing flight operations…
Bus hits parked aircraft at Kolkata airport, no casualties
A Jet Airways shuttle bus on Tuesday rammed into a stationary Air India flight at the city airport…
Air India grounds two pilots after technician’s death
Air India on Thursday de-rostered the pilot and co-pilot of an aircraft whose live engine sucked in a…
Air India staffer sucked into aircraft engine, dies
In a freak accident, an Air India ground staffer was sucked in by an aircraft engine at the…