Air India

Air India gets new logo; Maharaja will "live on": New website, app launched [details]

Air India's new logo's composition and significance underscore the importance of colors, patterns, and shapes, as well as their collective representation. However, the true testament of its worth lies in the actions that follow.

Aug 10, 2023

Air India pilot abruptly grounds flight in Jaipur, says 'duty hour over'

The Air India pilot of an international flight from London to Delhi stopped in Jaipur and refused to take the flight further saying that his duty time was over.

Jun 26, 2023

DGCA initiates probe as pilot permitted female friend to enter cockpit in Air India flight

A DGCA official claimed that the act of the pilot was not only a breach of security but also a violation of safety norms that should not be compromised.

Apr 21, 2023

Air India-Vistara merger: Tatas, Singapore Airlines seek CCI's approval [details]

Tata Group and Singapore Airlines have assured in their application to the Competition Commission of India (CCI) that there will be no change in the competitive landscape.

Apr 19, 2023

Air India flight to London returns to Delhi after unruly passenger 'harms' 2 cabin crew members [details]

An Air India flight to London returned to Delhi on Monday due to the "serious unruly behaviour" of a passenger onboard.

Apr 10, 2023

Mid-air collision between Air India, Nepal Airlines aircraft averted, 2 suspended

A major accident was averted on Friday when an Air India and Nepal Airlines aircraft came close to colliding with each other over Kathmandu, reports said on Sunday.

Mar 26, 2023

US-NRI booked for smoking, rowdiness on AI London-Mumbai flight [details]

An unruly passenger flying on an Air India London-Mumbai flight was tied up on his seat for allegedly smoking in the aircraft toilet, misbehaving with passengers, attempting to yank open the door mid-air, and finally landed in the arms of the Mumbai Police, officials said here on Sunday.

Mar 12, 2023

After AI, pee-gate hits American Airlines; drunk Indian student banned for urinating on passenger [details]

American Airlines has banned the Indian passenger, who had allegedly urinated on a fellow passenger while being drunk on a New York-New Delhi flight.

Mar 5, 2023

Air India's robust expansion in 2023; to add over 4200 cabin crew, 900 pilots [details]

Air India has planned to hire over 4200 cabin crew trainees and 900 pilots in 2023 as the airline adds new aircraft and rapidly expands its domestic and international operations.

Feb 24, 2023

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AI Express flight from Dubai makes emergency landing at Thiruvananthapuram airport

An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Thiruvananthapuram (Flt no IX540) made an emergency landing at the airport here on Sunday morning after the flight developed a technical snag in the nose wheel of the aircraft.

Feb 19, 2023

Biden calls AI-Boeing deal 'historic'; says Air India order will support 1 mn US jobs [details]

Ahead of next year's election, US President Joe Biden on Tuesday termed Air India's $34 billion order for 220 Boeing planes as a "historic" deal that will support his agenda with one million US jobs and promote its lead in technology.

Feb 15, 2023

Air India mid-air 'peeing' incident update

'Flawed': What cabin crew body said about Air India urination case probe [details]

Earlier, the Indian Pilots' Guild had also stated that may take legal recourse or choose other options following the suspension of the Air India pilot's license.

Jan 23, 2023

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Urination case: DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh fine on Air India; suspends Pilot-In-Command for 3 months

Aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India and suspended the License of pilot-in-command for three months in connection with the Air India urination case.

Jan 20, 2023

Air India to acquire 500 jets, largest-ever aircraft order; narrow-bodies make lion's share [details]

Air Lease, one of the world's largest aircraft lessors, on Monday revealed that a mega order of 500 jets is coming out of India and the order in all certainty belongs to Air India.

Jan 17, 2023

'Lackadaisical and delayed': Air India gets another DGCA notice; all you need to know

The DGCA had earlier also issued a showcause notice to Air India on January 5. It had come down heavily on the carrier and asked why enforcement action should not be taken against them

Jan 9, 2023

'Airline should have acted swiftly': Tata Sons Chairman anguished over urinating incident

Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran on Sunday expressed anguish over the incident of a passenger urinating on a female co-passenger onboard an Air India New York-Delhi flight on November 26, 2022, saying that the airline fell short of addressing the situation and should have acted swiftly.

Jan 8, 2023

Air India could've handled these matters better, committed to take action: CEO Campbell Wilson

In the wake of the urination incident on board an Air India New York-Delhi flight last November, the flag carrier's CEO and Managing Director Campbell Wilson on Saturday said the airline "could have handled these matters better" and that it is "committed to taking action".

Jan 7, 2023

Air India urination row: Shankar Mishra to be produced before Patiala House court soon

Air India urination row: Shankar Mishra to be produced before Patiala House court; pilots record statement

Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on an elderly woman co-passenger onboard an Air India flight from New York to Delhi, will be produced in the Patiala House Court on Saturday afternoon.

Jan 7, 2023

AI mid-air 'peeing' incident: DCW issues notice to Delhi Police, Air India, DGCA

The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a notice to Delhi Police, Air India and the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in connection with the incident wherein a man urinated on an elderly female co-passenger in a drunken state on a New York-New Delhi flight in November last year.

Jan 6, 2023

Air India 'pee-gate': Wells Fargo sacks accused Shankar Mishra [details]

Shankar Mishra, the man accused of urinating on an elderly female co-passenger onboard a New York-New Delhi flight in November last year, has been sacked by his employer Wells Fargo, an American multinational financial services company with corporate headquarters in San Francisco.