Air India

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.

Jan 6, 2023

AI crew brought offender before me against my wishes, wanted him arrested: Co-passenger

The elderly female passenger on whom a man urinated in an Air India flight had told the crew to get him arrested by the airport police and not to bring him near her.

Jan 6, 2023

Air India bans passenger for 30 days for undignified behaviour on New York-Delhi flight

Air India has banned the passenger for 30 days who behaved in an inappropriate and undignified manner on the New York-Delhi flight.

Jan 4, 2023

United States Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg

US govt fines Air India $1.4 mn for 'extreme delays' in giving passengers refunds

The US government has fined Air India $1.4 million for "extreme delays" in refunding passengers $121.5 million for flights cancelled or changed significantly.

Nov 16, 2022

Air India eyes tripling its fleet of 113 jets in five years

Air India's CEO said that the carrier will become a world-class airline within the next five years

Oct 19, 2022

Air India fined Rs 10 lakh for denying boarding despite valid tickets [Details]

Civil aviation watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has imposed a fine of Rs 10 lakh on Air India for denying boarding to passengers holding valid tickets.

Jun 15, 2022

Tata Sons appoints Campbell Wilson as new Air India CEO, MD

Who is Campbell Wilson? Tata Sons new choice as CEO for Air India

Head of Singapore Airlines' low-cost carrier Scoot, Campbell Wilson, has been appointed as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Managing Director (MD) of Air India.

May 12, 2022

Air India employees breathe sigh of relief; new medical policy kicks in from May 15 [details inside]

With the sum insured of Rs 7.5 lakh per annum plus corporate buffer, Air India employees will be given better medical facilities across a large network of hospitals in India.

Apr 19, 2022

BCAS clarifies: Sikh aviation employees can continue to carry 9-inch kirpans at airports across India

Because of the new restriction, a Sikh employee wearing a kirpan was recently prevented from fulfilling his duties at Sri Guru Ram Dass Jee International Airport in Amritsar, which Sikh organisations objected to.

Mar 14, 2022

Tata-led Air India back in action, to run special flights to Ukraine amid war clouds

As tensions between Russia and Ukraine remain high, the Tata Group-led Air India will run three direct flights to Kyiv to bring back stranded Indians from the East European country.

Feb 19, 2022

Air India: History reveals iconic rise but fall in wrong hands [Chronology]

The government-owned international carrier's downfall is riddled with bad management decisions and poor human resource policies. We look into the history.

Jan 29, 2022

Air India Airbus A320 passenger aircraft.

Air India Revamp: New flight App, strategy for better OTP on anvil [details]

National carrier Air India under the Tata brand is set for major revamp in service standards as well as introduction of new passenger friendly amenities.

Jan 27, 2022

Air India's divestment complete; Tata Sons takes over control [details]

The Centre on Thursday handed over the management control of national carrier Air India to a subsidiary of Tata Sons.

Jan 27, 2022

Air India curtails US operations citing 5G roll-out that may cause flight malfunction [Detils]

National carrier Air India will not be able to operate a number of US-bound flights on Wednesday, the airline said.

Jan 19, 2022

Divestment-bound Air India's H1FY22 net loss rises over 43% [details inside]

The airline's net loss rose to Rs 5,422.6 crore during the period under review from Rs 3,779.26 crore reported for the previous corresponding period.

Jan 2, 2022

Heartless Air India leaves 85-year-old lady passenger stranded in SFO; despite clearance, denies boarding

85-year-old Kamana Bhandari, living in San Francisco, was on her way home to Jodhpur from the US when a horrific and humiliating incident caused by Air India left her in distress.

Nov 17, 2021

No more credit: Centre asks all ministries to clear Air India's dues immediately

Air India has ceased granting credit for ticket purchases. So, all Ministries or Departments must promptly discharge Air India's debt.

Oct 28, 2021

Tata to fly Air India again; emerges highest bidder with ₹18,000 crore [details]

The state-owned airline Air India has gone to its old owner, the Tata Group, after about 70 years.

Oct 8, 2021

It's official: Tata's bid wins Air India back after 68 years

The Centre on Friday declared Tata Sons' subsidiary Talace as the winner with the highest bid for national carrier Air India at Rs 18,000 crore