Air India

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

Oct 8, 2021

Getting pregnant turns out to be 'a sin' for Air India women pilots

It seems so, as per a letter by T.Praveen Keerthi, General Secretary, Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA) to the airlines Chairman and Managing Director Rajiv Bansal.

Sep 7, 2021

Air India flight to Kabul cancelled as airspace closed; hampers evacuation efforts [details]

National carrier Air India cancelled its flight operations on the Delhi-Kabul-Delhi route on Monday as the airspace over the Afghan capital city was closed.

Aug 16, 2021

Air India mega breach: Passport details, credit cards leaked; 45 lakh passengers affected

In a shocking revelation, India's national air carrier Air India suffered a major data breach, which is believed to have affected 45 lakh passengers.

May 21, 2021

Air India's all-women crew arrive in Bengaluru after flying longest, non-stop flight from San Francisco

The flight took off from San Francisco on Sunday, January 10 going over the North Pole and took the Atlantic route, covering a distance of 16,000 kilometers to reach Bengaluru.

Jan 11, 2021

All-women crew on first non-stop Air India San Francisco to Bengaluru non-stop flight [details]

Air India is starting its first non-stop service between San Francisco and Bengaluru which is longest non-stop flight by any Indian airline.

Jan 9, 2021

Centre to miss the deadline as Air India privatisation to spill into next fiscal year

The government has sweetened the deal by giving prospective suitors flexibility to determine how much of the airline's debt they want to take on as part of the sale, with previous attempts getting cold responses.

Dec 20, 2020

'Won't let flights reach London': Delhi airport receives threat calls [details]

Indira Gandhi International airport has received threats that two Air India flights won't be allowed to reach London tomorrow, November 5. The Delhi Police, along with the airport authorities, Air India and the CISF which guards the airport, have been put on alert.

Nov 4, 2020

Who is Harpreet Singh, the first woman to head an Indian airline

Harpreet A De Singh is appointed as the CEO of Air India's (AI) regional subsidiary Alliance Air making her the first-ever woman head of an Indian carrier.

Oct 31, 2020

Air India facing a very challenging financial situation: Hardeep Puri

In a letter to Rajya Sabha MP Binoy Viswam, Puri provided clarification on Air India's financial condition and the LWP scheme.

Oct 15, 2020

Air India Airbus A320 passenger aircraft.

No buyers for Air India may mean divestment to be put off

As no buyers have come forward for Air India, the airline's divestment will be put off for three years. This is another miss for the airline's opportunity to be privatised.

Sep 20, 2020

The Air India plane flying the inaugural trip from Lucknow,

Air India termination spree: Airline sacks 50 pilots overnight, some were still flying

The Air India pilots, who were employed in flying the Airbus 320 fleet of the airline, have sought the intervention of the management on the issue of "illegal termination" of 50 pilots from service.

Aug 15, 2020

Hardeep Singh Puri, Union Civil Aviation Minster

'Kozhikode airport safety as per ICAO guidelines': Hardeep Puri fact-checks Congress claims

Hardeep Singh Puri took to Twitter to debunk Congress' claim that the Aviation Ministry did not implement recommended safety measures at Kozhikode airport.

Aug 10, 2020

Mortal remains of co-pilot Akhilesh Sharma reaches Mathura

Air India co-pilot Akhilesh Sharma's pregnant wife doesn't know about her husband's death

The devastating Air India plane crash on Friday took the lives of 18 victims, of them was co-pilot Akhilesh Sharma. His wife Megha who will be delivering their child in a matter of days has not yet been told about her husband's death.

Aug 9, 2020

India allows entry of OCI cardholders for US, UK and selected countries

In addition, on Sunday the Ministry of Health & Welfare Organization issued revised guidelines for international flight passengers arriving in India.

Aug 8, 2020

Air India jet mishap: AI plane skids off runway at Calicut airport, 10 including both pilots dead

An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Kozhikode skidded during landing at Karipur Airport in Kerala's Kozhikode city today.

Aug 7, 2020

Air India to send select staff on leave without pay for up to five years

Air India's board of directors have authorised its Chairman and Managing Director Rajiv Bansal to send employees on LWP "for six months or for a period of two years extendable upto five years".

Jul 15, 2020

Vande Bharat: Air India announces 14 more flights between India, UK

National carrier Air India on Sunday announced 14 additional flights between India and the United Kingdom under Vande Bharat Mission, for the evacuation of Indians stuck in the UK amid COVID-19 pandemic.

Jul 13, 2020

Air India withdraws offer of employment for cabin crew citing aviation scenario

As per sources, the new crew and trainee pilots might reduce contracts from five years to one year. Sources said Air India is terminating 1,200 crew and employees who are more than 55-yr-old including 190 trainee pilots.

Jul 11, 2020

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