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Air India is the flag carrier airline of India, headquartered at New Delhi. It is owned by Talace Private Limited, a Special-Purpose Vehicle (SPV) of Tata Sons, after Air India Limited's former owner, the Government of India, completed the sale. Air India operates a fleet of Airbus and Boeing aircraft serving 102 domestic and international destinations. The airline has its hub at Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi, alongside several focus cities across India. Air India is the largest international carrier out of India with an 18.6% market share. Over 60 international destinations are served by Air India across four continents. The airline became the 27th member of Star Alliance on 11 July 2014.
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Payback time for 'bravehearts': Air India crash survivors to build hospital for rescuers in KeralaThe building will be constructed for a Public Health Centre (PHC), the only government health facility near the crash site.DNA - Published | |
Is there a pilot shortage at Air India?While Scindia had conceded to a shortage of commanders and added that there was no shortage of pilots, AI said the decision was being taken “considering the future expansion plans for our fleet.”..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Aircraft glitch delays Air India Mumbai-Bangkok flightAir India's Sunday flight from Mumbai to Bangkok with 238 passengers onboard was delayed by several hours due to a problem with the aircraft tyre.IndiaTimes - Published | |
Ripudaman Singh Malik, accused in 1985 Air India bombing case, shot dead in CanadaRipudaman Singh Malik was one of the persons who was accused of playing a crucial role in the bombing of Air India Flight 182 Kanishka.DNA - Published | |
Civil aviation minister following up with home ministry on AI CEO designate's security clearance: OfficialWeeks after taking over the carrier, Tata Sons, on February 14, named Turkish Airlines' former chairman Lyker Ayci as Air India's MD and CEO. However, Ayci, who was to take over on April 1, declined to..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Eye on fleet expansion, Air India offers to re-hire retired pilots for 5 yrsIndiaTimes - Published | |
Air India passenger falls ill mid-flight, Union Minister and BJP MP step inUnion Minister of State For Finance Dr BK Karad and BJP MP Dr Subhash Bhamre, who were on board, checked on the passenger, Air India said.DNA - Published | |
Close shave for passengers as Air India plane's engine shuts down mid-airAir India engine failure: The DGCA has launched a probe.DNA - Published | |
Cyclone Asani: Several IndiGo flights cancelled in Andhra Pradesh; here's status of AirAsia, SpiceJet, Air India flightsCyclone Asani: Air India is yet to decide and convey about their flight operations.DNA - Published | |
Air India's Srinagar-Jammu flight delayed by 2 hours after rat sighted onboardThe scheduled time of departure of flight AI822 was 2.15 pm. Due to the incident, it departed around 4.10 pm.DNA - Published | |
Air India starts restoring pre-Covid salaries of pilots, cabin crew as air traffic increasesWith effect from April 1, 2022, employee salaries have been restored by almost 75 per cent as compared to the pre-COVID pandemic level.DNA - Published | |
Tow tractor malfunctions, collides with Air India plane at Delhi airportThe Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has begun an investigation into the Air India plane incident, the officials said.DNA - Published | |
Air India cancels Delhi-Moscow flight due to flight insurance concernsFlight insurance is generally provided by companies based out of western countries.DNA - Published | From April 8, Air India to cut flights to crisis-hit Lanka as demand dipsIndiaTimes - Published |
Air India flight carrying students evacuated from Ukrainian city Sumy lands in DelhiIndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA | IAF, Indian carriers to operate total 19 evacuation flights with 3,726 Indians on Thursday: Jyotiraditya ScindiaOn Thursday, the IAF and Indian carriers will fly 3,726 Indians back to India from Ukraine's neighbouring countries, Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia said. Under Operation Ganga, eight flights of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Ukraine crisis: 31 evacuation flights to bring back over 6,300 Indians in coming daysThe flights will be operated by Air India, Air India Express, IndiGo, SpiceJet and IAF. From March 2, 21 evacuation flights will be operated to bring back Indians from Bucharest in Romania, while 4..IndiaTimes - Published | Operation Ganga: Six flights with 1,377 stranded citizens departed for India in last 24 hoursExternal affairs minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday said that six flights carrying 1,377 Indian nationals stranded in Ukraine have departed for India in the last 24 hours under 'Operation Ganga'. The..IndiaTimes - Published |
Ukrainian guards beat up Indians trying to flee war zone, says MP student on returnShruti Nayak, a third year MBBS student at Ivano National Medical University, reached her home in Guna after being evacuated by an Air India flight.DNA - Published | Air India flight carrying 182 Indians nationals from Ukraine lands in MumbaiIndiaTimes - Published |
Air India flight carrying Indian students to land into Mumbai today eveningIndiaTimes - Published | Ukraine evacuation: Air India flight from Bucharest to Mumbai to leave soonIndiaTimes - Published |
Russia-Ukraine crisis: Air India flight departs from Mumbai airport for Bucharest to bring back stranded IndiansAir India will operate more flights on Saturday to Bucharest and Hungarian capital Budapest to evacuate Indians stranded in Ukraine.DNA - Published | Air India plane departs from Mumbai for Bucharest to evacuate Indians stranded in UkraineIndiaTimes - Published |
Russia-Ukraine crisis: Air India planning to operate two flights to Bucharest to evacuate IndiansThe distance between the Ukrainian capital Kyiv and the Romanian border is approximately 600 kilometres.DNA - Published | Air India flight returns to Delhi as Ukraine closes airspaceIndiaTimes - Published |
242 Indian students brought safely from crisis-hit Ukraine - Know India's evacuation planFour flights from Kyiv to Delhi to operate on February 25, February 27 and March 6, 2022. Air India will operate flights on February 22, 24 and 26.DNA - Published | First India evacuation flight leaves UkraineStudents formed the bulk of over 240 Indians who flew back from Kyiv and are expected to reach Delhi around midnight on Tuesday-Wednesday on an Air India Dreamliner special evacuation flight as fears..IndiaTimes - Published |
Air India to operate 3 flights to help Indians fly out amid Ukraine crisisAir India will operate three flights between India-Ukraine next week on February 22, 24 and 26. The flights will take off from Boryspil International Airport and bookings are open through Air India..IndiaTimes - Published | Air India will operate 3 flights between India and Ukraine amid growing tensions - Details insideThe bookings of the ticket can be done through Air India booking offices, website, call centre, and authorised travel agents.DNA - Published |
Air India's divestment will strengthen privatisation drive: Economic Survey 2022The Centre on Thursday handed over the management control of national carrier Air India to a subsidiary of Tata Sons.DNA - Published | Lok Sabha clears second batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants amid dinThe extra spending include infusing over Rs 62,000 crore into the company that holds residual assets and liabilities of Air India, Rs 58,430 crore by way of additional fertiliser subsidy, Rs 53,123..IndiaTimes - Published |
New Delhi administration issues notices to Air India, Mahan Air for violation of Covid guidelinesThe New Delhi district administration has issued show-cause notices to Air India and a private airline from Iran for alleged violation of passenger boarding guidelines issued by the Centre following..IndiaTimes - Published | Restore pay cut in 3 days or face industrial action: Air India pilots to managementIndiaTimes - Published |
No need for me to join TMC formally... already with her: Subramanian Swamy after meeting Bengal CMBJP's Rajya Sabha MP Subramanin Swamy, who has been meeting political leaders cutting across party lines to garner support on his allegation of “corruption” in the recent auction of Air India, met..IndiaTimes - Published | Centre to give medical benefits to retired Air India staff: Scindia replies to Shiv Sena's Priyanka ChaturvediIn a major respite to the retired staff of the Air India, which was acquired by the Tata group last month, civil aviation minister Jyotiraditya Scindia has said modalities were being worked out to..IndiaTimes - Published |
Tatas will take over Air India by the 3rd week of January: Union aviation minister Jyotiraditya M ScindiaIndiaTimes - Published | Air India to add US nonstops post Nov 8 Uncle Sam reopening for fully jabbedThis could be the last expansion of services by state-owned Air India before it transits to the Tata Group and the big bang expansion then. The Maharaja will be adding its highly popular US nonstops..IndiaTimes - Published |
Air India employees asked to vacate quarters after privatizationAir India employees living in the colony located in Kalina, Mumbai received a notice on October 5.DNA - Published | Baby born on London-Kochi AI flight; aircraft being diverted to Frankfurt for medical care of mom & newbornAir India’s London-Kochi flight of Tuesday is being rerouted to Frankfurt after a baby was born on board the Boeing 787. The woman went into labour sometime after the plane took off from London at..IndiaTimes - Published |
Govt has not taken any decision on Air India so far : GoyalIndiaTimes - Published | Covid-19: Canada lifts ban on passengers from India, flights to resume from Sept 27Direct flights from India to Canada will resume on September 27, after the Canadian government lifted a month-long ban on passenger flights from India. The ban was put in place in view of the enhanced..IndiaTimes - Published |
Social Humour: The most viral memes from Modi's visit to USSeveral pictures taken from inside Modi's Air India flight to his eventual meeting​​ with Harris have now found their way into social media. Memers are having a field day giving hilariously..IndiaTimes - Published | Air India flight returns following suspected technical snagIndiaTimes - Published |
Air India disinvestment: Tata Sons among multiple bidders for airlineThe bid by Tatas was much-anticipated as its name had been doing the rounds for some time now.DNA - Published | Delhi-bound Air India flight hits bird during take off, returns to RaipurAn Air India flight headed to Delhi had to cancel its takeoff and return to the airport in Raipur after its hit a bird.DNA - Published |
Air India resumes direct flights between Amritsar-Rome, passengers relievedAir India has resumed the direct flights from Amritsar to Rome and passengers delaying their travel plans are relieved.DNA - Published | Evacuation from Afghanistan: Air India flight with 78 passengers en route to Delhi from DushanbeAn Air India flight carrying 78 passengers, including 25 Indian citizens is en route to New Delhi from Tajikistan's Dushanbe in a safe evacuation from Afghanistan. Taking to Twitter, ministry of..IndiaTimes - Published |
Air India moves HC challenging order quashing decision to terminate pilotsIndiaTimes - Published | Centre to make all efforts to bring back Indians from Afghanistan: Jyotiraditya Scindia“The Indian government will bring its citizens back to their homes from Afghanistan, like we did in the Vande Bharat Mission, through Air India and the Indian Air Force (IAF) planes, whichever way is..IndiaTimes - Published |
