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Air India plane makes emergency landing after the engine shuts down \| Oneindia News An Air-India plane made an emergency landing after one of its engines stopped working, the incident happened in Mumbai. #AirIndia #Emergency #TataGroup Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:39Published 4 days ago

Campbell Wilson appointed the new CEO of Air India \| Oneindia News After months of deliberation, Tata Sons appointed Campbell Wilson as the new CEO of Air India. #TataSons #AirIndia #CampbellWilson Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:18Published 2 weeks ago

Denied boarding by Air India, woman suffers panic attack \| Video goes viral \| OneIndia News Just a couple of days after the recent Indigo boarding row where a specially-abled child was allegedly, not allowed to board a flight, another incident has gone viral on social media. This time the.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 02:19Published 2 weeks ago

Air India cancels Delhi-Moscow flight amid Russia-Ukraine war \| Russain embassy \| Oneindia News Indian carrier Air India has reportedly cancelled its Delhi-Moscow flight over the heightened threat perception amid the Ukraine-Russia war. As per reports, passengers who have already been booked on.. Credit: Oneindia Duration: 01:22Published on April 7, 2022

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At least 4.5 million people's data exposed following Air India IT system hack At least 4.5 million people had their personal data exposed after an IT system used by Air India was subjected to a "sophisticated cyber attack". Sky News - Published on May 23, 2021
Air India data breach: SITA says cyber attackers ‘accessed some systems for 22 days at Atlanta centre’ IndiaTimes - Published on May 22, 2021
Air India data hacked, passport, credit cards and other details leaked It is being said that other global airlines are likely affected too by the data breach. DNA - Published on May 21, 2021

'We feel let down': Air India pilots threaten to stop work if airline fails to vaccinate crew on priority Captain Keerthi also claimed that they have no healthcare support, no insurance and they are in "no position" to continue risking the lives of pilots. DNA - Published on May 4, 2021
Air India to bring 600 oxygen concentrators from US in next 2 days for private entities Air India will bring around 600 oxygen concentrators on its two US-India flights in the next two days, aviation industry sources said on Sunday. These oxygen concentrators have been ordered by private.. IndiaTimes - Published on April 25, 2021
Covid: France imposes 10-day quarantine for Indian flyers; Air India cuts London flights IndiaTimes - Published on April 21, 2021

Chennai: Air customs seize 6kg gold worth Rs 2.9 crore from Air India flight Chennai Air Customs on Saturday said it had seized six kg gold concealed in an Air India flight from Dubai. DNA - Published on April 17, 2021
COVID-19: Judge takes note of alarming situation of passengers on flight, issues these guidelines Taking suo moto cognizance of a situation witnessed by a judge during an Air India flight, the court issued guidelines for compliance by all airlines. DNA - Published on March 9, 2021
Afghan security forces, health workers to be vaccinated using India-made COVID-19 vaccines The vaccine contingent reached on an Air India plane at Kabul's Hamid Karzai International airport DNA - Published on February 7, 2021
Bharat Biotech commences dispatch of Covaxin, ships to 11 cities Vaccine maker Bharat Biotech commenced dispatches of indigenous Covid-19 vaccine Covaxin on Wednesday morning with the first lot of the vaccine doses being flown out of Hyderabad by national carrier.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 13, 2021

Air India carries first consignment of Bharat Biotech Covid vaccine from Hyderabad to Delhi IndiaTimes - Published on January 13, 2021
Four Air-India women pilots fly over north pole on world's longest flight route, script history Flight AI176, which departed from San Francisco at 8:30 pm (local time) on Saturday, landed at Bengaluru Airport at 3:45 am (local time) on Monday. DNA - Published on January 11, 2021
Air India's longest direct route flight lands at Bengaluru airport With four women pilots, Air India's longest direct route flight landed at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru on Monday. Taking the Atlantic route, the flight covered a distance of about.. IndiaTimes - Published on January 11, 2021	Air India women pilots set to create history, to cover distance of 16,000 kms over North Pole An all-women pilot team of Air India will fly over North Pole on the world's longest air route and the flight from San Fransico (SFO) will reach Bengaluru on January 9 covering a distance of about.. DNA - Published on January 9, 2021
Robotic tech deployed by Air India to disinfect aircraft interiors IndiaTimes - Published on January 8, 2021	Chennai: 3.72 kg gold worth Rs 2 crore seized, one arrested On Wednesday, 12 gold paste bundles hidden in the rectum were recovered from 11 passengers who arrived via Air India flight IX 1644. DNA - Published on January 7, 2021
Stay away from policy matters, Air India tells employees who filed EOI for it IndiaTimes - Published on December 17, 2020	Six new 'eyes in the sky' for IAF to be built by DRDO on Air India planes n a major boost for the indigenous defence industry, India is going to make six new Airborne Early Warning and Control planes to be developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on.. IndiaTimes - Published on December 16, 2020
Air India ordered by UK court to pay £13 million to aircraft leasing company for non-payment of rent on five leased aircraft IndiaTimes - Published on December 12, 2020	Now fly to London directly from Chennai: Air India to operate non-stop flights from January 2021 Air India will operate seven flights between Chennai and London each week as the demand for flights to the UK capital has been high despite COVID-19. DNA - Published on December 1, 2020
Banned pro-Khalistan organisation threatens to disrupt Delhi-London flights, security tightened at IGI Airport A senior police official further said that a meeting was held between officials of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Air India, and Delhi International Airport Limited on Wednesday to discuss.. DNA - Published on November 4, 2020	Panic after passenger claims presence of 'terrorist' onboard Air India Delhi-Goa flight Goa Air India staff have filed a detailed report to Air India Headquarters about the whole incident. DNA - Published on October 23, 2020
Hong Kong bars Air India, Vistara flights till October 30 after passengers test positive for Covid-19 IndiaTimes - Published on October 16, 2020	Government shouldn't be running airlines, airports: Hardeep Singh Puri The minister added that he is hopeful of completing Air India's privatization process within 2020. DNA - Published on August 31, 2020
Air India flights to Hong Kong barred till August-end after 14 passengers test COVID-19 positive A passenger from India could only arrive in Hong Kong if he/she could provide a COVID-19 negative certificate from a test done 72 hours prior to the journey, as per the rules issued by the Hong Kong.. DNA - Published on August 21, 2020	Air India pilots challenge termination of services; HC seeks airline's stand IndiaTimes - Published on August 18, 2020
'Vande Bharat' Mission: Hong Kong bans Air India flights over COVID-19 related issues The Hong Kong authorities have cited restrictions placed due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, as a reason. DNA - Published on August 18, 2020	57 pilots had resigned, seeking greener pastures: Air India A news agency had reported that 50 pilots of the carrier have been illegally terminated. DNA - Published on August 16, 2020
Air India sacks 50 pilots overnight, ICPA seeks management's intervention on 'illegal termination' Air India pilots have sought the intervention of the management on the issue of "illegal termination" of 50 pilots from service. DNA - Published on August 15, 2020	AI lets 57 pilots go, even those who took back resignations Air India on Friday accepted the resignations of 57 pilots, both permanent and contractual. IndiaTimes - Published on August 15, 2020
Air India planning to operate two Vande Bharat Mission flights from Hong Kong to Delhi Air India is planning to operate two Vande Bharat Mission flights from Hong Kong to Delhi on August 18 and 21, the Consulate General of India, Hong Kong said on Thursday. The Vande Bharat Mission.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 13, 2020	Kozhikode plane crash: 85 injured passengers discharged from hospital after returning to full fitness The Air India flight carrying 190 passengers had skidded while landing at Karipur Airport in Kozhikode on Friday evening. DNA - Published on August 12, 2020
Mortal remains of Air India Express pilot Captain Deepak Sathe reach Mumbai, funeral on Aug 11 The mortal remains of Air India pilot, Captain Deepak V. Sathe, who was killed in Friday's Kozhikode Air India Express flight crash, reached Mumbai on Sunday afternoon. The funeral of Sathe is slated.. DNA - Published on August 9, 2020	Air India employees in immense stress due to wage cut: President of Alliance Air Employees Union Binoy Viswam Further, he thanked the rescue mission team which was working on the accident spot of the Kozhikode plane crash and lauded the "courage and selflessness" shown by these people. DNA - Published on August 9, 2020
Kerala Plane Crash: Air India puts up 'black' logo to mourn Kozhikode tragedy, express solidarity with victims Air India turned its logo 'black' on social media, to mourn Kozhikode tragedy and express solidarity with the victims of Kerala plane crash. Air India's official handles on social media updated their.. DNA - Published on August 8, 2020	Kerala Plane Crash: Air India flight's black box recovered from Kozhikode crash site; probe underway Digital Flight Data Recorder & Cockpit Voice Recorder of the ill-fated aircraft have been retrieved. AAIB is conducting investigations. DNA - Published on August 8, 2020
'A great son, always ready to help others in need,' says pilot's mother who died in Kerala plane crash DV Sathe, who served as a pilot in Air India after serving in the Indian Air Force, died in the plane crash on Friday. DNA - Published on August 8, 2020	One passenger killed in Kerala plane crash tests positive for COVID-19 A passenger who died in the Air India plane crash in Kerala has tested positive for coronavirus. DNA - Published on August 8, 2020
Runway 10 of Kozhikode airport unsafe, expert warned 9 years ago Karipur airport is unsafe and landing should not be allowed here, especially during wet conditions, Captain Mohan Ranganathan, a member of a safety advisory committee constituted by the ministry of.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 7, 2020	Pilot served in IAF, won NDA Sword of Honour Commanding pilot Deepak V Sathe is believed to have died on the spot. Sathe lived in Powai with his family which includes his wife Sushma and two sons. He was a wing commander in the Indian Air.. IndiaTimes - Published on August 7, 2020
People must not pay more fares when booking tickets via travel agents on Vande Bharat flights: Govt Passengers booking tickets through travel agents on international flights operating under the Vande Bharat Mission must not pay more than the fares mentioned on Air India's website, the Civil Aviation.. IndiaTimes - Published on July 29, 2020	India designates SpiceJet as scheduled carrier to operate flights to US Previously, only Air India had permission to operate flights in India-US routes. DNA - Published on July 23, 2020
Alpine melt yields old India headlines: Indira Gandhi is PM The copies of Indian newspapers the National Herald and The Economic Times were probably aboard an Air India Boeing 707 that crashed on the mountain on January 24, 1966, claiming 177 lives. IndiaTimes - Published on July 14, 2020	No flight for Australia till July 14 due to Covid-19 imposed restrictions "Due to the recent Covid-19 related restrictions imposed on international flights in Australia, the following flights in the next phase of Vande Bharat Mission from Australia are being rescheduled,".. IndiaTimes - Published on July 5, 2020
Over 900 flights in Vande Bharat Mission-4 to July-end The world’s largest repatriation exercise, Vande Bharat Mission (VBM), will start its fourth phase on July 3 that will see Air India group operating over 400 flights up to July-end. According to the.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 28, 2020	Air India divestment deadline extended again by 2 more months due to corona The government has extended the timeline for Air India’s divestment by two more months due to the pandemic. The deadline for submitting expression of interest (EoI) and intimating qualified bidders.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 27, 2020
Special flight with 224 Indians takes off from Washington DC A special Air India flight carrying 224 Indian nationals including infants departed from Washington DC to New Delhi on Wednesday under the Vande Bharat Mission, the initiative launched to repatriate.. DNA - Published on June 25, 2020	Vande Bharat Mission flights restricted after US accuses India of 'discriminatory' practices The National Aviation Company of India Limited d/b/a Air India (Air India) will have to acquire approval from the Department from beforehand, effective 30 days after the service date of this Order, in.. DNA - Published on June 23, 2020
Passenger dies onboard Air India Lagos-Mumbai flight IndiaTimes - Published on June 14, 2020	Air India likely to get custom-made B777 planes for VVIP travel by September Two custom-made B777 aircraft, which will be used to fly Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other top Indian dignitaries, are likely to be delivered by Boeing to Air India by September, senior officials.. IndiaTimes - Published on June 8, 2020

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At least 4.5 million people's data exposed following Air India IT system hack

Air India data breach: SITA says cyber attackers ‘accessed some systems for 22 days at Atlanta centre’

Air India data hacked, passport, credit cards and other details leaked

'We feel let down': Air India pilots threaten to stop work if airline fails to vaccinate crew on priority

Air India to bring 600 oxygen concentrators from US in next 2 days for private entities

Covid: France imposes 10-day quarantine for Indian flyers; Air India cuts London flights

Chennai: Air customs seize 6kg gold worth Rs 2.9 crore from Air India flight

COVID-19: Judge takes note of alarming situation of passengers on flight, issues these guidelines

Afghan security forces, health workers to be vaccinated using India-made COVID-19 vaccines

Bharat Biotech commences dispatch of Covaxin, ships to 11 cities

Air India carries first consignment of Bharat Biotech Covid vaccine from Hyderabad to Delhi

Four Air-India women pilots fly over north pole on world's longest flight route, script history

Air India's longest direct route flight lands at Bengaluru airport

Air India women pilots set to create history, to cover distance of 16,000 kms over North Pole

Robotic tech deployed by Air India to disinfect aircraft interiors

Chennai: 3.72 kg gold worth Rs 2 crore seized, one arrested

Stay away from policy matters, Air India tells employees who filed EOI for it

Six new 'eyes in the sky' for IAF to be built by DRDO on Air India planes

Air India ordered by UK court to pay £13 million to aircraft leasing company for non-payment of rent on five leased aircraft

Now fly to London directly from Chennai: Air India to operate non-stop flights from January 2021

Banned pro-Khalistan organisation threatens to disrupt Delhi-London flights, security tightened at IGI Airport

Panic after passenger claims presence of 'terrorist' onboard Air India Delhi-Goa flight

Hong Kong bars Air India, Vistara flights till October 30 after passengers test positive for Covid-19

Government shouldn't be running airlines, airports: Hardeep Singh Puri

Air India flights to Hong Kong barred till August-end after 14 passengers test COVID-19 positive

Air India pilots challenge termination of services; HC seeks airline's stand

'Vande Bharat' Mission: Hong Kong bans Air India flights over COVID-19 related issues

57 pilots had resigned, seeking greener pastures: Air India

Air India sacks 50 pilots overnight, ICPA seeks management's intervention on 'illegal termination'

AI lets 57 pilots go, even those who took back resignations

Air India planning to operate two Vande Bharat Mission flights from Hong Kong to Delhi

Kozhikode plane crash: 85 injured passengers discharged from hospital after returning to full fitness

Mortal remains of Air India Express pilot Captain Deepak Sathe reach Mumbai, funeral on Aug 11

Air India employees in immense stress due to wage cut: President of Alliance Air Employees Union Binoy Viswam

Kerala Plane Crash: Air India puts up 'black' logo to mourn Kozhikode tragedy, express solidarity with victims

Kerala Plane Crash: Air India flight's black box recovered from Kozhikode crash site; probe underway

'A great son, always ready to help others in need,' says pilot's mother who died in Kerala plane crash

One passenger killed in Kerala plane crash tests positive for COVID-19

Runway 10 of Kozhikode airport unsafe, expert warned 9 years ago

Pilot served in IAF, won NDA Sword of Honour

People must not pay more fares when booking tickets via travel agents on Vande Bharat flights: Govt

India designates SpiceJet as scheduled carrier to operate flights to US

Alpine melt yields old India headlines: Indira Gandhi is PM

No flight for Australia till July 14 due to Covid-19 imposed restrictions

Over 900 flights in Vande Bharat Mission-4 to July-end

Air India divestment deadline extended again by 2 more months due to corona

Special flight with 224 Indians takes off from Washington DC

Vande Bharat Mission flights restricted after US accuses India of 'discriminatory' practices

Passenger dies onboard Air India Lagos-Mumbai flight

Air India likely to get custom-made B777 planes for VVIP travel by September