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Gujarat's 'diamond city' Surat has made it to the international aviation map with the first Air India Express flight arriving here carrying 75 passengers from Sharjah ...
Indian low-cost carrier Air India Express recently launched flights to Surat from Sharjah Airport, making it the 47th non-stop direct connection between India and ...
Air India on Thursday resumed flights to Iraq after a 30 year gap, when a plane carrying Shiite pilgrims landed in the city of Najaf.
India's first self-made fighter jet Light Combat Aircraft Tejas or LCA Tejas is finally ready to be used in operations by the Indian Air Force or IAF. In what was ...
New Delhi: Retired technocrat Ashwani Lohani took charge as the chairman and managing director (CMD) of Air India on Friday. He took the charge in presence ...
The 12th edition of the biennial Aero India 2019 air show took off on Wednesday with a dazzling flying display of military and civilian aircraft at the Indian Air ...
As part of its plan to restructure Air India, the government is discussing a plan to wind up Hotel Corporation of India (HCI), a loss-making subsidiary of the ...
The government would offload 98 per cent stake through strategic sale and the remaining 2 per cent would be offered to the employees of AIATSL.
by David Fickling To have one airline limping forward on the brink of bankruptcy may be regarded as a misfortune. To have two looks like carelessness.
This will be Lohani's second tenure as Air India chief. His appointment was approved by the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet on Wednesday.
The 12th edition of Air show "Aero India-2019" began in Bengaluru on 20th February. Sixty-one aircraft are on display, and 403 exhibitors are participating in ...
India's domestic aviation traffic has been recorded as 9.1%, according to Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The domestic fares in the month.
NEW DELHI: Choked aircraft toilets that have to be locked during flights to prevent passengers from using them are a common occurrence across airlines ...
Air India holds the highest number of landing and takeoff slots in congested airports of Delhi and Mumbai.
The Airports Authority of India's (AAI) decision to award ground-handling contracts for 76 airports around the country could affect the divestment prospects of the ...
India News: Amid speculation that India was preparing to get hold of a high-value fugitive, Air India is learnt to have got the DGCA nod to operate a Boeing ...
Air India has started flying with the logo of Mahatma Gandhi to commemorate his 150th birth anniversary later this year.
New Delhi: The government may come out with an expression of interest (EOI) for strategic sale in Air India by June, said the secretary for Department of ...
The US has agreed to sell two state-of-the-art missile defence systems to Air India One for an estimated cost of $190 million, a move that will enhance the ...
Domestic air passenger traffic rose 9.1 percent in January, with the country's airlines carrying 125.08 lakh passengers during the month, according to data ...
Air India Express will launch its first direct flight *service* from Surat to Sharjah on February 16 and will also expand services from Gulf to Kannur in Kerala.
Air India has started serving food stocked from India on 11 return flights from eight foreign cities, and it plans to save around Rs 49 crore annually through this ...
BENGALURU: India is turning to old military partner Russia as it scrambles to close gaps in its combat aircraft strength with top officials confirming that ...
NEW DELHI: Days after a terrorist attack on CRPF convoy in Pulwama, the ministry of home affairs has approved air travel for all the personnel of Central Armed ...
The pilots' union of state-run carrier Air India on Tuesday said they would go on a strike if the management "victimised" any pilot over not following changes in ...
The Jet Airways bailout plan, which will end up making the airline an effective subsidiary of public sector banks after they convert a part of their loans into equity ...
A passenger onboard an Air India flight from Bengaluru to Delhi died in Bhopal after he complained of uneasiness on the flight. Sixty-year-old Jawahar Wali died ...
Air India, the country's national carrier which is struggling to keep afloat, has not paid flying allowance to pilots for December. Flying allowance is paid to a pilot ...
Pilot unions of Air India have written to the company asking that their flying allowances be paid by February 10 or they will not accept any changes in the duty ...
On Wednesday, US aerospace major Lockheed Martin revealed what appears to be a new variant of its venerable F-16 fighter, termed the F-21, for the Indian Air ...
NEW DELHI: A mid air collision of two Hawk trainer jets occurred Tuesday around 11:50 AM at Bengaluru's Aero India show. While two pilots managed to eject ...
The damage did not result in any accident and the flight was grounded at the Hyderabad airport. No injuries to the passengers or the crew have been reported ...
"Under the airline's revival strategy, we have asked for their business plan," a senior official of ministry of Civil Aviation told Moneycontrol. Nikita Vashisht @ ...
Amid high competition in the country's civil aviation sector, airlines have come up with a host of offers on flight tickets to attract passengers. National carrier Air ...
Air India has extended its Republic Day sale till January 31, 2019, said the airline on microblogging website Twitter. Under the sale, the national carrier is ...
New Delhi: Two days after one of its passengers found a cockroach in the food served aboard a Bhopal-Mumbai flight , Air India on Monday apologised and said ...
Air India chief Pradeep Singh Kharola has been appointed Civil Aviation secretary as part of a minor top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected on Wednesday, ...
The national carrier's business plan is being monitored continuously to keep track of how much money the government needs to infuse in the airline.
The target includes proceeds from carrier Air India sale and merger of three PSU non-life insurers.
Tickets can be purchased from the Air India website, airline and city booking offices, call centres and travel agents on a first come first served basis.
Bhopal: In a rather distressing incident, a flyer on the Air India Bhopal -Mumbai flight AI-634 alleged that he was served a dead cockroach along with his ...
Two days after one of its passengers found a cockroach in the food served aboard a Bhopal-Mumbai flight, Air India on Monday apologised and said it has ...
Airlines have come out with a host of discount offers on domestic and international flight tickets in order to attract customers. Air India is offering domestic and ...
Air India Pilot unions wrote to the company on Sunday saying they are yet to receive December's flying allowance, which consists of around 70 per cent of total ...
The ICPA union warned it would go to any extent if the management victimised a pilot. Air India. ICPA. Indian Pilots' Guild. flying. AIATSL.
But one passenger had a particularly shocking experience on a recent flight when he discovered a large cockroach lurking in his meal. Rohit Raj Singh ...
For the amount of money one shells out for mid-air meals, one would expect a decent level of hygiene and quality. However, an unfortunate passenger onboard ...
A MILITARY jet collision in mid-air during an air show has resulted in the death of one of the pilots.
India Business News: As per the buzz, the flight will have three sets of crew (one set is a captain and co-pilot) and 15 to 20 nonairline personnel. The aircraft is ...
The partners are developing comprehensive plans to set-up a new 'factory of the future' to manufacture Super Hornet locally, Boeing said after the discussions at ...
The CBI has registered a case against former Air India chairman and managing director Arvind Jadhav for allegedly violating procedures while making various ...
Based on a tip of gold smuggling, the DRI unit conducted searches in the flight which came from Dubar and found the gold bars concealed under a seat cushion.
Air India is all set to enter the holiday packages arena and will soon offer tailor-made trips to its customers.
Top government sources have confirmed that India is moving ahead to bring back high-value economic offenders from the West Indies. A long-range Air India ...
A lot of people have preconceiveds notion about the lives of cabin crew. They see them flying to different places, enjoying different cuisine in their native places ...
Air India, Air India Air Transport Services Limited (AIATSL) has invited applications for the post of Customer Agent and Junior Executive Posts. Now the eligible ...
Najaf is renowned as the site of the tomb of Caliph 'Ali ibn Abi Talib, who is revered by all Muslims but is considered to be the first Imam of the Shias.
The 'Rocks' air-to-ground missile billed as a cost-effective weapon to destroy protected underground targets; the Mini-Harpy can stay in air for 2 hours before ...
In order to reduce the expenses of grieving families in bringing back dead bodies from gulf nations, Air India has decided to reduce prices by 40%.
One pilot died and two were injured when their jets collided as they practised an aerobatics display.
Air India is resuming its services from New Delhi to the holy city of Najaf in Iraq after 25 years. Talking to AIR News, Indian Ambassador to Iraq Dr Pradeep ...
NEW DELHI: Tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated sharply after a suicide bombing in Kashmir killed 40 Indian security personnel, an attack ...
Army chief General Bipin Rawat Thursday took to the skies in the home-grown Light Combat Aircraft Tejas at the Aero India show here and described the fighter ...
Officials of the air intelligence unit of the customs department seized foreign and Indian currencies worth Rs 43.66 lakh from a passenger at Madurai.
The CBI and the ED are already probing the case, under criminal sections of the PMLA, for alleged irregularities in over Rs 8000-crore deal for supplying 43 ...
The day hadn't ended well for Ayesha*, a pilot at one of India's low-cost airlines. Her final flight of the day was delayed by three hours, and embarrassed, she ...
India will get two Boeing 777 Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM) Self-Protection Suites (SPS), for an estimated $190 million. They will ferry the ...
Global aerospace major Airbus on Wednesday opened its training centre for commercial pilots and maintenance engineers at Haryana's Gurugram in the ...
India's Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) has detailed a number of improvements for the planned Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Tejas Mk2 fighter.
The state-run Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) on Friday regretted the Mirage-2000 fighter crash which killed two Indian Air Force (IAF) pilots during a test sortie ...
Live updates of the Pulwama terror attack aftermath.
Emirates airline is exploring the possibility of starting its own direct flights to Kozhikode Calicut International airport in Kerala. Senior officials from Emirates will ...
A pilot was killed when two Indian Air Force jets collided mid-air and crashed in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru during rehearsals for an aero show.
India News: "It has been noticed that on social media some miscreants are trying to circulate fake pictures of body parts of our martyrs to invoke hatred while we.
NEW DELHI: The government is eyeing around USD 1 billion (about Rs 7,000 crore) from the sale of national carrier Air India in the next financial year, ...
While Air India's passenger count rose by only 4 per cent in the December 2018 quarter, its revenue from passengers increased by 20 per cent on the back of ...
Air India's Chairman and Managing Director Pradeep Singh Kharola said on Wednesday the airline has started carrying food from India for use during the ...
Air India sought approval for a Rs 980 crore funds infusion in end-July. There is pressure to seek more.
The aviation sector has suffered a big blow since the international crude oil prices have started to move up early this year.
A drunk woman created quite the scene onboard an Air India international flight recently when the onboard flight crew decided not to serve her more alcohol.
After the latest 7.3% hike in jet fuel prices, India's debt-ridden national carrier Air India has issued a string of directives to cut costs. Some of these are aimed at ...
As part of the plan, the government will sell subsidiaries, like Air India Air Transport *Service*, Air India Engineering Services, and land and building assets of Air ...
NEW DELHI: Air passengers' grouping APAI has approached the Civil Aviation Ministry against Air India's decision to shift to a single global distribution services ...
Airbus Investigation: The Enforcement Directorate officials say that they have found an alleged money laundering in connection with the merger of Air India ...
A four-pronged strategy is reportedly on the anvil to revive the state-owned Air India, complete with a brand overhaul and motivation for the workforce.
"The woman crew member was closing the door for the push back when she fell from the aircraft, " the source said.
NEW DELHI: National carrier Air India plans to start twice a week *service* to Najaf in Iraq from the second week of January, according to a document. The flight ...
More than 30 flights operating through the Mumbai airport were delayed by 2-6 hours after about 400 employees of Air India's ground handling unit struck work ...
MUMBAI: Loss-making national carrier Air India is looking to start a flight *service* to Iraqi city of Najaf from Lucknow in UP via New Delhi, starting early next year.
NEW DELHI: Air India has been found paying salary to at least one person, who is not on the rolls, although the cash-strapped carrier has failed to clear the dues ...
Qatar Airways has said that it would be interested in Air India only if it comes without the 'baggage', after the government decided to hold the national carrier's ...
NEW DELHI: The government has prepared a revival plan for Air India that provides for a comprehensive financial package, differentiated strategies for each of ...
As the Narendra Modi government's term nears the end, it has officially given up on its plans to privatise Air India (AI) for now, after no buyers turned up earlier ...
A senior pilot's licence has been suspended for failing a pre-flight alcohol test.
Back in 1953, on this day -- August 1 -- Indian Airlines and Air India International started operations which were set up under the Air Corporations Act, 1953 after ...
India Business News: NEW DELHI: A fake staff notification on Air India (AI) letterhead dated August 25, 2018, informing that the airline will be permanently shut ...
The government plans to complete the sale of Air India ground handling subsidiary AIATSL by March 2019, an official said. Air India is reeling under a huge debt ...
The government plans to soon initiate the strategic sale process for at least four subsidiaries of loss-making Air India, including Airline Allied Services Ltd (AASL) ...
Air India will introduce red-eye flights with fares lower than the normal fares on some routes from November 30, the airline said in a statement.