Air India: News

17 Aug 2018

Kochi

Kerala Floods: Air India to operate Kochi flights from Thiruvananthapuram

National carrier Air India today said its flights scheduled to depart from the Kochi airport, which has been shut down till August 26 due to floods, will operate from Thiruvananthapuram.

06 Aug 2018

Times of India

Hundreds of retired, resigned, dead AI employees called for duty!

Earlier this week, hundreds of former Air India employees woke up to some unexpected mails in their inboxes - they had been assigned duty rosters.

04 Aug 2018

Shiv Sena

AI's Milan-Delhi flight returns after passenger tries to enter cockpit

A Delhi-bound Air India flight from Milan had to return to the airport in Italy within 30 minutes of take-off after a passenger tried to enter the cockpit.

03 Aug 2018

Jet Airways

No sandwich, samosas, AI-passengers to get packed-items like peanuts, cookies

In a bid to save money, Air India has decided to give passengers on a flight (having less than an hour duration), packed food like peanuts, cookies etc., as opposed to snacks like samosas or sandwiches.

01 Aug 2018

IndiGo

Air India airhostess proudly retires as daughter co-pilots last flight

To retire as proudly as Mumbai-based Pooja Chinchankar did would be everyone's dream.

27 Jul 2018

Israel

Israeli airline drops plea against Air India flights via Saudi-airspace

Israel's national carrier El Al has withdrawn its plea filed in Israel's High Court of Justice against the government decision to allow Air India to fly over Saudi Arabia's airspace on Delhi-Tel Aviv route.

26 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Air India in trouble after Newark-Mumbai passengers bitten by bed-bugs

Nearly 10 days after several business class passengers of Air India complained of bed bugs, the Maharaja has blamed "current weather conditions" for the infestation.

Manika Batra, six others, denied boarding on 'overbooked' Air-India flight

Commonwealth Games star, Manika Batra and six other table tennis players were denied boarding on an Air India flight, on Sunday, which left them stranded at Indira Gandhi International Airport.

16 Jul 2018

IndiGo

Five rules that every airline flier should know

Over the years, the number of airlines operating globally has surged. Air travel is the fastest way to travel within a country or overseas, and it's also the most preferred mode of transportation.

15 Jul 2018

Delhi High Court

#SexualHarassment: Air-India asked to replace panel-chief after air hostess's complaint

Delhi High Court has asked Air India to replace the chairperson of its panel looking into the sexual harassment allegations by an air hostess against one of its senior officials.

10 Jul 2018

Mumbai

Air India Express plane overshoots runway in Mumbai, averts mishap

A major mishap was averted today after an Air India Express aircraft overshot the runway while landing at the Mumbai-airport amid heavy rains.

06 Jul 2018

Taiwan

India justifies Air India changing Taiwan to "Chinese Taipei"

A day after Air India, on Beijing's demand, made a change on its website to refer to Taiwan as "Chinese Taipei", the Indian government has justified its action.

05 Jul 2018

Taiwan

Taiwan' is now 'Chinese Taipei' on Air India website

National carrier Air India changed the name of Taiwan to Chinese Taipei on its website, following instructions from the government.

05 Jul 2018

India

Air India follows other airlines to call Taiwan 'Chinese Taipei'

Prodded by Beijing, and following on the footsteps of several major airlines, Air India has now modified its website to show Taiwan as "Taipei, Taoyuan International Airport, TPE, Chinese Taipei".

30 Jun 2018

Dubai

Air India flight delayed by 6-hours due to 'technical reasons'

About 170 passengers of Air India's Delhi-Kochi-Dubai flight AI 933, scheduled to depart at 5:10am, were held up at Delhi's IGI Airport for almost 6 hours, with the airline saying it was due to technical reasons.

28 Jun 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai's iconic Air India Building getting sold?

In an attempt to revive the debt-ridden Air India, the government is considering selling the iconic Air India building at Nariman Point in Mumbai to the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).

26 Jun 2018

India

Air hostess-turned pilot grounded for showing up drunk at work

An air hostess-turned pilot of Air India was grounded after she was found tipsy during a pre-flight breathalyzer test on Sunday.

26 Jun 2018

India

India the "most dangerous" country for women, finds global survey

If someone needed more proof that women in this country are at high risk, an international poll has now named India the most dangerous for women.

23 Jun 2018

IndiGo

Carrying baggage heavier than 15kg to become costlier for domestic-flyers

Carrying check-in baggage beyond 15 kg will prove to be costlier to domestic flyers on low-cost carriers like IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir.

Delhi: 23 Air India flights delayed due to software malfunction

Nearly two dozen Air India flights were delayed across its network including at IGI Airport, Delhi today after a technical glitch in the check-in software hampered operations, an airline spokesperson said.

22 Jun 2018

Jayant Sinha

New interiors, modified crew-uniforms, better menu: Air India's 'Maharaja' makeover

The debt-ridden Air India is putting its flights through a major makeover, in an attempt to lure passengers and boost business.

19 Jun 2018

Elections

Govt decides to put Air-India sale on hold for now

The government has decided not to go ahead with Air India stake sale in an election year and will provide required funds for its operations, an official said.

18 Jun 2018

India

After Air India fiasco, Modi-govt now plans Coal India sale

After its unsuccessful bid to sell a 76% stake in cash-strapped flag carrier Air India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is now reportedly planning to offload a stake in state-run mining giant Coal India, the world's largest miner of fuel.

14 Jun 2018

Hyderabad

Business Roundup: Here are today's top 5 Business news

Missed today's business headlines? No worries, here's your daily business dose.

13 Jun 2018

India

#CareerBytes: Central government jobs currently available in South India

Central government jobs are always in demand in the country, and several posts are currently up for grabs at government sector organizations across South India.

12 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Air India sale: After flop-show, government mulls selling 100% stake

After a flop attempt at handing off its money-guzzling flag carrier to the private sector, the government is now mulling selling 100% shares of Air India.

12 Jun 2018

Indian Government

#CareerBytes: Central government job openings currently available in North India

Many Indians prefer government jobs over joining the private sector as they feel such jobs provide job security, better perks/allowances, medical benefits, etc.

11 Jun 2018

India

Government invites applications from public, private-sector employees for joint-secy posts

In a rare move, the government has published public ads inviting applications for 10 junior secretary posts.

02 Jun 2018

Narendra Modi

Shame Game: Let's decode the Air India disinvestment plan

You must have been listening about some ruckus going around the flag carrier Air India.

30 May 2018

India

Air India up for sale, but nobody interested in buying

In an embarrassing turn of events, the state-owned Air India airline has not received any buyer for government's 76% stake, a day before the bidding closes on Thursday.

Air India's flight to Kolkata returns to Delhi after technical-snag

A Kolkata-bound Air India flight, which took off from New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) this morning, returned to the aerodrome due to a technical issue.

29 May 2018

Sexual Harassment

Was sexually harassed for 6yrs; Air India did nothing: Air-hostess

In a letter to Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu, an Air India (AI) airhostess has accused a senior executive of sexual harassment since six years.

29 May 2018

Narendra Modi

Air India air hostess accuses senior executive of sexual harassment

An air hostess of Air India has accused a senior executive of sexual harassment, prompting Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu to ask the national carrier to take immediate steps to address the issue.

27 May 2018

India

IndiGo, Air India Express among world's 5 cheapest airlines

India's low-cost carriers Air India Express and IndiGo have been ranked second and fifth respectively in a Global Flight Pricing Report prepared by Melbourne-based Rome2rio, a multimodal travel planning site.

20 May 2018

Arunachal Pradesh

Alliance Air to start commercial flights from Arunachal tomorrow

Air India subsidiary Alliance Air's first commercial flight to Arunachal Pradesh is scheduled to take off from the Pasighat airport on Monday, the 21st of May.

20 May 2018

Delhi High Court

Former Air India woman officer moves Delhi-HC over retirement-benefit suspension

Rohita Jaidka, former woman executive director of Air India, who was accused of stealing a painting by renowned artist Jatin Das, has moved the Delhi HC challenging AI's decision to suspend her post-retirement benefits.

Sichuan Airlines' cockpit window breaks, makes emergency landing; co-pilot injured

A Chinese Flight 3U8633 with 128 people onboard was forced to divert to Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province for an emergency landing after a cockpit window broke, injuring a co-pilot on the face and a crew member.

07 May 2018

Mumbai

Mumbai: Air India pilot behind bars for molesting air-hostess

An Air India pilot has been put behind bars after his colleague charged him with molestation aboard an Ahmedabad-Mumbai flight.

06 May 2018

India

No unruly passengers put on National no-fly list

As it turns out unruly passengers on aircraft can get away with their behavior quite easily.

05 May 2018

India

Air India flying into turbulent skies, amid massive mounting losses

Air India is likely to fly into turbulent skies if the government's divestment plan for it fails to take off.