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Alcohol should be served in a 'reasonable, safe manner': AI to cabin crew

Cabin crew observations of the quantity, rate and type of alcohol consumed by a guest can help in the assessment of whether that person is unduly intoxicated

Air India Express flight returns to Thiruvananthapuram after technical snag

An Air India Express flight from Thiruvananthapuram to Muscat, Oman returned shortly after take-off due to a technical glitch in its on-board computer system. The flight, IX 549, which took off from the state capital of Kerala at 8.30 AM returned to the international airport here at 9.17 AM after one of the pilots noticed the technical glitch. "All 105 passengers and the cabin crew are safe," an Air India Express spokesperson said. The airline is attempting to arrange another flight for the passengers and it's expected to take off from here at 1 PM, he said. All passengers are being well taken care of, he added.

AI 'pee-gate': Delhi court extends accused judicial custody by 14 days

The Patiala House Court extended the judicial custody of Shankar Mishra, the man accused of urinating on an elderly female co-passenger in a drunk state on board a New York-New Delhi Air India flight

AI urination case: Pilots' body mulls legal course after pilot suspended

Air India pilots' body is considering legal recourse and other options, regarding aviation regulator suspending the licence of the pilot-in-command of the flight where a passenger allegedly urinated

Airbus to win 235 single-aisle jet orders under Air India relaunch -sources

The deal, roughly split with rival Boeing, is set to cover a total of 425 single-aisle jets including 235 Airbus A320neo-family planes as well as 190 Boeing 737 MAX airliners

Urination fiasco: Air India fined Rs 30 lakh; pilot grounded for 3 months

DGCA asks director of in-flight services to pay Rs 3 lakh

DGCA slaps Rs 30 lakh penalty on Air India for urination incident in flight

Aviation regulator DGCA has imposed a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Air India as well as suspended the license of pilot-in-command of flight in which a person allegedly urinated on female co-passenger

Air India's mega jet deal with Airbus, Boeing held up by engine-cost debate

Air India has spent months negotiating an order of about 400 narrowbody and 100 widebody jets that would allow the country's flag carrier to upgrade service and reliability

Urinating case: Air India imposes four-month flying ban on Shankar Mishra

Air India has said there was an error of judgment on part of its cabin crew and ground staff to identify the pee-on-board incident as a breach of discipline and it could have been handled better

Urination incident: Air India imposes 4-month flying ban on Shankar Mishra

The incident had happened on an Air India flight from New York to Delhi on November 26, 2022

Air India says staff made error of judgment in handling urination incident

Airline's report to National Commission for Women acknowledges delay in reporting incident to regulator

Air India is set to order around 500 planes: AirLease Corp's exec chairman

Industry sources say finalising the proposed deal depends on ongoing negotiations with engine makers

Air India starts direct flights from Amritsar to London: Raghav Chadha

In his question, Chadha asked about the details of new international flights added to Mohali and Amritsar airports during the last five years

Statsguru: Six charts show faltering consumer protection in India

While pendency rates in consumer courts are better than the usual courts, an analysis found that one in five of the 2.5 million cases across consumer forums were pending

Air India: Accused spreading falsities with intent of further harassment

The Complainant through her Lawyer Ankur Mehindro stated that it has been brought to our knowledge that certain scurrilous and defamatory allegations have been made on behalf of the accused

Air India peeing incident: Accused claims he did not urinate on woman

In a surprise U-turn, Shankar Mishra, the man accused of urinating on an elderly woman co-passenger on an Air India flight, told a Delhi court on Friday he did not commit the offensive act. The claim by his lawyer, made for the first time since the sordid event unfolded on an Air India New York-New Delhi flight on November 26 last year, flies in the face of denunciation of the accused by some of the co-passengers and even a string of WhatsApp exchanges he had with the victim woman which suggested the unsavoury incident indeed took place. The counsel for the accused made the submission before Additional Sessions Judge Harjyot Singh Bhalla while arguing against a Delhi police petition seeking revision of an order passed by a magisterial court denying police his custodial interrogation. The judge disposed of the application, saying the submissions made before him did not seem to have been made in front of the Metropolitan Magistrate. He said police can approach the magisterial court wi

AI announces cancellation, rescheduling of flights during Republic Day week

Air India announced the cancellation of domestic flights across some routes in accordance with the Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) issued by the Delhi Airport

Best of BS Opinion: The perennially ruling party, 'Crewed' lessons & more

Here is the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for today

Air India to launch 12 weekly flights to London Gatwick airport from March

Air India also operates three flights each from Amritsar and Delhi to Birmingham in the UK every week

'Crewed' lessons

On-board incidents point to poor training