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Air India bookings down 20%; fares dip up to 15% after Dreamliner crash

A London-bound Air India flight, AI-171 carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12

HAL wins bid to privatise India's small satellite launch rockets

Fighter jet maker HAL had applied independently, Indian Space Research Organisation said in a statement on Friday

Doctor threatens to crash Air India Express flight, deboarded in Bengaluru

A 36-year-old doctor was removed from an Air India Express flight in Bengaluru after she threatened to crash the plane during a dispute over baggage, triggering a two-hour delay and security scare

Madurai-bound IndiGo flight returns to Chennai after mid-air technical snag

A Madurai-bound IndiGo flight returned to Chennai after a mid-air technical snag on Friday, a day after two Kolkata-Northeast flights were delayed due to similar issues, triggering safety concerns

Air India cancels eight flights on June 20: Full list of routes here

Air India flight cancellation: The airline cites maintenance and operational reasons for cancelling at least 8 international and domestic flights on June 20

Air India flew Airbus jets with overdue checks days before fatal 787 crash

DGCA flagged Air India for flying planes with overdue emergency equipment checks; however, these warnings were not related to the cause of the June 12 plane crash

Vietnam-bound Air India flight returns to Delhi as 'precautionary measure'

'Air India flight AI388 to Ho Chi Minh City returned to Delhi as a precaution. All passengers are safe and will depart on an alternate aircraft with a fresh crew at 1800 hrs today,' the airline said

Sorry and thank you: Air India CEO writes to flyers a week after crash

Air India CEO writes to frequent flyers after the June 12 crash, as 15 per cent of widebody international flights are cancelled due to safety inspections and disruptions

A-I crash: Govt seeks law banning non-conforming structures near airports

The proposal seeks to empower India's aviation regulator to examine complaints of unlawful construction and order owners to trim trees or reduce the height of a non-conforming building within 60 days

Air India cuts 38 int'l flights weekly, halts 3 routes till mid-July

The detailed announcement comes a day after the carrier said it would temporarily reduce flights operated with wide-body planes by 15%

Post Air India crash, govt mulls SOP for quicker insurance claim settlement

The source further added that, since identification is ongoing, insurance companies are trying to reach the claimants and to settle their claims without much hassle.

Air India suspends three int'l routes, cuts frequency on several others

Air India temporarily halts services to Nairobi, London, and other global cities citing enhanced safety inspections and longer flight durations due to Middle East airspace closures

AAIB to decide black box decoding location after safety assessment: Moca

MoCA says AAIB will assess all parameters before decoding AI171 black boxes, as minister meets airlines and airports to strengthen safety and passenger response

Civil Aviation ministry issues new rules to remove obstacles near airports

The draft, titled Aircraft (Demolition of Obstructions) Rules, 2025, was issued on June 18 and will come into force once published in the Official Gazette

S'pore Airlines offers condolences to families of victims in A-I crash

The airlines said in an official statement, The Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group extends our deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of everyone affected by the devastating Air India flight

On the runway: GMR's ₹14,000 crore capex plan for Hyderabad airport

Given the nearly three-year construction timeline for a new terminal and runway, work on the northern side is proposed to begin by FY27 to ensure readiness by September 2029

Air India cancels three int'l flights over maintenance, technical issues

The airline said it had to cancel its Toronto-Delhi flight AI188 of June 18 due to extended maintenance and consequently operating crew coming under regulatory flight duty time limitation norms

Tata to create a new trust to help Air India crash victims: Chandrasekaran

"We are looking at the option to set up an AI171 trust to help the families," Chandrasekaran, who first heard about the crash in his Mumbai office, said

Praful Patel questions silence of Singapore Airlines on Air India crash

Former civil aviation minister questions airline, which is a key shareholder in Air India, for not giving a public response about the crash of flight AI171

AirAsia seeks jets for growth but restructuring first priority: CEO

Fernandes said he is still in discussions with China's COMAC about a potential order for its C919 narrowbody aircraft