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Air India expands key international routes for summer 2025 - Check details

The airline will bolster its operations across the United Kingdom, Europe, Far East Asia, and Africa to enhance connectivity for travellers

Air India expands key international routes for summer 2025 - Check details
Updated On : 13 Feb 2025 | 5:35 PM IST

Air India rules out more Boeing jet orders for now, says CEO Wilson

The former state carrier is in the midst of a multi-billion-dollar revamp in the face of established competition, after Tata Group took it over more than two years ago

Air India rules out more Boeing jet orders for now, says CEO Wilson
Updated On : 13 Feb 2025 | 6:53 AM IST

Industry's supply chain issues slowed Air India's growth, says Boeing

Airline CEOs in India don't want to talk about any new plane development, they want to talk about timely deliveries: Boeing

Industry's supply chain issues slowed Air India's growth, says Boeing
Updated On : 06 Feb 2025 | 11:32 PM IST

DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh penalty on Air India for regulatory norms violation

Aviation safety regulator DGCA has imposed a penalty of Rs 30 lakh on Tata Group-owned Air India for allegedly allowing one of its pilots to operate a flight without complying with certain regulatory requirements. The DGCA in order of January 29 also said that it has found "recurrent rostering issues...," about the airline. The order to slap penalty came after the response of a show-cause notice to Air India's head of operations and head of rostering, among other executives, on December 13, 2024 was found "unsatisfactory." The pilot "operated a flight on 7th July despite not having the mandatory recency requirement of 3 take off and landings, leading to violation of para 3 of civil aviation requirement," the regulator said in its order. Air India did not respond to a PTI query on this issue. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) in its order also said that "the (rostering) controllers (at Air India) overlooked the multiple spurious alerts reflecting on CAE window, as pe

DGCA imposes Rs 30 lakh penalty on Air India for regulatory norms violation
Updated On : 01 Feb 2025 | 8:14 PM IST

A-I, Kenya Airways enter into codeshare partnership as part of expansion

Air India has entered into a codeshare partnership with Kenya Airways as the Tata Group-owned airline seeks to expand as well as provide more travel choices for passengers. Both airlines will also continue to have their interline partnership. As part of the codeshare pact, Air India will place its 'AI' designator code on twice daily flights between Nairobi and Mumbai operated by Kenya Airways. This will allow passengers to take Air India flights via Mumbai to or from Bangkok (Thailand), Colombo (Sri Lanka), Dhaka (Bangladesh), Mal (The Maldives), Melbourne (Australia), and Singapore, according to a release on Thursday. The codeshare partnership will also enable Kenya Airways to place its 'KQ' designator code on Air India-operated flights between Delhi and Nairobi. Both airlines plan to progressively add other destinations in their networks to the codeshare pact, Air India said in the release. Currently, Air India has 16 codeshare and around 100 interline agreements with various ..

A-I, Kenya Airways enter into codeshare partnership as part of expansion
Updated On : 30 Jan 2025 | 5:09 PM IST

Air India flight to Mumbai mistakenly sends out hijack alert, probe ordered

A Mumbai-bound Air India flight inadvertently sent out a hijack signal soon after taking off from the national capital this week, sending security agencies into a tizzy and the incident is now under investigation, according to sources. Security protocols were put in place and after landing at the Mumbai airport, the aircraft was moved to an isolation bay. Passengers disembarked safely. The sources aware of the development said the flight AI 2957 from Delhi to Mumbai sent out the squawk code '7500', which is used to alert about hijack on January 27. The squawk code was pressed for around three minutes. After the code was relayed, the Pilot In Command (PIC) informed the Air Traffic Controller (ATC) concerned that the code was pressed inadvertently, they said. However, as it is an emergency code, relevant security protocols were initiated. Later, the aircraft landed safely at the Mumbai airport around 10 pm on January 27. Airline sources said there was no indication of any crew ...

Air India flight to Mumbai mistakenly sends out hijack alert, probe ordered
Updated On : 29 Jan 2025 | 9:21 PM IST

Air India to restart Delhi-Tel Aviv route from Mar 2 with 5 flights a week

Air India will resume direct flights to Tel Aviv from March 2, after suspending the services in August last year amid tensions in the Middle East. Five weekly flights will be operated from the national capital to Tel Aviv in Israel, the airline said in a release on Wednesday. The airline will deploy its Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner aircraft having 18 flat beds in Business Class and 238 seats in Economy Class on the route. The non-stop flights will be operated on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays. Thursdays and Sundays. The decision to resume operations on the Delhi-Tel Aviv route follows the requisite approvals, the release said. In August 2024, the airline had suspended the direct flights in view of the escalating tensions between Israel and Iran. On Tuesday, Israel's tourism minister Haim Katz said he was pushing for direct flight from Mumbai to Tel Aviv by Air India and Israeli airline EI AI.

Air India to restart Delhi-Tel Aviv route from Mar 2 with 5 flights a week
Updated On : 29 Jan 2025 | 6:20 PM IST

As ceasefire holds up, Air India to start Tel Aviv-Delhi flights from Mar 2

With ceasefire holding up in the north and south of Israel, several major international airlines, including Air India, have announced plans to resume flights to Israel expanding connectivity to the war-torn region. "It's official now. We are resuming flights from March 2, 2025, a representative for Air India in Israel told PTI. Several Indians staying in Israel felt a sigh of relief as the Indian carrier's website opened bookings on the said route. Travelling to Israel had become challenging with most of the major international airlines cancelling their operations to the Jewish state in view of the war in the north against Hezbollah and in the south against Hamas in Gaza, since October 23, 2023 when the Palestinian Islamic group carried out a brutal attack on the Jewish state. Air France announced that it will resume daily flights on the Paris-Tel Aviv route starting Saturday this week. The carrier also plans to increase its daily flight frequency in the coming months. Transavia

As ceasefire holds up, Air India to start Tel Aviv-Delhi flights from Mar 2
Updated On : 23 Jan 2025 | 7:52 PM IST

Air India flight sale: 10% discount on app, no convenience fee, card offers

Travellers can apply the promo code 'APPFEST' during the booking flow when booking through the Air India mobile app to enjoy up to 10% off the all- inclusive fares.

Air India flight sale: 10% discount on app, no convenience fee, card offers
Updated On : 16 Jan 2025 | 1:30 PM IST

Air India aims to double international transit traffic in three years

The current share of I2I traffic in the airline's total international traffic stands at about 10%

Air India aims to double international transit traffic in three years
Updated On : 12 Jan 2025 | 11:29 PM IST

A-I staff to carry out aircraft maintenance at domestic stations by Apr

Air India aims to make line maintenance works of aircraft in-house at its 55 domestic stations by April, the airline's CEO Campbell Wilson said on Friday. Line maintenance works of the planes are carried at 55 domestic stations (airports) and the airline has been working on doing the activities in-house amid expanding fleet. In a message to the employees, Wilson said the airline is making good progress on taking control of its line maintenance, with 42 of its 55 domestic stations now handled directly by Air India staff. "This gives much greater control on quality and timeliness and enables us to conduct a wider range of maintenance tasks in-house, including lighter checks during extended transits and overnight stops," Wilson, who is the CEO and MD of the Tata Group-owned airline, said. He also said that in-housing of the remaining 13 stations is on track to be completed by April. Loss-making Air India has embarked on an ambitious transformation plan. Last year, Air India merged .

A-I staff to carry out aircraft maintenance at domestic stations by Apr
Updated On : 10 Jan 2025 | 10:59 PM IST

Air India flight returns to Bengaluru airport after midair engine failure

Delhi bound flight, returned to Bengaluru for an emergency landing after one its engines failed mid-air

Air India flight returns to Bengaluru airport after midair engine failure
Updated On : 07 Jan 2025 | 10:18 AM IST

Committed to turning Air India into top-class airline: Tata Sons chairman

Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran on Saturday said his company is fully committed to transforming Air India into a top-class airline, delivering exceptional service and performance on a global scale. Tata Group acquired Air India in 2022 after the government had signed a share purchase agreement with Tata Sons for the sale of Air India for Rs 18,000 crore. Chandrasekaran was responding to a query during a free side chat with TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd Managing Director Ravi Viswanathan at the Global Alumni Meet of NIT Trichy, here, on what people can expect from Air India following the acquisition made by Tata Group in 2022. "My commitment is to take every effort to make Air India, an absolute top-class airline in the world. In terms of the hardware, the flight experience, customer experience, technology and in every which way." Chandrasekaran said. On a lighter note, he appealed to the audience gathered at the venue to urge the aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus to ...

Committed to turning Air India into top-class airline: Tata Sons chairman
Updated On : 04 Jan 2025 | 6:46 PM IST

Air India becomes first Indian airline to offer Wi-Fi on domestic flights

In July last year, Vistara became the first Indian airline to provide Wi-Fi services on international flights. Vistara was merged into Air India in November

Air India becomes first Indian airline to offer Wi-Fi on domestic flights
Updated On : 01 Jan 2025 | 11:30 PM IST

Starting Jan 1, 2025 Air India to offer in-flight Wi-Fi on domestic flights

Starting 1 January 2025, in-flight Wi-Fi services available on all flights operated by Air India's A350, B787-9 and select A321neo aircraft.

Starting Jan 1, 2025 Air India to offer in-flight Wi-Fi on domestic flights
Updated On : 01 Jan 2025 | 2:03 PM IST

Air India to increase global coverage in years ahead: CEO Wilson

Air India has covered a lot of ground since privatisation and its global coverage will further increase in the years ahead, the airline's chief Campbell Wilson said on Wednesday. He also said the interior refit of the single-aisle fleet, serving domestic and short-haul international destinations, is underway, and will be completed by mid-2025. Loss-making Air India was acquired by the Tata Group from the government in January 2022, and is undergoing an ambitious five-year transformation plan. In 2024, Air India completed the merger of Vistara with itself as well as integration of Air India Express and AIX Connect was also done. In his New Year message, Wilson said these mergers and new aircraft deliveries have taken Air India Group's fleet to 300 aircraft, allowing it to expand to over 100 domestic and international destinations. "Air India's global coverage will further increase in the years ahead, not least because of the recent addition of 100 aircraft to our order book, augmen

Air India to increase global coverage in years ahead: CEO Wilson
Updated On : 01 Jan 2025 | 1:23 PM IST

Air India to strengthen practices in 2025, become profitable: CEO

Wilson stated that the Group employs 30,000 people who help its two airlines fly over 60 million passengers annually to more than 100 destinations within India and internationally

Air India to strengthen practices in 2025, become profitable: CEO
Updated On : 27 Dec 2024 | 11:31 PM IST

Air India to roll out key initiatives in 2025, may turn profitable: CEO

Air India will see progress on various key initiatives, including refitting of wide body and narrow body planes, in 2025 as well as tighten practices and processes to ultimately become profitable, the airline's chief Campbell Wilson said on Friday. After taking over the loss-making Air India from the government in January 2022, Tata Group has been working on an ambitious transformation plan to turn around the airline, which recently also placed orders for 100 more aircraft. In his message to the staff on Friday, Wilson said 2024 saw the realisation of some of the most significant milestones, including the completion of the mergers of Air India Express and AirAsia India, and Vistara with Air India that "position us as the fourth largest business, by revenue, in the Tata group". Air India group operates 300 aircraft across both brands, flying over 60 million customers annually to more than 100 destinations in India and around the world. While describing 2024 as a transformative year

Air India to roll out key initiatives in 2025, may turn profitable: CEO
Updated On : 27 Dec 2024 | 2:07 PM IST

Indian carriers see 12% more domestic flyers at 14.2 million in Nov

Indian airlines carried 1.42 crore passengers on domestic routes in November, nearly 12 per cent more compared to the year-ago period, amid rising air traffic demand. In terms of domestic market share, IndiGo topped the list with a 63.6 per cent pie, followed by Air India (24.4 per cent), Akasa Air (4.7 per cent) and SpiceJet (3.1 per cent). While all these carriers saw their share rise, the share of Alliance Air was unchanged at 0.7 per cent in November, according to the latest data from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). "Passengers carried by domestic airlines during January-November 2024 were 1,464.02 lakh as against 1,382.34 lakh during the corresponding period of the previous year thereby registering an annual growth of 5.91 per cent and monthly growth of 11.90 per cent," the watchdog said in its monthly report. Domestic air passenger traffic was at 142.52 lakh in November compared to 127.36 lakh in the same period a year ago. In October this year, domestic ...

Indian carriers see 12% more domestic flyers at 14.2 million in Nov
Updated On : 24 Dec 2024 | 4:59 PM IST

IndiGo leads Indian aviation with record 10 million passengers in November

Indian aviation achieved record-breaking traffic in November, with IndiGo flying over 10 million passengers, Air India crossing 30 lakh, and Akasa Air recording its best month yet

IndiGo leads Indian aviation with record 10 million passengers in November
Updated On : 24 Dec 2024 | 2:32 PM IST