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AI officials leave for US to get custom-made B777 plane for VVIP travel

During the travel of the VVIPs, the two B777 aircraft will be operated by pilots of the Indian Air Force and not of Air India

Domestic air traffic rises 6% in July as aviation sector tries to take off

Airlines flew 2.1 mn passengers in July, against 1.9 mn in June

Kozhikode crash: AI pilot unions seek meeting with Puri to discuss safety

The two unions said they are writing on behalf of pilots of Air India and its subsidiaries Air India Express and Alliance Air

Kozhikode plane crash: Inquiry panel formed, report expected in 5 months

The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) said on Thursday it has formed a five-member panel to inquire into the circumstances of a plane crash in Kerala's Kozhikode airport last week

298 baggage pieces retrieved so far from Kozhikode plane crash site

Air India Express on Thursday said it has retrieved 298 baggage pieces so far from the plane crash site at the Kozhikode airport with the help of the US-based company Kenyon International

Kozhikode plane crash: 92 injured passengers discharged from hospitals

Air India Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of national carrier Air India, has only B737 aircraft in its fleet

Air India to shut five European stations to cut costs in Covid times

The airline will close down the Copenhagen, Vienna, Stockholm, Madrid, and Milan stations

Retired DGCA official had warned Air India management of accident risk

A K Chopra, who served as joint director general in the DGCA was appointed as safety adviser to the Air India chairman in November 2018

Kozhikode plane crash: 74 injured discharged from hospitals, says Air India

The injured passengers of IX-1344 flight are being treated at various hospitals of Kozhikode, the airline said in a statement

Pilot Deepak Sathe cremated; Maharashtra govt accords state funeral

Wing Commander Deepak Sathe (Retd), pilot-in-command of the Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala last week, was cremated here on Tuesday with state honours

Air India crash: Maha govt to accord state funeral to Capt Deepak Sathe

The Maharashtra government has decided to accord a state funeral to Captain Deepak Sathe, pilot-in-command of the ill-fated Air India Express plane that crashed in Kerala last week

'Atmanirbhar' airlines: Indian carriers focus on int'l passenger, cargo biz

With the Covid-19 pandemic slowing the once-booming domestic market, Indian carriers are discovering virtues in the international passenger and cargo business

Tata group seeks financial partners to bid for crisis-hit Air India

Last date for submitting EoIs for Air India is August 31

'Campaign starts': BJP rejects Kanimozhi's Hindi imposition remark

Tamil Nadu is tipped to go the polls in the first half of next year with the BJP looking to make an entry into the southern state

Stronger regulation

Airport infrastructure needs to prioritise safety

Kozhikode plane crash: 14 passengers critical, says Malappuram collector

"Till now, 49 people have been discharged from various hospitals in Malappuram and Kozhikode. The condition of 14 people remains critical," Gopalakrishnan said

LIVE news: Ammonium nitrate near Chennai being shifted after e-auction

Storage of ammonium nitrate has been e-auctioned and is being shipped to Hyderabad. Stay tuned for latest news live updates

Kozhikode plane crash: Bodies of pilot, co-pilot handed over to family

The relatives came with the AIE officials and the remains were taken to Ernakulam to be taken to their respective native places,Malappuram District Collector K Gopalakrishnan told PTI

India has 5 tabletop runways with little space for last-minute manoeuvre

Tabletop runways are at Kozhikode, Mangalore (Karnakata), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) and Pakyong (Sikkim)

A 'back home' last selfie goes viral, but passenger does not make it

A selfie taken by Sharufudheen Pillassery, along with his wife and three-year-old daughter in PPE kits inside the Air India Express flight from Dubai that crashed here, has gone viral