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Coronavirus: Air India plane to leave for Beijing to evacuate Indians

The government has reached out to over 600 Indians living in China's Hubei province, the epicentre of the novel coronavirus outbreak, to ascertain their willingness to be brought back to India

Letter to BS: Sale of Air India is unavoidable, but who will buy it?

The national carrier is currently incurring a daily loss of around Rs 20-25 crore and has a debt of Rs 5,000 crore

Air India sale: Entities can bid based on affiliates' financial strength

The government has proposed selling 100 per cent stake in Air India along with budget airline Air India Express

Tatas, AirAsia in talks to sort out no-compete rule, signed for their JV

The clause may impede Tatas' bid for Air India

Coronavirus: Air India, IndiGo join global peers to suspend China flights

The airlines saw a large number of cancellations impacting loads.

Arnab heckling row: After IndiGo & Air India, SpiceJet suspends Kunal Kamra

SpiceJet on Wednesday suspended stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra from flying with it after he allegedly heckled journalist Arnab Goswami aboard an IndiGo Mumbai-Lucknow flight. SpiceJet is the third airline to take action against Kamra. While IndiGo suspended Kamra from flying with it for a period of six months on Tuesday itself, Air India banned him until further notice. Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri had taken note of the incident on Tuesday and "advised" other airlines in India to impose similar restrictions on Kamra, stating "offensive behaviour designed to provoke & create disturbance inside an aircraft is absolutely unacceptable & endangers safety of air travellers". On Wednesday morning, SpiceJet said on Twitter, "SpiceJet has decided to suspend Mr. Kunal Kamra from flying with the airline till further notice." An AirAsia India official told PTI that the airline is waiting for the aviation regulator DGCA to issue a formal notice, and after then it will take action ...

A case of swadeshi privatisation

Air India's privatisation is acceptable as long as its control does not pass on to a foreign entity.

Best of BS Opinion: Air India privatisation, identity politics, and more

Identity politics dressing up as state policy can be a thorn in the flesh. Uddalok Bhattacharya sums up

Govt may ease Air India brand retention clause for the new owner

Prospective bidders had pointed out that if an existing airline bids for Air India, it would ideally want to merge it with their ongoing business

Air India may fly to China to evacuate Indians amid coronavirus outbreak

Earlier, India's civil aviation regulator DGCA gave its clearance to the airline to operate the Mumbai-Delhi-Wuhan flight.

Jet, set, going down

The Jet Airways stock has gone up from Rs 15.45 in October 2019 to Rs 50 in January 2020 - up over 300 per cent in three months even though the company has been grounded for over a year

Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh opposes Air India sale, asks govt to think it over

The union also said that it is unfortunate that they (PSUs) are being sold in the name of resource mobilization to fund social spending

Coronavirus: Air India jumbo plane ready for evacuating Indians from Wuhan

Officials said Ministry of External Affairs will make a request to the Chinese authorities for evacuation of Indian nationals, mostly students, stuck in Wuhan city.

Air India's new deal

Despite better terms, finding a buyer may still be a challenge

Top 10 biz headlines: Air India, coronavirus hits world indices, and more

From tax sops in Budget 2020 to AGR dues, here are the top 10 business headlines for the day

Air India divestment process finally takes off, with sweetened deal terms

The govt has announced it would absorb 30% more in debt and liabilities, than in the previous year

Air India, its arms great assets, buyer will use iconic brands, says Puri

After failing to attract a single bid in 2018, the government has this time sweetened the offer.

Stake sale in Air India 'bold move', attractive offer tabled by govt: CAPA

This is the second time in less than two years that the government has come out with proposal for selling stake in Air India

Air India sale: Sweeteners galore for the bidders in govt's new EoI

Prospective buyers can now sell off the airline after a year, require reduced net worth to be eligible and don't need to have shown profits in the past to be eligible for bidding

Top headlines: Air India's 100% stake sale; 1,000 frauds in 5 years at UCBs

From government announcing a 100 per cent stake sale in Air India to a new case of Coronavirus in India here are today's top headlines