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Y C Deveshwar, Kumar Mangalam Birla hold meeting with Air India management

The two independent directors held an 'informal' meeting with the senior management, said the airline

Air India officer, who lost senior post over alcohol tests, reverted to ED

Following the positive findings in the alcohol test on Nov 11, the airline took Capt Arvind Kathpalia off flying duties while aviation regulator DGCA suspended his flying licence for three years

Air India to raise Rs 5 bn in short-term loans, to mop up another Rs 61 bn

Besides 12 B777s, Air India has 27 B787-800s in its fleet. Of these, 21 Dreamliners are already operating under the SLB mode

Govt has shelved Air India's disinvestment, working on its revival: Sinha

Air India has Rs. 480 billion as debt by the end of March last year

Maharaja's poor HR

Air India is a perfect case study of how to reward truant employees

Senior Air India officer removed from post for failing alcohol test twice

Captain Arvind Kathpalia has said that he will contest the results of the tests and claimed he is the victim of internal feuding at the airline

It's the expenses, stupid!

Air India's revival plan will depend critically on its ability to cut its annual expenses bill

Air India's director of ops fails alcohol test, flying licence suspended

DGCA suspends flying licence of Air India's Director for Operations Arvind Kathpalia for 3 years after he failed alcohol test

Air India ground staff go on flash strike, flights from Mumbai delayed

The staff of AIATSL, the ground-handling subsidiary of Air India, went on a flash strike from 11 pm on Wednesday, demanding reinstatement of three employees who had been fired earlier

Why former Air India management opposed move to a single GDS platform

The move will help to reduce Air India's distribution cost by 60 per cent

Air India to soon offer low-fare red-eye flights from Goa, Delhi, Bangalore

The Bangalore-Ahmedabad flight AI589 will take off from Bangalore at 0030 hours to reach Ahmedabad at 0235 hours

Travel agents ask Air India to review ticket distribution policy

Air India did not respond to an email query on agents' concerns

The wrong way

Funding Air India through NSSF is harmful

Air India Mumbai building sale hits hurdle of a reluctant board

It is also felt that under the current market conditions, the building is unlikely to garner the kind of funds expected from a prime real estate at Nariman Point

ED files cases to probe allegations of money laundering in Air India deals

These ED cases are based on four CBI FIRs

Spike in running costs, stiff competition make AI revival harder: Kharola

The government is also working on ways to bolster the national carrier, which is financially stressed and is estimated to have a debt burden of more than Rs 500 billion

53-year-old Air India air hostess falls off plane at Mumbai airport

About three years ago, an Air India engineer had got sucked into the aircraft's engine at the airport here when the pilots started the engines prematurely after mistaking a signal

Air India pilots, clueless of damage, fly plane, land after airport alerts

The plane lost contact with air traffic control officials and landed in Mumbai after around four hours

After failed stake sale bid, govt has new plan for Air India: Will it work?

The biggest argument against the likelihood of a quick turnaround is the fact that anybody who is somebody in the Indian commercial air travel industry is losing money

Govt may finalise revival package for ailing Air India in a month: Official

The disinvestment of Air India may be possible only after the macroeconomic conditions and market conditions are favourable, says Civil Aviation Secretary