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How a supply glitch gave Air India 50 Boeing jets made for Chinese airlines

Air India Express has received 41 of 50 white-tail 737 Max jets from its June 2023 order of 190 planes- jets built for others but remained unused in storage

Air India's first legacy B777 returns after heavy refresh, upgrades

Air India on Wednesday received the first of its legacy Boeing 777-300 ER aircraft after heavy refresh and the refresh of the remaining 12 planes is expected to be completed by year-end, according to officials. Since the refit of the legacy B777 aircraft, which was to start last year, has been delayed due to supply chain issues, the airline decided to go for heavy refresh of these planes. Heavy refresh of an aircraft includes having new carpets, seat covers, cushions and fixing broken seats. Air India has a total of 40 legacy wide-body planes -- 13 B777s and 27 B787s. The heavy refresh of the B777-300 ER was done in Singapore and completed in around 50 days. The heavy refresh of all the legacy B777s is expected to be completed by the end of this year, the officials said. The refreshed aircraft will be deployed on the domestic route for one or two days and later for ultra-long operations. The B777s are mainly deployed for ultra long haul flights connecting Toronto, Vancouver (Cana

Air India to cut fares, add new jets and boost reach to woo diaspora

Air India, in order to enhance its appeal, has worked on reducing airport transfer times to within 180 minutes and is further streamlining the travel experience

Air India seeks clarity on Mumbai International airport's terminal shift

The AERA on Tuesday afternoon conducted a three-hour-long meeting with aviation sector stakeholders to discuss the aeronautical charges

Air India top officials, staff to travel economy from April 1; here's why

The announcement comes days after former Australian cricketer David Warner slammed the airline for being forced to board the flight without pilots, which caused hours of delay

Waiting on the plane for hours: Former Aussie batter Warner slams Air India

Given that you don't have any pilots for the aircraft, why would you still board passengers? Warner took to social media platform X to vent his frustration.

DGCA directs airlines to inform passengers of rights via SMS, WhatsApp

The DGCA said airlines must share the passenger charter link via SMS or WhatsApp when a ticket is booked and display it on tickets and websites to inform passengers of their rights

Air India seeks lower landing fees for long-haul flights at Delhi airport

Air India has sought incentives for increasing the international to international traffic at the Delhi airport as well as lower landing charges for long-haul and ultra long-haul flights. The suggestions have been made by the Tata Group-owned airline to the Airports Economic Regulatory Authority (AERA) on the tariff proposal for the Delhi airport for the 2024-29 control period. The airline is slowly expanding its wide-body operations as well as network to cater to rising air traffic demand. When asked about the airline's suggestions, Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson told PTI that economic structure of the market should be supportive of the efforts to make India an aviation hub. DIAL, the operator of the Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) in the national capital, has proposed different user fees for economy and business class passengers as well as for peak and off-peak hours. According to Air India, the variable tariff proposal needs to include incentive for increasing I

Supriya Sule slams Air India for delay, airlines cites operational issues

Supriya Sule said that her flight AI0508 was delayed by 1 hour and 19 minutes, noting the continuous trends of delays affecting passengers

'Unwell' Air India passenger dies after arriving at Lucknow airport today

Citing a fellow passenger, the report added that the man did not respond when a stewardess asked to clear his food plate and drinks

Tata-backed Air India eyes major widebody jet order from Airbus and Boeing

Air India may be looking to add 30 to 40 jets as Tata Group plans domestic and international expansion

Air India in talks for dozens of new widebody jets from Airbus, Boeing

The deliberations involve 30 to 40 aircraft split between the Airbus A350 and Boeing 777X models

Air India enters into codeshare partnership with Air New Zealand

Air India and Air New Zealand on Wednesday entered into a codeshare partnership and both airlines will also explore the possibility of starting direct flights between India and New Zealand. On Wednesday, both airlines signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost air connectivity between the two countries. "The MoU includes the establishment of a new codeshare partnership on 16 routes between India, Singapore, Australia, and New Zealand," a release said. The two airlines have entered into a codeshare partnership. Generally, a codeshare partnership allows an airline to book its passengers on its partner carrier on a single ticket. Further, both carriers will explore the introduction of a direct service between India and New Zealand by the end of 2028, subject to new aircraft deliveries and approvals from relevant government regulators. "We are delighted to be deepening our relationship with Air New Zealand, which follows the recent expansion of our codeshare partnerships with

Supply chain issues may hit aircraft deliveries for 4-5 yrs: Air India CEO

The CEO also said that leasing planes is not an easy solution either

Air India expects to complete refit of wide body planes by mid 2027: CEO

Air India CEO and MD also said the repainting and refurbishing of Vistara aircraft is expected to be completed in one-and-a-half years

4 one-way tickets: How to convert bank points for extra Air India rewards

Maharaja Club members, including those newly enrolled into the programme, can convert the reward points from eligible bank partners to a maximum of 200,000 Maharaja Points per eligible bank partner

Air India launches 'Maharaja Club Points Plus' offer for frequent flyers

As part of this limited-time offer, Maharaja Club members, including newly enrolled participants, can transfer their bank reward points into Maharaja Points

Riyadh Air plans to expand, eyes partnership with Air India and IndiGo

Riyadh Air is set to begin operations with a fleet of 60 Airbus A321neos and 72 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners, and aims to connect Saudi Arabia to over 100 international destinations by 2030

Upgrade to Air India's premium economy for Rs 599 more than economy fares

Premium Economy seats deployed per week on domestic India routes to increase by 30% upon conclusion of Air India's legacy narrowbody retrofit programme

'Polythene bags, rags…': What clogged lavatories on Air India flight

AI126 from Chicago to Delhi returned to the US city on March 6. The company then stated that the flight was returned because of a technical issue