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Air India flyers can now earn rewards, redeem points on Express flights too

Air India Flyers Can Now Redeem Points on Air India Express Routes Starting at 1,500 Points

AAIB prepares interim report on Air India crash as anniversary nears

The interim report ​from AAIB will be 'more comprehensive' than the preliminary report put out last July and will ​examine possible primary causes and other contributing factors

Akasa Air gains ground as rivals cut flights amid Iran war disruption

Akasa Air, which was founded during the coronavirus pandemic and made its first commercial flight in 2022, operated 10,109 flights in March and April 2026

Air India flight lands safely at Delhi airport after suspected engine fire

An Air India aircraft from Bengaluru made an emergency landing at the Delhi airport due to suspected engine fire on Thursday evening, according to sources. The crew followed all standard operating procedures and landed the aircraft safely at the Delhi airport. All passengers and crew are safe and have disembarked normally, the airline said in a statement. The A320 aircraft was operating the flight AI2802 from Bengaluru to Delhi. "During the aircraft's final approach into Delhi, the cockpit crew received a fire indication from one of the engines. The indication was subsequently confirmed as true," the statement said. One of the sources said it was yet to be confirmed whether there was fire in the engine. The sources said there were more than 160 people onboard the aircraft. Information available with flight tracking website Flightradar24.com showed that the plane landed at around 9.30 pm. Air India said it was immediately initiating a full investigation into the cause of the inci

Successor will have 'hands full': Air India CEO amid operational challenges

Air India, which has reported heavy losses, has also faced a series of safety lapses

DGCA to monitor Boeing fuel-switch test linked to Ahmedabad plane crash

The switches, designed to be ‌immovable without actions from pilots, have come under scrutiny since preliminary report found they had been shut off nearly simultaneously, starving the engines of fuel

DGCA to monitor Air India Dreamliner fuel switch checks at Boeing facility

DGCA officials will oversee inspections of fuel control switches on an Air India Boeing 787-8 at Boeing's US facility after abnormal switch behaviour was reported earlier

Air India flights delayed at Mumbai airport due to ground staff strike

Protest by AI Airport Services Limited staff at Mumbai airport disrupted Air India and Air India Express operations before work resumed

Air India's challenges 'largely external': Singapore Airlines CEO

Air India's transformation is going to be a "long game, and there is no shortcut", its co-owner, Singapore Airlines' CEO Goh Choon Phong, said on Friday as he mentioned that the Indian carrier is facing various challenges, including Pakistan airspace closure and rupee depreciation. At a briefing to discuss Singapore Airlines (SIA) Group's financial results for the 2025-26 financial year, he also said that Air India has "largely external challenges". Singapore Airlines on Thursday reported a 57.4 per cent decline in net profit at SGD 1.184 billion in the fiscal year ended March 2026, mainly due to the absence of a prior-year one-off accounting gain related to the Vistara merger, and Air India losses. Air India's loss stood at more than SGD 3.56 billion (over Rs 26,700 crore) in the financial year ended March 2026, as the carrier grappled with the fallout of airspace curbs and other headwinds, as per the figures disclosed by the SIA Group in its financial report for 2025-26. Goh Choo

Air India begins op to Ludhiana's Halwara airport with daily Delhi flights

Air India will operate two daily flights between Delhi and Ludhiana using its A320 family aircraft

Singapore Airlines' profit falls 57% to $929.4 million on Air India loss

Singapore Airlines cites mounting Air India losses, geopolitical uncertainty and operating challenges for steep decline in annual net profit

Air India posts $2.8 billion annual loss, largest since Tata takeover

The loss marks Air India's biggest annual loss since the airline was acquired by the Tata Group in 2022

Flying to US, Europe or Singapore? Air India cuts several overseas flights

Air India Cuts International Flights To US, Europe, Australia Amid Rising Costs

Air India flight cuts pave way for Lufthansa, Cathay expansion in India

Foreign airlines' share of India-origin international scheduled flights rose ‌to 58.4 per cent in March-May, from 51.2 per cent a year earlier, OAG data shows

Air India cuts 120 weekly international flights amid West Asia conflict

Tata Group-owned carrier suspends seven overseas routes and reduces services across North America, Europe and Asia amid rising fuel costs and airspace restrictions

Air India to cut flights, suspend services on some int'l routes

Air India has suspended six international routes and cut services amid airspace restrictions and soaring jet fuel costs

Air India terminated over 1,000 staff in 3 yrs for ethical breaches: CEO

Air India has terminated more than 1,000 staff in the last three years for ethical breaches, including those for misusing the employee leisure travel system, according to the airline's chief Campbell Wilson. Flagging that hundreds of employees are terminated every year due to non-compliance, Wilson has also emphasised that the staff need to act in the right way even when others are not looking. As Air India implements cost-saving measures amid significant financial headwinds, Wilson made the remarks during the town hall meeting with the staff on Friday, according to sources. Tata Group-owned Air India has around 24,000 employees now. The airline's CEO and MD said that over the past three years, "we have terminated more than 1,000 people for ethical breach" such as smuggling things off the plane and allowing excess baggage onto the aircraft without being charged. He also mentioned hundreds of staff who had misused the Employee Leisure Travel (ELT) system and added that such things

Air India to cut costs, reduce flights as war worsens financial struggles

Air India plans cost cuts and flight reductions as the Iran war, soaring fuel prices and weak demand deepen the airline's financial troubles

Air India delays increments, asks staff to cut costs amid industry woes

Air India has deferred annual salary increments and urged employees to cut discretionary spending amid rising fuel prices and geopolitical disruptions

Air India defers annual increments by one quarter amid cost-cutting drive

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Friday asked the employees to suspend discretionary spending and defer non-critical expenditures as he emphasised the need to cut down on costs in these "tough times", according to sources. The management of the loss-making airline, which has been facing multiple headwinds especially due to the West Asia conflict, told staff that layoffs are not anticipated. Wilson, along with Chief Financial Officer Sanjay Sharma and Chief Human Resources Officer Ravindra Kumar GP, addressed the airline's employees during a townhall on Friday. As per the sources, Kumar said Air India will proceed with variable pay for the last financial year and continue with planned promotions while annual increments will be deferred by at least one quarter in light of the uncertain economic environment. "We don't anticipate layoffs," he said. Calling for a relentless focus on costs in these tough times, Wilson urged employees to suspend discretionary spending, renegotiate rates