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Air India launches new programme to simplify purchased cabin upgrades

Air India passengers can choose these upgrades to premium cabins between 72 hours and 12 hours before a scheduled flight, subject to the availability of seats in the cabin

Air India CEO visits Apple HQ, signs deal with Stanford University

Air India plans to increase its wide-body fleet by 30% by the end of the ongoing financial year in March 2024

Air India's wide-body fleet to increase by 30% by March 2024: CEO & MD

Airline to add six new A350 aircraft, five leased B777-200LR planes and nine B777-300ER aircraft this fiscal year

Air India signs multi-year engine services agreement with CFM International

The Indian carrier had in February announced that CFM will provide more than 800 Leap engines for the new A320neo family aircraft and Max planes

Vistara prepares to merge staff into Air India as two carriers merge

Vistara, now co-owned by Tata Group and Singapore Airlines Ltd., will be folded into Air India under a deal announced in November, giving the Tatas more heft to go up against dominant IndiGo

Merger with Air India on track, regulatory nod by April 2024: Vistara CEO

No need for fof further capital injection as airline is flush with funds, says Vinod Kannan; carrier plans to expand to Bali, add flights to Europe from Mumbai

Early to talk Air India-IndiGo duopoly: Akasa co-founder Praveen Iyer

On the issue of airfares, he said that April, May and June are traditionally the peak months for the Indian aviation industry

AI flight gets delayed after passenger's mobile phone charger malfunctions

A Delhi-bound Air India flight from Udaipur returned to the bay soon after push back on Monday due to an issue with the malfunctioning of a mobile phone charger of a passenger, according to officials. The flight AI 470 was delayed by at least an hour and later took off for Delhi, one of the officials said. An airline official said there was a malfunction of the mobile phone charger of a passenger. Further, the airline official said the passenger noticed overheating of the mobile phone and alerted the cabin crew. Subsequently, the aircraft, which had pushed back, returned as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of the passengers. However, an official at the Udaipur airport said there was apparently smoke onboard the aircraft following which it returned after pushback. While the exact sequence of the development could not be immediately ascertained, reports claimed that there was an issue with a power bank of a passenger.

Air India alerted after man overhears hijacking plan, all you need to know

Official sources in the Delhi Police told the reporters that so far they have not tracked down anything suspicious during the investigation into the matter

Air India writes off Rs 7,000 crore but turns Ebitdar positive in FY23

Air India and its former joint venture partner AirAsia Bhd shared the cost of writing off AirAsia India, with Air India accounting for a significant proportion of the write-off

Decoded: What is the difference between low-cost and full-service airlines?

While the difference in ticket prices is obvious between the two kinds of carriers, there are other differences too. Read more to find out

Police logs case over call threatening to hijack AI flight to Tel Aviv

Further, nothing suspicious has come up in the investigation into the threat call so far, Delhi Police said, adding that probe was still ongoing

More than 500 crew members to join Air India in each of coming months: CEO

More than 500 crew members will be joining Air India in each of the coming months and the airline will be rolling out the new crew rostering project soon, according to its chief Campbell Wilson. In his weekly message to employees on Friday, he said the crew rostering project is about to start rolling out in the earnest. "As the system settles in, crew should see earlier roster publication, more stable rosters, better integrity of 'golden offs' and better standby provisioning to reduce last-minute call-ups. "Also, when averaged over a few months, there will also be more equitable earnings," he said. Air India has embarked on an ambitious transformation plan under the ownership of the Tata Group. "Additionally, with more than 500 new crew being released into service in each of the coming months, we will be able to reinstate full crew complements and accelerate training," Wilson said. Air India's MD and CEO also said the project will be a complete transformation of the way the airl

Air India to get 500+ crew every month, introduce crew rostering system

The carrier's domestic market share improved marginally at 9.7 per cent in June from 9.4 per cent in the previous month, DGCA data showed

Passenger assaulted crew onboard Toronto-Delhi flight on Jul 8: Air India

A male passenger assaulted crew and some other passengers, and damaged the lavatory door onboard an Air India flight from Toronto to the national capital on July 8, the airline said on Wednesday. The passenger, a Nepalese citizen, was handed over to security agencies on arrival at the airport here. "A passenger on flight AI188 of 08 July 2023 operating Toronto-Delhi displayed unacceptable aggression during flight. He smoked in the lavatory, damaged the lavatory door and assaulted crew and passengers, leaving them with minor injuries," an Air India spokesperson said in a statement. According to the spokesperson, the passenger was warned several times by the crew and finally had to be restrained on his seat. On arrival, the passenger was handed over to the security agencies for further course of action as per regulatory requirement and the matter has been reported to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), the spokesperson said. In recent times, there have been rising ...

375 A321neo, 125 A320neo: Airbus reveals IndiGo's 500-plane order

The A320neo has a range of 6,300 kilometers, whereas the A321neo aircraft type has a range of up to 8,700 kilometers

CCI's queries on Vistara merger 'normal': Air India CEO Campbell Wilson

In February, Air India had placed the world's second largest single-tranche order for 470 planes - 250 with Airbus and 220 with Boeing

Delhi HC dismisses plea against reduction in allowances of Air India pilots

The Delhi High Court has refused to interfere with the Centre's decision reducing allowances of Air India pilots on account of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, saying the pilots, who were taking home lakhs of rupees in spite of the cut when many others in the country had lost their livelihood, cannot claim victimisation. A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad took judicial notice of the complete lockdown in 2020, when all aviation operations were suspended, as well as the fact that pilots across various airlines lost their jobs but Air India ensured there were no lay-offs. Dismissing an appeal by Executive Pilots Association against a single bench order rejecting its plea assailing the reduction, the bench remarked, "The fact that a pilot even without the allowance takes home a pay package of Rs 6 to 7 lakh as compared to many other people in the country who lost their entire livelihood during the pandemic cannot raise a grouse that they

Air India, Vistara merger under lens as CCI looks for impact on competition

People in the know said that while CCI's scrutiny is unlikely to have any material impact on the business of the airlines, it could affect the timeline of the merger

Air India making changes to its ground staff ops to increase productivity

The structural changes are aimed at putting performance and productivity at the centre of Air India's operations