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Air India buys 470 aircraft from Airbus, Boeing at Paris air show

The purchase agreements were signed on the sidelines of the ongoing Paris Air Show

As Indigo buys 500 aircraft, a look at how carriers finance their wishlist

Before this, Tata Group-owned Air India had placed an order for 470 aircraft

Air India upgrading crew rostering, customer notification system: Wilson

Air India is also upgrading its customer notification systems and processes to make them "less manual, more accurate and to utilise new channels such as WhatsApp" Wilson told employees

Singapore Airlines denies media report on raising stake in Air India

Singapore Airlines said it has not raised its stake in Air India from the 25.1% which it secured as part of the Tata Group's Vistara merger to create a bigger full-service India's national carrier

India's newest airline Akasa Air looking to raise $75-100 mn for expansion

To raise the money, Akasa Air has approached potential investors which include PE firms and high-net-worth individuals

Air India pilots suspended for inviting woman friend into cockpit

The Air India management suspended the two pilots after receiving a complaint from the cabin crew about the cockpit violation

Air India suspends two pilots for allowing unauthorised woman into cockpit

Following recent breach of cockpit norms, Air India has taken disciplinary action against two pilots who permitted an unauthorised woman to enter cockpit of flight AI-445, operating from Delhi to Leh

Show featuring Air India's famed art collection takes off at NGMA Mumbai

In the first in a series of planned exhibitions, 200 works selected from Air India's 4,000-large art collection are on display at the gallery

Singapore Airlines promotes senior exec involved with AI-Vistara merger

Singapore Airlines on Monday announced the promotion of Tan Kai Ping, a senior officer extensively involved in the proposed merger of Air India and Vistara, to Executive Vice President of Operations and Chief Operations Officer. The merger between Air India and full-service carrier Vistara is a key plank of SIA's multi-hub strategy, the Singapore flag carrier said in a release on Monday. On November 29 last year, Tata Group announced the merger of the two airlines under a deal where SIA will also acquire a 25.1 per cent stake in Air India. Tan, who was extensively involved in the proposed merger of India's flag carrier and Vistara, also spearheaded the SIA Group's successful fundraising efforts during the Covid-19 pandemic. He led a multi-year initiative to strengthen the group's financial resilience, optimise working capital, and build the capacity and capability of SIA's Finance Division to meet the future needs of the business. Tan, currently Executive Vice President of Finance

Air India, IndiGo add Leh and Srinagar flights to fill gap left by Go First

Despite heavy demand from across the country, the daily average number of passengers headed to Srinagar dropped to 11,500-12,000 last month from 17,500-18,000 a year ago

Air India launches second Mangaluru-Mumbai flight service starting June 10

Air India has strengthened the flight connectivity between Mangaluru and Mumbai by introducing a second daily flight from June 10. The development closely follows IndiGo's addition of a third daily flight on the Mumbai-Mangaluru route on May 22, an airport release here said. The two airlines now offer a combined total of five daily flights on this popular route. In 2022, the Mumbai-Mangaluru route emerged as the busiest, serving approximately 4.90 lakh passengers. The Air India flight (1679) departs Mumbai at 12.40 pm and arrives in Mangaluru at 2.10 pm. The return leg, AI (1680), leaves Mangaluru at 2.50 pm and reaches Mumbai at 4.35 pm. The inaugural flight of the service welcomed 182 passengers on AI (1679), while 167 passengers departed for Mumbai on AI (1680). The other Air India flight, AI (679), departs Mumbai at 5.45 am and arrives here at 7.20 am. On the return journey, flight AI (680) leaves Mangaluru at 7.55 am and reaches Mumbai at 9.35 am. IndiGo has indicated that it

AI rectifies glitch in Boeing aircraft stranded in Magadan, lands in Mumbai

Air India's Boeing aircraft that was grounded in Magadan in far east Russia landed in Mumbai on Saturday evening. The plane had taken off from Magadan earlier in the day after engineers rectified the oil system defect in one of the engines, according to the airline. On June 6, AI 173 operating from Delhi to San Francisco carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members was diverted to the port city of Magadan in far east Russia following a mid-air glitch in one of the engines of the Boeing 777-200LR aircraft. All were stranded in the port city for two days and the replacement aircraft ferried them to San Francisco on June 8. An Air India spokesperson on Saturday said the B777-200LR aircraft, bearing registration mark VT-ALH, that was grounded in Magadan, Russia (GDX) following the diversion of AI173 DEL-SFO on June 6, has departed GDX and is on its way to Mumbai. "We can confirm that a defect in the oil system of one of the aircraft's engines has been rectified by our engineering team

AI rectifies glitch in Boeing plane stranded in Magadan; aircraft departs

Air India's Boeing aircraft that was grounded in Magadan in far east Russia is now airborne after engineers rectified the oil system defect in one of the engines and the plane will land in Mumbai later in the day, the airline said on Saturday. On June 6, AI 173 operating from Delhi to San Francisco carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members was diverted to the port city of Magadan in far east Russia following a mid-air glitch in one of the engines of the Boeing 777-200LR aircraft. All were stranded in the port city for two days and the replacement aircraft ferried them to San Francisco on June 8. An Air India spokesperson on Saturday said the B777-200LR aircraft, bearing registration mark VT-ALH, that was grounded in Magadan, Russia (GDX) following the diversion of AI173 DEL-SFO on June 6, has departed GDX and is on its way to Mumbai. "We can confirm that a defect in the oil system of one of the aircraft's engines has been rectified by our engineering team that flew on a ferry fli

Air India's San Francisco-Mumbai flight cancelled due to technical snag

Air India flight AI180 from San Francisco to Mumbai was cancelled on Thursday following a technical issue, said the airline officials

Air India makes pre-payment to Boeing for ordered planes: CFO Hejmadi

Loans raised from multiple banks in short period: CFO

Air India puts together 'huge financing deal' for new fleet: CEO Wilson

Air India has put together a "huge financing deal" related to its new fleet in a remarkably quick time, according to its chief Campbell Wilson. On February 14, Air India announced a historic order for buying 470 aircraft, including 250 from Airbus and 220 from Boeing. Besides, there is an option to buy another 370 planes from the two plane makers. It was also the first time in more than 17 years that Air India, which was taken over by Tata Group from the government in January last year, placed orders for new planes. In his weekly message to the staff on Friday, Wilson said he wants to commend "the commercial, strategic procurement, finance, treasury and legal teams for successfully putting together a huge financing deal related to our new fleet in remarkably quick time...it was another historic achievement for the new Air India". Specific details could not be immediately ascertained. Wilson, in an interview with PTI last month, said that a lot of money is being invested in the ...

Air India flight with stranded passenger from Russia lands at San Francisco

Air India's non-stop flight AI-173 for San Francisco had taken off from Delhi on June 6 at 4.23 am and was scheduled to land in San Francisco the next day at 7 am (local time)

Air India to issue a refund to those affected by flight diversion on June 6

"We will fully refund the fare for your journey and, in addition, provide you a voucher for future travel on Air India,' the airline said

Air India flight carrying stranded passengers from Russia lands in US

An Air India flight carrying over 200 passengers stranded at Magadan in far east Russia since Tuesday, after the original aircraft had to be diverted there following a technical glitch, landed safely at San Francisco on Thursday. "All our passengers are being extended maximum on-ground assistance with clearance formalities and provided other necessary support," Air India said in a statement. On Wednesday, Air India had sent a ferry flight to Magadan, in Russia to fly 216 stranded passengers and 16 crew members onwards to their original destination -- San Francisco. "Flight AI173D landed safely in San Francisco (SFO) at 0007 Hours on 08 June 2023 (local time)," the carrier said. "Air India thanks government agencies, regulatory authorities, our staff and partners involved in supporting our endeavour to bring our passengers to SFO as soon as possible and in providing them care while they waited in Magadan, Russia," the carrier said.

Air India flight heads to San Francisco after emergency landing in Russia

The Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco, which made an emergency landing in Russia's remote town of Magadan after it developed an engine glitch, on Thursday took off for its destination with all the 232 passengers that were on board, according to an official. Flight AI173 from Delhi was diverted to Magadan in Russia on Tuesday owing to an engine glitch, the Tata Group-owned private carrier said in a statement. The Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft, carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew, landed safely. Flight AI173 was diverted to Magadan on Tuesday due to an engine glitch in the Boeing 777-200 LR aircraft. On Thursday, a senior official of Air India said that Flight AI173D from Magadan, Russia (GDX) is now airborne for San Francisco (SFO), carrying all passengers and crew. The flight departed GDX at 1027 Hours on June 8 (local time) and is expected to arrive at SFO at 0015 Hours on June 8 2 (local time), he said. Air India has mobilised additional on-ground support at SFO to