An A320neo plane of Tata Group-run Air India returned to the Mumbai airport just 27 minutes after take off as one of its engines shut down mid-air due to a technical issue, sources said on Friday.
One path waits for the company to go bankrupt while the other continues to subject it to government whim, writes T N Ninan
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He said it was by no means an easy decision to leave and SIA was his first professional job and has been his home for the last 26 years
Though Covid has led to concerns about pilots' job prospects, flight schools believe that the situation will change soon and the choice of piloting as a profession will remain as lucrative as ever
New Zealand-born Campbell Wilson, 50, started his career with Singapore Airlines in 1996
Wilson was until recently the CEO of Scoot, a low-cost subsidiary of Singapore Airlines
The relatives, however, alleged that she was not immediately provided any medical assistance
Planes as old as these 747s consume a huge amount of fuel and require extensive maintenance, they said
The two combined entities, Air India and AirAsia India will have a 15.7% share of India's domestic passenger market.
It will lease office space of 70,000 square feet to 'optimise resources, increase team work'.
Aviation regulator DGCA has asked Tata Group-owned Air India to repair its aircraft after a passenger complained on social media about the plane's shabby interiors, including a broken armrest
Under new policy, Air India can't fly in Russia, Ukrainian airspace due to war
DGCA drops clause that gave the airline an edge over other private ones in the amended rules issued on April 19
The asset sale plan will help bridge the budget gap and meet spending targets as the economy faces fresh headwinds from the geopolitical tensions
Air India's rivals IndiGo and SpiceJet offer ESOPs to their employees
The colonies house 1,600 families; notice served on March 11, barely a month after airline's handover to Tata Sons
Regular international flights resumed in India on March 27 after a two years' hiatus induced by the Covid-19 pandemic
Employees took the call at a protest meeting on Sunday which was attended by Shiv Sena MP Gajanan Kirtikar and NCP leader Vidya Chavan