Delhi’s IGI and Mumbai Airport are two of the busiest airports in the country. The number of passengers at these airports is so much that the government has to construct two new airports at these cities, one in Jewar near Delhi and the other one in Navi Mumbai to ease the traffic of these two airports. However, the year 2019 was different for both of these airports as they saw... Read More
As the national carrier is being put on sale in the matter of a few months, the government is also taking it in its hands to make sure that the carrier appears attractive to the buyers. To do this, Air India is trying to cut down its expenses and adding to its balance sheets. One of such attempts has been the move towards a different domestic ticket booking system which... Read More
Despite the continuous efforts, sale of Air India might get an undue bustle again. The government have been planning to privatise the shares of the famous carrier as it has been in debt for a long time. The process of sale started early back in 2018 when the airline has a debt of Rs 60,000 crores, but due to unavoidable reason, the process went down the hill. To finish the... Read More
Air India has come into a lot of controversies recently, but amidst all the problems, the airline has been able to continue its services smoothly. Air India was also successful in capturing growth in revenue rate in their international flight services, all thanks to Jet Airways. The airline gained a 20% revenue hike in the first eight months of Jet Airways exit. But still, it is not enough to compensate... Read More
Air India is bound for disinvestment in the matter of a few months, however, this is not cutting the wings of the national carrier from reaching out to new destinations and expanding its network internationally. It is worth noting that Air India has recently started new flights to Nairobi and other international destinations connecting major Indian cities. The national carrier also started a flight to Toronto a few weeks back.... Read More
Air India has been facing massive losses since the past few years and the grim financial situation of the airlines has forced the hands of the government to proceed towards the privatisation of the national carrier. However, junior minister of Civil Aviation, Hardeep Singh Puri has said that Air India might have to be shut down if the privatisation process tanks and in case Air India finds no buyers. It... Read More
One of the major development that's going to happen in the Indian aviation industry is the Air India sale. The government was initially expected to bring the Air India sale document by the end of October, however, it did not happen. A recent report surfaced online revealed that the Expression of Interest (EoI) will be released by mid-November. But a new report coming from Indian Express now says the EoI... Read More
Sometimes for the passengers moving from point A to point B using flights, travel is not only about the journey but is also about the experience that one has during the flight and the entire flight boarding and deplaning process. While economy class tickets do exactly what the name suggests, the Business Class and the First Class flying experience remains a thing of fascination for most flyers because of the... Read More
Almost all the Public Sector Undertakings (PSU) run by the government are running in losses right now. Be it BSNL or Indian Oil or Air India, the government is beating a lot of losses running these companies. Few years ago, national airline Air India was given support by the Indian government, however, the company is still making losses, as the aviation sector is becoming extremely competitive. We're already aware that... Read More
Government and the various unions of Air India Ltd are at odds regarding the privatisation of the airline. There are no plans as for now for safeguarding the interests of employees after the privatisation. A meeting was held on October 14, 2019, which comprised of various union leaders appearing for pilots, officers and engineers. In the meeting, the issue of governments proposed privatisation plan was the key issue. The general... Read More
Adding to the long-standing hurdles to the proposed privatization, oil companies ceased the supply of fuel to Air India’s jets across six stations in August 2019. Cash-strapped Air India has a debt of Rs 54,000 crore, among which Rs 5000 crores is the default to oil companies. According to an article by Quartz, the airline is making daily payments for the fuel, but it is unable to make the payment... Read More
Air India is resuming its services in Andhra Pradesh, according to Ashwani Lohani, chairman of Air India. In addition, the airline will also launch new services in routes -- Vijayawada-Tirupati-Vizag, Vijayawada-Shirdi and Vijayawada-Bangalore. The decision to revive the cancelled services came after Vijayasai Reddy, the Member of Parliament, met Lohani. Reddy had earlier written a letter to Air India requesting for new services as well. As per the new... Read More
The national government led carrier, Air India, on a statement on Sunday addressed the Aviation jet fuel payment issues and assured the customers that problems will be resolved soon. The oil companies have threatened that they will stop the fuel supply if lumpsum payments are not made to them by October 18 2019. Addressing the issue, the airlines have ensured its customers that their will be no hassle in the... Read More
Amidst the process of disinvestment, Air India now faces a new hurdle of mass resignation from its pilots. Around 120 pilots of Airbus A320 have tendered their resignation after their salary and promotion demands were not heard. “Air India management should listen to our grievances. Our demand regarding salary hike and promotion is long pending before them, but they have failed to give a strong assurance,” ANI quoted an unnamed... Read More
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