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October 14th, 2019 10:59 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Announces Start of New Amritsar-Stansted Route With First Flight on October 31, 2019

Air India currently is on the line for divestment by the government wherein, the government is looking to sell its entire stake in the airline. During this period, all the promotions, fleet expansion and appointments for the airline have been halted. However, the retrieved aircrafts of Air India are what allowing the national carrier to expand its routes internationally. Recently we have seen Air India start flights to Doha and... Read More

October 11th, 2019 3:28 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Passengers Might Face Delays and Cancellations as Oil Companies Threaten to Cut Fuel Supply

The troubles for Air India fliers might increase come Friday due to more delays and cancellations. This is because the oil marketing companies which supply jet fuel to Air India have said that they will stop providing fuel to the national carrier starting Friday. As per a new ET report on the matter, these companies will stop providing fuel to Air India at six major airports in the country. The... Read More

October 11th, 2019 3:03 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Subsidiary Alliance Air Bags Permission for International Flights to Sri Lanka

Alliance Air had pitched a plan to the Civil Aviation ministry about Alliance Air’s potential international routes. Now in a new update as reported by IANS, it has come up that the Civil Aviation Ministry has approved Alliance Air’s plans of international flights to Sri Lanka. It is crucial to note that Alliance Air’s parent company, Air India remains at the top of the government’s agenda for a big divestment... Read More

October 10th, 2019 4:49 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Largest Employees Union Opposes Privatisation of Airline, Warns of Harsh Consequences

While the government of India is pretty bullish on the idea of selling its entire stake in the national carrier, Air India, the members of the largest union of Air India, ACEU, are not in favour of the idea. The ACEU (Air Corporation Employees Union) has said that the political decision to privatise the airline will be met with harsh consequences. The union has also remarked that the decision to... Read More

August 2nd, 2019 11:09 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Announces New Delhi-Toronto Flight, Rolls Out Flashy Promotion in Delhi Metro

The national carrier, Air India has announced a new flight from New Delhi to Toronto. The national carrier has been slated to go through a disinvestment process recently, but still, the airline continues to introduce new routes and is also adding new flights on its existing routes as well increasing the frequency of its flights on certain routes. In the last week of July, Air India has made some major... Read More

July 24th, 2019 9:17 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Planning to Bring Back 17 Grounded Aircraft on Runway Before October End

As per Air India chief, Ashwani Lohani, the Air India plans to bring all its 17 grounded aircraft back on the runway before October-end. It is notable that Air India’s 17 aircraft have been grounded for a “prolonged” period ranging from four months to a year because of lack of funds for repair and maintenance. As per a PTI report, Ashwani Lohani, Air India Chairman and Managing Director said that... Read More

July 18th, 2019 11:46 AM 0 COMMENTS

New Air India Domestic and International Flights to Start Taking off by September End

Air India has announced a series of new domestic and international flights. The national carrier plans to commence direct flights to Nairobi, Kenya from October 2019. The airline also has plans to launch flights on Bhopal-Bengaluru route in October 2019. Another plan is to introduce flights to Bangkok from Indore. “We are planning to launch a direct flight to Nairobi in October this year. The region has immense tourism potential,”... Read More

July 17th, 2019 2:51 PM 0 COMMENTS

Pakistan Reopens Airspace Saving the Operating Cost for Indian Domestic Carriers

In a relief to passengers travelling to the west, Pakistan has opened the airspace after 140 days. The re-opening drops the travel times and reduces the operating expenses for the airlines. It is worth noting that after the closure of the Pakistani airspace, the flights had to be diverted to a different route which was costing the airlines more fuel. Pakistan closed the airspace after India’s strike on Balakot terror... Read More

June 27th, 2019 5:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India to Commence Services to Dubai From Kolkata After 15 Years

Air India has announced that it will operate a direct service between Kolkata and Dubai for four times a week. Precisely, there will be two flights to Dubai every day, except on Mondays. Air India will deploy Airbus A320neo extended range aircraft on the route. The seating configuration will be 12 business class and 150 economy class. The one-way ticket fare starts at nearly INR 12000, and return fare costs... Read More

June 27th, 2019 2:39 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India to Fly on the International Routes of Jet Airways in Five Countries

Air India will fly on the routes of the grounded Jet Airways in five countries, Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said in a written reply to Rajya Sabha. The route allocation is temporary until the end of the summer schedule this year. “Bilateral rights of Jet Airways have been temporarily allocated to Air India/Air India Express till end of summer schedule 2019 for the sectors as follows - India-Dubai... Read More

June 7th, 2019 7:48 PM 0 COMMENTS

23 Air India Dreamliner Aircraft Require Spare Parts Revisions, Says FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the governmental civil aviation body of the United States, has issued a warning to Air India about the potential malfunction in braking system and steering functions of specific models of Boeing 787 aircraft. The advice primarily applies to 23 Dreamliner aircraft (B787s) of Air India. According to a senior Air India official who spoke to Times of India, FAA has given a list of components... Read More

May 22nd, 2019 2:23 AM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Receives a Dominant Share of Jet Airways’ Unused International Traffic Rights

The Government has decided to allocate 5700 weekly seats on India-Dubai route to Air India from Jet Airways’ unused quota. Similarly, Air India will also receive 5000 seats on India-Qatar routes and 4600 seats on India-London routes from Jet Airways’ quota. The allocation is for the ongoing summer and is temporary. If Jet Airways successfully revives from the current crisis and is back to operation, Air India will have to... Read More

May 17th, 2019 2:50 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Business Should Be Restructured to Save It From Unsustainable Debts, Says Union Minister for Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu

As a means to save the debt-ridden national carrier Air India, the Government offered to offload 76% of equity share, according to a report by Money Control. The article that quotes Aviation Secretary said that the government had provided financial support to the airline from time-to-time as it failed to attract any investors in the bidding process that completed on May 31. The Government is also said to have offered... Read More

January 18th, 2019 7:40 PM 0 COMMENTS

Air India Announces New Flight Service Between Bengaluru and London

In response to the continuing demands from the passengers, primarily from Bengaluru region, the national carrier Air India has decided to launch flight service connecting Bengaluru with London, according to Economic Times. The service will be available three times a week. A Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft will offer the service.  From Bengaluru to London, the flights will be available on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. From London, the return flights will... Read More

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