New Delhi: Civil Aviation Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday launched ‘Maharaja Direct’, a whole new experience for Air India’s business and first-class passengers on long-haul international flights with revamped products and services. The latest makeover exercise involves ‘Maharaja’ business class seats with an upgraded ambience and upholstery besides variety cuisines and new uniforms for the […]
New Delhi: National passenger carrier Air India announced it has revised the applicable Excess Baggage Rate (EBR) on domestic sectors effective Monday. According to a circular, the airline revised its EBR to Rs 500 plus applicable GST per kg on all travel commencing on or after June 11 from an earlier Rs 400 per kg, […]
New Delhi: The central government’s plan to divest a majority stake in the national passenger carrier Air India seems to have run into trouble, as no bids were received for the cash-strapped airline. According to the Ministry of Civil Aviation, “no response” was received till 5 p.m. on Thursday which was the extended submission deadline […]
New Delhi: A Srinagar-bound Air India flight with 180 passengers developed a snag mid-air and made an emergency landing at the Delhi airport, police said. All passengers are safe. According to Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjay Bhatia, the incident occurred around 10.30 a.m. “Air India Flight 825, from New Delhi to Srinagar, returned to IGIA […]
New Delhi: National carrier Air India on Thursday said that it has “restored” its official Twitter handle after it was hacked. According to a senior airline official, Air India has commenced its investigation into the matter. “The official Twitter handle has been restored (after it was hacked). We have commenced our investigation into the matter,” the […]
Washington: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Saudi Arabia has given Air India approval to use its airspace for flights between Israel and India. Netanyahu made the announcement during a briefing in Washington on Monday after meeting US President Donald Trump, the Times of Israel reported. “Air India signed an agreement to fly […]
New Delhi: In major changes liberalising foreign direct investment in key sectors, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 100 per cent foreign investment in single brand retail trading (SBRT) and construction development and decided to open up Air India for FDI up to 49 per cent. Besides, the government also decided that foreign institution investors and […]
New Delhi: Air India plans to raise $555 million through bridge loans to buy three Boeing aircraft scheduled for delivery early next year, as per a tender document floated by the national carrier. The bids for the bridge financing, to be guaranteed by the government, close on November 1. “Air India invites offers from banks/financial […]
New Delhi: Banking majors Punjab National Bank and IndusInd Bank have won the bid to provide national passenger carrier Air India with over Rs 3,000 crore government guarantee backed “Short Term Loans” (STLs). According to highly placed sources, the two banks will provide the STL to the airline. “These two banks (PNB and IndusInd Bank) have […]
New Delhi: National passenger carrier Air India on Monday asked its employees to maintain personal fitness levels and improve airline’s on-time performance (OTP). According to Air India’s Chairman and Managing Director Rajiv Bansal, “alertness and responsive” levels of employees is crucial in the airline industry. “This is an industry where many facets of customer service have […]
Mumbai: After nearly 23 hrs an Air India technical team managed to retrieve a SpiceJet Boeing 737 aircraft which was stuck in the mud at Mumbai Airport late on Tuesday, an official said here late on Wednesday. The aircraft had skidded off the main runway while landing and got stuck in the soft wet mud, […]
New Delhi/Copenhagen: National passenger carrier Air India on Saturday launched its non-stop flight service from New Delhi to Copenhagen. The new service is Air India’s third non-stop flight launched this year. Earlier, the airline had launched its services from New Delhi to Washington and New Delhi to Stockholm. Commenting on the launch of the new […]
New Delhi: The government on Thursday invited bids from firms to appoint advisers to aide in the divestment of national passenger carrier Air India. According to two separate notices on the Department of Investment and Public Asset Management’s website, the proposal for advisers have been invited to guide the government on financial and legal issues […]
New Delhi: National passenger carrier Air India has invited bids from banks for Rs 3,250 crore government guarantee backed “Short Term Loans” (STLs). The airline has called for financial bids by September 19. “Air India is looking for Government Guarantee backed INR STLs totaling upto Rs 3,250 crore in the first phase to meet its […]
New Delhi: An unknown person returned a painting by eminent artist Jatin Das which was a part of Air India’s collection, sources said on Friday. According to sources, the painting was returned to the airline via a courier addressed to Air India’s Chairman and Managing Director Ashwani Lohani around two weeks back. “We received a […]
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