Wed, Jan 24, 2024
DGCA stated that it received a complaint from a former Air India pilot stating that the airline flew Boeing 777s to the United States without the necessary emergency oxygen delivery equipment. And after conducting a thorough investigation into the incident, the aviation regulator issued a show cause notice to the airline.
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Mon, Jan 22, 2024
The aircraft will initially fly on domestic routes -- Bengaluru, Chennai, Delhi, Hyderabad, and Mumbai -- for crew familiarisation and regulatory compliance.
Wed, Jan 03, 2024
Balaji, who will join the newly-created position at Air India on January 11, earlier served a nearly decade-long stint at Vodafone Idea, where he spearheaded the regulatory and public policy functions, the airline said.
Thu, Jun 15, 2023
India's domestic air passenger traffic grew 15 per cent year-on-year to 132.67 lakh passengers in May 2023, according to DGCA data.
Tue, Jun 13, 2023
Following a recent breach of cockpit norms, Air India has taken disciplinary action against two pilots who permitted an unauthorised woman to enter the cockpit of flight AI-445, operating from Delhi to Leh.
Sun, Jun 11, 2023
IndiGo has indicated that it will continue operating its third daily flight to Mumbai until the end of the current summer airline schedule, which concludes on October 28.
Thu, Jun 08, 2023
Air India on Thursday said it will refund the full amount to all passengers affected by the diversion of its Delhi-San Francisco flight of June 6 owing to mid-air glitch, according to an airline communication.
Air India 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.
Wed, Jun 07, 2023
Air India flight Russia: Air India will operate a ferry flight from Mumbai at 1300 hrs on Wednesday to Russia to fly the passengers bound for San Francisco, who are currently stranded, following a technical issue en route.
Tue, Jun 06, 2023
A San Francisco-bound Air India flight 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.
Mon, Jun 05, 2023
India is a hugely growing aviation market but also underserved, especially on international routes, Air India chief Campbell Wilson said on Monday.
Wed, May 31, 2023
As part of the plan, Air India SATS Airport Services Private Limited (AISATS) will design, build, finance and operate the cargo hub, which is expected to come up on 87 acres of land and provide quick, convenient and intermodal connectivity to and from manufacturing hubs across the country.
Mon, May 29, 2023
Bullish on growth prospects with a "healthy start" to Air India's five-year transformation plan, its chief Campbell Wilson on Monday said the airline is hiring 550 cabin crew members and 50 pilots every month and also expects to have six wide-body A350 planes in its fleet by the end of this year.
Fri, May 26, 2023
Air India has relaxed the new norm related to the accumulation of privilege leaves for those employees retiring in the current and next financial years.
Mon, May 22, 2023
Air India and Air India Express will operate special Haj flights from Jaipur, Chennai, Kozhikode and Kannur, carrying around 19,000 pilgrims.
Wed, May 17, 2023
The B787-800 aircraft VT-ANY operating flight AI-302, which had taken off from the national capital on Tuesday, encountered severe turbulence mid-air. There were 224 passengers onboard the aircraft.
Tue, May 09, 2023
Air India has given more time to pilots to accept the revised compensation structure, which has been opposed by two pilot unions, according to a source. The decision to provide more time to pilots who are yet to sign the new contracts also comes days after Air India organised a town hall meeting with many pilots to discuss their concerns.
Mon, May 08, 2023
In March, Air India had announced a voluntary retirement offer for its non-flying staff. This is the second such offer made by the company after it launched the first phase of the voluntary retirement offer in June 2022.
Sat, May 06, 2023
In December last year, a snake was found in the cargo hold of an Air India Express plane from Calicut after it landed at the Dubai airport.
Wed, May 03, 2023
Previously, both airlines had entered an Interline Considerations on Irregular Operations (IROPs) agreement, allowing them to transfer both domestic and international customers to each other in the event of a disruption in flight operations involving either airline.
Sun, Apr 30, 2023
The show cause notices were issued to the Air India CEO and head of flight safety on April 21 for not doing timely reporting of the incident to DGCA, which is in violation of the regulator's safety instructions, the senior official at the DGCA told PTI on Sunday.
Fri, Apr 28, 2023
On April 17, Air India rolled out a revamped compensation structure for its pilots and cabin crew, which has since been rejected by the two pilot unions -- Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) -- on the grounds that the airline, in alleged violation of the labour practices, did not consult them before finalising the new contracts.
Thu, Apr 27, 2023
The airline, which currently has more than 1,800 pilots, has placed orders for 470 aircraft with Boeing and Airbus, including for wide-body planes.
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