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Passenger’s pistol goes off at Varanasi airport, 2 injured
New Delhi: The civil aviation ministry on Sunday, August 16, said a licensed pistol of an Air India Express passenger accidentally went off, injuring two people at the Varanasi airport. The Bureau…
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Air India, AI Express to conduct drug test for all pilots
New Delhi: Air India and Air India Express will carry out psychoactive substance testing for all their pilots against the backdrop of the pilot-in-command of the Phuket-Delhi flight that suddenly lost 300…
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Pilot of Air India Phuket-Delhi flight likely failed dope test
New Delhi: Air India pilot who flew the Phuket-Delhi flight hit with turbulence on August 4, is believed to have failed a dope test, as the post-flight screening returned positive for psychoactive…
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Air India appoints Tewolde Gebremariam as the next CEO, MD
New Delhi: Air India on Wednesday, August 4, announced the appointment of former Ethiopian Airlines Group chief Tewolde Gebremariam as the next Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He will replace…
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Air India flight suddenly loses 300 ft altitude, 15 injured
New Delhi: An Air India flight from Phuket, Thailand, to the national capital faced mid-air turbulence and the aircraft suddenly lost 300 feet in altitude on Tuesday, August 4 morning, leaving at…
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Air India, Azerbaijan Airlines enter into codeshare partnership
New Delhi: Air India and Azerbaijan Airlines have entered into a codeshare partnership that will provide more travel options for passengers while improving connectivity across both airlines’ networks between India and Azerbaijan.…
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Air India cuts fuel surcharges for North America, Europe flights
New Delhi: Air India has cut fuel surcharges for flights to North America, Australia, Europe, and the United Kingdom as oil prices eased in recent weeks, according to sources. The airline announced…
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Air India plane strays into Pakistan airspace, DGCA takes action
New Delhi: An Air India plane operating a flight from the national capital strayed into the Pakistan airspace on Monday night, June 22, while manoeuvring a go-around at the Amritsar airport. Aviation…
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Air India crash anniversary: Staff to observe 2-min silence on Friday
New Delhi: Air India staff will observe a two-minute silence at their workstations on Friday as a mark of respect for those who passed away in the fatal crash of its plane…
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Severed hand, charred bodies: Official recalls horror of AI crash
Gandhinagar: A woman’s severed hand, fingers locked tight as if pleading for help. One year after the Air India plane (AI-171) crash, it’s an image seared into HP Sanghvi’s memory, a testament…
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Air India, Riyadh Air sign pact for codeshare partnership
Mumbai: Tata Group-owned Air India and newly launched Saudi Arabia’s national carrier Riyadh Air have signed an initial agreement for a planned codeshare partnership and interline arrangement, among others, according to a…
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Hyderabad: Air India bus catches fire at ORR service road, no casualties
Hyderabad: An Air India bus travelling from the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) to a TATA service centre caught fire near the Koheda ORR service road at around 12:26 pm on Tuesday,…
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Air India plane makes emergency landing at Delhi airport
New Delhi: An Air India aircraft from Bengaluru, with 160 passengers on board, made an emergency landing at the Delhi airport due to suspected engine fire on the evening of Thursday, May…
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Air India flight grounded in Bengaluru after tail strike incident
Bengaluru: An Air India flight arriving from Delhi was grounded at Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru after officials detected a tail strike incident during landing, airport authorities confirmed on Thursday, May 21.…
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Air India receives new Boeing 787-9 aircraft
New Delhi: Air India has received another tailor-made Boeing 787-9 aircraft, which landed in the national capital on Friday, May 15. The loss-making airline, which is in the middle of an ambitious…