Air India

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June 5, 2020
Air India to operate 75 flights to US and Canada
Hyderabad: Air India informed that it will operate 75 outbound passenger flights to select destinations in the US and Canada between June 9 and June 30 under the Vande Bharat…
India
May 30, 2020
Air India flight returns midway after pilot tests COVID positive
New Delhi: An Air India flight from Delhi to Moscow on Saturday had to return midway after the airline’s ground team found out that one of the pilots had tested positive…
India
May 24, 2020
Flight carrying 93 Indians stranded in UK arrives in Indore
Indore: An Air India flight carrying 93 Indians who were stranded in the United Kingdom arrived at the Indore airport in Madhya Pradesh on Sunday morning, an official said. As…
India
May 16, 2020
Schedule of Air India evacuation flights released
New Delhi: Under the second phase of Vande Bharat Mission, 149 Air India evacuation flights will be operated to bring back Indians from 40 countries. 149 Air India evacuation fights…
India
May 14, 2020
COVID: Air India partly seals its Centaur Hotel for sanitisation
New Delhi: The ground floor of Air India’s Centaur Hotel was sealed for two days on Wednesday for sanitisation after a crew member tested at the temporary facility there was…
India
May 13, 2020
AI flight with over 230 Indians from Manila lands in Delhi
NEW DELHI: Over 230 Indians were repatriated from Manila, Philippines by a special Air India flight under the ‘Vande Bharat’ mission which landed here at the IGI Airport on late…
India
May 12, 2020
Air India flight with 331 evacuees from UK lands in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: An Air India flight with 331 passengers from Britain landed at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here early Tuesday. It later took off with another 87 passengers for Delhi,…
India
May 11, 2020
Flight with 118 evacuees from San Francisco lands in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Air India evacuation flight from San Francisco with 118 passengers on board landed at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport here on Monday. Vande Bharat Mission Vande Bharat evacuation flight AI 1617…
India
May 10, 2020
Five Air India pilots test positive for COVID-19
New Delhi: Five Air India pilots, who had undertaken cargo flights to China, have tested positive for coronavirus during the pre-flight COVID-19 test. Sources in the national carrier told ANI…
India
May 10, 2020
Lockdown: Air India flight brings home 239 Indians from UK
Mumbai: An Air India flight landed here from London at 1.30 am on Sunday carrying 239 Indians from the UK who were stranded there due to suspension of commercial passenger…
Hyderabad
May 10, 2020
Air India flight with 163 evacuees lands at Hyderabad Airport
Hyderabad: An Air India flight from Kuwait with 163 passengers on board landed at Hyderabad Airport, officially known as Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Saturday night. Air India flight AI…
India
April 19, 2020
After Air India opens booking, govt says no decision yet
NEW DELHI: Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday said airlines are advised to open bookings only after the government takes a decision on starting domestic and international commercial…
News
April 18, 2020
Air India opens bookings for domestic flights from May 4, intl from June 1
New Delhi: Air India on Saturday announced it has opened bookings for select domestic flights from May 4 and international flights from June 1. On April 3, during the first phase…
India
April 2, 2020
COVID-19 effect: Air India suspends contract of around 200 pilot
New Delhi: Air India on Thursday temporarily suspended the contracts of around 200 pilots, who were re-employed after retirement, as all domestic and international commercial passenger flights have been suspended…
Business
May 6, 2020
Govt may further extend deadline to bid for Air India
New Delhi: The government is likely to extend the April 30 deadline to bid for Air India as the COVID-19 fallout has disrupted economic activities globally, an official has said.…
India
March 30, 2020
Air India, Alliance Air ferrying medical supplies: Govt
New Delhi: Centre on Monday said that it has pressed Air India and its subsidiary Alliance Air into providing cargo services to ferry medical supplies to different parts of the…
News
March 21, 2020
Air India send aircraft to bring back Indians stranded in Rome
New Delhi: National carrier Air India will send a 787 Dreamliner aircraft to Rome on Saturday afternoon to evacuate Indians stranded there amid the coronavirus crisis. The Centre issued a…
India
March 14, 2020
Air India cancels all flights to Kuwait, Italy
New Delhi: Air India on Friday announced the cancellations of all flights to Kuwait and Italy till April 30 amid the coronavirus outbreak in these countries. The national carrier has…
Business
March 4, 2020
Cabinet clears 100% FDI by NRIs in Air India
New Delhi: Clearing any possible hurdle in privatisation of Air India, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved 100 per cent FDI in the sale-bound airline by NRIs. The investment would…
India
February 6, 2020
Boston man named ‘Kunal Kamra’ stopped from boarding AI flight
New Delhi: Comedian Kunal Kamra’s Boston-based namesake was stopped from boarding an Air India flight earlier this week, days after the stand-up comic was banned by four airlines, including Air…
India
February 1, 2020
Second Air India special flight to leave for Wuhan today
New Delhi: The second Air India special flight will depart on Saturday afternoon from New Delhi to Wuhan for the evacuation of Indians stranded in the coronavirus-hit Chinese city, national…
News
January 31, 2020
Coronavirus: Indians to be airlifted from Wuhan today
NEW DELHI: An Air India Boeing 747 will evacuate stranded Indians from the epicenter of the deadly coronavirus outbreak. The flight landed in Delhi from Mumbai has taken off for Wuhan, China,…
Delhi
January 31, 2020
Air India’s special flight to depart from Delhi for Wuhan today
New Delhi: Amid the scare caused by the novel coronavirus outbreak in China, Air India will on Friday depart from Delhi to Wuhan for the evacuation of Indians trapped in…
India
January 28, 2020
Rat stalls Air India flight in Varanasi, then vanishes
Varanasi:A rat caused considerable commotion in an Air India flight at the Lal Bahadur Shastri airport in Varanasi. The aircraft that was taxing on the runway on Sunday, was brought…
Business
January 27, 2020
Air India seeks bidders with net worth of Rs 3,500 cr
New Delhi: Bidders for the national carrier, Air India will need to have a minimum net worth of Rs 3,500 crore — whether as sole bidder or a consortium. The…
India
December 31, 2019
Air India has to be privatized, no other option: Hardeep Puri
New Delhi: The government on Tuesday said that privatization of debt-ridden Air India has become a compulsion as fear grows about the shutdown of the national carrier. Addressing a press…
Business
December 28, 2019
Alliance Air connects Bengaluru-Mysuru with Kalaburagi
Bengaluru: State-run Air India’s subsidiary Alliance Air launched a direct service from Kalaburagi in north Karnataka to Bengaluru and Mysuru in the state’s southern region, an official said on Friday.…
Jobs
November 18, 2019
Air India issues notification to fill up 57 vacancies
New Delhi: Air India issued notification to fill up 57 vacancies of store agents. Out of the total vacancies, 8, 4, 15, 5 are reserved for SC, ST, OBC and…
India
November 7, 2019
Unions of Air India meet in Mumbai to oppose privatisation
Mumbai: The representatives of all unions of Air India on Wednesday met at the office of the Air India Aircraft Engineers Association (AIAEA) in Mumbai. The meeting took place to…
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October 24, 2019
Air India Recruitment: Applications invited for 170 vacancies
New Delhi: Air India Engineering Services Limited (AIESL) invited applications from interested and eligible candidates to fill up 170 vacancies of ‘Assistant Supervisor’ post. Eligibility As per the notification, the…