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    Air India is the premier national airline and carrier service of India, which currently offers flight connections to around 70 global and about 100 domestic destinations. Air India was originally envisioned and established by JRD Tata as Tata Airlines in October 1932 and nationalised in 1953. On January 27, 2022, the government of India sold the struggling and debt-ridden airlines back to Tata after a competitive bidding process and a period of 67 years for a sum of Rs 18,000 crores. This included paying Rs 2,700 crores in cash and taking over debts worth Rs 15,300 crore of the company. The deal also included the sale of Air India Express and that of the airline’s ground handling and cargo and logistical services arm AISATS. A merger of AirAsia India and Air India Express is also on the cards. The airline has the famous “Maharajah” as its mascot. Post the takeover, the Tata group put in place a new governing board, appointing IlkerAyci, who was the former chairman of Turkish airlines as the new CEO and MD of the airlines. However, Ayci refused to take up the offer, stating that it would not be honourable to accept this position when his appointment had been “colored” by the Indian media. More

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    • Air India lobbies to use airspace over China's Xinjiang as financial woes mount

      The unusual request comes just weeks after direct India-China flights resumed after a five-year hiatus following a Himalayan border clash between the nations

    • Air India should charge Rs 5,000 extra: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw on flyers' wheelchair 'scam'

      Air India handles more than one lakh wheelchair bookings every month. Users say they book wheelchairs for elderly Indian parents since most are not fluent in English and with assistance, they can go through security clearance and baggage collection 'without tension'.

    • Air India to resume direct Delhi–Tel Aviv flights from January 2026: All you need to know

      Air India is set to restart its direct flights between Delhi and Tel Aviv from January 1, 2026, strengthening tourism and trade ties between India and Israel. Read more to know flight schedules, routes, and what this means for travellers.

    • Air India Dubai flight's cabin logbook says cockroach found in plane was ‘hanged till death’

      The post on X quickly gained traction, with users amused by the Air India engineer’s dramatic phrasing. 'The Bhagat Singh of cockroaches,' one user joked.

    • Delhi-bound Air India aircraft suffers bird hit; returns to Nagpur

      The aircraft landed safely, the airline said in a statement on Saturday.

    • US-bound Air India flight returns to Mumbai due to suspected technical snag mid-air

      Flight AI191 had taken off for Newark on Wednesday morning but made an "air return" and landed safely at Mumbai airport.

    • Air India to operate special Milan-Delhi flight to bring back 256 passengers stranded after cancellation

      The airline said that alternative arrangements are being made to fly the passengers to Delhi at the earliest opportunity.

    • Air India Dreamliner aircraft to Delhi cancelled ahead of Diwali, 250 stranded in Milan

      Most passengers have been rebooked on flights on or after October 20, which coincides with Diwali, depending on seat availability with Air India and other airlines

    • Air India's Dreamliner faces technical snag at Hong Kong airport

      The Boeing 787-8 plane VT-ANO, which faced the issue on Thursday, is the same aircraft in which the Ram Air Turbine (RAT) was deployed seconds before landing at the Birmingham airport on October 4.

    • Standard Chartered Bank and Bank of India give $215-mn term loan to Air India subsidiary

      This transaction is the first commercial aircraft finance transaction to be structured with a GIFT City borrower

    • Air India, Air India Express add 166 flights from Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru to Patna for Diwali and Chhath Puja: Check full list

      Air India currently operates 42 weekly services to Patna from Delhi and Mumbai combined, while Air India Express runs 14 weekly flights linking Patna with Delhi and Bengaluru.

    • FIP writes to MoCA, urges grounding of Air India's Boeing 787 fleet over safety concerns

      Air India categorically denies any assertion that there was an electrical failure in the AI 154 aircraft.

    • Air India expands UK connectivity this winter with 4th daily flight between Delhi-London

      .Air India connects five Indian cities (Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Amritsar) to three points in the UK, namely London (Heathrow), London (Gatwick), and Birmingham.

    • Air India and STARLUX Airlines launch interline partnership to boost Asia connectivity

      Air India said that passengers will benefit from coordinated baggage services and more straightforward travel arrangements when flying with either carrier.

    • Air India inspected emergency power use on UK-bound flight

      The operating crew of flight AI117 detected RAT deployment in the aircraft during its final approach, Air India said in a statement Sunday, adding that it had inspected the jet.

    • DGCA must probe all Boeing 787 operating in India: Pilot's body after deployment of RAT in UK-bound flight

      According to the FIP, Air India flight AI117 from Amritsar to Birmingham (VT-ANO) automatically deployed its RAT at around 500 feet on final approach.

    • 'Must stop treating Kerala...': Tharoor flags concerns over Air India Express plans to curtail flights

      Tharoor also noted that other airlines, including IndiGo and Akasa Air, are ready to step in, and many passengers may switch to carriers offering better attention.

    • Air India raises $215 million from Standard Chartered, Bank of India

      Air India News: The six-year loan, raised through Gujarat International Finance-Tec City, or GIFT City, is priced at about 168 basis points over the secured overnight financing rate, said the people, who asked not to be identified because it is not yet public

    • India’s aviation boom fuels openings for new airline players

      India is one of the world's fastest-growing aviation markets, but the June crash of an Air India jetliner has intensified scrutiny of safety standards

    • SC issues notice to Centre for new probe into Air India crash, says pilot error narrative 'unfortunate'

      The top court also took exceptions to reports saying pilots of the ill-fated aircraft deliberately switched off the fuel supply before the crash

    • Air India crash: AAIB probe shields Boeing, maligns son's image, says late pilot's father

      Late Air India Captain Sumeet Sabharwal's father Pushkaraj Sabharwal demanded a new formal investigation into the crash

    • Boeing, Honeywell sued by Air India crash victim families: Report

      The lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Delaware Superior Court blames Boeing and Honeywell, which made the switches, for the crash seconds after Flight 171 took off for London from Ahmedabad

    • AI171 plane crash: Pilot Captain Sumeet Sabharwal's father seeks another probe saying AAIB findings tarnished his son's image

      In a letter to the civil aviation secretary and AAIB Director General, 91-year-old Pushkaraj said that selective leaks about the accident have led to speculation that Sumeet (56) was under tremendous psychological pressure and therefore was contemplating committing suicide.

    • Over 1,200 departures daily, yet incidence rate is entirely normal: Air India CEO Campbell Wilson

      'In the short term, increased transparency naturally results in more news coverage, but with over 1,200 departures every day — nearly one every minute — across the Air India Group, the incidence rate is entirely normal given the airline’s scale and size,' CEO Campbell Wilson said.

    • Bengaluru-bound Air India Express flight aborts takeoff in Vijayawada after bird hit

      An eagle struck the nose of the aircraft while taxiing on the runway for takeoff and the flight was cancelled.

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