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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.

IndiGo tightens its grip over domestic market as Tata grapples with Air India

Akasa Air continues to see high occupancy levels

Domestic air traffic declines 2.94% to 1.26 crore in July: DGCA

The fall in air passenger traffic also came against the backdrop of the fatal Air India Ahmedabad-London Gatwick plane crash on June 12 in which 260 people were killed.

DGCA warns Air India for breaching pilots’ flight duty timings

The DGCA in June this year issued a show-cause notice to the airline for breaching the "flight duty time limitation" of the crew during two long-haul flights between Bengaluru and London on May 16 and 17.

Air India to suspend services from Delhi to Washington from September 1

It said that the suspension is primarily driven by the planned shortfall in Air India’s fleet, as the airline commenced retrofitting 26 of its Boeing 787-8 aircraft last month.

Air India Express announces 'freedom sale' with fares from Rs 1,279

In a release, the airline said bookings are open until August 15 for travel from August 19, 2024, to March 31, 2026

Mumbai airport check-in glitch disrupts flight departures, airlines issue advisory

Mumbai airport authorities and airline staff are working to ease passenger movement and minimise further disruption.

Air India collaborating with Singapore Airlines on industry best practices: CEO Campbell Wilson

The retrofit of all legacy 27 A320 neo aircraft will be completed by September 2025