Boeing Co on Friday gave US aviation regulators its plan to fix the volatile battery aboard its new 787 Dreamliner, even though investigators have not yet determined what caused the batteries to overheat on two planes last month. ...
09:11 AM, Feb 23, 2013
The war over air fares has intensified with all Indian airlines competing with each other to offer low ticket prices, as Air India also jumped into the fray. A day after Jet Airways offered 20 lakh seats at Rs 2,250 for travel till the year-end and all no-frill carriers - IndiGo, SpiceJet and GoAir followed suit, Air India on Wednesday evening launched special fares offering a discount of up to...
10:05 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Boeing Co has found a way to fix battery problems with its grounded 787 Dreamliner jets which involves increasing the space between cells, a source familiar with the US company's plans said. "The gaps between cells will be bigger. I think that's why there was overheating," said the source, who declined to be identified because the plans are private. ...
05:08 PM, Feb 20, 2013
Taking cognisance of an online music video of a pilot in uniform singing a song laced with expletives, Air India management on Tuesday said it is looking into the matter and will take action only after "verifying" facts. "We have seen the video. We are verifying the facts, that whether he is a pilot with the airlines or not. And also if the video is doctored or morphed. Management will...
09:52 PM, Feb 19, 2013
An Air India pilot has uploaded a rap music video on YouTube, leaving his bosses hot under the collar. The video, called Air India Rap, has been called 'sexist' among other things because of its controversial lyrics. ...
11:58 AM, Feb 19, 2013
In a development that has serious portent for aviation security in India, almost three-fourths of airline and CISF personnel flunked a basic test conducted by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) last month. ...
11:20 AM, Feb 10, 2013
Airports developer and operator GMR Infrastructure, a part of GMR Group, on Wednesday said it received Rs 415 crore from national carrier Air India on account of airport charges for both Delhi and Hyderabad. ...
03:06 AM, Feb 07, 2013
Air India has cleared a large chunk of its dues to GMR-led operators of Delhi and Hyderabad airports, with the latest instalment of Rs 415 crore being paid a few days ago. "It is heartening for us to note that Air India has made large payments over the last two months to clear the outstanding dues to the GMR Group. We are hopeful that Air India will clear the remaining...
10:20 PM, Feb 06, 2013
Air India flew some of its Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner aircraft even after US regulators grounded the global fleet in December due to undiagnosed battery problems. Dreamliners operated by the national carrier were flown to Mumbai for maintenance reasons, Arun Mishra, the DGCA head said on Monday. ...
04:00 PM, Feb 04, 2013
As part of its turnaround plan, Air India will hive off two of its subsidiaries from on Friday, an official said in Mumbai on Wednesday. ...
02:20 AM, Jan 31, 2013
Air India has put all its newly-acquired Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner planes for sale and leaseback, and invited bids from prospective lessors by February first week, even as all of these aircraft remained grounded across the world. Air India and other Dreamliner operators across the world have grounded their entire fleet of 50 B-787s delivered so far following a directive from the US Federal Aviation Authority after a fire risk reportedly...
10:00 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Three of the rule changes dealt with abbreviated testing and approval of pilots who had been cleared to fly the Boeing 777 and were preparing to switch to the 787. ...
01:59 PM, Jan 28, 2013
Air India's six Boeing 787 Dreamliners would remain grounded till February 17, with further delays expected in the tests being carried out by US and Japanese authorities on the faulty lithium ion batteries used in the aircraft. ...
01:19 AM, Jan 27, 2013
National carrier Air India on Friday termed as "questionable" a report released by a German aviation think-tank ranking it as the third worst airline among 60 global carriers in terms of safety. ...
08:20 PM, Jan 25, 2013
Air India has been rated world's third least safe airline after China Airlines and TAM Airlines, according to a report from a website that monitors plane crashes around the world. India's national carrier is ranked 58th among 60 listed airlines by Hamburg based Jet Airliner Crash Data Evaluation Centre (JACDEC). ...
01:23 PM, Jan 25, 2013
The DGCA would look into the tariff structure of Indian airlines in view of the wide range of the base prices of air tickets, after the Supreme Court observed that the price bands were too wide and directed it to examine the matter. ...
05:49 PM, Jan 24, 2013
Boeing is liable to compensate state-run Air India for the grounding of 787 Dreamliner passenger jets on safety issues, Indian aviation minister Ajit Singh said on Friday. ...
02:56 AM, Jan 19, 2013
India on Thursday grounded all six of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft operated by state-owned carrier Air India. The Indian aviation regulator said the decision was made after the US Federal Aviation Administration and Japan also grounded their Dreamliner aircraft. ...
09:14 AM, Jan 17, 2013
In a move that could be followed by major Indian airlines, no-frill carrier SpiceJet on Friday slashed air fares substantially by offering a limited-period sale of 10 lakh seats across its domestic network for an all-inclusive fare of Rs 2,013. ...
12:14 PM, Jan 12, 2013
India is "concerned" about the recent glitches in Boeing Co's 787 Dreamliner jets and is awaiting a safety report by the National Transportation Safety Board, a senior government official said on Friday. The Dreamliner jet had three technical mishaps in as many days this month, including an electrical fire that caused severe damage to a plane. ...
11:48 AM, Jan 11, 2013
