The Centre on Monday refuted speculation about an Air India strike. Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said that he had not received any letter from Air India pilots over the delay in salary payments. Reports are rife that a section of Air India pilots have sought Ajit Singh's intervention in resolving their grievances related to due salaries and allowances. ...
12:54 PM, Oct 08, 2012
Chennai: A Jeddah-bound Air India flight carrying over 400 passengers was cancelled after it suffered damage when a vehicle hit it. The incident occurred this morning when a tractor carrying passengers' luggage hit the aeroplane on its side, following which the flight was cancelled, airport sources said. The passengers, most of them Haj pilgrims, would be flown to their onward destination in a separate flight later in the day, they...
10:54 AM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Comparing their condition similar to Kingfisher employees, a section of Air India pilots have sought Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh's intervention in resolving their grievances related to due salaries and allowances. In a letter to Singh, the Indian Commercial Pilots Association termed the suicide by the wife of a Kingfisher employee as "unfortunate" and said that "matters at Air India were not too different from Kingfisher Airlines". "Our...
09:26 AM, Oct 08, 2012
New Delhi: Air India received its third Boeing 787 Dreamliner, the first aircraft coming out of the new North Charleston facility of the American manufacturer, the company said on Saturday. "We are delighted to be the first airline in the world to take delivery of a Dreamliner from this beautiful factory and look forward to taking many more," Air India Board member KM Unni said after receiving the first plane...
02:56 AM, Oct 07, 2012
Kolkata: United SC would look to erase their bitter Federation Cup memory with a positive start to their sixth I-League campaign against Air India in a round one fixture at the Yuba Bharati Krirangan here on Sunday. With a star-studded team which boasts of last season's top scorer Ranty Martins, expectations are high on United SC but they are yet to perform. "I appreciate the team management's expectations especially after...
06:53 PM, Oct 06, 2012
North Charleston: Representatives from Air India took delivery on Friday of the first Boeing Co 787 Dreamliner made in South Carolina and the first manufactured outside Boeing Commercial Airplane's headquarters in Washington state. The delivery marks another milestone in Boeing's efforts to broaden its production base beyond Washington, where all of its other jets have been built. The 787 is largely outsourced to other countries, with wings and other parts...
09:30 AM, Oct 06, 2012
Chennai: Two passengers who got out of New Delhi-bound Air India's Dreamliner plane after taking pictures of the aircraft's interior in Chennai were arrested on Wednesday, police said. Ameer Tawah, 35, and Mansoor, 24, hailing from Kerala, boarded the flight set to take off at 11.30 am and took pictures of the plane's interior with their mobile phones. Claiming ill-health the two then got out. This raised suspicion and they...
11:42 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Bangalore: An own goal in the second minute of extra-time helped Punjab register a 2-1 victory over Air India and claim the second Hockey India Senior Men's National championship title here on Tuesday. After a blank first-half, Punjab took the lead through Prabhdeep Singh in the 36th minute before Air India scored an equaliser a couple of minutes later when Vinaya Vokkaliga (38th min) converted a penalty corner. With the...
06:02 PM, Oct 02, 2012
New Delhi: Airlines flying to Indian airports could face an auction for peak-time landing slots in a shake-up of aviation policy under the government's economic reform drive. Authorities are also in talks with suppliers to cut taxes on aircraft fuel, a move that would help local carriers which posted losses of $2.5 billion last year as they grappled with high airport charges and below-cost fares. Debt-strapped Kingfisher Airlines, once India's...
09:59 AM, Sep 29, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: The CPM on Friday held protest marches to all the three international airports in Kerala over the alleged "mistreatment" -- like frequent flight cancellations and withdrawal -- meted out to the state by national carrier Air India. While the march towards the airport here was led by CPM secretary Pinarayi Vijayan, former chief minister V.S. Achuthanandan led the protesters at the Kochi Airport and party politburo member Kodiyeri Balakrishnan...
05:20 PM, Sep 28, 2012
Mumbai: An Air India Dreamliner aircraft, carrying 127 passengers from New Delhi, suffered a bird hit while landing at the Bangalore airport on Thursday morning, airport sources said. The incident did not cause any harm to the passengers, they said. There was no damage to the aircraft and it later took off for its return journey to New Delhi, an Air India spokesperson said. The incident happened at around 9...
05:18 PM, Sep 27, 2012
Bangalore: Air India and Madhya Pradesh stormed into the quarter-final of the 2nd Senior Men's National hockey championship after thrashing Nagaland 16-0 and Rajasthan 11-0, respectively, here on Tuesday. Air India had earlier won two matches against Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan 4-1 and 9-0, while Madhya Pradesh had won against Nagaland 9-2 before losing to Air India in Group E encounters. Air India opened their floodgates with a field goal...
05:44 PM, Sep 25, 2012
Siliguri/Jamshedpur: Record 13-time winners Mohun Bagan were eliminated from the 34th Federation Cup on Saturday after being blanked 0-2 by 10-men Air India in a group stage match here. Air India were reduced to 10 players after John Dias was sent off in the 11th minute but that did not help Mohun Bagan as the former, despite the handicap, scored through Elijah Junior (28th) and Henry Ezeh (85th) to earn...
09:26 AM, Sep 23, 2012
New Delhi: Eying a healthy share in domestic market in the upcoming festive season, Air India has launched an advance purchase fare scheme which will give fliers tickets at a price 15 per cent lower than available cheapest fares. "The advance purchase fare - called Jaldi-Jaldi - will be sold for travel commencing 30 days and beyond, and is lower by about 15 per cent of the current lowest fares...
10:24 PM, Sep 20, 2012
New Delhi: The futuristic Boeing Dreamliner of Air India has reported its first glitch. The cooling system of an Air India Boeing Dreamliner going from New Delhi to Bangalore failed. The Dreamliner, which was taxiing for take-off was forced to return back to the bay following the minor glitch. Due to the fault, the flight from New Delhi to Bangalore was delayed by about two hours. "The Captain experienced some...
06:43 PM, Sep 19, 2012
Chennai: Air India's much touted Dreamliner made its first flight from New Delhi to Chennai and was accorded a water cannon salute accompanied by traditional pujas on arrival at at the airport in Chennai. The flight commandeered by Captain AS Soman touched down Chennai with 118 people amidst cheers and water cannon salute on the festival day of Vinakayaka Chaturthi. Traditional pujas such as breaking of coconut to mark the...
02:31 PM, Sep 19, 2012
New Delhi: After a delay of nearly four years in its delivery, National carrier Air India will begin flying Boeing 787 Dreamliner on domestic routes from Wednesday. The 256-seater was to be handed over to Air India in 2008, but issues like supply delays and labour trouble delayed the process. Air India has placed an order for 27 dreamliners in all and is hoping to get them by 2016. "Dreamliner...
06:22 AM, Sep 19, 2012
Reacting to the the Government's decision to introduce FDI in aviation, Air India's former executive director Jitendra Bhargava has said it needs to first address the concerns of the industry rather than worrying about profit. ...
12:14 PM, Sep 17, 2012
New Delhi: The decision to bring in FDI in aviation got a rather lukewarm response. While cash strapped Kingfisher airlines welcome it and their morale is up for now, several foreign players were more circumspect. But the big question who will invest in Indian carriers with struggling finances? Sources at Kingfisher airlines tell CNN-IBN that talks with either Qatar or Etihad airlines will now resume. Kingfisher reported losses of over...
06:29 AM, Sep 15, 2012
New Delhi: The government is getting ready to push for FDI in aviation with sources confirming that Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee has agreed to the proposal. Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs is likely to discuss and clear FDI in aviation on Friday. The proposal will be sent to the Cabinet for approval some time in next week. Sources add that Air India is likely to be excluded from the...
01:32 PM, Sep 13, 2012
