Air India: News

10 Sep 2024

Air India Express

Air India Express to remove business class seats next year

Air India Express, a subsidiary of the Tata Group, is preparing to eliminate business class seats from its aircraft in 2025.

Air India's Delhi-Vizag flight receives hoax bomb threat

A suspected bomb threat on Air India flight AI-471, en route from Delhi to Vishakhapatnam, was declared a hoax on Wednesday.

02 Sep 2024

Delhi

Air India to offer in-flight Wi-Fi starting with Delhi-London route

Air India has announced plans to introduce in-flight Wi-Fi services on its flights, beginning with the A350 aircraft operating between Delhi and London (Heathrow).

30 Aug 2024

Singapore Airlines

Vistara will operate its final flight on November 11

Vistara, the full-service airline, has announced that it will operate its last flight on November 11. This decision comes as part of the ongoing merger process with Air India.

30 Aug 2024

Indian Government

Modi government clears final hurdle in Air India-Vistara merger

The Indian government has approved a significant $276 million investment by Singapore Airlines, into the newly merged entity of Air India and Vistara.

Air India fined ₹90 lakh for flying with unqualified crew

Air India, the national flag carrier, has been penalized ₹90 lakh by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) for operating a flight with an unqualified crew.

22 Aug 2024

Air India Express

Bomb threat on AI flight: Emergency declared at Thiruvananthapuram airport 

A state of full emergency was declared at the Thiruvananthapuram International Airport on Thursday, after a bomb threat on an Air India flight from Mumbai.

19 Aug 2024

Akasa Air

Domestic air traffic soars 7.3% to 1.3cr passengers in July

India's domestic air travel sector witnessed a significant surge in July, with over 1.29 crore passengers taking to the skies.

18 Aug 2024

Heathrow Airport

'Deeply anguished': Air India after stewardess assaulted in London hotel 

Air India has issued a statement after a cabin crew member was allegedly attacked by an intruder at the Radisson Red Hotel at London's Heathrow this week.

07 Aug 2024

Bangladesh

Bangladesh crisis: Special Air India flight brings back 205 passengers

A special Air India flight evacuated 205 people, including six infants, from Dhaka, Bangladesh to New Delhi on Wednesday morning.

03 Aug 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

After high-profile assassinations, Israel braces for retaliation, wider conflict 

Tensions have flared in the Middle East following the assassinations of Hamas's chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on Wednesday and top Hezbollah commander, Fouad Shukur, in Beirut.

02 Aug 2024

Benjamin Netanyahu

Air India cancels Delhi-Tel Aviv flight amid Iran-Israel tensions

Air India has suspended all flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 8, in response to the escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas.

29 Jul 2024

Singapore Airlines

Vistara follows Air India's lead, introduces VRS for ground staff

Indian airline Vistara has followed Air India's lead by announcing a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS), and a voluntary separation scheme (VSS) for its permanent ground staff.

29 Jul 2024

Business

Honeywell secures maintenance contract with Air India

Global conglomerate Honeywell announced a long-term agreement with Tata Group-owned Air India on Monday.

25 Jul 2024

Ajit Pawar

Flights delayed, canceled amid Mumbai rain; airlines issue advisory

Heavy and continuous rainfall in Mumbai has severely disrupted flight operations at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport.

20 Jul 2024

IndiGo

Microsoft outage: IndiGo cancels 280+ flights in 2 days

IndiGo, India's largest airline, has canceled 93 flights today due to a massive outage at Microsoft.

17 Jul 2024

Delhi

Why Air India passenger who refused all refreshments was arrested

A passenger's refusal to consume any food or drink during an Air India flight from Jeddah to Delhi led to a gold smuggling bust worth ₹69 lakh.

17 Jul 2024

India

Air India launches e-gift cards; how, where to use them

Air India has launched Air India Gift Cards as a new addition to its digital services.

09 Jul 2024

Bengaluru

AI 'forgets' to load student's luggage on San Francisco-Bengaluru flight 

Pooja Kathail, a Computational Biology PhD student at UC Berkeley, recently accused Air India of failing to load her luggage onto her flight from San Francisco to Bengaluru.

07 Jul 2024

Airbus

Air India welcomes first Airbus A320neo in new livery

Air India has hit a significant milestone in its transformation journey, with the arrival of its first Airbus A320neo, featuring a new livery.

01 Jul 2024

Social Media

GF loses luggage, developer boyfriend builds website to shame airlines 

Ever pack your favorites for a vacation, only to have the airline "accidentally" send it on a solo trip to a mystery location? Some of us have had unpleasant experiences.

25 Jun 2024

Kerala

Bomb threat on London-bound Air India flight, suspect apprehended

An Air India flight bound for London received a bomb threat on Tuesday.

21 Jun 2024

Canada

'Dark forces energized again...': Canadian MP recalls AI Kanishka bombing

Indian-origin Canadian MP Chandra Arya on Thursday remembered the 1985 Air India Bombing—that killed 329 people—saying that the ideology responsible for the terrorist attack is still alive among some people in Canada.

20 Jun 2024

Amazon

Unusual items found in recent food, online deliveries in India

In a series of unsettling incidents, customers across India have reported finding bizarre items in their food and online orders.

19 Jun 2024

India

Air India's domestic flights getting premium economy class this July

Air India has announced the introduction of a premium economy class on certain domestic routes, starting in July.

19 Jun 2024

Justin Trudeau

Canada's 'moment of silence' for Nijjar, India's '1985 bombing' reply 

The Canadian Parliament held a moment of silence on Tuesday to mark the first death anniversary of Khalistani separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar.

09 Jun 2024

Delhi

Video: IndiGo, Air India flights nearly collide at Mumbai airport 

A potential disaster was narrowly averted at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport when two flights, one from IndiGo and another from Air India, came dangerously close on the same runway.

05 Jun 2024

Air India Express

Air India CEO announces major fleet overhaul, consolidation strategy

Air India is set to retrofit over 100 aircraft, including 40 wide-body planes, as part of a fleet revamp, according to CEO Campbell Wilson.

02 Jun 2024

Akasa Air

How Indian airlines are adopting AI for superior customer service

Indian airlines are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance customer service and reduce the workload of their agents.

31 May 2024

Delhi

Air India gets ministry notice over 20-hour flight delay

Air India on Friday received a notice from the Civil Aviation Ministry due to a 20-hour delay on a Delhi-San Francisco flight.

31 May 2024

Delhi

20-hour delay in Air India flight, people faint without AC

An Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco was delayed by over 20 hours.

30 May 2024

Amit Shah

Pilot's plea seeking disqualification of Modi as Varanasi candidate rejected

The Delhi High Court dismissed a petition on Thursday seeking to disqualify Prime Minister Narendra Modi from contesting the 2024 general election from the Varanasi constituency.

17 May 2024

Delhi

Air India flight collides with tug tractor at Pune Airport

An Air India flight bound for Delhi collided with a tug tractor while taxiing toward the runway at Pune Airport on Thursday.

Bengaluru airport's T2 sees water leakage after heavy rainfall

Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) Terminal 2 (T2) experienced water leakage due to heavy rainfall on Thursday.

22 Apr 2024

Boeing

Air India's last Boeing 747 'Agra' embarks on final journey

Air India's final Boeing 747, affectionately known as "Agra" and previously registered as VT-EVA, took off for its last flight from Mumbai on Monday.

16 Apr 2024

Boeing

2 Air India flights cross Iranian airspace hours before attack

At least two Air India planes traversed the Iranian-controlled airspace just hours before Iran launched a large-scale aerial attack on Israel.

10 Apr 2024

IndiGo

Domestic airfare in India surges up to 30%: Here's why

Air travel within India has become significantly more expensive, with fares on several major routes witnessing a rise of up to 30%.

02 Apr 2024

Vistara Airlines

Vistara flight cancelations: Why pilots are protesting over new contract

Vistara Airlines is currently grappling with a severe crisis, leading to a significant number of flight cancelations and delays.

01 Apr 2024

Agartala

Guwahati airport roof collapses partially due to heavy rain

A sudden storm and heavy rainfall led to a partial ceiling collapse at Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati on Sunday.

Air India fined Rs. 80 lakh by DGCA: Here's why

Air India has been slapped with a hefty fine of Rs. 80 lakh by the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA).