Travelport wins Air India contractTravelport, the leading travel commerce platform, announced today that it has won a competitive tender process undertaken by Air India for the sole provision of distribution of its domestic flight content in the airline’s home More… |
IndiGo eyes national carrier Air IndiaIndiGo, the country's biggest airline by market share, has expressed interest in buying a stake in Air India a day after the cabinet approved a proposal to dilute state ownership in the debt-laden flag carrier, reported Economic Times. More… |
Dubai-bound AI flight suffers tyre burstA Dubai-bound Air India flight had a narrow escape on Monday as the plane veered off the runway after an engine failure during the take off and suffered a tyre burst at the Kozhikode (Calicut) airport, a report said. The pil More… |
Air India Express to start RAK-Kozhikode flightsAir India Express, India’s leading low cost carrier, will introduce Ras Al Khaimah as a new destination on its summer schedule this month, connecting the UAE emirate and Kozhikode (Calicut) in India. This comes on the back o More… |
Air India boss bets on people power to fix ailing carrierAir India's new chief is betting an 'open door' policy will help defuse years of soured relations with the flag carrier's more than 20,000 staff, paving the way for potentially painful change at the loss-making airline. More… |
Air India flight grounded after 'suspected rat sighting'An Air India flight enroute to Italy on Thursday had to make a sudden return to New Delhi after a ‘suspected rat sighting’ two hours into the journey. The Dreamliner with almost 200 people on board was on its way to Mi More… |
Air India pilots 'fight inside cockpit'Some tense scenes were witnessed in an Air India plane's cockpit between the captain and his deputy in Jaipur, Rajasthan (India) on April 5, just before taking-off for New Delhi, a report said. When AI 611 was getting ready to fly, More… |
Travelport branding platform gets 50th airlineTravelport, a leading travel commerce platform providing distribution, technology, payment and other solutions, has announced Air India has signed up as the 50th airline for the company’s merchandising platform. Travelport R More… |
US cuts India aviation rating; Air India, Jet hitUS authorities have downgraded India's aviation safety rating, citing a lack of safety oversight, meaning the country's carriers cannot increase flights to the world's biggest aviation market and face extra checks for existing ones. More… |
Air India flight delay ordeal for passengersPassengers were stranded in Bahrain overnight after their Air India flight was delayed due to a technical error. The flight was due to depart for Delhi, via Abu Dhabi, on Monday night, said a report in the Gulf Daily News (GDN), o More… |