Govt mulls investing more in Air India: Praful
Mumbai, Jul 26: Civil aviation minister Praful Patel said on Sunday, Jul 25 that the Air India currently has working capital debt of 180 billion rupees."The government will consider putting more capital into state-run Air India if the national carrier improves,".....
AI flight makes emergency landing in Kochi
Kochi, Jun 29: An emergency landing took place in Kochi airport on Jun 29. An Air India plane, with 49 on board, landed under emergency conditions at the airport.Soon after taking off the pilot noticed some technical problem in one of.....
Threat call halts American Airlines flight
San Francisco, Aug 20: A hijack threat halted an American Airlines Flight 24, with 163 passengers and a crew of 11, just before takeoff. However, the FBI later determined that the telephoned threat wasn't credible."There was no fear in the.....
Mangalore plane crash 2010: Court starts inquiry
Mangalore, Aug 18: After 86 days of the massive plane crash (AI flight IX 812) in Mangalore airport, a court started inquiry on Tuesday, Aug 17.According to DNA, traffic control department, the fire department and Air India had been asked for.....
'No kissing at CWG & don't mind Indians staring'
New Delhi, Aug 21: Even as youngsters in the country fight small battles everyday against moral policing, the foreign tourists, who are set to visit India for the upcoming Commonwealth Games 2010, will also be facing some serious restrictions.Some of the.....
Delhi: Yamuna crosses danger mark
New Delhi, Aug 21: The Yamuna river water level has crossed the danger mark in the nation's capital New Delhi, posing a threat to many areas, an official said on Friday, Aug 20. An alert has also been sounded among colonies.....
Air India Express gets 8th Boeing 737-800 aircraft
Mumbai, July 19: Air India Express, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, today took delivery of the eighth Boeing 737-800 VT-AXR aircraft. The aircraft will soon be inducted into the fleet, an airlines statement said here today. The first three aircrafts were inducted in December 2006 and January 2007. Then in January this year, the airlines inducted two more aircraft in its fleet, while sixth and seventh aircraft made it to.....
Merged AI-Indian to begin operations by Aug 1
New Delhi, July 17: Passengers travelling on Air India (AI) and Indian will be able to through check-in by August 1 at Delhi, Mumbai and New York as contours of the merged entity emerge in coming days. It means a traveller will be able to check in baggage at either of these cities (for example New York) and he will get boarding passes for all the journey (say to Bangalore or Guwahati via Mumbai or Delhi)......