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Deploying aircraft that can fly in dense fog with pilots trained to handle low visibility might be the best solution to an elusive algorithm of a specialised winter schedule for flights into and out of New Delhi. (PTI File Image)

AA Edit | Airlines, airports must plan better to tackle winter fog

No algorithm exists to exclude New Delhi IGI airport for flights till at least midday when the fog might be less dense than in early hours.

17 Jan 2024 1:20 AM

Indian-American Republican leader Nikki Haley (Photo: AP)

Shobhaa De | Bring on the dancers: It’s carnival time in India…

Kick up your heels, guys! The fun has just begun. Soon it will be Holi (March 8) and great things are happening in India’s courtyard

25 Feb 2023 12:00 AM

AA Edit | With record deal, Maharaja eyes reign over global skies

Air India will be spending anywhere up to $80 billion for the two deals combined for getting a new fleet of a total of 470 aircraft

16 Feb 2023 12:40 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with French President Emmanuel Macron via video conferencing, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. (PTI Photo)

Air India to get 250 Airbuses, 220 Boeing planes

Key milestone in strategic pact, say Modi, Macron; PM, Biden speak after deal

15 Feb 2023 8:35 AM

The threat of being put on a “no fly” list for extended periods of time may not be deterrent enough.

AA Edit | Crack down hard on any misbehaviour on flights

Airlines may need the patience of zen masters to deal with what is a sense of entitlement about privileges in air passengers

06 Jan 2023 12:05 AM

Air India, with Singapore Airlines as a 25.1 per cent partner, will be holding all the controls in the cockpit when the sky’s the limit as civil aviation further evolves into a more widespread, customer-oriented service. (Representational Image)

AA Edit | Good news in India’s skies

Indian aviation is bound to grow exponentially with a greater proportion of the population gaining affordability

01 Dec 2022 12:15 AM

India is dispatching two Air India evacuation flights one each from Delhi and Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

Air India flights to bring Indians from Romania

Sources said the first batch of Indian students have already left for the Ukraine/Romania border

26 Feb 2022 12:15 AM

Air India and the central government decided to call back the plane to Delhi, officials said, adding that the plane took an about turn in the Iranian airspace to return to Delhi. (PTI Image)

Ukrainian airspace closed; Air India plane returns to Delhi

The flight was scheduled to be the second flight to bring back Indians from Ukraine

24 Feb 2022 11:30 AM

Tata Sons Chairman N. Chandrasekaran called on Honourable Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today. He thanked her for the successful closure of the Air India transaction. (Photo: Twitter)

Air India back with Tatas

Ratan Tata vows to restore image of airline

28 Jan 2022 12:49 AM

Several subsidiaries of Air India which have not been sold will have to be prepared for sale. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Dilip Cherian | Before Tata takeover, Air India gets new CMD

Clearly, the appointment of the 1993-batch officer is an indication that the takeover of Air India is delayed

26 Jan 2022 1:17 AM

As a part of the deal, the Tata group will also be handed over Air India Express also. (Photo: PTI/File)

Air India likely to be handed over to Tata group by weekend

Tata Group had on October 8 last year acquired Air India for Rs 18,000 crore

24 Jan 2022 3:19 PM

Some airlines have defaulted on clearance of their dues due to the losses. Air India had outstanding dues of Rs 2,350.62 crore to the Airports Authority of India up to September 2021. Alliance Air has Rs 109.81 crore dues, SpiceJet Rs 185.52 crore and Go Air Rs 56.53 crore. — ANI

Airlines, airports suffer Rs 20K cr losses

In the pandemic year of FY21, airlines are estimated to have incurred loss of about Rs 19,564 cr and airports losses of Rs 5,116 crore

07 Dec 2021 12:20 AM

The Air India sale is finally done with, fittingly, the Tatas back in the cockpit. (Photo: AFP/File)

Dilip Cherian | Disinvestment agenda gets a push: BPCL, LIC among targets

The protracted but ultimately successful Air India sale has recharged the government’s resolve to expedite its disinvestment efforts

21 Oct 2021 10:32 AM

Pandey said that the government is expecting disinvestment of BPCL in the last quarter as well. (Photo- BPCL)

After Air India, govt to disinvest BPCL, float LIC IPO by last quarter of FY22

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) is another company that is on the divestment list of the government

14 Oct 2021 4:25 PM

An Air India aircraft is pictured at a terminal of the airport in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP/File)

Air India unions express concern over employee issues, write to MoCA secretary

They recalled that all unions have been promised their leave encashment

14 Oct 2021 10:01 AM

An Air India aircraft is pictured at a terminal of the airport in Mumbai. (Photo: AFP)

Work to monetise Alliance Air, three other Air India subsidiaries to start now

The govt on October 8 had announced that Tatas have won the bid to acquire Air India for Rs 18,000 crore

10 Oct 2021 1:56 PM

The total debt of Air India as of August 31 stands at Rs 61,562 crore. (PTI Image)

Tata Sons wins bid for acquiring national carrier Air India at Rs 18,000 cr

Tata Sons were up against Spicejet promoter Ajay Singh-led consortium who had bid Rs 15,100 crore

08 Oct 2021 4:57 PM

A possible sale would come at a time the airline industry is trying to recover from the slump in travel caused by restrictions aimed at containing the coronavirus pandemic. (PTI Photo)

Indian govt says no decision on Air India sale after report cites Tata Sons as winner

Earlier this month the finance ministry said it had received bids for the airline, but did not name the bidders

01 Oct 2021 3:43 PM

The purchase, once it goes through, will be a test of the group’s aviation acumen. (AFP file photo)

Media reports incorrect: Government on reports of Tata Sons winning Air India bid

The proposed handover is a key victory for PM Modi, who has embarked on a bold privatization plan to plug a widening budget deficit

01 Oct 2021 12:16 PM

Air India is laden with a huge debt of around Rs 43,000 crores of which Rs 22,000 crores will also be transferred to the Air India Asset Holding Limited. (PTI Photo)

Tata Group makes financial bid for Air India sale

The government declined to share any details on expectations from the sale of Air India

15 Sep 2021 7:31 PM

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