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This is the second time in less than two years that the government has come out with proposal for selling stake in Air India. (Photo: File)

Government to sell 100 perr cent stake in Air India

Deadline for expressions of interest by bidders is March 17.

27 Jan 2020 10:11 AM

The meeting is expected to discuss the Preliminary Information Memorandum (PIM) on the Air India sale process, the source said.

Shah-led GoM's second meeting on Air India disinvestment likely today

The expression of interest could be invited 45 days after the uploading of the PIM document.

07 Jan 2020 9:37 AM

Flying allowance, which constitutes between 50-80 per cent of a pilots' salary. (Representational Image)

Air India pays October allowances to 16,000 pilots, says source

Details about the amount paid as allowances could not be immediately ascertained.

28 Dec 2019 1:38 PM

Air India (AI) has stopped issuing air tickets to government agencies on credit basis, due to non-payment of dues, said the spokesperson of the public carrier on Thursday. (Photo: File)

No more tickets to government agencies on credit: Air India

Tickets on credit are not being issued to the government departments or agencies against whom the pending dues is Rs 10 lakh or more.

26 Dec 2019 8:21 PM

As the government works out the modalities for the sale of the national carrier, the Indian Commercial Pilots' Association (ICPA) has also warned that they are in no position to work amid uncertainty over the airline's future. (Photo: File)

Pay dues immediately, allow us to quit without notice period: Air India pilots to Govt

As per the letter, they are yet to receive the flying allowance for October.

25 Dec 2019 5:42 PM

As the central government is planning to invite bids for Air India soon, its CMD said on Saturday that expecting a radical improvement in the airline bordering on a turnaround is an impractical thought “in this environment of disinvestment”. (Representational Image)

‘Air India needs to survive till it is sold’: Airline chief in Facebook post

According to the October data of aviation regulator DGCA, low-cost carrier IndiGo carried around 47 per cent of domestic passenger traffic.

15 Dec 2019 12:41 PM

Air India to prevail upon the Honourable Minister not only to withdraw the statement made by him but also to refrain from making any such irresponsible statements in future.

Aviation minister's statement on Air India privatisation 'highly damaging': Union

Air India will have to be closed down if not privatised will have "massive financial implications”, said Puri.

29 Nov 2019 1:18 PM

Expressing concern over the incident where an Air India (AI) pilot was asked to remove his turban at Madrid airport, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar urging him to take up the matter at the international level. (Representational Image)

Sikh Air India pilot forced to remove turban at Madrid airport; SAD writes to Jaishankar

On Tuesday, the SAD leader said he got a call from the AI pilot, who apprised him about his mistreatment by officials at the Madrid airport.

28 Nov 2019 3:21 PM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: File)

Govt to sell Air India, BPCL by March 2020: Sitharaman

In 2018, government put up 76 per cent stake of Air India for sale, which saw a lukewarm response by investors.

18 Nov 2019 12:40 PM

A young flight attendant overheard us lamenting the sorry state of Air India and jumped into the conversation, but only after refilling the tea cups of passengers.

Is India prepared to bid the Maharajah a royal goodbye?

Despite all of this, regulars insist there was no better service than the one offered by Air India on its non-stop flights to America.

16 Nov 2019 7:26 AM

The government would be conducting roadshows at global financial centres like London and Singapore this month to entice investors for the disinvestment.

Taking steps to protect interests of employees: Air India chief on divestment jitters

The government is planning to invite bids for the national carrier next month.

08 Nov 2019 11:42 AM

IndiGo on Thursday signed a one-way codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, where the latter will be able to book seats on the former's flights on certain specific destinations. (Representational Image)

Have no interest in Air India, only IndiGo: Qatar Airways CEO

IndiGo on Thursday signed a one-way codeshare agreement with Qatar Airways, allowing it to book seats on the former's flights.

07 Nov 2019 1:12 PM

Air India has a debt burden of around Rs 58,000 crore.

Air India seeks USD 819 million loan for 7 Boeing planes

Out of the total USD 819 million bridge loan, an amount of USD 135 million will be for B777 plane.

30 Oct 2019 7:02 PM

EoI inviting bids for 100 per cent stake sale are likely to be floated either this month-end or next month.

Govt likely to float bids for Air India sale next month

The airline is sitting on a debt pile of around Rs 58,000 crore, besides huge accumulated losses running into thousands of crores.

21 Oct 2019 11:46 AM

Air India making a written request for the same as also promising to make regular payments to clear over Rs 5,000 crore in overdue fuel bills.

Oil companies defer decision to suspend fuel supplies to Air India

IOC, HPCL and BPCL had earlier this month threatened to snap aviation turbine fuel supplies to Air India.

18 Oct 2019 10:44 AM

IOC and two other oil marketing companies, Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL), have served a notice on Air India that they will be forced to stop jet fuel (ATF) supplies if payments are not made, said IOC's Sandeep Kumar Gupta.

Oil Cos say Air India not honouring Rs 100 cr/month payment promise

The monthly payment was besides the airline being put on cash-and-carry where it was given fuel only against cash payment.

15 Oct 2019 4:44 PM

Taxibots will also help in decongesting boarding gates and the apron area by providing efficient pushbacks.

Air India becomes first airline to use Taxibot on A320 aircraft

Taxibot is a robot-used aircraft tractor for taxiing an aircraft from parking bay to runway and vice versa.

15 Oct 2019 11:53 AM

Currently, the Prime Minister, President Ram Nath Kovind and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu fly on Air India's B747 planes, which have the call sign "Air India One". (Photo: File)

PM's new official aircraft will be flown by Air Force pilots: report

Centre is planning to initiate process of divestment of stake in Air India, which has debt of over Rs 60,000 crore, from November this year.

10 Oct 2019 9:29 AM

The plane for flight number AI-467, operating between New Delhi to Vijayawada, was an Airbus 320. (Photo: ANI)

2 Air India plane hit by thunderstorm suffer damages, cabin crew injured

The pilot, as well as the crew members on board, did not report the incident to the airline's flight safety department.

22 Sep 2019 8:53 AM

National carrier Air India is all set to mark 'Celebrating India' theme on World Tourism Day and in this respect, the Air India Boeing B-777 aircraft is being decorated with pictures of historical monuments, nature and wildlife. (Photo: ANI)

Air India implements PM Modi's vision ahead of World Tourism Day

Air India is going to start a flight from Amritsar-Delhi-Toronto on the World Tourism Day on September 27.

21 Sep 2019 12:06 PM

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