The airline would also lease back these two Boeing 787-800s
The Air India flight took off from the runway but returned after the problem prevailed
It is the third Indian carrier after no-frills airlines IndiGo and GoAir to induct A320 neo aircraft
Air India will connect Delhi with Tel Aviv and Delhi with Washington
Captain A Kathpalia was positioned as executive director operations in Air India
The shocking figure showed a rise of 10% of pilots and crew failing this mandatory safety test
With jet fuel prices starting to move north, a recovery by Air India looks all the more improbable.
He informs, Air India has acquired 23 'Dreamliners' progressively from September 2012 to January 2017
Any crew member who tests positive in the pre-flight medical check or refuses to take a breath-analyser test is required to be taken off flying dut The orders to remove Air India Executive Director (Operations) Capt A K Kathpalia from flying duties were issued by the DGCA flight safety department yesterday, they said. "In compliance with the DGCA orders, Capt Kathpalia will not be assigned any flight to operate any more," airline sources said. The airline had set up a five-member committee to investigate the allegations, besides reporting the matter to the aviation regulator, Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA). The probe was necessitated after the airline's pilots union ICPA brought it to the notice of the management. The complaint was received from the Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) that a senior executive pilot had evaded pre-flight medical test in the last 25 days at Delhi airport, the sources said. Rule 24 of Aircraft Rules prohibits ..
Among narrow-body aircraft, the airline will lease 29 Airbus A320 while phasing out 14 from its fleet
A bloated debt book, resistance from strong unions have made corporatisation of Air India difficult
Air India has been steadily improving its all round performance: Civil Aviation Minister
As part of its planned equity infusion, it has so far received around Rs 24,000 cr from govt
The aircraft has been grounded and Air India is assessing the damage to the plane
Lohani says AI is competing with the private airlines and its presence is being felt
Cabin crew members have been told to shape up within a stipulated time frame
Domestic jet fuel prices rose 8.6% from January 1 in line with the rising crude oil prices
It expects to roll out non-stop services to Washington and Copenhagen from next year
Air India has opted for CFM-LEAP-1A26 engines to power these A320neo planes
Unknown AI officials, SAP AG & IBM booked for flaws in procurement of software worth Rs 225 cr