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Air India Fined 30 Lakhs Over No Wheelchair Row

29 Feb 2024

On February 29, Thursday, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) imposed a fine of Rs 30 lakh on Air India following the death of an elderly individual two weeks ago, in an incident related to a request for a wheelchair at the Mumbai airport. What is the Wheelchair row? ...

Tata-Air India Collaboration to Inject $277 Million into Karnataka, Creating Jobs

19 Feb 2024

The Tata Group-owned airline Air India, in collaboration with Tata Advanced Systems, is set to invest Rs 2300 crores ($277.2 million) in Karnataka, as announced by the state government on Monday. Under this partnership, Air India will oversee aircraft maintenance, repairs, and overhauls at the Bengaluru airport, while Tata Advanced...

New Rules For Luggage at Indian Airports From Feb 26th

19 Feb 2024

The Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS), the aviation security regulator, has instructed all seven Indian airlines to ensure that passengers receive their baggage within 30 minutes of landing at airports. This new rule is set to be enforced starting from February 26. The airlines affected by this directive include...

Air India Express assures stern action against its cabin crew after gold smuggling charge

09 Mar 2023

A day after an Air India Express cabin crew member was arrested for allegedly smuggling gold, the airline issued a statement confirming the arrest and threatening the staff. "A member of the crew on an Air India Express flight IX 474 has been taken into custody following an incident involving...

US, UK, France hail Air India-Airbus-Boeing announcement worth billions of dollars

15 Feb 2023

Leaders from the West- US President Joe Biden, French President Emmanuel Macron, and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak all praised Air India's multibillion-dollar deals with Airbus and Boeing on Tuesday. Air India, which will purchase 250 planes from Airbus, has also chosen Boeing for up to 290 planes as part...

Air India-Airbus deal reflects India’s success in aviation sector: PM Modi

14 Feb 2023

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron virtually attended the announcement of the new Air India-Airbus cooperation. The Tata group will purchase 250 aircraft from Airbus in the world's largest aviation transaction in history. PM Modi thanked French President Emmanuel Macron for his participation in the...

Parliamentary panel to take up issue of unruly air passenger behavior today

30 Jan 2023

On Monday, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Transport, Tourism, and Culture will take up the matter of recent cases of disorderly behaviour on flights and the steps that airlines must take to avert them. Several Civil Aviation Ministry officials are set to testify before the committee. The development comes in...

Pee-gate shocker: Air India amends existing in-flight liquor policy

25 Jan 2023

Following a number of unpleasant events on its flights, Air India has updated its in-flight alcohol delivery policy, instructing cabin staff to politely deny more servings of alcohol if necessary. According to the revised policy, 'Alcoholic beverages must be served in an appropriate and safe manner. This also includes refusing...

DGCA imposes ₹10 Lac fine on Air India for not reporting passenger misbehaviour

24 Jan 2023

The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) fined Air India Rs 10 lakh for failing to report incidences of passenger misbehaviour to the regulatory authority and failing to submit the matter to its Internal Committee. According to the aviation agency, the incident is a breach of the applicable DGCA Civil...

Air India launches several new routes to London, Gatwick- check details

12 Jan 2023

Air India announced the commencement of 12 weekly flights to London's Gatwick Airport and five extra services to Heathrow Airport on Thursday. Air India will run a thrice-weekly service to Gatwick from towns like Amritsar, Ahmedabad, Goa, and Kochi, and will be the only scheduled airline to provide direct flights...