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Why redone Air India planes will fly only in mid-2024

MUMBAI: Air India passengers wondering why even after eleven months of being in Tata hands its aircraft continue to wear that run-down look would be relieved to learn that the airline has started refurbishing its legacy wide-body fleet comprising 27 Boeing 787-8 and 13 B777 aircraft, committing over $400m for…

The Times of India

Air India to lease six Boeing 777 aircraft to expand its fleet

MUMBAI: Air India on Monday said it is leasing six wide-body Boeing B777 aircraft to expand its existing fleet, which will be in addition to the leasing of 30 planes announced earlier this year.

The Times of India

Silicon Vallies linked: Air India resumes nonstop between Bengaluru & San Francisco from today

NEW DELHI: Bengaluru (BLR) once again has a direct flight to San Francisco (SFO), with Air India resuming the nonstop from Friday.

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India’s Tata Group to merge Air India with Vistara airlines

Merger will create bigger full-service carrier that will strengthen Tata’s presence in domestic and international skies.

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India's Tata Sons to merge Air India with Vistara airlines

India’s oldest and largest conglomerate, Tata Sons, will merge its Air India with Vistara, a carrier it jointly runs with Singapore Airlines, in a major step toward revamping the country’s debt-laden national carrier

The Independent UK

Tatas & Singapore Airlines agree to merge Vistara into Air India by March 2024; 25.1% stake for SIA in 'new AI'

NEW DELHI: Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines (SIA) on Tuesday announced that they will merge Vistara into Air India, with a target to complete the process by March 2024 subject to regulatory approvals.

The Times of India

Bald patches and grey hair outlawed in new Air India cabin crew guidelines

The rules also apply when staff are travelling in their own time

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From no grey hair to no cardigans: Air India crew has new uniform and makeup guidelines

India's former national carrier and India's most talked-loved airline, Tata-owned Air India (AI) has released latest grooming guidelines for all its crew members.

The Times of India

UAE Bars Entry Of People With Single Name On Indian Passport

Individuals having only single name as surname or given name in their passports will not be allowed to enter the UAE. Read on for details:

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UAE entry rule change: ‘Single name people will be deemed inadmissible’ to the country, says Air India

NEW DELHI: Single name passengers will not be allowed entry into the UAE any longer, according to an advisory issued by Air India and AI Express based on new guidelines issued by the Emirate. The new rule comes into immediate effect.

The Times of India

Air India adds flights to the West, resumes Copenhagen, Milan & Vienna nonstops; Mumbai-JFK daily from February 14

NEW DELHI: Air India will launch new flights connecting Mumbai with New York, Paris and Frankfurt, and resume nonstops connecting Delhi with Copenhagen, Milan and Vienna.

The Times of India

Tata effect: AI, Vistara and AirAsia India domestic flights most punctual in October

NEW DELHI: In less than a year of taking over Air India, Tata Sons have made the Maharaja the most punctual domestic airline. In its government-owned days, cash-starved AI used to be at the bottom of the monthly on time performance (OTP) figures issued by the Directorate General of Civil…

The Times of India

Airline ordered to pay £222m to customers after ‘extreme’ delays to pandemic refunds

‘This really shouldn’t be happening in the first place,’ says secretary of transportation

The Independent UK

Get DGCA permit to avoid airline hassles while travelling for National Championships: NRAI instructs shooters

BENGALURU: The National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) has instructed rifle shooters travelling to Thiruvananthapuram for the National Shooting Championships later this month to carry permit letters from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) to ensure that airlines don’t offload them for carrying arms and ammunition.

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Airline claims ‘cockroach’ found in inflight meal was actually ‘sauteed ginger’

‘The object in question was evaluated under a microscope,’ says Air Vistara

The Times of India

From TCS to Taj: Several Tata Group companies helping revive Air India

NEW DELHI: In cult classic Amar Akbar Anthony, a mother’s life was saved thanks to simultaneous blood transfusion from her three long-lost sons. While that kind of transfusion is perhaps medically impossible, the real life snatched-and-reunited story of Tatas getting back Air India is witnessing something similar with several group…

The Times of India

Mumbai-New York most under-served routes globally; Dubai-Delhi & Mumbai back on the list of busiest

NEW DELHI: With just three weekly nonstops, Mumbai-New York is among the most under-served international routes in the world forcing people to travel at least one-stop between the two mega cities.

The Times of India

India's domestic passenger volume rose 47% to 10 million in September: DGCA

MUMBAI: Domestic air passenger volume grew 46.54 per cent to 10.35 million in September over the same period last year, according to data released by aviation safety regulator Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) on Wednesday.

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How Tatas are rebuilding the Maharaja’s empire brick by brick

NEW DELHI: From finding components for seats that are no longer being manufactured to making “Christmas Tree” Air India aircraft long cannibalised for spares fly again, the Tata Group has embarked on unarguably the most challenging aviation turnaround of contemporary times.

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National: Russian Airline Aeroflot Receives Bomb Threat, Investigation Underway At Delhi IGI Airport

Russian airline Aeroflot flight SU 232 received a bomb threat on Thursday while the plane was enroute to Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI) airport. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Tata Group has no plans to enter 5G consumer space, says N Chandrasekaran

MUMBAI: Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran on Tuesday said the conglomerate does not have any plans to have a 5G offering for consumers.

Dynamite News

Aviation Sector: Akasa Air to allow pets on board soon

After Air India, late Rakesh Jhunjhunwala-backed Akasa Air on Thursday announced that it would allow pets on board from November 1. Read more on Dynamite News:

The Times of India

Akasa to allow pets up to 100 kg on its aircraft from November 1

NEW DELHI: India’s youngest airline, Akasa, will from November 1, 2022, allow pets — domesticated dogs and cats to start with— on its aircraft like the country’s longest-flying carrier, Air India.

Birmingham Post

Birmingham Airport chiefs 'thrilled' as Air India launches new flights to Delhi and Amritsar

'We’re doing backward somersaults of joy at the prospect of increasing our India flight frequency'

The Hindu

Air India plans more flights to U.K., U.S.

Proposal to launch 20 additional flights per week to London, Birmingham and San Francisco

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