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Air India Cancels Flight To Israel’s Tel Aviv After Attack By Hamas

October 7, 2023 admin

The time difference between Delhi and Tel Aviv is around 0230 hours. (Representational) New Delhi: Air India on Saturday cancelled its flight from the national capital to Tel Aviv amid the Israeli city coming under attack by Hamas terrorists. The full-service carrier operates five weekly flights to Tel Aviv. The service is on Monday, Tuesday,…

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Air India’s First Look Of Plane After Major Logo, Design Change. See Pics

October 7, 2023 admin

Our A350s start coming home this winter, said Air India. New Delhi: Tata Group-owned Air India has shared the first look of one of its plane since the airline rebranded itself and introduced a new logo and livery. The A350 plane will arrive in India this winter. Here’s the first look of the majestic A350…

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Air India completes acquisition of its first A350 aircraft through GIFT City

September 29, 2023 admin

Air India expects the first A350-900 aircraft to arrive in India by the end of this year. | Photo Credit: Reuters Air India on September 29 said it has completed the acquisition of its first A350-900 aircraft by way of a finance lease transaction with HSBC through the GIFT City. This is also the first…

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Fashion Designer Manish Malhotra To Design New Uniforms For Air India Crew

September 28, 2023 admin

“Air India expects to commence rolling out the new look for its uniformed employees by the end of 2023.” New Delhi: Tata Group-owned Air India has partnered with fashion designer Manish Malhotra to design new uniforms for the airline’s more than 10,000 flight crew, ground staff and security personnel. “This is a further step in…

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Vistara merger | Air India, Singapore Airlines to maintain minimum capacity on certain routes to address competition concerns

September 26, 2023 admin

Air India passenger aircrafts. File | Photo Credit: Reuters i Air India and Singapore Airlines will ensure minimum capacity on various domestic and international routes, including Delhi-Sydney and Delhi-Paris, as part of commitments made to fair trade regulator CCI to address possible competition concerns arising out of the Vistara merger. Competition Commission of India (CCI),…

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Air India Enters Codeshare Agreement With AIX Connect

September 25, 2023 admin

Bookings for the codeshare flights are being opened across points of sale, for travel. New Delhi: Air India on Monday said it has entered into a codeshare agreement with AIX Connect (formerly known as Air Asia India). A codeshare agreement allows one airline to sell seats on a flight operated by another airline, with each…

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Air India To Induct Two A350 Planes This Year: Report

September 5, 2023 admin

Both planes will be powered by Rolls Royce engines. (Representational) New Delhi: Air India will induct two A350 aircraft this year for which it has received DGCA approval and expects to have six such planes in its fleet by the end of March 2024, according to officials. Steered by the Tata Group, the loss-making Air…

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Aviation Regulator Suspends Boeing Simulator Training Facility For Air India. Here’s Why

August 29, 2023 admin

The decision to restore it will be taken after a verification process. Mumbai: Aviation safety regulator DGCA has temporarily suspended the Boeing simulator training facility of Air India for certain alleged lapses, a source has said. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) is “verifying” some of the documents pertaining to the matter and will…

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DGCA inspection finds lapses in Air India’s internal safety audits

August 26, 2023 admin

A two-member inspection team of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has found lapses in internal safety audits of Air India and the regulator is probing the matter, according to officials. When contacted, an Air India spokesperson said that all airlines are subject to regular safety audits by regulators and other bodies. “Air India…

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Air India, CFM finalise order for engines for 400 planes

July 21, 2023 admin

Air India has been a CFM customer since 2002 when it began operating A320 neo aircraft powered by CFM56-5B engines. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Air India and CFM International have finalised the order for LEAP engines for the carrier’s new fleet of 400 narrow-body planes. The engines will power 210 Airbus A320/A321 neo and…

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