New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) An Air India flight from Delhi to Bengaluru suffered a tail strike while landing at Bengaluru International Airport, the airline said on Thursday.The Air India flight AI2651, with 179 people on board, was grounded after it experienced a tail strike during landing at the Bengaluru airport.The airline said the aircraft landed safely and all passengers and crew members disembarked normally.Following the incident, the aircraft has been grounded for a detailed inspection. Air…
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New Delhi, May 19 (IANS) Civil Aviation Ministry on Tuesday said that in the case of Air India Boeing 787-8 London Heathrow–Bengaluru flight being grounded in February this year, the DGCA has directed the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) to inspect fuel control switch in presence of its officers for India.On February 2, 2026, Air India Boeing 787-8 aircraft VT-ANX, post operation of flight sector AIC-132 (London Heathrow (EGLL) – Bengaluru (VOBL), was grounded based upon an entry made i…
Mumbai, May 19 (IANS) Responding to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call for fuel conservation amid the ongoing United States-Iran war, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday opted to travel by a commercial Air India flight instead of a private jet for his scheduled visit to Delhi. The Deputy Chief Minister departed from Mumbai for the national capital on the 4 p.m. Air India flight.He is attending a two-day special review meeting for the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0 organised …
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) Air India piled up a loss of $2.8 billion for the financial year 2025-26, according to the Singapore Airlines’ annual report released on Thursday.Singapore Airlines Group reported a 57.4 per cent fall in net profit at Singaporean dollars (SGD) 1.184 billion for the financial year ended March 2026 as the losses of Air India, in which the company has a 25.1 per cent share, eroded the overall bottomline.The Singapore Airlines report states that Air India posted losses amoun…
Ahmedabad, May 13 (IANS) Family members of victims of the Air India AI-171 crash in Ahmedabad have demanded that the final investigation report be “fair” and that the Black Box and raw flight data be shared transparently with relatives.They also said the investigation should not attribute responsibility solely to the pilots without fully disclosing the technical findings, while speaking at a gathering in Ahmedabad ahead of the first anniversary of the tragedy.The London-bound Air India Boein…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) Air India has decided to suspend several international flights for three months, beginning June, amid surging jet fuel prices due to the Middle East crisis, said reports.Multiple reports said that the reduction in international flights from Delhi include key destinations like Chicago and Newark in the US, Singapore and Shanghai.Moreover, Air India flights to destinations like San Francisco, Paris, and Toronto have been cut. Overall, the airline has reduced around 100 dai…
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Facing rising financial pressure and operational challenges, Air India has intensified its internal compliance and cost-control measures, with the airline terminating more than 1,000 employees over the last three years for ethical misconduct and policy violations.The disclosure was made by Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson during a town hall meeting with employees.Wilson reportedly told staff that the airline had taken action against employees involved in multiple vio…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday said that the investigation into the crash of Air India Flight AI 171, which claimed 260 lives in Ahmedabad, is in its final stages and is likely to be completed within a month.Naidu made the remarks while speaking on the sidelines of the second edition of the Aircraft Leasing and Financing Summit held at GIFT City in Gandhinagar.“The crash investigation is in the final stage and could even be completed in a month….
Gandhinagar, May 8 (IANS) Union Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Friday said the final report into the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad is “mostly” expected after one month, adding that the investigation is in its final stages and is being carried out with complete transparency.Addressing a press conference after participating in the India Aircraft Leasing and Financing Summit 2.0 at GIFT City, the minister said multiple agencies are involved in the probe being conducted by the A…
New Delhi, May 8 (IANS) The Tata Group-backed Air India board has discussed a range of cost-cutting measures, including possible furloughs and deferment of performance-linked bonuses, as the airline grapples with mounting losses and rising operating pressures amid the ongoing West Asia conflict, as per multiple reports.The meeting that was held at the airline’s headquarters in Gurugram, lasted for more than three hours and focused on the carrier’s financial position, cost rationalisation ini…