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Govt likely to put cap on preferred seats airlines can offer
The government has been prompted to step in just days after it announced unbundling of these services following reports that some airlines were charging for a very large number of seats, with one of them even imposing fees for the 'congested' middle seat. #air india #Jet Airways #WhatNext #airlines #DGCA
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Finance ministry questions Air India's plan to trim workforce
Air India's plan to trim its 27,000 bloated workforce by offering a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) is stuck in the North Block, with the Finance Ministry questioning the rationale behind the proposed scheme. #Business #air india #finance ministry #NewsTracker
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DGCA reprimands IndiGo for preferred seat charges
The Ministry of Civil Aviation today directed domestic airlines to limit the number of seats on their flights for which they charge passengers a fee which is over and above the cost of the ticket #WhyNow #air india #Jet Airways #Aviation #IndiGo #DGCA #Unbundling
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AI wants Boeing to compensate for not delivering fuel efficient dreamliners
National carrier Air India has sought compensation from Boeing for Dreamliners not meeting the 20 percent fuel efficiency claims as the airline could achieve only a tad over 17 percent fuel economy by its six 787s. #Business #Boeing #air india #Aviation #Dreamliner #companies
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Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes
The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this? #Business #air india #Aviation #Dreamliners #Civil aviation #companies
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Despite belt tightening, AI's projected loss in current fiscal is Rs 4,000 cr
Air India's Chairman and MD Rohit Nandan said today that the airline is targeting to bring down such flights to just 15 percent of its total capacity in the current fiscal. #air india #CorporateStrategy #losses #Loss making flights
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Air India's Dreamliners back in the air from today
The Kolkata bound flight will have all the members of Air India's board of directors on board, in what is being seen as a confidence building measure for generating buzz around the beleagured Dreamliners. #air india #CorporateStrategy #Dreamliner #Boeing 787
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Flight makes emergency landing after AI pilot gets locked of cockpit during loo break
Locked out, while the main pilot tried his best to get the cockpit door open, the other pilot inside the cockpit decided to make an emergency landing. #air india #Bhopal #WeirdNews #Cockpit
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Air India to resume flying 787 Dreamliner flights from Wednesday
State-run Air India will resume flying its Boeing 787 Dreamliner passenger jets from Wednesday, Civil Aviation Minister Ajit Singh said on Tuesday, almost four months after the planes were grounded due to safety concerns. #Boeing #air india #NewsTracker #Dreamliner
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BSNL-MTNL merger: Does govt want to repeat Air India folly?
A proposal to merge BSNL and MTNL is being proferred to rescue them. This cannor with without operational autonomy #air india #ToWhatEffect #BSNL #MTNL #Public Sector #Trifurcation