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Air India returns to founder after 68 years; real work for Tata Group to begin post acquisition
Satyendra Pandey •As the Tatas start to revive the airline post acquisition, Air India faces the dual challenge of intense competition in the domestic market, which also includes possibly two new airlines
Coronavirus Outbreak: Air India unions challenge airline's decision to slash allowances by 10% in Mumbai High Court
•Air India employee unions have moved the Bombay High Court against the airline's decision to slash allowances, which form a major part of the salary, by ten percent because of the impact of the coronavirus pandemic
Coronavirus Lockdown: Air India pilot unions urge govt to provide financial support to clear wage backlog
•Air India's pilot unions IPG and ICPA has urged Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri to "urgently" provide financial support to the national carrier amid private airlines' cry for a bailout package in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak
Air India divestment process looks very uncertain due to COVID-19 crisis, says CRISIL
•The disinvestment process for national carrier Air India looks "very uncertain" in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has impacted the aviation sector the most globally, according to rating agency CRISIL
Air India privatisation: Govt permits NRIs to own up to 100% stake in ailing national carrier; measure not in violation of SOEC norms
Fp Staff •Allowing 100 percent investment by NRIs in the crisis-hit Air India would also not be in violation of Substantial Ownership and Effective Control (SOEC) norms.
Air India will run till privatisation, says Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri; requests Unions to cooperate
•Air India will run till its privatisation, said Puri, and requested all the Unions to cooperate towards the process.
Air India gets Rs 500-cr govt guarantee for fund raising; national carrier has received over Rs 30,520-cr equity infusion since FY12
Fp Staff •Air India's net loss in 2018-19 is provisionally estimated to be Rs 8,556.35 crore.
Air India divestment: Govt likely to sell full stake in national carrier; lukewarm response to airline's realty assets sale bid
Fp Staff •The government may not hold any residual stake in Air India keeping in view the last year's unsuccessful privatisation bid.
Air India's balance sheet is splashed with red ink; if the govt won't sell the ailing carrier, it has to bear the cross
Sindhu •Air India has logged losses for over a decade, has a debt of over Rs 50,000 crore and faces stiff competition from private airlines. What should the government's focus be?
P Chidambaram says Centre totally confused on Air India assets sale, should sort out its mind
•Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Monday alleged that the government was "totally confused" on the Air India assets sale and asked it to "sort out its mind" before attempting to tackle the problem.