
Diwakar Reddy airport row: India must fight mindset of VIP culture, removing red beacons means nothing
It is heartening to know the government is formulating a no-fly list for unruly passengers who create trouble on flights and at airports.

Diwakar Reddy airport row: Govt’s proposed no-fly list will only affect passengers, not MPs
The government framing a draft no-fly list and coming out with it makes India the first country in the world to do so.

After TDP MP Diwakar Reddy's antics at Vishakhapatnam airport, 4 airlines join Indigo and put him under 'no-fly' list
Air India, Vistara, Air Asia and Indigo bars Telgu Desam Party MP J C Diwakar Reddy from their flights after he created rukus at Vishakapatnam Airport for arriving late to board his flight

GST rate: Khadi yarn, Gandhi topi, national flag, most 'puja samagri' exempt; 3% on pearls, imitation jewellery
The tax department has also put up on its website the list of items which would be exempt from Integrated GST (IGST) under multilateral or bilateral commitments in respect of imports by privileges persons, organisations, authorities and foreigners.

Air India revival: Future roadmap likely to emerge in three months says ministry official
Senior official in the ministry of civil aviation said NITI Aayog had sent a set of recommendations to the ministry a month back, which is when the set of events culminating in FM Arun Jaitley talking of disinvestment, started

CBI to probe Air India-Indian Airlines merger and alleged irregularities in other UPA-era deals
The Central Bureau of Investigation(CBI) will probe the controversial merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, besides alleged irregularities in purchase and lease of aircraft by the two state-run carriers under the United Progressive Alliance(UPA) government which caused "huge" losses to the exchequer.

CBI lodges cases to probe Indian Airlines-Air India merger, purchase of 111 planes
FIRs have been registered for offences of criminal conspiracy and corruption against unidentified officials of the civil aviation ministry and Air India

Air India rot runs deep amid understating losses, bleeding international ops
Perhaps the government will examine the dismal operational efficiency of Air India and figure out a way to enhance its revenues, turn it around

Air India revival: Lenders right in rejecting equity for debt, govt clueless about next move
It is quite clear that those tasked with running Air India don’t seem to have a clue how to go about resurrecting it

Air India clocks first operating profit in a decade: Is the maharaja's fortunes set to take-off?
Air India is staying afloat on a Rs. 30,000-crore bailout extended by the government.

Air India flight operations back to normal after management meets pilots
The pilots' body had on Monday warned of the situation turning worse If there was no "definite time-bound assurance" on resolving the issues by Tuesday.

‘India may need 1,850 new planes worth $250 bn in 20 yrs on policy boost’
In March, the company had projected that demand from India would add up to orders for 1,740 planes over 20 years

Cannot commit public money for eternity to Air India: Raju
The carrier is surviving on a Rs 30,000-crore bailout package, spread across ten years, announced by the UPA government in 2012 .

'Air India's Descent': After his book was dumped, Jitender Bhargava soars again
Jitender Bhargava's book on the 'Descent of Air India' was shelved by Bloomsbury, the author has taken upon himself to expose how the airline was mismanaged by those who were meant to run it.

The real 'Airlift': Air India's rescue mission in Kuwait won it a place in Guinness Records
Former Air India (AI) executive director Jitender Bhargava has revealed how the rescue mission in Kuwait entered the Guinness Book of World Records.

Strike looms over Air India as pilots oppose labour ministry move
The ICPA represents around 670 pilots of the erstwhile Indian Airlines, most of whom is deployed on carrier's narrow-body fleet.

Pilots refuse to fly beyond flight duty timings hours before new CMD takes charge at Air India
Air India stipulates that the daily flight duty time for a pilot is 8 hours and 125 hours in a month while the daily duty time for a pilot is 11 hours.

Air India schedule may take a hit as pilots' body firm on no extra hours
ICPA has 670 members under its fold and it represents the pilots of erstwhile Indian Airlines.

Ashwani Lohani is a railway man and tourism veteran; can he pull Air India out of the mess?
Lohani will be taking over at a crucial time when Air India seems to have begun its journey towards improved financials but challenges remain.

No probe into purchase of aircraft by Air India, says Raju
Civil Aviation Minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju said the government "has not ordered any probe into the matter".