PM assures on Air India salaries
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday admitted that Air India was facing “serious difficulties” but said that the government would find “ways and means” to pay pending dues to the employees of the national carrier.
Air India seen posting pretax loss of Rs70 bln in FY11
Ailing state carrier Air India (AI) is estimated to report a loss before tax of Rs69.94 billion for FY11, the civil aviation minister said on Wednesday.
"The turnaround plan submitted by Air India en
PM assures LS on issue of payment of salaries to AI employees
Government on Wednesday came under pressure from members in the Lok Sabha over non-payment of salaries to Air India employees, with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh assuring the House that ways and me
Star Alliance suspends AI's integration into network
Air India's bid to join Star Alliance has received a major setback with the global airlines' group 'suspending' the national carrier's integration into its network prompting the government to term
School students help avert possible air disaster
Five school students, who were partying on the terrace of a house in South Delhi last weekend, apparently helped save over 350 lives when they saw flames coming out of the engine of an aircraft that h
Chetan Bhagat's landing scare
Noted author Chetan Bhagat had a lucky escape on Wednesday when the AI plane he was flying in skid off the runway in Kanpur.
Bhagat, who was flying in for a talk in the city, tweeted immediately afte
HC asks Air India to pay Rs 75 lakh compensation to victims
The families of victims of the Air India Express crash in Mangalore last year are entitled to a minimum compensation of Rs 75 lakh each, the Kerala High Court held today.
Justice P.R. Ramachandran
AI plane skids off runway after tyre burst
An Air India plane, carrying 54 passengers, today skidded off the runway after a tyre burst but no one was injured in the incident, airline sources said.
A tyre of the Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-
AI faces Rs 67,000 crore worth losses and debt
Facing a massive cumulative loss and debt burden totalling about Rs 67,000 crore, Air India hopes the government would take an expeditious decision to infuse more funds to boost its rapidly dwindlin
Air India finally pays May salaries
Air India on Tuesday paid salaries for the month of May to its 40,000 employees, an official said.
"We have paid all our employees their May dues and salaries. We are very thankful to them for having