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Indian airlines revamp their in-flight menus amid intense competition

Air India latest carrier to update menu, but others have tweaked their offerings too

Air India processes refunds worth over Rs 150 crore after privatisation

Handles 250,000 refund cases in just the first few months since Tatas took over, says eligible request lodged on website will typically be processed within 2-3 days

Air India Express incurs net loss for the first time in seven years

Before FY22, Air India Express was in the red in FY15, when it posted a net loss of Rs 61 crore

Five-year transformation goal: Air India eyes 30% domestic share

Air India, as it operates wide-body planes with bigger fuel tanks, is the market leader on long international routes that reach as far as the US

AI Express B737 engine catches fire at Muscat airport, all 141 evacuated

Plane was taxiing towards runway when crew of another aircraft noticed fumes, alerted pilots

Fire in AI Express plane's engine at Muscat airport; 151 people evacuated

As many as 141 passengers were evacuated from an Air India Express plane at Muscat airport on Wednesday following a smoke warning, according to an airline source. The incident happened while the Kochi-bound Boeing 737-800 aircraft was taxiing and after the warning, the passengers were evacuated as a precautionary measure, the source said. There were 141 passengers and six crew members onboard the aircraft that was operating flight IX 442, the source said. Aviation regulator DGCA will probe the incident, according to an official. Alternative arrangements are being made to bring the passengers from Muscat to Kochi, the source said.

Tata Sons may have to write off Rs 2,600 cr AirAsia India's losses: Report

Tata Sons will likely have to write off Rs 2,600 crore in form of accumulated losses for AirAsia India, which Tata Group-owned Air India has proposed to fully acquire

Air India, Air India Express to get new jets ahead of holiday season

Tata Group is planning to get six Boeing 777-2000 aircraft and 25 Airbus A320 Neo aircraft on lease by the first quarter of 2023 to expand the capacity of Air India and Air India Express

Air India offers to compensate staff facing eviction from housing colonies

Unions move Bombay HC to challenge the proposed ejection from colonies in Mumbai

3 emergency landings of international airlines in India in last 48 hours

All emergency landings happened because of various technical issues

Bird found mid-air in cockpit of Air India Express' flight on July 15

The bird was found in the glove compartment on co-pilot's side when the plane was at 37,000 feet altitude, the DGCA officials noted

Air India Express flight to Dubai diverts to Muscat due to burning smell

It is said the burning smell was from one of the vents in the aircraft's galley

Air India mulls working with private ground handlers after flight delays

AIASL serves Air India at all airports except Delhi, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mangalore, and Thiruvananthapuram

Air India Express to add four Boeing 737s to meet growing demand

Air India Express currently has 24 Boeing 737 planes in the fleet. It lost one plane in the Kozhikode plane crash in August 2020

CCI clears Air India's acquisition of AirAsia India stake, helping merger

At present, the Tata group owns and operates four airlines - Air India, Air India Express, AirAsia India, and Vistara. Air India and Vistara operate on both domestic and international routes

Tata Sons to shift 4 group airlines under one office roof in Gurgaon

It will lease office space of 70,000 square feet to 'optimise resources, increase team work'.

Tatas bet on executives from group companies to turn Air India around

On Friday, Tatas announced revamp of the Air India board when the airline's functional directors stepped down and execs from various group companies took charge

Losses by AI, AI Express, Alliance Air Rs 17,032 cr during Apr '20-Dec '21

Scindia said the highest loss was incurred by the now privatised Air India with Rs 9,373 crore loss in 2020-21 and Rs 6,927 crore in 2021-22 (upto December 2021)

Fourth day of evacuation: Three flights bring back 616 Indians from Ukraine

Three evacuation flights from Romania's capital Bucharest and Hungary's capital Budapest came to India on Tuesday with 616 Indian nationals who were stranded in Ukraine

Air India Express flight to bring back about 182 Indians on Tuesday

The flight is expected to reach Romanian capital Bucharest at 6:15 pm (local time), and depart from there for India at 7.15 pm (local time)