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India to operate 9 more flights to evacuate stranded citizens from UAE

Air India Express will operate these flights as part of the Vande Bharat Mission to south Indian cities from Sharjah

Over 475,000 Indians returned home under Vande Bharat Mission: MEA

This number includes more than 90,000 Indians who have returned through land border immigration checkpoints from Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh

Govt extends deadline to bid for Air India by two months till Aug 31

This is the third time the deadline has been extended.

First-person account: What it takes to make it home in the time of Covid-19

After being stranded in the US for over two months, he finally came back to India under the government's national repatriation scheme. Abhishek Waghmare gives a first-person account of the experience

17 countries, 170 flights: Vande Bharat Mission phase 4 begins from July 3

These 170 chartered flights under the fourth phase are scheduled to be operated between July 3 and 15

UAE says specific approval needed to take Vande Bharat flights to Dubai

Curbs come amid growing pressure on Indian govt to allow foreign airlines to carry passengers from India

Air India flight to Paris goes empty as France places curbs on Vande Bharat

Around 50 passengers who reported at airport were denied boarding due to these restrictions

US accuses India's charter flights of unfair practices, ups scrutiny

The order will allow US officials to scrutinise charter flights by Indian carriers on a case-by-case basis

Air India pilot tests Covid-19 positive after landing Delhi-Sydney flight

The pilot and his two cockpit crew have been put in quarantine in Sydney, the cabin crew or passengers have not been quarantined as they did not get in touch with the pilot

Hardeep Puri 'confident and hopeful' about Air India's divestment plans

'I have always said that Air India is a first-class asset,' he said.

PSU stocks still on shaky ground as call for privatisation intensifies

In the past decade, total market cap of top 17 PSUs has dropped 41% vis-a-vis a 91% rise in Sensex

Air India offers 3-day working week to permanent staff at 60% pay

This measure has been introduced in order to improve the airline's cash flow position amid the coronavirus pandemic

Covid-19 crisis: Pilots, crew are opting for leave without pay for now

Sources at both IndiGo and Vistara say that some senior pilots and crew who have elderly parents at home had said that they would like to stay off the roster for now.

Air India likely to get 2 custom-made B777 planes for VVIP travel by Sept

The two B777 aircraft will be operated by pilots of the Indian Air Force and not of Air India

Banking to be a 'strategic sector', govt discussing privatising some PSBs

According to the new privatisation policy, announced by FM Sitharaman as part of the 'Atmanirbhar Bharat' package, the government will come up with a list of strategic sectors

Air India gets robust response for Vande Bharat ferry flights to US, Europe

In the phase three of the mission, the airline will operate 300 flights to North America and Europe from June 9 to June 30, 2020

Air India to operate 75 passenger flights to US, Canada between June 9 - 30

Domestic passenger flights resumed in India from May 25 after a gap of two months due to the coronavirus-triggered lockdown

Why aviation regulator is not forcing airlines to keep middle seat empty

DGCA was forced to relook at the middle seat policy after an Air India pilot had challenged the regulator's protocol, in Bombay high court, which allowed airlines to book all seats.

Air India makes it mandatory for crew to check pre-flight Covid-19 results

An Air India flight from Delhi to Moscow with no passenger on-board was asked to return midway on Saturday after its ground staff realised that one of the pilots of the plane had tested positive

Air India flight to Moscow returns after pilot found Covid-19 positive

A spokesperson for the airline confirmed the incident and said that all the four pilots and 10 cabin crew of the flight have been asked to quarantine themselves for 14 days