According to Air India's audited accounts, the airline's total losses stood at Rs 471.45 billion in 2016-17
Meanwhile, a plan is also being implemented that would result in annual financial benefits worth Rs 20 billion by way of cost cutting and revenue enhancement measures
The 179 passengers could disembark from the plane on a mobile staircase and thereafter enter the terminal
The government is working on efforts to turn around the national carrier, which has a debt burden of over Rs 500 billion
The associations termed the move as one which allegedly violates Competition Law and could have financial implications for Air India
The two independent directors held an 'informal' meeting with the senior management, said the airline
Following the positive findings in the alcohol test on Nov 11, the airline took Capt Arvind Kathpalia off flying duties while aviation regulator DGCA suspended his flying licence for three years
Besides 12 B777s, Air India has 27 B787-800s in its fleet. Of these, 21 Dreamliners are already operating under the SLB mode
Air India has Rs. 480 billion as debt by the end of March last year
Air India is a perfect case study of how to reward truant employees
Captain Arvind Kathpalia has said that he will contest the results of the tests and claimed he is the victim of internal feuding at the airline
Air India's revival plan will depend critically on its ability to cut its annual expenses bill
DGCA suspends flying licence of Air India's Director for Operations Arvind Kathpalia for 3 years after he failed alcohol test
The staff of AIATSL, the ground-handling subsidiary of Air India, went on a flash strike from 11 pm on Wednesday, demanding reinstatement of three employees who had been fired earlier
The move will help to reduce Air India's distribution cost by 60 per cent
The Bangalore-Ahmedabad flight AI589 will take off from Bangalore at 0030 hours to reach Ahmedabad at 0235 hours
Air India did not respond to an email query on agents' concerns
Funding Air India through NSSF is harmful
It is also felt that under the current market conditions, the building is unlikely to garner the kind of funds expected from a prime real estate at Nariman Point
These ED cases are based on four CBI FIRs