Air Asia fined Rs 20 lakh over lapses in pilot training

Aviation safety regulator, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), on Saturday imposed a penalty of Rs 20 lakh on Tata Group-owned budget carrier AirAsia India for violation of certain......

Drunk woman threatens to blow up Mumbai-bound AirAsia flight

An AirAsia India flight was forced to return to the airport in Kolkata after a woman passenger claimed that she had explosives and threatened to blow up the aircraft mid-air but it turned out......

Mishandling of faulty part by crew caused AirAsia crash, finds probe

Indonesian investigators probing the crash of AirAsia flight QZ8501 that killed 162 people have said that a malfunctioning part and the subsequent mishandling of the problem by the crew caused......

Iran says it shot down Israel's attack, activates air defence

Iran media on Saturday said that the country’s air defence systems have been activated in central Tehran in response to the escalating attacks by Israel. IMAGE: A general view of Tehran......

AirAsia India to start a fresh round of fare war

No one was surprised that AirAsia started a price war ahead of its debut on Thursday. The shocker though was that it didn't win that fare war. AirAsia's dapper India CEO, Mittu Chandilya, had......

AirAsia India's inaugural flight takes off from Bengaluru

AirAsia Bhd's Indian joint venture launched its debut flight on Thursday, promising the budget airline would buck the trend of accelerating losses that is hurting rivals and break-even around......

Price war: Fly AirAsia for Rs 5, IndiGo at Re 1!

AirAsia’s Rs 5 basic fare offer has triggered competition and criticism from rivals, with market leader IndiGo launching a Rs 1 basic fare on AirAsia’s inaugural routes and SpiceJet......

AirAsia flies into DGCA turbulence once again

AirAsia India’s plan to unbundle services has hit a Directorate General of Civil Aviation hurdle, with the aviation regulator on Tuesday asking the airline to withdraw all fees and charges,......