AI Express sacks 25 crew members, 85 flights cancelled

Air India Express on Thursday cancelled 85 flights or 23 percent of the total daily capacity as the cabin crew shortage continued for the third day while the Tata Group-owned airline issued......

Chaos at airports as Air India Express cancels 100 flights; 15K flyers hit

Air India Express cancelled more than 100 flights since Tuesday night as a section of cabin crew reported sick to protest against the alleged mismanagement at the Tata Group-owned airline,......

Air India's Flight Safety Chief suspended for a month

Aviation watchdog, Directorate General of Civil Aviation, on Thursday said it has suspended Tata Group-owned Air India's flight safety chief Rajeev Gupta for one month for certain lapses. Besides,......

Airline apologises to Karnataka governor, derosters airport manager

Budget airline AIX Connect has removed its manager from duty at Bengaluru airport following the incident of a flight taking off without Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot last week, a source......

Air India to soon have new crew management system

Air India will soon have a new crew management system that will help strengthen rostering rules and enable faster recovery from scheduled disruptions. Photograph: ANI Photo In a message to the......

Indian airlines to operate 8% more weekly flights in winter schedule

Indian airlines will operate a total of 23,732 flights every week during the winter schedule, which is more than 8 per cent higher than the year-ago period, amid rising air traffic demand.......

Tata Sons comes to rescue of Tata Play as it faces growth headwinds

The reported buyback of Temasek’s 20 per cent stake in Tata Play by Tata Sons will be the third instance of Tata Group providing an exit to a foreign partner in recent years. In 2018, Tata......

Compare IndiGo with global, not local carriers: CEO Elbers

IndiGo’s size should be compared with global carriers, and not other domestic airlines, chief executive officer Pieter Elbers said on Tuesday, adding that such benchmarking will help India......