Airline Threat Calls: 'Someone Is Testing Security Agencies'

'Whoever is doing it (threats to airlines), they are actually carrying out a recce.''This is the manner in which terrorists strike.' IMAGE: Planes parked at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj......

Air India pilots fear flying to Kabul

Air India pilots have threatened not to operate flights to Kabul if the national carrier does not give "clear-cut guidelines" for flying into Afghanistan as it directly affects the safety of crew......

ED summons Praful Patel in UPA-era aviation scam

The NCP leader said that he will be happy to cooperate with the ED so that the agency understands the "complexities" of the aviation sector. The Enforcement Directorate has summoned senior......

Pilots Fume as DGCA Moves to Ban Perfumes

DGCA's move seeks to ban perfumes for pilots as they have alcohol and can affect the results of breathanalyser tests. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes.......

New Air-India MD takes charge

E.K. Bharat Bhushan has assumed charge as chairman & managing director of the National Aviation Company of India Limited. Bharat Bhushan will discharge functions of chairman & managing director,......

Air India seeks $475 mn loan to buy 3 Boeings

Moving ahead with its fleet expansion plan, cash-strapped Air India has sought a long-term loan of $475 million from banks and financial institutions to acquire three long-haul Boeing-777s. A day......

'Can We In Our Businesses Set An Example?'

'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from......

AI to introduce new flights from March 28

Air India will introduce new flights and also increase frequency of flights on various sectors from March 28, when summer schedule comes into effect. Air India would be launching new flights on......

Profile: Dr Vijay Mallya

Dr Vijay Mallya -- Chairman and Managing Director, Force India Formula One Team The UB Group is one of India's largest conglomerates with annual sales of over US$ 4 billion and a market......