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India will allow airlines to begin some domestic flights from May 25. (AFP Photo)

India to resume domestic passenger flights from May 25

Indian Railways too has announced to commence its routine passenger train operations from June 1 with about 200 non-AC trains

21 May 2020 9:07 AM

64 repatriation flights to be operated by Air India from May 7-13. (PTI)

First flight with 177 stranded Indians from Dubai lands in Mangaluru

The total passengers included 88 men, 84 women, five children and two infants.

13 May 2020 3:49 PM

India to rescue stranded Indians in Australia, operate 7 special flights

The High Commission confirmed that special Air India flights will repatriate Indians under the government's 'Vande Bharat Mission'.

13 May 2020 2:57 PM

All 326 stranded people from London taken to quarantine centres. (PTI Photo)

326 passengers from London test asymptomatic, taken to quarantine centres

The state administration has designated certain resorts and hotels as quarantine centres, especially for those stranded in foreign countries

11 May 2020 12:32 PM

Air India aircraft departed from London's Heathrow airport via Delhi for Bengaluru on Sunday with 323 Indian citizen has landed at Kempegowda International Airport. (DC Photo)

Air India flight carrying Indians stranded in UK reaches Bengaluru

All the passengers will be screened on arrival and shifted to quarantine for 14 days at hotels, hostels and other quarantine centres

11 May 2020 11:16 AM

Five Air India pilots test positive for coronavirus

A senior airline official said the five pilots had not operated any flight in the last three weeks

10 May 2020 4:10 PM

AA Edit: Flights home: More optics, less mitigation

The increasing spread of Covid-19 and the stress on the medical infrastructure in those countries added to their worries

07 May 2020 6:17 PM

The Indian Navy has launched Operation Samudra Setu as part of the effort to bring Indian citizens home from overseas. Indian naval ships Jalashwa and Magar are presently en route to the port of Malè in the Maldives to commence evacuation operations from 8 May 2020 as part of phase-1 of the operation. (PTI representational image)

Indians stranded in 13 countries to be brought home

Navy sends two ships to Maldives to bring back 8,000 Indian nationals

06 May 2020 7:52 AM

64 repatriation flights to be operated by Air India from May 7-13. (PTI Photo)

64 flights to bring stranded Indians from abroad, government reveals airfare

On arrival from abroad, all passengers will be screened and put under quarantine for a period of 14 days as a Covid-19 precautionary measure

05 May 2020 5:47 PM

Dilli ka Babu: Will Air India get a new CMD?

Rajiv Bansal has been elevated to secretary level at the Centre

26 Apr 2020 3:39 AM

Domestic Airlines decline refund to customers for cancelled tickets. (PTI Photo)

Domestic airlines refuse to refund for cancelled tickets

Aviation regulator DGCA issued a circular stating all international as well as domestic flights will remain suspended during the lockdown

15 Apr 2020 4:46 PM

4 UPA-era civil aviation officials under ED scanner

Enforcement Directorate is looking at the role played by these officials in the opening up of some routes to private airlines

30 Mar 2020 10:26 AM

The Indian students in Air India flight which took off from Milan for India (ANI)

218 Indians stranded in coronavirus hit Italy arrive in India

Italy on Saturday reported 175 deaths from coronavirus, raising the toll to 1,411

15 Mar 2020 11:07 AM

Mumbai: Indian citizens evacuated from Iran being shifted to a quarantine facility at Ghatkopar in Mumbai on March 13 (PTI)

Over 230 Indians evacuated from Iran, quarantined in Jaisalmer

This is the third batch of pilgrims and students to be brought back from the coronavirus-stricken country

15 Mar 2020 10:58 AM

A book value in a sense represents a historical cost, or the purchase cost adjusted for depreciation while market value is the true value of the enterprise that can be realised in the open market.

The govt’s grand garage sale of Air India

The book value of an enterprise can be markedly different from its market value.

01 Mar 2020 4:21 AM

The government’s announcement that it was ready to sell its entire stake in Air India effectively adds another airline to the failures’ list. (Photo: File)

Will Centre succeed in selling Air India now?

Chronic mismanagement by Air India officials and missteps by successive governments bled the national carrier.

29 Jan 2020 2:19 AM

Steel-to-autos conglomerate Tata Group, widely viewed as a potential suitor for Air India. (Photo: File)

India renews push to sell Air India, puts entire stake on the block

The government in 2018 here tried to sell 76 per cent of Air India and offload about USD 5.1 billion of its debt.

28 Jan 2020 12:46 PM

The minister said the contingent liabilities due to retired employees will be clarified at the request for proposal (RFP) stage. (Photo: File)

Govt makes bid to sell 100 per cent Air India stake

All employees of the airline will go with the new management and the new company will have to retain the Air India brand.

28 Jan 2020 1:40 AM

The last date for submitting expression of interest (EoI) is March 17 while the last date for queries related to the disinvestment is February 1.

Air India sale: Bidders to have access to all records in initial stage

The government would soon be appointing a technical and a legal advisor for carrying out the due diligence.

27 Jan 2020 1:31 PM

There are around a dozen recognised trade unions at Air India.

Air India privatisation: Employee unions to meet in Delhi

The government has set March 17 as the deadline for submitting the expression of interest.

27 Jan 2020 10:30 AM

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