Air India

Air India to build Hyderabad MRO facility

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In a bid to establish itself as a key player in the Indian MRO market, Air India has acquired five acres of land at the new Shamshabad Airport in Hyderabad where it is about to begin building a new MRO facility. The facility – expected to be completed within 18 months – will include a new hangar capable of accommodating two A320 family aircraft simultaneously, or one B777/B747 aircraft. … [Read more...] about Air India to build Hyderabad MRO facility

New Abu Dhabi services for Air India Express

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Air India Express, the low-cost airline of the Indian national carrier Air India, has launched two new services from Abu Dhabi to Chennai and Tiruchirapally and has also increased the number of fights to Kochi to six per week from five per week. Air India Express initiated the Chennai and Tiruchirapally services using Boeing 737-800 aircraft twice a week. … [Read more...] about New Abu Dhabi services for Air India Express

Air India restructures and replaces MD as losses soar

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The Indian government has suggested sharp cutbacks in routes, changes in aircraft deployment and flight timings to reduce losses in National Aviation Company of India Ltd (Nacil) — the state-owned company that runs Air India. Apart from several domestic routes, operations on routes like London and Southeast Asia also need to be restructured, it said adding that it will make Frankfurt its operational hub. Nacil also announced that Ministry of Civil Aviation Joint Secretary and … [Read more...] about Air India restructures and replaces MD as losses soar

Air India restructures operations

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Air India has restructured its operations to the US and Europe and made Frankfurt its European hub, Dow Jones reported. "To begin with, Chicago and New York would offer more convenient connections to originating traffic from a larger geographical area in India, with the Chicago flight now set to operate from Delhi," Air India southern region executive director EPA Varghese said. … [Read more...] about Air India restructures operations

Support for Jet’s Star entry upsets govt

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India's civil aviation ministry is upset with German carrier Lufthansa for its apparent backing of Jet Airways for inclusion into Star Alliance while state-run Air India is still waiting in the wings, according to a government official, The Economic Times of India reported. Following instructions from the civil aviation ministry, the Indian embassy in Germany has now written to Lufthansa, pointing out that the carrier’s move to back Jet Airways would put Air India (AI) at a … [Read more...] about Support for Jet’s Star entry upsets govt

Support for Jet's Star entry upsets govt

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India's civil aviation ministry is upset with German carrier Lufthansa for its apparent backing of Jet Airways for inclusion into Star Alliance while state-run Air India is still waiting in the wings, according to a government official, The Economic Times of India reported. Following instructions from the civil aviation ministry, the Indian embassy in Germany has now written to Lufthansa, pointing out that the carrier’s move to back Jet Airways would put Air India (AI) at a … [Read more...] about Support for Jet's Star entry upsets govt