Air-India
Aviation FDI policy excludes Air India
29 Aug 2017
Air India may cut 15,000 jobs ahead of sale
19 Jul 2017
Employees, however, are not convinced of the need to privatise the airline and their initial response to the VRS proposal was not positive
IndiGo keen to buy Air India’s international business
30 Jun 2017
IndiGo has told the government it is open to buying the entire operation of the national carrier if demerging the international business is not possible
Cabinet nod for divestment of Air India and its 5 subsidiaries
29 Jun 2017
A group of ministers will now look into the quantum, mechanism, debt and other issues of disinvestment, finance minister Arun Jaitley said after the cabinet meeting
Air India debt unsustainable, Arvind Panagariya
23 Jun 2017
Air India divestment to be at one go, not piecemeal
05 Jun 2017
The government will cede control in a single stroke by either reducing its stake to below 49 per cent or exiting the national carrier completely
CBI to probe AI-IA merger, other aviation deals under UPA
30 May 2017
The agency today registered three First Information Reports and a preliminary enquiry (PE) to go into the controversial decisions by the UPA government with regard to the two national carriers, including surrender of profitable routes to favour private airlines
Govt looking to exit debt-laden Air India: FM
29 May 2017
Air India, which has a valuation of Rs20,000-25,000 crore, a 14 per cent share of the domestic market and an accumulated debt of Rs50,000 crore, makes an ideal target for divestment
Huge ruckus in Lok Sabha over Gaikwad air travel ban
06 Apr 2017
Civil aviation minister Ashok Gajapathi Raju had to be shielded by colleagues from potential assault by Shiv Sena members angry over his refusal to immediately intervene in the flying ban on Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad
No-fly for Sena’s Gaikwad: AI stands firm under pressure
29 Mar 2017
National carrier Air India is standing firm against allowing Shiv Sena MP Ravindra Gaikwad – who beat up one of its staffers - to fly on its planes, having cancelled his ticket yet again on Tuesday
US, UK electronics ban could be boon for Indian carriers
23 Mar 2017
The American and British ban on carry-on electronic devices on planes originating from some countries in West Asia and Africa could prove a boon for Indian airlines
Air India lost over 6,000 crore in 3 years, CAG report dumps profit claims
11 Mar 2017
CAG says Air India incurred heavy losses when it sold five of its wide-body Boeing 777-200 long-range aircraft to Etihad Airways, at a significant discount to their market value, for $67.3 each
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