Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia on Thursday inaugurated India's and Air India's first Airbus A350 aircraft on the first day of Wings India 2024. This not only marks the arrival of state-of-the-art aircraft to Air India's fleet but also signifies India's growing stature as a major player in the global aviation industry.
19 January,2024 10:51 AM IST | Mumbai
Following an incident of alleged assault against an IndiGo pilot on board, Air India's pilot Captain Zoya Agarwal condemned the IndiGo Slapgate incident and asserted that violence is not the way in any situation."It sends chills down my spine, violence is not the way in any situation...forget about when it happens with the Pilot, a crew member is a professional, the same person is going to be flying all of you. Violence is not just a way," Air India's pilot Captain told ANI. Earlier on January 14, a passenger was seen hitting the pilot of an Indigo flight while he was announcing a delay in departure at Delhi Airport. Following an incident of alleged assault against an IndiGo pilot on board, the accused passenger was declared 'unruly', the airlines said in a statement on January.
17 January,2024 12:34 PM IST
While the ongoing India-Canada row has strained the relations between the two nations, a fresh threat by a Khalistani terrorist has once again escalated the tensions. Designated Khalistani terrorist Gurpatwant Singh Pannun has threatened to attack Air India flights from November 19. Pannun claimed that Air India flights won’t be allowed to operate on November 19. A video of Gurpatwant Pannun making these claims has been doing rounds on social Gurpatwant Singh Pannun is the chief of the banned outfit Sikhs For Justice. This is not the first time Gurpatwant Pannun has threatened India and its leaders. Earlier in September, Khalistani secessionists held a so-called 'Referendum' in Surrey, British Columbia. In a provocative speech, Pannun used intimidating language against PM Narendra Modi, EAM S Jaishankar and other leaders. The Khalistan separation sentiment was fueled after Canadian PM Justin Trudeau voiced up for Hardeep Singh Nijjar. In June 2023, Nijjar, who was a Canadian citizen, was killed in Canada’s Surrey outside a Gurdwara. However, Canadian PM alleged that some Indian agents were involved in Nijjar’s killing.
05 November,2023 04:13 PM IST
Air India Express on October 18 rebranded its aircraft with a new logo, livery. The event was held at the Mumbai airport. The new Air India Express mainly features four colours including orange, turquoise, tangerine and ice blue. According to the airline, the livery of the first new Boeing 737-8 aircraft was inspired by the Bandhani textile design. Air India Express is in the process of mearing with AIX Connect-Air Asia India and will operate as one airline. This comes a little over two months after Air India unveiled its new brand identity.
19 October,2023 03:12 PM IST | Mumbai
The Tata-backed airline Air India on August 10 unveiled its new logo, replacing the previous “Wheel of Konark”. The new logo symbol – “The Vista” is inspired by the peak of the gold window frame, signifying limitless possibilities, progressiveness, and the airline’s bold, confident outlook for the future. While addressing the rebranding event Tata Sons Chairman N Chandrasekaran said that we are fully committed to this journey to make Air India a world-class airline. He further stated, “Today is an important milestone, because the new Air India, the vision we have for the airline is also in the backdrop of a new resurgent India, where the aspiration of everyone are limitless.”The rebranding of Air India gained momentum after the Tatas took over the airline. It took also 15 months for the transformation to make the airline world-class in terms of safety, customer service and experience that Air India used to known for which required enormous work on technology, fleet, maintenance, ground handling, operations and more.
11 August,2023 12:50 PM IST | Mumbai
A month after the Air India pee-gate shocker, another similar incident occurred on American Airlines. Indian flyer was caught for allegedly urinating on a US passenger in mid-air on an American Airlines flight. An unfortunate incident took place mid-air on an American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi on March 04. The accused has been identified as Arya Vohra and is a student in the United States. Delhi Police assured of “strongest possible action” against the accused under IPC and Civil Aviation Act.
06 March,2023 05:39 PM IST
The Statement made by Shankar Mishra is a myth as dancers train their minds. The Kathak dancer community got anguished over the remark of ‘AIR INDIA PEE- GATE’ accused Shankar Mishra on Kathak dancers.“This is an absurd statement and with this, he has insulted all Kathak dancers. The statement is a myth as dancers train their minds and body in a way that can remain very balanced for a very long time,” said a Kathak dancer Soni Chaurasia from Varanasi. Sushmita Sinha a Kathak dancer from Mumbai said that this is a totally wrong statement. If someone doesn’t have any urinal disease so this cannot happen. #ShankarMishra #Kathakdancers #AirIndia
15 January,2023 02:10 PM IST
Shankar Mishra, accused of urinating on an elderly woman co-passenger onboard an Air India flight from New York to Delhi, has been sent to 14-day judicial custody by Delhi’s Patiala House Court on Saturday afternoon. Mishra- moved a bail plea in the court, which has been scheduled for a hearing on January 11. Mishra was arrested from Bengaluru earlier today and has been brought to Delhi. He was reportedly staying alone at a guest house in Sanjay Nagar, Bengaluru to evade arrest.
08 January,2023 05:31 PM IST | Mumbai
Harshly criticizing the airline while recounting the ‘pee-gate’ horror incident that happened onboard Air India New York-Delhi flight, eyewitness Sugata Bhattacharjee on January 08 said that his 2-page complaint regarding the incident went nowhere. Bhattacharjee also informed that he flagged the crew about accused Shankar Mishra’s intoxicated state despite which the incident took place. Further criticizing the handling of such a serious situation, the eyewitness also informed that the lady was not offered a new seat after the incident
08 January,2023 02:59 PM IST
An Air India flight from Abu Dhabi to Delhi has had to make an emergency landing at an airport in Pakistan's Nawab Shah, in the Sindh province early this morning. The pilot, Captain Sunil Vashist, sought permission to land in Pakistan after all three hydraulic systems of the Airbus A 319 failed in a rare occurrence. Video courtesy: NDTV
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