To an outsider, it may seem as if the once proud Indian national carrier – Air India – is on the brink of bankruptcy. And there now is a real issue about the airline’s future. Will Air India go bankrupt? What made it to fall to this situation? And...
Criticism of loss-making Air India’s large Boeing order in 2005 came to light this week with a report by the Indian Auditor General. And now Aviation Week is reporting about a U.S Diplomatic cable leaked by Wikileaks that reveals some new information about the U.S government’s role in the order....
MANGALORE, ( AIRLINE INDUSTRY REVIEW ) – An Air India Express flight from Dubai to Mangalore, overshot the runway at Mangalore International Airport ( IATA :IXE ) and caught fire. The flight, IX812, was being operated by a Boeing 737-800. The aircraft involved was VT-AXV, cn 36333/2481, a 2007...
From 1st November, Air India will be cancelling three routes to Sharjah ( SHJ ), UAE. The affected routes are as follows and are currently operated by Indian Airlines. Amritsar – Sharjah 4 weekly Hyderabad – Sharjah Daily Lucknow – Sharjah 3 weekly All flights are operated by Airbus...
Air India is sinking and long gone is the golden era of J.R.D Tata, no doubt. But the Indian government does not want it to sink, so what can be done to keep it afloat ?