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Wednesday, August 19, 2026
TopicAir India

Topic: Air India

The Air India story: From JRD’s first flight to Tata’s latest challenge

The story of how India’s most celebrated airline went from private enterprise to State control, survived decades of bureaucracy and returned home still searching for stability.

Pilot or plane? 12 alerts, 3 hydraulic failures & 4 seconds of no control before AI flight’s 300-ft drop

Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau has taken up investigation, with technical assistance from Airbus & France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety (BEA).

From Air India dope test to Solar Mission Aditya-L1, what’s the latest global headlines about India

AI's looming threat to Indian IT sector which generates $300 bn-plus annual revenue finds mention in world media. Fashion influencer Diya Joukani is in the limelight as well.

Air India makes drug testing mandatory for all pilots amid Phuket-Delhi flight row

Internal memo comes after confirmatory drug test of captain flying the 4 August flight that suffered a sudden 300-foot altitude loss, according to sources, returned positive.

The Tatas have had rotten luck with Air India

N Chandrasekaran’s exit announcement has left many people at Air India feeling insecure about the future, the last thing the airline needs at the moment.

Air India’s mounting losses to China dependence: Global media flags New Delhi’s policy dilemmas

India's growing ties with Israel under the present dispensation and its fallouts are also being reported abroad.

Captain of Air India flight that plunged 300 ft ‘fails’ confirmatory dope test, govt says AAIB to probe

The flight experienced a sudden altitude drop of approximately 300 feet during its cruise on 4 August, leaving some passengers and crew members injured. 

AAIB steps in, confirmation awaited on whether Captain of Phuket-Delhi AI flight failed dope test

The result is not final, with a confirmatory report awaited. The Phuket-Delhi flight carried 137 passengers and crew members, some of whom were injured in 4 August incident.

On Camera

We knew Modi’s attack on institutions was bad for Indian economy. Now we have proof

For die-hard Modi supporters who couldn’t care less about institutions, a new study shows that India’s per capita income was 10% lower under Modi than it might otherwise have been.

PM Internship Scheme sees stronger response in third pilot round

More candidates have joined 3rd pilot round so far than combined number from first two rounds. Govt expects this round to be the final pilot before full rollout.

Hafiz Saeed’s Muridke headquarters was hit by woman fighter pilot during Op Sindoor

ThePrint has learnt that more than one women fighter pilots were involved in targeting military locations during the 87-hour conflict with Pakistan last year.

Gen Vaidya won 2 Maha Vir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman