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TopicAir India

Topic: Air India

Pilot who invited woman friend to cockpit suspended for 3 months, Air India fined Rs 30 lakh

Airline fined for not taking prompt corrective action after complaint from crew; co-pilot warned for not being assertive enough.

DGCA ‘issues show-cause notice’ to Air India officials, including CEO, over pilot ‘allowing’ friend in cockpit

An Air India pilot operating a Dubai-New Delhi flight allegedly allowed a friend into the cockpit on 27 February. AI officials have 15 days to respond to notice issued 21 April.

‘Morale is low’: Air India pilots write to Ratan Tata as deadlock over revised job, salary terms continues

In letter to Chairman Emeritus of Tata Sons, more than 1,500 pilots say their 'concerns are not being heard or addressed by the current HR team' at Air India.

‘Drunk’ Indian ‘urinates’ on co-passenger mid-air on New York-Delhi flight

Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement that American Airlines had taken 'appropriate action' and 'handed over the passenger to law enforcement. An FIR has been lodged'.

Air India pilots object to Tata’s new ‘draconian’ terms, wage structure. Threaten ‘unrest’ if forced to sign

In letter to airline's chief HR officer, 2 unions say pilots also not being provided 'stable roster' to plan their lives around. Air India says many employees have signed new contracts.

Restrain them, DGCA advises airlines on unruly passengers, categorises offence for apt punishment

Advisory issued after a London-bound Air India flight was forced to return to Delhi Monday, due to ‘serious unruly behavior’ of a passenger who hurt two crew members.

Air India passenger ‘tries to open’ door mid-air, detained after plane forced to return to Delhi

Air India said the man ignored warnings by the crew, even physically harmed two of them.

London-bound Air India flight returns to Delhi after unruly passenger hurts 2 crew members

The man picked up a fight with the crew mid-air; the carrier deboarded him in the capital and also lodged an FIR.

The last wedding, a post office & Ramlila at Air India Colony—memories of Maharaja’s staff

Residents of Air India Colony in Vasant Vihar lost a two-year legal battle when the Delhi High Court ordered their eviction, saying they are no longer govt employees and therefore not entitled to govt accommodation.

From manual pricing to ChatGPT: How Air India is transforming under Tata

In another sign of a whirlwind transformation under its new owner Tata Group, Air India is testing ChatGPT, OpenAI's popular chatbot, to replace paper-based practices.

On Camera

Virat, Anushka, Bumrah selling sarias & cement, dentists, vets, Bihar walls painted in ‘rurbanisation’

Over generations, Bihar’s bane has been its utter lack of urbanisation. But now, even Bihar is urbanising. Or let’s say, rurbanising. Two decades under Nitish Kumar have created a new elite in its cities.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.