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TopicAir India

Topic: Air India

After IndiGo deal, Air India set to buy 470 planes from Airbus & Boeing at Paris Airshow

Indian carriers now have the second-largest order book, with an over 6% share of the industry backlog, behind only the US, according to a 1 June report by Barclays.

IndiGo places largest order in aviation history — 500 aircraft from Airbus

IndiGo, India's largest airline by market share, placed order months after rival Air India announced it would buy 470 aircraft — 250 from Airbus & 220 from Boeing.

Singapore Airlines refutes media report of increasing its stake in Air India from 25.1%

The statement was made in response to Mint report claiming that Singapore Airlines had increased its stake in the Indian airline to approximately 40%.

GoFirst crisis: IndiGo biggest gainer; Air India too sees uptick in market share in May

Akasa Air saw an increase of 0.8% from 4% to 4.8%. However, SpiceJet, which is struggling with financial woes and grounded aircrafts, saw its market share fall to 5.4% in May from 5.8% in April.

Air India grounds 2 pilots for inviting woman into cockpit, second incident in over 3 months

Action was initiated against the pilots after a complaint from the cabin crew regarding an unauthorised female passenger entering the cockpit of a Delhi-Leh flight last week.

BSNL plan will sink taxpayer money like Air India. Govt can’t compete with private players

Modi govt should provide better justifications for investing nine million taxpayers’ money in BSNL beyond providing connectivity to 25,000 villages and funding VRS for redundant employees.

Air India says plane carrying passengers stranded in Russia takes off for San Francisco

The airline has mobilised additional support at San Francisco airport to carry out clearance formalities for passengers upon arrival.

Air India flight from Delhi to San Francisco diverted to Russia due to engine trouble

The flight, which landed in Russia’s Magadan airport, was carrying 216 passengers and 16 crew members.

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.

On Camera

Social media has made news more graphic. Torture by Russian military is latest example

Before social media, depiction of violence on news was the exception—graphic visuals were either not shown on TV or in newspapers or the images were blurred. This is no longer the case.

Profit margins in lottery industry are tiny. Here’s how Future Gaming paid for its electoral bonds

Neither state govts nor companies earn large profits from lotteries. However, a look at the system shows there’s ample evidence of murky dealings and financial irregularities. 

BRO connects new axis to Ladakh, to be shortest route

The all-weather Nimmu-Padam-Darcha Road will connect Manali to Leh through Darcha and Nimmu on Kargil-Leh Highway.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.