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Wednesday, November 12, 2025
TopicAir India

Topic: Air India

Air India now has 4 Boeing 777s grounded, because it doesn’t have money to maintain them

A Boeing 777-200LR caught fire Wednesday at Delhi airport while being prepared for a flight to San Francisco. Air India officials termed it a ‘minor accident’.

Air India Boeing 777 engine shuts down at Delhi airport, ‘black fumes’ seen

Air India said that the Boeing's smallest engine had shut down but no traces of any burns or external damage was noticed.

What Jet Airways’ near-collapse says about India

India faces the very real possibility that sometime in the future, there won’t be a single full-service airline flying domestically.

Air India halves luggage allowance on Mumbai-NY route as Pakistan airspace closure continues

Economy passengers flying from Mumbai to New York, or vice versa, aboard Air India will now only be able to carry one piece of luggage weighing 23 kg.

Airlines responsible for their own financial performance, govt can’t interfere: Suresh Prabhu

Prabhu said that airlines prepare their own business plan on the basis of their own market assessment and financial resources.

Air India boarding pass with PM Modi & Rupani photos comes under scrutiny

The airline said its a third party advertisement and will be withdrawn if it is found to be in violation of the model code of conduct.

Pakistani airspace closure continues to affect world’s flights, Air India worst-hit

Pakistan closed its airspace to commercial flights on 27 Feb, so west-bound flights originating in India and South-East Asia have to take a circuitous route.

Starting with BSNL & MTNL, India’s new govt must bring bankruptcy process to public sector

The telecom companies are unable to pay salaries, and a turnaround seems impossible. A bail-out for employees would be cheaper than what the govt pumps in.

Air India, Jet Airways among airlines forced to reroute flights after Pakistan closes airspace

Inbound and outbound flights from US and Europe for Delhi are being re-routed through Ahmedabad and Mumbai, tweeted Air India.

On Camera

This era has made journalistic independence harder than ever: New York Times publisher

Journalist Arthur Gregg Sulzberger delivered the Reuters Memorial Lecture on 4 March last year.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

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.