September 22, 2020 7:00 am ET
June 25, 2020 4:11 pm ET -
Indian Aircraft Could Gradually Return to International Skies Soon
A month after resuming domestic travel, the Indian government expects that domestic travel numbers will reach 150,000 daily travelers before mid-July and believes traffic may reach full capacity by the end of 2020. “We started with 30,000 passengers on May…
March 27, 2020 7:08 pm ET -
Indian Aviation Industry Braces For $3.6 Billion Loss, Looks To…
After halting international services into and out of the country, the Indian government announced Monday that it would suspend domestic passenger services starting March 25 in an effort to slow the spread of the novel Coronavirus across the country. Airlines…
December 16, 2019 12:00 am ET -
Indian Government Announces 100 Percent Sale of Air India
After months of speculation and a previous failed attempt at privatization, there finally is a confirmation of sorts in the ever-lengthening saga of Air India’s privatization that everyone knew already. The civil aviation minister of India Hardeep Singh finally announced…
November 3, 2019 12:00 am ET -
Air India Makes Some Progress Towards Privatization
It is now expected that the official expression of interest for privatizing Air India should be done by the end of November, after a delay of a month in the drawn-out process for privatization. The committee overseeing the privatization was…
November 2, 2019 12:00 am ET -
London’s Stansted Airport Kicks Off First Service to India
Air India's first service to London's Stansted airport celebrated its inaugural flight on Thursday. The service from Amritsar in India - numbered AI 166 - is operated by a Boeing 787-8 aircraft and will fly three times a week, departing…