Praful Patel, ex-CMD V Thulasidas blamed for ‘descent of Air India’Spineless management teams subservient to self-serving political masters coupled with irresponsible employee behaviour have killed Air Indi...
- New channel applications only after Trai view on FDI: Ministry
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has restarted issuing licences for new television channels, but it will not accept any fresh appl...
- Govt may appoint chiefs of AI, AERA today
A high-level meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary K M Chandrasekhar is likely to take a decision on the appointment of chiefs of national c...
- Aviation heads in race for AERA top post
Top aviation ministry officials said once the airport regulator starts functioning, most likely by March, Indian airports will have a tarif...
- Lobbying for the top post of regulatoty agency AERA
Air India chairman & managing director Raghu Menon, its former former CMD V Thulasidas and former Airport Authority of India (AAI) chairman...
- NACIL tightens purse-strings further with more cost-cutting
With no equity infusion from the government in sight and the company posting losses to the tune of Rs 2,154 crore in FY'08, the National Av...
- Air India slashes fares on all routes
The Air India on Monday cut fares by reducing fuel surcharge by Rs 400 per ticket.
- Airlines get time till Mar'09 to clear dues in EMIs
Indian carriers troubled by a financial crunch got time until March 2009 to clear their dues, estimated at Rs 2,500-2,800 cr, to oil cos in...
- AI mulls leave without pay to 15,000 employees for up to 5 years
Facing the heat of financial crisis, Air India said it is considering plan to give 3-5 years leave without pay to about 15,000 of its staff...
- Corporate air travel likely to be affected: Raghu Menon
Corporate air travel in the country was likely to decline in the wake of the financial meltdown in the US and some European economies.
- AI initiates steps to improve fuel operational efficiency
Air India has chalked out a major initiative to increase its operational efficiency to overcome the "alarming situation" arising out of the...
- Air India to get $ 550 mn from US Exim Bank
The country's national carrier Air India has inked a USD 550 million financial agreement with Export-Import Bank of US (Exim Bank) to purch...
- Air India rules out IPO this year
National air-carrier Air India on Tuesday ruled out raising money through an initial public offer (IPO) this year and said it will approach...
- Sushma Nath to be new expenditure secy
Sushma Nath, member secretary to the Sixth Pay Commission, will be the new expenditure secretary while Vivek Mehrotra, special secretary in...
- Raghu Menon to pilot National Aviation Co
Raghu Menon, special secretary in the civil aviation ministry, will pilot the National Aviation Company (NACIL).
- Air India's low cost arm to be Delhi based
The overall responsibility of the low-cost carrier, Air India Express, would be that of Joint Managing Director Vishwapati Trivedi, with P ...
- Thulasidas to head Air India full service business in board rejig
Air India chairman V Thulasidas would directly look after the full-service airline businesses of National Aviation company of India.